New Britain herald., 1930-07-26
By the Associated Press.

At the rate the Philadelphia Ath- letics are pulling away from the res. Of the American league pack and the spaces between the lower posi- lions in the standing are widening, 1t won't be long before the only in- terestlng struggle left IS the fight between Boston and St. Louis 70 keep out Of last place
 The Athletics are looking better every day as they continue their triumphs over western rivals. Not only have they been slugging at q great rate 10 pull ahead of Wash lngton until their margin has be- come SIX full games. but they have been tossing in a few extra frills 10 bring runs. Yesterday they sur prised the Cleveland inield with A pair Of triple steals and worheI them to add a couple Of runs Q their total. In addition to this strategy, the AS made 7 hits, thrsa of them home runs, 10 win by a II to 1 score. It was their eleventh victory in A games Of the current western tour
 Washington dropped farther back as the Chicago White Sox pulled out to 5 victory in the ninth. The sox scored five times in the last three frames, Carl Reynolds driv- ing in the final run with q double of Irwin Hadley. The Senators have suffered almost as many r~- verses as the Athletics have scored trlumphs losing Il games and win ming ! against western opposition.
 Hanks Win On Errors
 The third place New York Yan- kees kept pace with the league lead CTS, nine games behind them. by taking advantage Of Detroit's seven errors to win a If 10 decision. The Tigers bumped Ed Wells fo.- five runs in the opening inning. bu1 their own errors and Lou Gehrig's 2eth home run soon wiped out th4 lead.
 @1 Down where the leagues real struggle IS going on. the St. Louis Browns came out on top by a s 10 3 score and kept the Boston Red Sox in the cellar. Boston. could not cope with George Blaeholder' six hit pitching and Goose Goslin's rt>ting. GosIin drove in four runs With q homer double and a single. .
 National still Close
 < Both Brooklyn and Chicago. who continue to keep the National league lace interesting. won yesterday and s4di7 -I [,.1 Brooklyn leading. The Robins pounded Red Lucas hard in three innings and accumulated enough runs, ito down the Cincinnati Reds i ! 10 ?, while Ray Moss and Fred Heimach. the latter making his first appearance for Brooklyn held Gin Cinnsti's batters in check. Chicago pounded Benee and Willoughby for 1G blows and again defeated the Phillies, this time to ,. T. was the 1. second straight high-score game in . the Philadelphia "bandbox" which . vas completed without a home run
 The New York Giants. who have a habit of helpin gothersEwhIle they help themselves. lent their aid to L4lt I'OSAO44 I1I q = GilAl -l4DN '4 l.lFlt- into fifth place in the standing. Bos- ton. in return. helped put the Giants four games ahead Of the fourth place St. Louis Cardinals, two Of the ancients of the leagues hurling brigade, both former Cardinals. fig urcd in this moyem ert. Clarence Mtchell's southpaw hurlins held the Pittsburgh Pirates to seven hits while New York gained to victory Wee Willie" Sherdel stopped his former mates with nineT blows and Boston defeated the Cards. 5 to 4. A homer by Bill Terry and an error by George Grantham gave Mitchell the decision in a close duel with Larry French. The Braves used 12 hits off Flint Rhem 10 off set the work Of Ray Blades who drove in all four S. Louis runs