The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-01
DIAMOND DRAMA
 GALORE IN BIG
 LEAGUE TESTS.
Bees Blank Brooklyn For 30 Inrlings-Wes Terrell
 Beats Red SOx

| United Press Stan Correspondent
 New York, July 1.-(UP)-The New York Yankees were a game nearer the promised land" today while the Chicago Cubs hung sav- agely to their 1-2 game National league lead.
 But those two facts must give way to dramatic individual exploits. Among the topnotch deeds on day in which almost every major league diamond was drenched with drama were:
 CD Charlie Root, 38-year old Cubs pitcher, winning his second game in succession over the Cardin- als in a relief role. All last season he won only three games.
 (2) Fl Goofy Gomez hurling a one-hit masterpiece against the Athletics to increase the Tanks lead to four games.
 (3) Wesley Terrell beating his old club, the Red Sox, with his hurling and hitting. And he did it against the man he was traded for, Buck Newsom.
 (A Slick CaStleman hurling four-hit game to keep the New York Giants snapping at the Cubs heels. (5) Frank Gabler, the man Bill Terry didn't want, and Guy Bush, cast-of by two National league clubs, pitching the Boston Bees to twin shutout victories over Brook lyn, making 30 consecutive innings the Bees have blanked the Dodgers "a throwback to baseball 30 years ago.
 (6 Tommy Bridges pitching De- troit back into third place, and snapping the Chicago White Sox seven-game winning streak with a five-hit pitching performance.
 The Cubs slugged the Cardinals for 9-4 triumph, making 20 hits and knocked their ex-teammate, Lon Warneke, out of the box. Again the Cubs came from behind to win after trailing, Al, at the start of the sixth. Billy Jurges, with four singles, Rip Collins, with three, and Gabby Hartnett's with homer and a double, led the Cubs .ttack. As on Tuesday Root came in as relief pitcher and Silenced the Cardinal bats, allowing no hits in 2 2-3 in- nings.
 Gabler outpitched Van Mungo to gave the Bees To win in the first game. Bush scattered five hits to give the Bees a TO win in the nightcap. Those two shutouts fol- lowed the Bees To victory in l2 in- nings Tuesday.
 Dick Bartelrs l2th homer and Mel Otis 18th aided the Giants in trimming the Phillies, 7-2, behind Castleman's four-hit twirling to keep New York breathing on the Cubs throat. In the other Ma tional league game, the Pittsburg Pirates blanked the Cincinnati Reds, so, behind the seven hit pitching of Cy Blanton in a night game.
 Gomez gave up only one-hit, homer by Bob Johnson. as the Tanks beat the Athletics, 5-1. Hank Greenberg's l7th homer with a man on base helped Detroit triumph over the White Sox. Al. Cleveland POAidCd OdL ~ Illto, AlSluQLu6 IWO homers by Hal Trosky, as the h. dians shellacked the Browns, l0-3.
 Wes Terrell paid of his ex-team- mates for shipping him to Wash ington by throttling the Red Sox, 6-4. Terrell held Boston to nine hits. His single in the eighth drove in the tying and winning run. An- other run was incidental Buck Newsom, involved in the deal for Terrell, was the losing pitcher.
 YESTERDAYS HEROES-Bos- tons muchly- -maligned Bees who achieved one of the greatest feats in modern baseball by blanking Brooklyn for 30 straight innings, as result of yesterdays double shutout.