The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-05
GIANTS STAGE
Two Wins FOR
3-CAME LEAD
Yankees Pass Fourth OF
July's Crises, Leader
ship Assured

NEW YORK. July 5.-(Uf)-
The New York Giants spread
eagled the National league Wed
nesday as they swung into the
home stretch three games ahead
of the field.
Fl Freddy FitzSimmons and
Carl Hubbell, aces Of the New
York pitching staff, took turns
beating the Boston Braves. Huo-
bell shutting them out in the
nightcap. $50. FitzSimmons limit
ed the Braves to six hits to win
the first affair by almost as con-
vincing a margin. 81. Chicago
meanwhile dropped the first game
of a double header in st. LOUIS
insuring the Giants a full gam"
gain, putting them three games
ahead, while the Cards slipped
temporarily into second place;
FitzSimmons pitched invincible
ball in the opener. Travis Jackson
hit a single and double and bat
ted in three. The nightcap was a
Giant parade, the New Workers
scoring three in the first, six IN
the third, O'Doul again featuring
with a homer. driving two home
in the sixth. Mel OFT blasted
homer in the first TO start the
Giants on their way and added
another homer in the fifth, drlv-
inc in five of the Giants runs.
The st. Louis Cards were put
ting the Cubs through the hoops,
meantime, 60. in the first game:
behind Tex Carleton's mastertui
pitching. Joe Medwick led the as
sauIt with four safeties, and the
Cards went into the second game
in second place, two points ahead
of Chicago. .,
The Pittsburgh Pirates knocked
off the Cincinnati Reds in a morn
ing game, 81. but succumbed to
the willy pitching of Paul Derrin-
ger in the afternoon, 4-3. Three
Pirate tallies were made on err
rors in the first game, two in the
first on Gordon SHADES bobble,
while jim Bottomley let another
home in the fourth. The Pirates
scored two in the third on Tray
nor's single. a double by Vaughan
and I.avactto's long fly.
The Reds scored two in the
eighth of the afternoon game at
ter Yves Schulmerich'S homer had
tird the count in the seventh. The
Pirates organized a rally in the
last of the eighth, scoring one
with the tieinS run on second but
Derringer halted them.
Brooklyn and Philadelphia split
q brace. the Dodgers winning the
frs game S-5. losing the second
11-2. Sam Leslie's homer with two
picard in the first gave Brooklyn
start, but the Phils shelled Emil
J.onuard from the hill in the
eighth and old Tom Zachary fin
ished. the Dodgers scoring three
in the ninth to win. Roy Hansen's
great pitching accounted for the
PhilGrs' victory in the nightcap.
He limited the Dodgers to five
bits while his mates scored three
in-the first on three hits and three
walks, two in the third on three
singles and another four in the
fourth on FIVE safe smacks.
New York's Yankees passed the
critical Fourth of July still in top
position. their leadership assured
when Detroit lost it's first game
to Cleveland. giving the Yankees
the benefit of a game and a half
lead.
The Yankees divided honors
with the Boston Red Sox, losing
the opener to Lefty Ostermuel-
ler's smart left-hand delivery
S-5. Dangerous Dan MacFayder
tried it again but was urged tt
resign in the fifth after Boston
bad got seven runs. Van Alta anC
Grimes finished. although Mac
Fayden's double in the fourth haC
scored two and put the Yank'
within a run of tieing it up. Os
termueller walked Dickey t.
force Ruth home in the fifth, max
ing it five-all, but in the last hal
Porter hit. Rick Terrell doubles
and Larry singled both home 70,
the winning runs.
The New Workers banged ava!
at four Red Sox hurlers behint
tire four-hit pitching of Jimm,