New Britain herald., 1929-08-12
CRACKING OF ATHLETIC
 PITCHING STAFF IS REAL
Yankees Still Trail By 10 and Half Games-"Lefty" Grove Again Fails to Come Through - Indians Drop Hugmen Despite Home Runs - Red Sox and White Sox Divide Twin Bill-Cubs Take Two Hard
 fought Games From Boston-Gants Turn On Reds
By the Associated Press.

The reported cracking of the Phil adelphia pitching staff seems to be gathering force in the west but the crash will have to assume a much louder tone before it becomes audi ble to the Yankees across a Chasm Of ten and one-half games. The lead CTS and their pursuers both broke even over the weekend as the Cubs picked 10 one and one-half games on the Pirates by winning twice while the Buccaneers were dropping the odd game in three.
 The weekend in the American league was notable chiefly for Nose Groves third failure within week to spear that elusive 18th victory and for Babe Ruth's 499th and 500th home runs of his major league career. Ruth larrupcd his 499th on Saturday to put the finishing touch on to victory, and pounded Willis Hudlin for his 50uth in the second inning yesterday when the Indians eventually won by 6 to ,. Lou Gehrig also got his 27th of the season at Cleveland yesterday, but Hudlin all-in-all was much better then the Messrs. Wells and Shcrid.
 Ruth's Sabbath drive placed him in a tie with Hack Wilson of the Cubs and Mel Ott of the Giants for second place in the interleague home run derby and left him only three behind Chuck Klein of the phillies, who has SS.
 Grove seemed headed for his 18th victory on Saturday after a wait since July 25, but finally had 10 give way to young Bill Shores just before Al Simmonss second home run of the day brought the As q 10 , victory. George EarnshGW under took the task of tanning the Tigers yesterday and succeeded famously until the ninth when he inadVertent- ly served a home run ball 10 Red Hargrave with two Bengals on base.
 Hargrave's drive sliced the mar gin of the Mackmcn to one thin run and brought old Jack Quinn to the box Three singles and an error tied the score at 8 to 8, and Ossie Or woll emerged from the hull-pen. Ossie got by until Johnson hit a homer within the park in the 1lth to win for the home boys by to s.
 The Red Cox and the White Sox divided two games at Chicago over the weekend. the visitors winning on Saturday by 0 to and the home team by to 3 yesterday. Thomas permitted only five hits in the Sab bath game, one a homer by Jack Rothrock.
 Washinaton cleaned up two games over the Browns, winning by 4 to , on Saturday and by to , yesterday.
 The National league weekend was marked by the fall of the late Christy Mathewson's life time win ming record of 372 games. Grover Cleveland Alexander held the Phil lies to two hits in the last four rounds of the II inning second game on Saturday, and got credit for the Il to victory pounded out by the Cards, the 373rd of his 19 year career. The champions tied the game for Alex with one in the ninth and won with two more in the 11th.
 The Cubs won two hard fought games in Boston. by 4 to 1 on Sat urday and by 10 1 yesterday. The Pirates the while were dividing a Saturday bargain with the Robins at Ebbets field and absorbing tc 3 tap on the chin yesterday. Remy Kremer seemed to have Ray Moss outpointed cn Sunday, but F'reder- ick, Hendrick and Bissonette reach ed the Pittsburgh star for home runs in the eighth inning to pull the de cision out of the fire.
 Sheriff Blake and Charley Root turned in some fancy pitching for Joe Mccarthy at Braves field in the two Cub victories. Harry SeibQld and Bob Smith made the Bruins earn everything they. got, Soibold, ir fact, was so tough on Saturday that the Cubs were trailing by l to 0 as late as the eighth when a three TUT rally pulled out the decision. Blake gave way to a substitute batsman ir this furor, and Hal Carlson pitched the last inning.
 With pitching such as they are re. ceiving in Boston, the Cubs can dc with less hitting but this fact k making no impression upon Roger, Hornsby among others. The Rajal got single, a double and his 25tf homer yesterday to boost his aver age to ,3G5.
 Red Lucas trimmed the Giants by ' to on Saturday. but No-Hit Car Hubbell returned the compliment |, the Red Legs on the sabbath. Tn, score was to l.
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