The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-08-02
CHICAGO CUBS HOLD
COMMANDING LEAD
In NATIONAL RACE
MINUS SEVERAL REGULARS,
GIANTS BOWED TO BRUINS
IN ELEVEN INNINGS; RED
BIRDS SPLIT TWIN BILL
lspeclaI to The CitIEenl

cago Cubs now hold command
ing lead in the National League
pennant race over second-place
New York Giants. Defeating the
New Workers yesterday afternoon
in eleven innings, the Bruins in
erased the margin to six full
games. Yesterdays victory made
it a clean sweep for the Windy
City Tribe of the three-game Sc
ries with the invading Giants.
Even Carl Hubbell, who went the
route Saturday, failed to stop the
on-rushing Cubs.
Root and French were on the
mound for Chicago, holding the
crippled Giants, who are minus
of several of their regulars, to
six safetfes. The league-leaders
garnered IL hits off Melton. Fl
nal score was 5 to 4. a
Pittsburgh Pirates now have a
half-game lead for third place over
the Redbirds by virtue of their
victory with Boston Bees, while
the Cards split a twin bill with
the Dodgers.
Both teams used two mounds
men. The Buccos collected 10
safe flows to 10 for the light-hit-
ting Bees, winning 8 to 4. The
Pirates miscued twice.
Jerome Dizzy Dean, making
his first appearance on the mound
for quite a while, was sent to the
showers in the opening game of
the doubleheader between st.
Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn
Dodgers, which the latter club
won, z to 8. Meanwhile, Hamlin
and Hoyt held the Redbirds to
seven hits.
In the nightcap, Warneke went
the route for the Gashousa Gang,
and although he was nicked for
IL bingles, he kept them well
scattered as his teammates went
on to 2 to 1 victory.
Philadelphia Phillies and Gin
cinnati Reds divided ouble bar
rell affair. The club from the
City of Brotherly Love bowed to
Lee Grissom in the opening fracas,
5 to l, despite the fact that their
huiler, MulcGhy. twirled a seven
hit game. In the final contest,
the Phils edged out the Reds, 3 to
2, behind excellent pitching by
Passeau, Who gave Up only five
safeties.
New York Yankees lead was
cut to five games, although they
defeated St. Louis Browns, IA to
5. This was due to the twin vic
tory by the determined Chicago
White Sox over the helpless Phil
adelphia Athletiis.
Murdeiers' Row pounded out
II hits off three Brown hurlers
in accomplishing their one-sided
decision over st. Louis.
Washington Senators were
downed easily by Cleveland In
dams. IL to 2. Bob Teller went
the route for the Tribe. getting
his first good breaks since pitch
ing in the American League.
The Mats used four pitchers in
a vain attempt to stop the Indians,
who poled out IA safeties. Each
team committed two errors.
The Athletics scored three
runs in each of their games with
the Chisox, but Chiacgo went them
one better in the initial fracas
land two better in the nightcap.
Caster held the Sox to seven hits in
the first contest but made use of
three errors by the As. Chicago
had it pretty easy in the final
setto behind four-hit bali by Die
trich and Kennedy. Ross held the
runners-up to eight safeties.
Boston Red Sox defeated the
slipping Detroit Tigers, IL to 4. in
the first game Of their twin bill,
and held them to ire. TO 2. in
the nightcap, after ten innings
were played. The game was called
on account o. darkness. The
Tigers secured bat seven hits in
each of their games.
The summaries:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago R. H. f.