New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
By the Ass7ria'cd Press

By the Ass7rntcd Pres
 Another day of campaigning along the east crumbinE major league fronts yesterday resulted all 10 the favor Of the pcnnant hound leaders, leaving each Of thc front runners In need of only four victories 10 olinch its championship. In the American league, the Athletics clip ped the White SoX by to i as the Browns whitowashed the Yankees by 5 to c. The National league battling saw the Cubs come home in front of the Phillies hy to ?. with the Giants defeating the Pirates by ? to 1 and 10 10 3.
 Of even more interest than the progress of the leaders was the opening Of John McGraw's hand to hand fight with the Drayfuss Dragons for possession of second place. which MCGraw usually has occupied when he has failed to win the pcnnant. The charge had gone up in the west that this Giant team was lifeless. indifferent to whether 1t finished second or third in spite Of the difference in the cash award ed for place and for show
 The answer of the Giants was written upon the Forbes field score board yesterday in figures which could not be mistaken even by the team which two weeks ago came within a base hit or two Of turning a Cub stampede into some semblancc of a contest The double triumph reduced the Cub cancer second place margin to four and one half games with two more to go against the Giants. The odds still favor Ems, but it is never safe to count upon McGraw to sleep at the switch.
 The first game at Pittsburgh yes terday marked the sixth defeat of the season for the veteran BurlciEh Grimes, who now has lost two straight to- the Giants after almost two years of interrupted success, Young Bill Walker, the Denver southpaW, was the hero against Grimes, master in the many pinches which the Pirates created
 
 The Pirates Cuffed Dutch Henry severely in the second game, but the veteran Carl Mays rushed to the rescue in the second round to be- come the hero not only on the de- fense but also on the offensive. He raked Pittsburgh pitchers for four out of five. Melvin Ott hit his 37th homer.
 The contest at Wrigley field was enlivened by home runs, which were the only successful scoring means the Phils were able 10 operate against the veteran Arthur Nehf. Klein and Hurst reached liI Arthur for the circuit in the fourth. be- ginning and ending the Philadel- phia scoring. Klein's drive was his 3Sth, but Hack Wilson matched it an inning later to continue his tie with the Philadelphian. Stephenson and Tolson rounded out the home run club.
 Red Lucas registered his 18th vic- tory as the Reds shaded the Robins by to at Cincinnati. Buck New some. a Brooklyn rookie pitched the first seven innings in a Crcdita- ble if losing major league debut. The Cardinals Whaled the Braves twice by II to 1 and to l.
 Nose Grove attempted his Dist victory as the White &oX opened their final series in Philadelphia , and drew Ted Lyons for an op- poncnt. A pitchers hattl" was in prospect, and one developed, but not until the Mcssrs. Grove and Lyons had been led away mumbling inco- herently 10 themselves
 The White EoX showed little enough respect for Grove 10 score four runs on five hits in the first round and th" MacEs returned the compliment to Mr. Lyons and Mir McKain in the home half Of the sam, session in the form of seven hits and seven runs. With that accomplish ed, Bill Shores and McKain went through the next eight round, without allowing a run,
 Having learned at last tha trick of beating in" TauhS the ambitions ot the Browns bnow no limits. Tnn St Louisans made # five straight oycr the Hugm"n yesterday. and Alvir Crowder hurled his second success. sive shut-out against thcm Tn. Yankees, after yostcrday's bout owned a record Of two rms againsr the Browns in tLn last Il innings
 Boston rallied to shad. Detroit by 8 to : in t0 junin~4, scoring si, Of it's runs in Dhr lsl three rounds and Washington stopped the In