The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-07-22
CUBS LENCTHEN LEAD TO TWO FULL
GAMES BY DOUBLE WIN OVER PILLS
AS LOVELY REDS DEFEATED GIANTS
YANKEES ALSO PULL AHEAD
ANOTHER CONTEST WHEN
THEY DOWN BROWNS AS
cHIsox LOSE TO MATS
6speelaI Is The Citlzen1


NEW YORK. July ~ Chicago
Cubs pulled ahead a game and a
half Yesterday afternoon in the
National League pennant race as
they took both ends DE a double
header from philadelphia Phillies,
4 to and to 0, while New York
Giants were losing to Cincinnati
Reds, 6 to 5. The double victory,
coupled with the Giant loss, puts
the Bruins two full games in
front.
A home run by Dolph Camilli,
his 18th of the season, accounted
for the Pills lone run of the twin
bill. The Windy City Tribe took
tIe lead in the first inning of the
opening contest on Jim Collins
18th four-bagger and they new
er reIinquished the lead. In the
nightcap, the league-laders got at
Jorgens for four runs in the first
three innings and sent him to the
showers. Steady pitching and
timely hitting were the important
factors in the Cubs twin victory.
Big Bill Lee held the Pills to eight
safeties in the opener and Larry
French twirled six-hit ball in the
final contest.
Errors contributed greatly to
the defeat of the Giants by the
Reds. Taslin, shortstop for the
New Workers. miscued three times,
and Chiozza end Leslie committed
one each The Giants outhit the
G'ncy team, 10 to 8. And they
lost despite the fact Whitehead
and Moore connected for home
runs. Goodman hit round-trip-
per for the Reds, who sewed the
game up in the fifth frame with
a five-run rally after scoring .
lone marker in the second stan.
"a, which was scored by v. Davis
on an error by Chiozza. The
Giant run in their half of the same
frame came in by an error, Berger
scoring after Hafey's miscue.
iFetts and Lanning were too
much for st. Louis Cardinals as
Boston Bees downed them twice
yesterday afternoon, to / and
2 to 1. Blake. recently acquired
by the Redbirds, gave Fette q
hard fight in the opening contest.
They battled on even terms, ] to
Il for eight frames, but in the
last half of the ninth, the Bees
put over four runs. Blake struck
out four and Fette, three Dizzy
Dean and Lanning hooked up in
the nightcap, but Lanning hand,
cuffcd the Cards with just two
hits, one a triple by Mize. The
Fees scored all their runs, two, in
the third canto. Both hurIers
struck out two batters. II was
Deans eighth loss of the season.
Jeeffcoat was in power yester-
day and so Brooklyn Dodgers
shutout Pittsburgh Pirates, 8 to o.
The Dodger hurler allowed but
four hits as he struck out seven
battcrs and walked only one. L.
Waner nicked Jeffeoat for two
Of n four hits. Hassett and
Winsett. Of the Dodgers, each col
lected two doubles apiece.
New York Yankees increased
their lead TO seven and half
games By downing st. Louis
Browns. 6 to 3. while Washington
Senators defeated Chicago White
Sox. to 8.
Powell led the Yankees attack
on Koupal with three hits, two Of
which were doubles. DiMaggio.
Dickey and Heinrich also knocked
ora i two-bagger each. Heinrich
and Crosetti hit home runs for the
New Workers and Vosmik for the
Browns.
While Deshong was holding the
Chisox to six hits, the Mats pound
Ed Dietrich and Cain for twelve
safeties Six Of the Senators
runs were scored in the first three
frames off Dietrich.
Cleveland Indians downed the
Iucklass Philadelphia Athletics
twice. to and to Z. Both
teams hi hard in both games
Bob Feller got credit for winning
The opener lie went in as re
lief hnrier after two other pitchers
had failed, Moses and Nelson Of
the As Knocked out home runs in
the initial contest
Boston Red Sox swamped De-
troit Tigers. 10 To s. lefty Grove
WAS on the moand for The Sex, al
lowing 10 sageties. ghe same num-
Der his teammates cot off Bridges
and Gin Jimmy Foxx hit tNo
four-baggcrs for the yiet0rs. ENfsy
struck out six batters aud walked
bet enc.
Thu summaries:
National League
Frat Game
AZ Philadelphia r. n. e
Chicago 10