The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-24
INDIANS RISE
FROM 3RD TO
. TOP POSITION
Dodgers Carry. Contest to
Extra Innings To Beat
=. Giants 4 to 3

NEW YORK, April 81. (UP)
The Cleveland Indians climbed
from third to first place in the
American league yesterday as
they defeated the former leaders,
the Chicago White SOx.
The Indians whipped the Sox
GO behind Johnny Aliens seven
hit pitching. The Boston Red SoX
stayed in second place despite a
81 loss to the last place Philadel-
phia Athletics.
The New York Yankees crash
ed into undiSputed possession OF
fourth place with i 1915 victory
over the Washington Senators.
with whom the Yanks had shared
that position. In the other Amer
lean league game, the world
champion Detroit Tigers whipped
by the st. Louis Browns in their
last two meetings, came back with
Il 100 triumph.
The Indians piled up = four-run
lead i'm the first inning with three
SINGLES by kniekerbOcker,
Hughes and Averill--a walk, and
a double. Vosmick got the walk
and Hal chit the double which
drove Pitcher Johnny Whitehead
from the mound. The Indians
scored their other two runs IN the
fifth when Hughes, Averill and
Troskv doubled and VoSmik sac
rificed.
Harry Kelley. a rookie, held the |
powerful Red SOx TO three scat
tered hits. One Of them was JIM
my Foxx'S third homer of the !
season.
The AS collected five runs in
the fourth, driving Yves Terrell
from the mound for his first de-
feat of the season.
The Yankees battered Weaver,
Chase. Bokina, ano Russell for II
hits. They scored four in the sec
ond when Walker homered with
two on after they had tailed
once. They added three in the
fifth and three in the sixth when
Selkirk hit ! homer with two
on.
Eldon Auker held the Browns
TO six hits as his mates pounded
Andrews, Nicola and Thomas for
rs. The Tigers knocked Andrews
out i'm the first inning with five
runs. Manager Mickey Cochrane
returned to action and made two
hits. Gehringer and Greenberg got
three blows each.
The National league activity
was featured bv a pair of extra
inning games. The Brooklyn bod
gers whipped the New York
Giants 4-3 in an overtime session
while the Cincinnati Reds halted
the St. Louis Cardinals So. J
Standings in the circuit remained
unchanged. /
The Dodgers scored their first
victory Of the season owe rther
city rivals when Sid GautreauX,
third string catcher, came through
with 4 pinch single.
Going into the ninth. the bod
GERS had a two-run lead. With
two men on, Jackson hit a single
that scored them and tied the
score. In the tenth, Mel OFT hon.
cred for the Giants. But the Dod-
gers came back in their half and
knotted it up when Ducher sin
gled to score Frey. Gautreaux
then batted for Berries and won
the game.
The Cardinals lost q similar
pame. They scored q run in their
half of the tenth only to lose
when the Reds produced three.
The Reds tying score was made
on CampbelPs single and then,
with one aboard, Myers hit hon.
or to win the game. Mike Ryba,
who succeeded Paul Dean on the
mound for the Cards in the eighth,
was charged with the defeat.
The Chicago Cubs defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 in : pit h
ers' battle. Larry French of the
Cubs yielded six hits while Ralph
Birkofer was mcked for nine.
The Cubs won with a pair of
runs in the second when Hart
nett singled, went to third on
Demaree's double. and scored on
Cavaretta's outfeld fly. Hacks
fly scored Demaree. The Pirates |
scored in the fifth.
The Philadelphia Phillies whip |
ped the Boston Bees, 5-3. The
Pills won with a pair OF runs IN
the ninth when Watkins homered