The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-21
LOSING CUBS
BEAT GIANTS
Latter's Lead Over St.
Louis Cut to Bare Half
Game as a Result


After being olanked twice straight
by New York, the Chicago Cubs
turned on the Giants yesterday
and beat them. 5 to 3, chopping
the Giants National league lead
over st. Louis to a bare half
game.
The Cubs collected II hits off
Bell, Spencer and Hubbell bunch
ing them for single talies in the
first, third. fourth. sixth and
seventh, while Timing and Grimes
held the New Workers to seven
safeties, some of which were
punched for all three runs in the
seventh. The Giants made three
errors. Woody English hit a
homer for the Cubs in the third.
st. Louis gained on New York
by trouncing Brooklyn, Is to >,
hammering Mungo, Ryan and Hell
mach for II hits including joe
Medwick'S homer with two aboard
which featured an eight-run rally !
in the eighth. Leo Durocher also
made a homer during the rally. |
Hallahan and Johnson allowed |
the Dodgers II hits, one a homer |
by Johnny Frederick in the
seventh.
The third-place Pittsburgh Pr
rates kept pace with st. Louis by
beating Boston. 6 to 2, aided by |
five-run squirt in the third. |
Bill Swift held the Braves to six
hits, while the Pirates garnered |
IL off Zachary, Starr, Frank
house and Brandt.
Philadelphia showed discomfort
with the cellar by taking both
ends of a twin bill from Cincin-
natl. 7 to 4, and 7 to 3. Fresh
from the University of PennSyl-
vania. Johnny Jackson made his
major league debut by holding
the Reds to eight hits in the
opener, while his Phillie mates
found kolp and Benton for Is
including Don HurSt'S home run
in the seventh. Chuck Klein'S !
big bat aided the pills in the !
nightCaP. He connected for a
homer, a double and two singles,
accounting for five runs and Civ
ing him a perfect game at bat.
Derringer, Frey and Quinn allow
ed the PhilS - SafeticS. while
the Reds made only 10 scattered
hits off Phil Collins. Cincinnati
made two errors in each game.
The New York Yankees re-
tanned their American league lead
by defeating Chicago. IS to 81
when a loss would have dropped |
the YankS into a tie with idle ]
Washington. This gave the YankS |
the series over the ChisOX, three |
out Of five.
Babe Ruth returned to the
New York lineup after a day.
absence with the grippe and drove |
out his 18th homer of the season
with one aboard during a seven
run rally in the sixth inning. Bill |
Dickey and Dixie Walker also |
made homerS in the second and
ninth, respectively. for New York. |
Luke Applying contributed a Chi
eRgo four-bagger in the fourth. |
The Yanks made Is hits off !
Wyatt, Jones, CASTOR, kimSey and
Faber, while Allen and Ruffing |
held the Sox to IL safeties.
Philadelphia retained sole pos
session of fifth place by beating |
Detroit, 9 to 4, dropping the Tig.
ers from a tie to sixth position.
The AS collected II hits off
Fischer, HOgsett, Bridges and
Sorrell, including DID Williams
homer which featured a three
run rally in the eighth. Tony
Freitas allowed the Tigers II
safeties but kept them discreetly |
scattered. Detroit contributed
Two errors.
The Rejuvenated Boston Red
Sox gained on Detroit by down.
ing Cleveland, 9 TO 5, after out
hitting the Indians II to 13. |
Cleveland contributed two errors !
to the Bostonians. Johnson and !
Kline pitched for the Sox against |
Connally, Bean and Craghead. |
Dale Alexander of Boston made a
double and three singles in five |
attempts.
Washington at St. Louis was
played in double-header Sun
daV.