New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
GIANTS FAIL TO ACCEPT
 CHANCES TO CATCH CUBS
New York Team Splits Even With Braves and Gains Only Half Game-Chicago Loses to Pittsburgh Pirates - Leaders Unable to Bunch Their Hits - Athletics Pick Up Full Game On Washington by Trouncing Boston Red Sox-Yankees Also Win.
By the AssnciatAd Press

By the Associated Press
 If the New York Giants fail Tn their attempt to overtake the Chi cago Cubs in the hectic race for the National league pennant their fail ure can be attributed in q large measure to their inability to take the chances offered them. The Giants have had several fine opportunities Tn the past week or two to gain ground while the Cubs have been playing only 800 ball. winning ten games and losing as many but the Giant gains have been very small.
 A great chance came the way of the Giants yesterday as they engaged the Boston Braves in a double head CT while the Cubs were taking a 3 to beating from Pittsburgh. But the total gain for New York was a half game. The Giants won the first to '.
 The result of the days action left New York 1-2 games back Of the Cubs while Brooklyn and St. Louis, which had no games scheduled, gained just as much ground, finish ing 4 1-2 and 5 1-2 games behind first place respectively
 The Pirates and the Braves each had one big inning and each won a ball game by 1t. Pittsburgh clout- ed Bud Teachout and Sheriff Blake from the mound in the sixth and scored six runs, equalling the Chi cago total The Bucs batted clear around their lineup, piling four singles and a pair of doubles on top of two walks for the rally that car ried them from behind to a victory. The Cubs made .l2 hits to Pitts burgh's II, but failed to collect them in such an effective group.
 Boston errors and some timely hits gave the Giants a victory in the first clash. a misplay by Richbourg in the seventh inning allowing the two runs that won the game to come in. But in the second, Boston hit hard enough in the eighth inning to offset it's mistakes. Going into the semi-fnal frame three runs behind, the Braves attacked Bill Walker and Hub Pruett. who was hurried to his rescue. for eight runs and the vic tory.
 /The Philadelphia Athletics cele- brated the occasion of their 90th victory of the current season by picking up full game on Washing ton as the result of the two Ameri can league games played yesterday While the worlds champions were trouncing the Boston Red Sox II to 1, the New York Yankees were breaking the jinx the Senators held over them most of the season by a 10 to z count. barely staggering through a ninth inning Washington rally to victory.
 A recruit outfelder led the As to the triumph which put them 6 1-2 games ahead of their nearest rivals. Jim Moore. former Texas leaguer drove in four runs with home run and double and played the leading role Tn giving Nose Grove his 23rd victory of the season. Grove failed to finish the game, but the As had given him a big lead before he re- tired in the sixth inning.
 The Yankees did as much for Ed Wells. whose three defeats of the season all have been at the hands tf the Senator's They assaulted their Washington nemesis. Sam Jones, for all of their 13 hits and ten runs in the first five innings. Wells evaded thI Washington jinx until the ninth inning, allowing, but five hits in eight frames. In the ninth it returned sud denly and the Senators slammed out SIX runs before Lou McEvoy retired the last man.