The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-09
YANKEES BEGIN
 24-DAY DRIVE TO
 CLINCH FLAG LEAD
Home Stand in New York TO.day--Reds Knock
 Of Cubs
By THEON WRIGHT United Press Stan COrFchlDtidcr,t r,t !


 New York. June 9--(UP) The Yankees arc home again, and by general conconsus 1t is here dur ing tho ncxt 24 days that Jake Ruppert's rncmen will And out whether the boys who set them up aa oddB-On favOriteB n month ago arc prophets or liars.
 For tho next 22 games, anvo for n chief stay In Washington, the Yankees will take them as they come ln the stadium. They will entertain the Browns, the Tigers and Cleveland in order. Boss Mc- Carthy has tipped his boys that If they arc not hack in the saddle with title established thereto by July (, they probably will never Ret bnck.
 Vernon Gomez inhuguratcd the homo stand yesterday and tho senor from San Francisco demon. strhted ho can be counted on for games, Twcnty-Ono athletes faced him in soVon innings, m dnot ono connected with hit or drew q pnas. Tho Tanks meanwhile had fallen upon Marcum, MntuZak and Flohr for II runs, enough Co win. Gomez cnscd up, tho Tanks taking tho gnmo. il.d.
 Dotrolt's lenguc leading bomb. CTS meanwhile were roaring through the White Sox, blasting out George Earnshaw and Phil Gallivnn as they rang up another 13 10 6, to Htay q full game nhcnd of New York. Charlie Gohrlngor hnd n perfect dny, four in four. and except for the nfth. when Mo. Joskl hOmcrcd with BOken aboard, "Firp0' Mnyborry wns never in diinGultics.
 Ht Louis engaged tho Indians in lehRu6 park in n Bkirmish which loft tho recently loading BnVhgcs in fourth place with tho Browns third. St Louis scored two In the ninth tO win, S.G.
 Freddie OeAtermucilGr. Boston port1lder, lyoft. handed tho Henn. tors into submission for t2 inninga, won hiHOwn game, 3.2. Ile singled In tho 12th, advanced on Chalmers ClhAolpA sacrifice, scored when Eddie Morgan plnstercd one of Alvin Crowdcr's slantBe Into con. tor.
 Tho Cuba had a chance Co go Into n tle with tho leading Giants in tho National, but wound uD in thnrd plnco. Thctail.end Rods dug themselves out of series of Inther. lnRS nt Fittsburg and smot0 the Chlcagolans. 4.a. Babe Herman toiled foverlshly, bouncing out n honor and two doubles, but it wasn't enough to win.
 Pirates Pasted
 Tho Pirates, sneakinR up on the leaders, encountered q VCnOmOup flock of rcd birds in Bt Louis, ircbh from disaster with tho CubT, Tho Cards ganged on Larry French in tho opening heat ana fc0red enough tO win. Tox CarIo. ton restricted tho Corgnirs tO thrco hltB. including Floyd vhughnns homer, The Cards moved back to second plnGo,
 Tho Giants begged through q Rhme with tho Phillica, and it is no fnult of theirs thnt they nru leading tho league to-day. Hughio Cri'h misplaced John MOOrcs \ Er0undcr in the seventh to fll the bnRg. Tho winning run camo on tho next play. HuRhle luggled away double play in tho third ana tho score cnmo in. Travis JnGkSon trlod to catch Hnslln'g liner on his brcaHbono in the fourth, another tnllIcd. Tho Phlls won, 3-2, Curt Davis letting tho champions down with six hits.
 Van iingle Mungo surprised the Dodgers md tho hometown ellen. telo by triCking tho Braves with n four-hlt game. Brooklyn rcgls. tcrlnR n blistcrIng triumph, 10.I. The Dodgers played in their usual Iroe-hnd-c1sy wnyr leaving I3 men strnndod on bases.