New Britain herald., 1930-05-09
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Tt -ooE ths Cheazo Cue, a couple nf weeks 70 set started D the chase fp~ zro-har Narnrs. IaaE-a pennart. but o--a -frs 55 -ee ur1c- way. fsev r-oma.'s n-sn 70 olrsn.ne avery orhe~ ..7- r0 .h. aa-u1
 rThc 5-.rs 7r4 el -hafr stand 3 x s-n~, lair western rtva.s April hv h5-r- lrg Ptttsnarzr 70 gam a .a"n afar- age. Since tre0 rHev Hafe not lost 4 -sr1e. running t7e.r winning streak 70 seven straight games by uesun- the Prllrss and Brooklyn each three tunes.
 That great necessity +o. baseball yic-oric-. .pancn" has brought tho 1rinnia- streak. The Cubs have not ne7- hltci-- u.y harder than before. rbr have tre,- pitchers been holding iour tho eremy clouts hut chIcago. frequently oG,H1r. has been able 10 make Its blows count for runs
 The Cubs dld lt asatn yesterday Ii rha only game Of the seven ln ephIch they have had Q call or two 7itcre~s Alter s-vru innings or close battle between Boc Osborn and Ray Phelps. htS Brooklyn mounds man, the Guns TLr two men or base and k,Lf Cuylc- routed The Robins with I home run Hack wilson fol- loved with another and Chicago wound ID with 6 10 victory.
 The Cincinnati Reds did the same r~--..5- -7------ rr Nrrr the bere1t of homers to make lt three 1lcrorles tn their four game series with rns Boston Bravcs. TraiL- 7ng to Q for seven innings as Eppa Rixey and Bruce Cunningham fought 1t out on tee mound. the Reds fol- lowed a walk and single with two sacrifice flies .1 the eighth and won our. 70 ].
 Wild Bul" Harlahar O. '1a Sr. I.ouIs Cardinals eonun4ad his pur- slit Of the National league strike out crown for the year as the Cards hsnded the Phllies thelr sixth straight detea-. TO ;. He tanned eight, bringing his total 10 55. and allowed but four hts. Lester Sweet land did well for the PhllHes after two bad innings which brought all the Cardinal runs.
 Bill Shores of the Philadelphia Athletics also pitched a four hit game against the S. Louis Browns to gain 3 to.3 victory and avenge Wednesdays defeat which ended the Athletics winning streak. The vie tory iett the champions alone ln first place in the American league
 Jack Russell turned in another Of the days good pitching fcars by holding the Chicago White Sox 10 six thoroughly scattered hits while Boston touched 4. Thomas for I5 blows and a 70 victory. Tom Oliver hit safely 1T his I7rh con- secutiva game
 Sad sam Jones vas as effective as usual on the mound though not particularly brilliant in hurling Washington to an s to 5 victory over The Detroit Tigers The Senators drove OTnIe Carroll 10 cover n the early innings. The New York Yankees and Cleveland managed 10 play only one inning before a show CT droUned out the fourth American T league gane
 The New York Giants zealn pro duced The days heaviest hitting aI- though they had 10 90 ten innings to beat our Pittsburgh by q i& 10 n count and hold their pr-earious DO sl4jon RI the ion CF +ha National leag1e. The Giants made total Of 19 hits of five pitchers but lost the early lead they had piled IF when Pittsburgh rallied 10 -5e the score in the ninth inning Three hits and q serious error in the tenth gave New York the victory and q 3-l de clsion ln the four game serles.