Show Yankees Ruin turn American American League Bunting Chase in First Six Weeks Week Lik Likely Iy Champions Set Terrific Pace 0 Other ther i 1 I Clubs May Hope for Second NEW May 29 United Press Press Leaving Leaving a tr trail il of demoralized demoralized demor demor- i ball clubs behind them the NewYork Yankees have ruined another another another an an- other perfectly good American race in six weeks For Foi the tho next four months the theother theother other others seven American league clubs can hope for nothing better than second or third place The Yankees ar are swinging along at a better than faster clip cUp than they did last season season which was a rout in itself A comparison of standings follows Won Lost Pet lct Today 31 31 7 May 31 1927 1921 28 14 TROUNCE ATHLETICS Beating the Athletics in five out of or six games in what started as a crucial series but ended as Just another tribute to the powerful Yankee juggernaut the World champions demonstrated the hopelessness hopelessness hopelessness hope hope- of or the task confronting any team with pennant aspirations Just what the other seven clubs are up against when they go against the Yankees may be seen by checking up on what the Yankees did to Connio Connie Macks Mack's pet pitching staff in inthe inthe inthe the six games The statistics follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low Runs 42 hits 69 two-base two hits 9 11 three-base three hits 2 home runs 10 total bases HITTING STRONG Scoring two forty-two runs In the 1 series or an average of eight runs a game against Grove Val Walberg berg Orwoll Johnson Ehmke Rommel Daney and Powers is something better than fair hitting Babe Ruth Tony Lazzeri and ancl Joe Dugan were ere the hitting heroes hemes of the series Ruth blazed the trail by getting getting- nine nino hits including three home runs scoring six runs runs' and driving In twelve runs |