New Britain herald., 1929-06-20
CUBS LEAD NATIONAL BY
 TAKING TWO FROM CARDS
Pirates Also Get Ahead of St. Louis by Nosng Out Gin. cinnati Reds by to 5 Score-Giants Take Brace of Games From Phillies-Robins Drop Twin Bill to Boston Braves = Ruth Returns to Action and Yankees Shelac Red Sox-Detroit Team Wins.
Bx the Associated Press.

The National league riot struck a nSx high note of tumult yesterday aH when all the debris had been ct7ared away the unruly Cubs were found clinging to the top perch by thu margin of their finger nails. The m7n of Mccarthy slammed the Card inals generously by scores of ! to , aHa II to ,. running their string over the champions to three straight. TSe Pirates staved of two Cincin- naei rallies to win by 6 to five, and in~company with the Cubs, stepped tot position one game ahead of the Cerdinals, erstwhile leaders.
 The Bruins and the Buccaneers joined hands gaily in one of those ''vlstual ties" but the Chicago en- try stood i've percentage points for- w1fd through the time-honored pro- ce of having lost fewer games. The Giants. meanwhile. were winning tWD from the Phillies, and so reduce inx the margin between themselves ad1 all the other contenders save tho Cubs. The clan McGraw re- msined three and one-h half games be- hi1d the little bears, but with the important difference that the little besrs had stepped into first place as rekted.
 Both of the Chicago victories over thu champions of the league were scored more or less by brute stHngth. but the pitching of Pat Malone in the opener and of Guy Bush in the nightcap was much bet ter than certain recent efforts by Chicago hurlers. Backed by 2l hits, it .lwas. as . matter of fact, much better than was necessary. Willie shArde and Bill Hallahan were the vi3ims in the first game and Syl- veqter Johnson and Fred Frank hdpse. in the second, the first named in each instance being the official loeer.
 Mack Wilson celebrated with his 1h home run in the opener: Jim Bettomley with hts 18th in the night cae
 teve Swetonic seemed not to kIw what to do with six run lead in nGincinnati yesterday. and to save hiAself from heart failure. Donie BJbh rushed Carmen Hill to the mound in time to shade the Reds at tho finish. Jack Hendricks offered an assortment of pitchers. starting with Rixey and running through ' v-~nA Aak onA Ehrhordt
 The Giants won two games from tho Phillies. a reported. but the NGk Workers were in serious diff cully through most of the II inning opyner fore finally pulling it out by- the back-lot score of IS to II. NtDs pitchers. real or accused. stepA pAf into the line of fire, which to-. taGd 20 hits for the Phillies and IT foA the Giants. Melvin Ott hit his lstA and l7th home runs, and Chuck Kim of the home team his 18th, wl)ch tied Hafey for the league lead. Th4 Giants won the second game by 13Ao [.
 The Boston Braves won a pair freIn the Brooklyns by s to 1 and g to N.
 4he most important action along th@ American league front was the retprn of Babe Ruth to active cam- patgninE at the Yankee Stadium and Loe Gehrig's Y, home run at the sa4e enclosure. The Yankees de. feated the Red sox, of course, by l3Ao ,, and 70 reduced the margin of 1he idle Athletics to seven and ont. half games, but this question: abk success was tempered by the announcement that Henry Johnson wc&ld be unable to pitch in the big sel5 l5es against the leaders. Johnson, inactive since June 9, is suffering fron . strained back.
 Detroit defeated Cleveland by s to ! tn . six inning game halted by rain. and the Browns won from the White Box by 8 to 3 in other Ameri- caH league engagements. The Sen- atqrs and the Athletics were idle.