The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-20
white WASHED,
AS STILL LEAD
Walker Hits in e Straight
Games;, Pirates Lose
But Keep Lead

NEW YORK, May 20. (UP)-
The Philadelphia Athletics chung
to their American league lead by
nine percentage points last night
after being whitewashed % by the
Detroit Tigers yesterday.
The AS could not reach Tommy
Bridges whose fast-breaking curve
ball was touched for only five
hits. 1t was Tommy's third win in
five starts. Charley Gehringer pac-
ed the Tiger l2-hit assault with
a brace of two-baggers and SIM
gle. Gerry Walker ran his consec-
utive game hitting streak to 20
with a double and single. Thomas,
who gave up eight of the saferles
in the six innings he lasted, was
the losing hurler.
The Washington Senators turn
ed in their third straight win,
9-S, finally subduing ninth IN
ming rally after the st. LOUIS
Browns scored five runs. 1t was
the fifth victory in six starts Tor
Washington. The Senators reach
cd four St. Louis hurlers for Is
hits. Chapman and Simmons get
ting four each. Buck Newsom
held the Browns to three runs UNI
MI the ninth when he weakened
Cascarella halted the st. Louis
rally after being touched for one
hit.
Chicago at New York and
Cleveland at Boston were ralned
out.
Pittsburgh's Pirates lost, "a, to
the Philadelphia Phillies, but
their National league lead OF
three and one-half games remain
ed intact due to the Al defeat
handed the second place st. LOUIS
Cardinals by the New YORK
Giants.
Bucky Walters scattered nine
hits to down the pace settlers. The
Pills got away to an early lead
scoring twice in the first inning
and once in the fifth, but then
two final markers in the nintn
were the big ones. Dolph Camili1
stole home on Pitcher Mace
Browns windup for what proved
70 be the deciding tally because
the Pirates threatened with q
two-run burst in the last half OF
the ninth. Brandt was the losing
pitcher. 49,,
The Giants climbed to within a
game and half of second place
bv winning a free-for-all game
with the Cards. It marked a vic
tory for Carl Hubbell over DIZZY
Dean. 1t also gave Carl his 22nc
consecutive National league win
and his sixth straight this season
II was Deans second defeat II
seven starts. .
A free for all fight broke out
in the ninth with both teams, ush'
ers, and fans mixing it in before
police restored order. CatcherS
for the teams, Manchuso of the
Giants and Owen of the Cards
were baniShed from the game.
Ducky Medwick homered &c
give Dean a one-run lead in the
second. which Dizzy held unit
the sixth when the Giants scored
three times. Whitehead singled
and was sacrificed to second D!
Hubbell. Umpire Barr called
balk on Dean and Whitehead
went to third. Pepper Martin thei
dropped BartelPs fly, and Chioz
"a and Joe Moore followed WITT
singles. The fight broke out wher
Jim Ripple was called safe or
a close play at first when the
Giants scored their final run II
the ninth. ... b.. $500.
The Chicago Cubs moved into
the first division of the league
with a 81 victory over the Brook
lyn Dodgers. Tex Carleton scat
tered six hits to win. After botf
teams had tailed once in the hrst
the Cubs scored the deciding runs
in the fifth when Frey tripled
Collins and Demaree singled and
Hack drove long fly to the out
field. Eisenstadt, who pitched the
first seven innings and allowed
all of the Cubs hits, was the los I'
Ell. .-. go.
Boston and Cincinnati, We're to
meet in q night game. l,I -.
Lou Gette bested Johnny Van.
dermeer in a pitchers duel under
the arcs at Crosley field at Gin
cinnati, hurting four-hit ball to