The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-21


 There have been no changes in the battle array of the team that Mack x piloted across the finish line first in the 1929 and 1880 campaigns and went on to win world champion ships. It still has it's five big guns. They are accorded plenty of support by their mates of smaller caliber.
 They take turns, these big guns, In hammering down their opposi- ton. Monday it was Earnshaw and simmons. Yesterday it was Grove and Foxx.
 Even the Detroit Tigers, most for midable of the western entrants, stand calmly by as the juggernaut increases its lead.
 Two Shutouts
 They got only two hits off Earn shaw as he shut them out, 5 to o ' in the first game of the series. Yes- terday they did a little better. They solved the offerings of Lefty Grove for three hits but were shut out again, this time 3 to O. Foxx's home run was one of the blows that caused the downfall of George Uhle and made 1t twelve in row for the men of Mack.
 Tho victory increased the Athlet- ics' leadership to two and one-half games as the second place New York Yankees were idle. New York's tontest with Cleveland was rained out.
 Washington advanced to within half game of the Yankees by de- feating the Chicago White Sox, to Q. It was hurling duel between Sam Jones and Pat Caraway. Car- away allowed only three hits but rxxr< [<~F | tx<, hxr Spencer. Jones held the White Sox to six scattered blows.
 Pickering Pclts
 St Louis defeated Boston, to in the other American League game. the first two innings off Gaston and Moore as Walter Stewart registered his fourth victory. Stewart yielded ten hits, two of which were home runs by Pickering, rookie infielder.
 The New York Giants advanced to within .004 percentage points of the St Louis Cardinals, National League leaders, when they defeated Cincin- nati 4 to while Brooklyn won from the Cardinals, 5 to 4.
 John Berly, rookie hurler, let the | Reds down with five scattered hits. | The Giants scored all their runs in l the sixth inning off Silas Johnson ] with Bill Terry's home run the de- l blow.
 Just In Time
 Babe Herman's single brought in | the winning run for Brooklyn in the | ninth inning. The Robins gained an | early lead off Sylvester Johnson, but | the Cardinals got two of the runs | back in the seventh and tied the l rcara in fhe nint. when they knocked Adolph Luque from the mound. Bill Hallahan, who had I beaten the Robins Monday, was the ] losing pitcher.
 Leads Home Run Parade
 Two home runs by Arlett, rock | ie, featured Philadelphia's II to 2 over Pittsburgh. The homers were Arlett's eighth and ninth of the season and gave him the major ! league home run leadership. The l Pirates piled up an early lead off | Bolen but the Phillies kept firing | away at Kremer until they knocked | him from the box in the seventh | when they scored the tying marker. | They pushed four runs more across he plate in the eighth off Spencer. and Grant to sew up the contest.
 In the other National League con- est the Chicago Cubs came to life md overwhelmed the Boston Braves, to 5. The Cubs piled up six run cad off Farmhouse and McAfee in he first three winnings and allowed Bob Smith to coast to an easy vic- tory over his former teammates. Hack Wilson, 1880 home run king, saw the game from the bench be- ss. r1ac lof m in tlIrnd finUar