The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-05
RED SOX IN 5.
STRAIGHT Wins
Challenge Runner up
Chisox; Giants Nose Out
as Cubs Lose

NEW YORK, Aug. 5. (UP).-
The Boston Red SoX scored their
seventh and eighth consecutive
victories Wednesday to climb
within a game of second place in
the American league.
The Sox defeated the Cleve-
land Indians, SO and 6-5, to chal-
lenge the runnerup Chicago
White Sox who lost their third
straight and dropped eight games
behind the leading Yankees yes
terday.
The Indians made five errors
which Boston coupled with II
hits, including Jimmy FoXX'S 9th
homerun, to win the opener. Each
side used three pitchers with Wal
berg the winner; Galehouse the
loser. Manager Joe Cronin'S two
Dagger with two men. on base in
the ninth, drove in the tying and
winning runs of the nightcap.
Jake Powell hit single with
the bases loaded in the ninth to
give New York a 1919 decision
over Chicago. Home runs &C
counted for seven Yankee runs
when Bill Dickey connected for
his second four-bagger in two
days with the bases loaded, and
Lou Gehrig cracked out his 23rd
round-tripper of the season with
a pair of mates aboard, Johnny
Murphy who became the fourth
New York hurler of the game
when he replaced Wicker in the
eighth was credited with his sec.
ond victory in as many days and
his 10th of the year. Singles by
Dimaggio and Gehrig and an in
territorial pass to Dickey set the
stage for Powell's hit.
The Detroit Tigers outslugged
the Philadelphia Athletics, II,
for their first win in their last
seven starts. The Bengals collect
ed II safeties off Kelley, Tube
vile and Thomas. including cir
cult clouts by York and Rogell.
Werber hit one for Philadelphia.
Coffman, first of three Detroit
hurlers, was the winner; Kelley
the loser.
The st. Louis Browns defeated
the Washington Senators, 5-3,
when Harry Davis connected for
a triple with the bags crowded in
the sixth. Oral Hildebrand went
the route, giving up eight hits one
less than collected by the Browns
off Deshong and Cohen.
The National league leading
Chicago Cubs lost, 2-l, to the
Philadelphia Phillies when they
were held to seven we'll scattered
hits by Wayne Lancaster. 1t re-
duced their margin to six games.
The only run off Lancaster came
when Demaree clouted for the
Circuit in the sixth. The Phils got
off to a lead in the second inning
when Camilli singled and scored
on Scharein's double. Johnny
Moore's homer off Larry French
in the fourth proved to be the
winning tally.
The second-place Giants nosed
out the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, be-
hind Harry Gumbert's seven hit
pitching. 1t broke a five-game
losing streak. A two-rhn burst
| in the seventh proved to be the
tying and winning markers. Rip
pie and Leslie singled, then an
| intentional pass loaded the bags.
Derringer replaced Schott and
Ripple tailed on Ryan's infield
out, and Leslie came home when
Riggs fumbled Gumbert's ground
err.
The Brooklyn Dodgers were
outslugged but came out on the
long end of 1917 shore with the
Pittsburgh Pirates. The Dodgers
were outhit l7-l5, but punched
theirs better, making three runs
at whack in the third, fourth
and ninth innings. Pittsburgh
left l3 men stranded on the base
paths. Lavagetto and brack hon.
cred for Brooklyn; Handley for
Pittsburgh. Buddy Hassett paced
the Dodger attack with four hits
in five trips-triple, double and
two singles. The Pirates used six
pitchers in an attempt to stop
the avalanche, with the loss
charged to Brandt. Fitzsimmons,
who subsequently gave way to
Henshaw and Lindsey was the
winner.
Trailing four runs in the last
half of the ninth, the st. Louis
Cards blasted Lou Fette, ace of
the Boston Bees pitching staff,
from the mound, and scored five
runs to win, 7-6. All the runs
were scored with two out. Terry
Moore walked, Johnny Mize sin
gled, Medwick doubled, Padgett
singled, Pepper Martin walked,
and Manager frankie Frisch,
pinch-hitting TO rCatcher Owen,
cracked out single, driving in
the tying and winning runs. Guy