New Britain herald., 1929-06-01
1y the Associated Pres.

0y the AeeOCl8te0 rTe1
 Those sargantuan numbers on the backs of the Yankees will come in handy on the banks of the Harlem today. Some of the boys are going to be missing, and strange, if not altogether new, faces will appear in their stead. Habitues of the Ruppert ramparts may strain their eyes. but they won't find Bob Meusel, for in- stance, in left field.
 Miller Huggins admitted this as home Notifications before dawn to- his shattered forces retreated to day under cover of benevolent dark ness. While confessing that Meus- els failure 10 start either of the two games in Washington was due to no mistake in handing in the batting order, the midget manager surrendered other items of social in- terest.
 Mir. Mark koenig, he said, would give up third basing for time in favor of Gene Robertson. the bench hand: Leo Durocher also would res place Mir. Lynford Lary at short- stop. Corporal Huggins continued. He disclosed au this juggling with the attitude of someone who intends to close his eyes and hope for the best. topping of his remarks with the assertion that he would bench even Ruth if the exigencies of the situation seemed to demand it.
 The Yankee shake-up was the greatest since the seventh-place year of 1925. It included Bob Meusel for the first time since the big Cali fornian joined the club in 1920.
 The desire of MT. Huggins to get q new deal for the Yankees no doubt was inspired in part by the pranks the Athletics have been play ing. Fighting fire with fire in a sort of curtain-raiser to the general out break of intersectlonal strife sched- uled today. the American league leaders matched hard knocks with the Tigers at shibe park yesterday. But to a ninth inning ambush of Eddie Rommel. who nevertheless es- caped with his life. the Bengals out shone the Macks on safe hits by IS to 14. bQ Mir McGillicuddy march, ed screnely from the premises with the decision in runs, 9 to G.
 This victory stretched the Athletic lead to five games over the Browns and to eight over the Yankees. Jimmy Foxx again won the hitting nalo with his ninth home run. a triple and q single. Howard Ehm- Ike started. but left the game after gaining | good lead in seven innings. Owen Carol and Emil Yde offered no puzzle 10 Athletic batamen. Oth.l American league clubs were engA3- ed yesterday moving their forces to tl11reneS Of today's battles.
 Only two skirmishes took place along the National league front, bl | these nevertheless offered the Car dinals . chance 10 regain the lead. which they did. The Red Bifd, again repulsed Cincinnati without trills or ceremony. this time by , t6 l. al the heavy guns of the Phil lies fired broadside which sent the Pirate craft to the bottom. The figures were 10 to '.
 The result of these battles sent the Cardinals into. first place again. with msrsln of Ae game over th- Corsairs. The Cards cleaned up five straight against the unhappy hencE, men of Hendricks. resaining almost all the ground they lest while drop ping four out Of five to Pittsburgh Freq Frankhouse pitched for st. Louis yesterday.
 The Pk,lly victory over the Pirates was marked by Chuck klein's l!'h home run and Frank 'O'Douis 10th. Klein took the inter-league lead. Claude WillouGhbee was unable -.o 1niSh. but won.