The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-19
IS Home Runs
BLASTED OUT
WEDNESDAY
Big Leaguers Start Pen
nant Fight in Earnest -
/. Second Day ~

NEW 1ORh, April l9.-(Of)
Major league sluggers, entering
the pennant fights in dead carr
est yesterday, turned on the juice
and blasted out 16 home runs.
Jimmy Foxx, hard-hitting first
baseman of the Athletics and
home run king of the majors, con-
nected for two circuit clouts, as
did Chick Hafey of the Reds and
Rookie Zeke Bonura of the White
Sox. Babe Ruth made his first of
the season.
Despite Foxx's homers in the
second and fourth innings, the
Athletics bowed to Joe McCarthy's
Yankees, II to 5, after beating
the Yankees yesterday. Catcher
Bill Dickey of the Yanks was the
batting star of the game, driving
in six runs with homer Red
Ruffing allowed the Athletics nine
hits, three less than the Yanks
collected off Marcum, McKeithan
and Benton.
The pennant-winning Senators
registered their second straight
win over the Red Sox by a one
run margin, 5 to 4. Dave Harris
again drove in the winning run
with pinch double. Batting for
Thomas in the seventh, his blow
scored Kuhel. The Senators col
lected eight hits off Weiland and
Pennock, while Weaver, Thomas
and Russell held the Red Sox to
five.
Hornsby's st. Louis Browns
turned on the Indians yesterday
and blanked them ? to 0 behind
Bump Hadley's five hit pitching.
The Browns scored their two runs
IN the ninth when Oscar Melillo's
single drove in Puccinelli and
Campbell. Monte Pearson allowed
the Browns eight hits.
Gerald Walkers home run in
the sixth with two mates aboard
gave the Tigers their second vic
tory over the White Sox, 6 to 5.
The Tigers hammered Wyatt,
Heving and Castor for IL hits,
including Goose Goslin's four
Dagger in the first with Cochrane
on base. Zebe Bonura, Chicago's
rookie first baseman from Dallas,
connected for homers in the third
and fifth. Sorrell and Bridges al
lowed the White Soy IL hits.
In the National lea, ne, tight
pitching again enabled the chanl-
pion Giants to, beat the Phillies,
6 to q. Freddy FitzsimmOns de-
lievered his knucklc ball so well
that the pills made only five hits.
Meanwhile Blondy Ryan, Giant
sloganeer, had a perfect day at
bat with two, doubles and two
singles. The Giants nicked Aus
tin Moore for nine safeties, some
of which were punched for four
runs in the eighth.
The Pirates evened matters
with the Cardinals by beating
them, 7 to 6. Harry Lavagetto,
the Corsairs' rookie second base
man, blasted out a homer for the
winning run in the eighth. Dizzy
Deans younger brother, Paul,
started on the st. Louis mound,
but was followed by Walker,
Grimes and Haines. They allowed
the Pirates ten hits, including
homers by Traynor in the first
and Suhr in the second. French
and Chagnon held the Cards to
seven safeties, including Med
wick's homer in the fourth.
Boston's Braves likewise evened
affairs with the Dodgers by shad-
ing them 3 to 2, when Randy
Moore's fifth inning single scored
Mowry with the marginal tally.
Fred Farmhouse and Huck Belts
held the Dodgers to five hits, while
the Braves clicked off II at the
expense of Carroll and Perkins.
Despite Chick Hafey's two
homers over the left field fence,
the Cincinnati Reds took their
second straight game from the
Cubs, to 4. Chicago collected
IL hits off Vance and Stout, some
of which were punched for four
runs in the big third inning.
Chuck Klein hit a homer in the
seventh with Bill Herman on
base. Guy Bush held the Reds to
six hits. Hafey's homers came in
the fifth and ninth frames.