The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-11
CUBS PENNANT'
SOARING.
Hurting Puts Them Back
in Race Almost
Overnight
By GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 11.-CUP).-
The pennant hopes of the Chicago
Cubs, 1882 National league cham
pions, are soaring once more after
a wretched half-seasOn in which
they kept company most of the
time with second division clubs
Pitching has hoisted the Cubs
back into the race almost over
night. On July 2 the Cubs were
8 1-2 games back of the league
leading New York Giants, appar-
emily roaring full steam ahead to
the pennant.
Tonight the Cubs were only a
games behind the Giants after six
victories in seven games, includ-
ing four straight over the League
leaders.
The Giants came to town with
the best pitching staff in the lea
que only to see their four aces,
Carl Hubbell, Freddy Fitzsimmons,
Hal Schumacher and Leroy Par
melee outpitched on four success
sive afternoons at Wrigley Field.
To make matters worse for the
Giants their infield, particularly
Johnny Fergez at third base, bog
ged down in the tight places. The
Giants infield made five errors
in Sundays double feat, all of
them in a jam.
The Cubs won the first game of
the series, 6 to 5, with a rousing
finish after Pat Malone had been
pounded out of the box. Lefty
Henshaw, the little collegian, and
Charley Root turned in brilliant
relief performances while the cubs
came from behind to tie the score
on Mark Koenig's homer with two
on in the eighth and won on a
tenth inning rally.
The Cubs made Is hits in the
first game, only two less than
they did in the succeeding three
games, in which they collected Is
hits, winning by scores of 2 to l
and 4 to 0. Guy Bush allowed 6
hits to beat Hal Schumacher in
the second game, 2 to /. Lon War
neke shut out the Giants, 4 to 0,
allowing 6 hits in the third game.
But Timing won his seventh
straight victory in the fourth
game, to l, allowing only 4 hits,
Lon Warneke, Bud Timing and
Guy Bush-that's the pitching
trio the Cubs will lay against the
Giants quartet of Hubbell, Fitz-
simmons, Schumacher and Par.
melee, the Cardinals trio of Car,
Teton, Hallahan and Dean, and the
Pirates combination of Swift
French, Meme and Swetonic II
the pennant race.
If Charley Root, Pat Malone OIL
IBurleigh Grimes should round in
to form to give the Cubs a fourth
dependable hurler, the Cubs, de
spite their lack of power, promise
to make a bold bid to retain theil
little.
| The Cubs outfield, which a
times in the first half of the race
resembled the worst trio in base
!ball, has taken on a new complex
ion with the return of Xxi Guy
Ter and Riggs Stephenson, boil
recovered from injuries and the
addition of jim Mosolf. Franz
Demaree, the young center field
er, has blossomed into a potentia
star with his dashins play anC
timely hitting. Babe Herman ISM
hitting as well as expected but hi
is driving in runs at crucial mo
ments.
The only 300 hitter in the Cubs
lineup every day is Gabby Hart
nett, batting 1902. Stephenson
leads the Cubs with .316, but he:
alternating with Mosolf in left
field. The cubs as team are bat
ting .267.
There never was anythins
wrong with the Cubs infield
Manager Grimm started the sea
son badly, but the warm weather
has enabled him to recapture some
of his old form. Billy Herman a
second, Bill Jurges at short ant
Woody English at third, with Mari
Koenig for relief duty at shor
and third, give the Cubs ampl
defensive strength, speed and of
fensive power at those positions
Gabby Hartnett, behind the bat