The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-02
SUDDEN DRIVE
 OF HUB CLUB
 SURPRISES ALL.
Fine Pitching Won Five Games This Week; Der.
 ger Wins for Giants
BY GEORGE KTRKsEY


 United Press StafR COrrespOndent)
 New York, July 2.-(UP)-Al- though the Chicago Cubs slammed down the St. Louis 0ashouse Gang three times hand-running and the New York Yankees blasted out their 18th triumph in their last 15 games the headline news today in baseball Is that the Boston Bees are careen- ing along at the most amazing clir in years. {
 The Bees have clicked off six straight and climbed to within one game of fifth place. Only last Monday the Bees were in the cellar No one dreamed they would ever get out of last place, but a pitch- ing miracle happened to Boston.
 Six Boston pitchers went to the well and every one brought back q full bucket of water. Danny Mac- Fayden beat the Reds, 8-2., Jim Tur- ner did 1t, l0-5, Lou Fette stopped the Dodgers To. Frank Gabler did 1t by the same score. Guy Bust, beat Brooklyn, To. Then JQhr Lanning turned the trick yesterday Al.
 Slick Stuff
 Tn snuffing out the Dodgers foul straight times the Bees pitchers blanked the Dodgers for 36 consecu- tive innings. The record is 56 made by Pittsburgh in 1903. The next longest string is q by Cleveland ir 1903. But both were before the lively ball era.
 In the Brooklyn series the Bostor pitchers allowed a total of l9 hit; in 30 innings (the first game went i2 frames) or less than one hit every two innings.
 Pitching for the Bees is no easy trick. The Bees club batting av. craze is .246, lowest in either major league. The only 300 hitter on the club Is Gilbert English.
 Imagine pitching for a club that has an outfield batting considerably less than .270-0arms .270, Moore .26i, Johnson .246 and DiMaggit .237.
 One of the main factors in the Bees great record against Brooklyn was Al Lopez, who formerly caught for the Dodgers and knows every hitter's weakness. The fiery little Spaniard from Tampa gets con- siderable personal satisfaction every time the Bees lick the Dodgers ant they've done 1t eight out of nint times this season.
 Rip Collins. traded away by tn, Cards last winter, was the big gur in the Cubs third straight victor, over the 0ashouse boys, 6-3, Collini drove in four runs, hitting homer with two on and c double. Bill Le' went the route, scattering 10 hits Manager Frisch and Capt. Durochel were tossed out of the park by Um. pire Dolly Stark. It was the Cards fifth straight loss, and dropped them Into a tie with the idle Pirates for third place.
 Berger's Bat
 The Giants stayed ,s-game be- hind the Cubs by beating tho Phil lies in the ninth, s-6, making eight hits good for eight runs. After two were out in the ninth Pinch- hitter Wally Berger hit a homer off Syl Johnson. who had just rec placed Bucky Walters, to win the game.
 The Yankees won a costly victory over the Athletics, i2.7, holding their four. game lead. George Sel- kirk, who is hitting .344. fell while catching a fly and injured his col- lar bone. He probably will be out 10 days or longer. Jake Powell hit e homer and three singles to lead the Tanks attack.
 The White Box slugged four De- troit pitchers for 20 hits and e iS.s victory. Washington nosed out the Red Sox 3-2, as Jimmy Deshong won his seventh game. Travis dou- ble and R. Ferrells single won the game.
 No other games were played.
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