New Britain herald., 1929-05-22
ONLY TWO GAMES PLAYED
 IN EACH MAJOR LEAGUE
Browns and Tigers Seize Rainy Day on Which to Shave on Half . Game From Lead of Tanks and Ath- letcs - Pirates Lose to Chicago Despite Edge in Hitting-C Cardinals Triumph Over Cincinnati Reds by Score of IF to No Other Games.
By the Associated Press.

By the A1SoCl1ted ffeA.
 Rain. whipping up and down the Atlantic Seaboard. prevented games along the eastern half of the major league battlefront yesterday. The Browns and the Tigers. seizing this opportunity to shave half game off the lead of the Athletics and the Yankees. each won from a western opponent. while the Cubs and Car dinals joined in scoring trlumphs which maintained the close struggle in the National League.
 Although the Pirates outhit the men of Mccarthy by lS to 9 at Chi cago, the Bruins so punched then drives that victory was entered into their record by a score Of 10 t. Young Larry French. the Pittsburgh southpaw recruit, had a lead Of to n he entered the fifth. but Chica- 20 rallies in that round and the sixth knocked him from the mound and gave the Cubs a margin of one run, Another was added in the eighth with Brame in the box.
 The knock out was the first Of the season for French in a starting game and the defeat was only his second. Rosers Hornsby led the fifth-inning assault against the young left mana : CT with | home run. One Cup was on base. Mike Cvengros. beriyh Horne and Charley Root worked TOT Mccarthy, Horne winning.
 Grover Cleveland Alexander flash ed another fine game at Cincinnati, and the Cardinals triumphed by l- to 1. Old Alex gave up just SIX .insles and a homer and passed mo- body at all while Cardinal bats played . merry tattooo against the outer barriers. Fourteen hits Tor twenty-three bases were charged up .rainst the Messrs. kolp, Ehrhardt, Kemner and Gudat. There never was any doubt about the result alter the Red Birds laid down a seven-run barrare in the fourth. Chick Hafey's home run with one on base started the rouble in the biz St. Louis in- ning, and before it was over eleven Cardinals had batted and six hits had been registered.
 The dual victory of the western contenders of the National League kept the Cubs Tn first place. half 8 game ahead of the champions. These two are gradually drawing away from the field, and what with the Giants begged down eight games from the lead. it now seems that tn" National League fight will remain a Cub.Cardinal duel over at least the first half of the route.
 Rained out of . double-header yesterday, the Giants and the Robins viii entertain with another bargain in Ffatbush today. originally an open dte in the schedule. The Tanks and the Senators had no such chance to ret rid of their dual postponement, as q second double-bill already was carded for today. The Senators will double up at the Ruppert Stadium on August . and 2s to make up for the washout.
 The Browns defeated the Chicago White sox yesterday by [ to 1 be- hind the fine pitching of Alvin Crowder. and regained . virtual tie with. the Yankees. The champions hold an edge through having lost fewer than the Brownies. Home runs by Manush and Schang helped the cause of Howley.
 The rejuvenated Indians, with Willis Hudlin in the box. forced Owen Carroll and the Tigers 10 Kc thirteen innings before Bengal vic tory was achieved. and even then the Harris forces had to have the help of an error to win the game 2 to 1. The recent Tiger uprising seems to have quilted down. but a, long as their ba:s are what they are this Detroit team will give the con. tenders trouble.