New Britain herald., 1929-07-05
CUBS OUT OF NATIONAL
 LEAD BY LOSS TO REDS
Fourth of July Proves to Be Black Thursday to Chicago Fans - Pittsburgh Takes Two From Cardinals Phillies and Robins Split Even - Giants Divide With Braves-Athletics Win Double Bill From Red Sox-Yankees Also Sink Senators Twice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 If the Pirates nose out the Cubs by a margin of one thin game at the end of the National league pennant race on next October 6, the 4th of July will go down in Chicago base ball annals as a sort of black Thurs day. With the current leadership hanging upon almost every pitched ball, the Bruins entered into an agreement with the Cincinnati Reds to halt the morning game at 12:30 ?. m. The Reds won, of course, and the Cubs dropped out of first place as the Pirates swept two more decisions from the crumpling Card inals.
 The Yankees have an unhappy memory of a single game similarly curtaiIed at the neigh of the 1924 campaign to enable the champions to keep an exhibition engagement at Indianapolis. The Tigers took that decision by a single run in eight in- nings. and while the defeat did not stand alone in depriving the Hugmen of fourth straight flat, the fact re- mains that Washington won by only two games at the finish.
 The morning game at Chicago yes terday came to it's abrupt close at the end of the eighth with the Reds in front by to s. It was topped off by a Cincinnati triple play just as it seemed that the Cubs were heading for certain tie and a possible vic tory. After the men of Hendricks had taken the lead with a single run in the first half of the eighth. singles by Gonzales and Malone put Cubs on first and third with Me Milan coming up.
 Pettenger seized McMillans grounder, tagged Malone on the base line and hurled the ball to kel- ly, doubling McMillan. Senor Con- gales, never a Gazelle. became the third victim as Kellys quick throw to Gooch met the Chicago catcher at the plate.
 A crowd of 1S,00O witnessed the morning game in the rain, but only 35,000 braved the weather to see the afternoon contest. With Fred Blakc's good pitching (after an unsteady first round) backed by hard hitting the Cubs rewarded their followers with a 10 to victory in the after noon, but McCarthy's lead of half a game had been crushed under the weight of two Pittsburgh victories.
 Henry Meine pitched the Pirates to an to triumph over the Card inals in the morning and Remy Kremer repeated the performance in the afternoon by a score of to 2. Successive home runs by Co., morosky and Sheely, Comorosky's with the bases filled, removed all tension from the afternoon engage ment -in the seventh, and left the league champions casting about for a comfortable berth in the second division.
 The lower half of John Heydler's circuit, with a definitely established membership of long standing, is not easily accessible to first division team seeking a place to bed down for the summer. but it is believed that Uncle Wilbert Robinson could be persuaded to evacuate in favor of the Cards. The Robins really are gathering speed, for all of the taunts hurled-at them earlier in the cam- paign.~
 The Phillies outpunched the Flat 4 to in game yesterday, but the home forces rallied~behind the curving of John- ny Morrison to romp off with the secondly to 3. It was Morrison's sixth successive victory since his debut as a Robin five weeks ago. This even division left the Robins only three and one half games to the rear of the fourth place Cardinals, who now have lost nine straight and Is out of their last r.
 The--Glants completed the Ma tional program by dividing a double header with the Braves, whom they hoped to defeat twice. The Bostonese snatched the opener by 4 to in a ninth round rally, but Larry Benton won. the nfghtcap by to o.
 Events in the American league on the holiday moved along pretty much according to schedule. The Athletics defeated the Red Sox by to | in the morning and by to in the afternoon. Bob Grove choose the morning engagement for his 18th victory.
 The Yankees won from Washing ton by to 4 and l f to in a double header, maintaining their position nine and one-half games behind the Mackmen and three points in front of the Browns, who also are nine and one-half contests removed from first place. The Brownies trimmed the Tigers by 12 10 6 and I to 6 as q warm-up for their series against the Yankees to decide possession of sec ond place for the time being.
 The White Sox won the opener from Cleveland by 10 ,, but the h. dians turned the tables in the sec Ond game, 1 2 to 5