The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-05-20
TEXAS ROOKIE
HURLINC WELL
Only Major Lacquer With
Six Victories and no
Defeats, so Far
BY LAYTON CARVER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, May 20.-(UP).
John Whitehead, the Chicago
White Sox rookie from the Texas
league, last night was the only
pitcher in the majors with six vic
tories and no defeats.
The strapping, 195-pound, 25-
year-old from Bonham, Tex, yes
terday beat the Boston Red Sox,
6 to 5, but came perilously near to
losing when he failed for the first.
time to 60 the route, and Whit
Wyatt went to his rescue in the
ninth to stop a four-run rally.
Whitehead had allowed Boston
only one run until the ninth, when
singles by Weber and Cronin,
walks to Bishop, R. Terrell and
Reynolds put the rookie in a jam.
Wyatt replaced him and gave up
a single to Alamada, but famed
Dahlgren and forced Yves Terrell
to ground out to end it.
The White Sox belted four Red
Sox pitchers for 13 hits, and Hen
ry Johnson, who went the three
first innings, was charged with the
defeat.
After dropping three straight TO
the T. Yankees, the Indians came
back yesterday to take the series
final, | to @ in II innings, when
Willie Kamm scored on pinch hlV-
ter Bruce CampbelPs long fly.
Kamm made three of SIX hits
allowed by Charlie Ruffing over
the long route, while the ranks
nicked Walter Stewart, hurting ms
first game for the tribe, foresight
in ten innings but could not score,
and they were shut out hitless IN
the 18th by Lloyd Brown.
Detroit moved into fourth place
ahead of Washington by beating
an array of Senator hurlers, 16 TO
6. The Tigers compiled 10 hits of
Burke, the loser. Bean, Weaver
and Coppola, while Joe Sullivan
scattered 10 and pitched shutout
ball until the eighth, when he gave
up five runs.
Bob Johnson hit a homer for
the Athletics in the sixth and Rog-
err Cramer added one in the sew
enth that beat the Browns, 9 to
5. The AS made Is hits against
IL, and used Benton. . Mahaffey
and Cascarella, the winners,
against Knott and Blaeholder.
The Giants increased their Ma
tional league lead by a full game
in a 1O-inning, 6 to victory over
the Reds as the second place Dodg-
ers and third place Cubs both lost!
Hal Schumacher had the Reds
shutout until be- hit homer in
the sixth, then weakened in the
last half of the inning and gave
up five runs. He pitched into the
tenth when, with one on and none
out, AL Smith relieved him. Schu-
macher got credit for the win, a
nine-hitter, while the Giants nick
ed four Reds for 10 hits. Derrin-
ger was the loser.
Terry's double, Otis sacrifice,
and Leiber's single won or the
Giants. -, -.
The Cardinals gained ground on
the Dodgers and. Cubs by winning
behind Dizzy Dean, Z to 8, from
the Braves. Dizzy's single in, the
eighth with the sacks, loaded help
ed, him to seventh decision over
Benton, who relieved Belts.
Sylvester Johnson stopped the
Cubs 8 to 2, to make it two in a
row for the last place 'Phils. John.
SON relieved Prim in the first and
nitched shutout ball the rest OF
the way. Chiozza's homer, with
two on in the third gave the, Phi!s
their margin over Warneke.
The. Pirates beat the Dodgers
with a four-run rally in the eighth
against Harry Eisenstat, the school
bow novice making his major
league debut. The score was 9 to 8.
Vaughan's single with the bases
filled drove in the deciding run.