New Britain herald., 1929-05-17

By the Associated PreS
 If tho Braves stay up there an- other month, they may begin to be- lieve that they belong in the first four. At any rate. Emil Fuchs seems to have taught the Tribe the first principle | team must absorb to es- cape from the second division-the gsntle art of winning the one-run games instead of losing them. His warriors added to the woes of John Nc0raw yesterday by shading the Giants, { to ! and 5 to 1, in Back Bay doubleheader.
 What Is more significant, the Braves twice came from behind to nooe out McGraws ambitious ssventh-placers, against the inimit- able Larry Benton in the opener and axainst No-Hit Carl Hubbell in the tenth round of the nightcap. Hub- bell was defeated with two out in the tenth after the Giants had given him | run in their own half. Clark's single through short and doubles by Dugan and Mcguire turned the trick.
 Young Bruce Cunningham, the Pacific coast boy sent along by the Cubs e . sort of Eood-measure of- fering in the Hornsby deal, made his first major league start in the open ing game. and refused to be dismay- cd by his illustrious opponent. Art Dslaney had charge of the Boston firing in the second clash. and turn ed in as fine . game as he has shown since his arrival in the ma jees.
 The Cardinals slipped ahead of the idle Cubs into the league lead by toutlasting Pittsburgh in a groggy ten.round melee at Forbes Field. The champions scored one run in the ninth and another in the tenth to pull out the decision by 10 to 9. Almost everybody except Donie Bush and Bill Southworth pitched, and Jim Bottomley hit two home runs.
 2, The Robins rounded out the Na- tional League program in their cus- temary manner. losing their nintn straight to the Phillies. z to 4. The only unusual item connected with this statement is that Dazzy Vance was on the firing line for Brooklyn. The Da1xler. was outpitched by Claude (weepins) Willoushby, who has specialized in outpitching his eDpensnts this spring.
 Wilioughby had the help of two heme runs by Frank O'Doul. the former Yankee and Giant. who .dsevs in four runs. Bill Rhiel and JeAnny Frederick hit homers for Drtpkiyn in the ninth at . time whea they were interesting but un- in bertsnt. O'Doul's circuit drives n Ais total to seven. only one few stkAan the figure of Melvin Ott. who sao in the second game at Boston to tis Gehrig for the interleague leaA.
 The Cubs and the Reds were idle yestsrday.
 While the acknowledged contend ess in the American League tarried aleag the exhibition trail yesterday, the Browns and the Tigers improved thsiP sanding by turning back vest. era epponents. Alvin Crowder shad- s4 walter Miller by to 0 in a pitehing duel at St. Louis while Owea Carroll turned In a fine game to defeat Al Thomas and the White oox by { to ! at Detroit.
 TAb dual triumph for the western heDss In Edward Barnard's loop Meintained the Browns and the TiSees in . virtual tie. and enabled both to step up to practically even terms with the Tanks. who trail the Athletics by half . game. The champions have won one game few er than the Macks and have lost the aame number. The Browns have won two more and lost two more than tho Yankees. and the Tigers have won two more and lost two more than the Browns.
 Nc actual changes in the standing of the first four teams occurred, as the extra defeats for St. Louis and Detroit placed them. in order, a few perfentags points behind the Yankees.
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