New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-05-09
CHICAGO CUBS RISE TO.
:. TOP OF NATIONAL LOOP
Bruins Slam Robins for 4 to Victory = Cardinals
Swamp Braves-Hubbel Pitches No.Hit Game for
" Giants Against Pirates Waite Hoyt Wins Fourth
Game for Yankees From Browns - Cleveland
:, Shades Boston Red Sox-Detroit Noses Out Sen.
atQrs

...belI's no hit performance against
"the Pirates at the Polo Grounds yes
,terday all but prevented any men-
..tion Of the Cubs rise to the top OF
,,the National league standing, but
.s''there the McCarthymen stood today
after 4 long fight upward. The
!, Bruins slammed the recumbent
7 Robins for business-like to VIC
rtory at Ebbets fieid yesterday as the
thoughtful Cardinals tugsed the
Braves under at Boston, 10 to ,.
~ In the fact Of Hubbell's effort.
.,however. the league standing became
"a thing OF small moment. Practical
'iy = freshman in the major leagues
for all of the fact that he is regu-
lar and star. this slender Missouri
.southpaw gave the Pirates team
= batting average such jolt that the
Buccaneers slid into last place in
that activity. The Giants won by
,'I1 to Q.
l., Hubbell lost all chance OF no.
!, man-to first base game almost as
boon ~ he entered the box. Travis
jackson made a Siddy toss past hrst
..base OF Sparky Adams groundsr.
/. and the wee infielder raced to Sec
"bnd. Llsyd WAntv's sacrifice sent
him to third. ana HubbAil was con-
,,cerned more with preventing the
Pirates from scoring than Ii pitching
~ no hit game.
81. Paul Waner and Pie Traynor
,'oblisinsly offered easy chances. and
'Dick ktnseiia's Beaumont md set
! /. pail through the batting order Of the
..Pirates with hardly Z halt until the
.'ninth. Adams walked with two gone
I'm the third. but Lloyd Waner
;, promptly forced him and technically
"vtached first.
nas . threatening gesture between the
hrst and the ninth. hut Hubbell's
supporting case became III At sAs,
! ,.)n the hnal round ~ the Is year old
.,southpaw srasped for his no hit
rmantle. Chuck Fullis mufted Ri
,,conda's liner and TvsviA Jackson
unused up Adams sr0under. But
"did HubbAll lose his aplomb? New.
IN He got Lloyd Wsntr On I called
,,fhird strike and pounced on Paul
"Waner's hopper t. start = double
"riay BY way Of jackson ana Terry
10 end the game.
80 Hubbelrs triumph was the first no
hit performance In the n1aj4rs since
..I4y Lyons Of the White Sox shut
..out Boston In August Of 1878. and
...thA Arst BY any Giant since May ~
0.ls2:. the date Of Jesse Barnes al
.sbut perfect effort against the Phil
..iiss. He retired - men, but walked
..bns In the meanwhile.
"a. Hub Leonard Of the Red sox. who
..iet Detroit down without safety In
TUNE, 1918. owned the most recent
;, Aitlsss game by 4 southpaw until
yesterday. George Wiltse. handy
siman Of the Giants Of another day.
Twas the last McGraw left handler to
,.turn the trick-in 1908 against the
rPhiliies.
- The Giants continued yesterday 10
;.hit home runs. Nell OFT got two.
.,lifting hts total to six. the best Ma
.'tional league figure. and Fullis and
ANDY Cohen ct enc apiece. Fullis'
;, Sat his third in three games, and
..Cehen's, his second in two. Also.
''1Atrgs Grantham made = catch at
the expense Of Bill Terry IN the first
Ginning which would have been good
s.fer 4 few headlines In any ordinary
game. Grantham. who is in the way
.sef becoming quite a star outfelder.
,erashed into the wall and had to be
relieved.
-, Waite Hoyt won his fourth
straight. Lou Gehrit hit his seventh
/ .'home run Of the season, and the
Yankees collected their sixth sue.
,,cessivc victory a. the Browns we're
sunk by 8 to l in st. Louis yestcr-
day.
:, The champions combed Walter
Stewart for II hits. running their
'six game total to IS. Babe Ruth cut
IN with two useful singles. The tri-
i.umph was needed to keep the Hug
men on top as the Athletics execut-
ed an about face in Chicago TO win
by s to I behind old Jack Quinn.
,,ferkes and Shores. Red Faber and
.Gecrte Conally worked for the
white Sox. Red losing. Credit for
the victory went to Shores
,. Cleveland shaded Boston by ) to !
I land Detroit nosed out the Senators
by to in other American LEAGUE
,sames. Phil Collins, Philadelphia
| sTecruit. defeated Cincinnati by 3 to
&c. giving Burt shotten's boys their
'third straight victory.