The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-09-09
GIANTS LEAD
STILL GROWS
Doubtful Now if Pirates
Can Overtake Them in
Pennant Race

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-(UP).
The New York Giants yesterday
resumed their march toward the
National league pennant by beat
ing Pittsburgh, 2 to l, IN the fl
nal contest of their crucial
five-game series.
This victory enabled the Giants
to increase their league lead to
six and a half games over sec
nd-place Pittsburgh, and it gave
the Giants two wins in the five
game series.
Because the Pirates were able
to slice only one game off New
York's lead during the series on
Pittsburgh grounds, it's doubtful
now if they can overtake the
New Workers during the latters'
"a remaining games. Pittsburgh
has only q left to play.
Carl Hubbell, ace Giant pitch
er who was knocked out of the
box in the opening game of the
series, did better yesterday, hold
ing the Pirates to six hits and
one run, while the Giants COL
lected seven off Smith and Hoyt.
1t was HubbelPs 21st victory of
the season.
The Giants made a run in the
third when Moore singled, went
to second on Traynor's wild
throw, and scored on Critics sim
gle. They made their winning
tally in the seventh. Davis drove
out a two-bagger, went to third
on Mancuso's sacrifice and scor-
ed when Ryan flied to Lindstrom.
Pittsburgh made its lone run
in the eighth, depriving Hubbell
OF a shutout. Thevenow singled,
Grace singled, and when pinch
hitter Comorosky forced Grace
at second, Thevenow scored.
This defeat enabled the Chi
cago Cubs to rise into a second
place tie with the Pirates when
the Cubs handed the Boston
Braves their seventh consecutive
defeat, s to 3. Guy Bush reg
istered his 18th win of the sea-
son by holding the Braves to
eight hits, while the Cubs collect,
ed II off Cantwell, Mangum
Brown and Smith. Babe Herman
led the Chicago attack with -four
hits in four tries. Baxter Jordan
of the Braves, also had a perfect
day at bat with four hits, includ
ing a homer.
Brooklyn made as many error:
as hits in losing to Cincinnati, Il
to o, when 81 Johnson held then
to six safeties. The Reds ham
mered Thurston, Ryan and Leon
ard for 13 hits some of which
were punched for bursts of five
runs in the third and six in tn,
seventh.
The st. Louis Cardinals click
ed off their fourth straight vic
tory over the Phillies, 6 to 5, aid
ed by a three-run rally in tn
sixth. Leo Durocher made
homer in that frame and Jo
| Medwick's single drove in tw
other runs. Chuck Klein of tn
Pills, took lone command of frs
place in the National leagu
home run race by making hi
9th homer.
In the American league. tn
Washington Senators maintaine
their eight and a half game lea
over second-place New York b
walloping Chicago's White So2
IL to 2, aided by five-run rail-
in the eighth. While Alvi
Crowder held the Chisox to min
hits, the Senators collected /
off four Chicago pitchers.
The Yankees made it thre
straight over St. Louis by bea'
ing the Browns, 5 to 8. Russo
Van Alta let the Browns dow
with four hits, while the Yanl
garnered 10 off Coffman, Bra,
ton and Gray.
Philadelphia trounced Clev
land. 9 to 2, making it thr'
straight over the Indians. Jimn
Foxx contributed his 42nd hom
of the season to the AS 14-h
attack on Terrell and Hudli