The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-07
CIANTSKNOCK
PIRATES FROM
TOP POSITION
New Workers Hand Them
18th Straight Setback
To Lead By Game

NEW YORK, June I.--(IP)-
The Pittsburgh Pirates who had
been on top of the National
league since May 2 were Knocked
off their perch yesterday when the
New York Giants handed them
their fourth straight setback, 9-5.
Rain fell during the last four
innings of play and Commute
halt had to be called in the ninth.
Hal Schumacher who had held che
Pirates to eight hits until the de-
lay was relieved by Carl Hubbell
who retired the last two men.
Blanton. Weaver and Hovt were
reached for IL hits. including 4
home run by Gus Mancuso. The
Giants went into command Of III"
standings with full game lead.
The Chicago Cubs remained sta
tionary in third place by splitting
a double bill with the Boston
Bees. Guy Bush, former Cub,
kept ~ hits well scattered TO win
I'll for Boston in the opener.
Berger homered for the Bees.
Leroy Parmelee held the Bees
runleSS until the ninth when Gene
Moore hit n home run with mate
aboard for the Bees only runs as
the Cubs won the nightcap, 70.
Parmelee participated in ChicagO's
13-hit attack off three Boston
hurlers with circuit clout and a
single.
The st. Louis Cards took a dou-
blcheader from the Philadelphia
Phillies. winning the first game,
7-2, and being awarded the night
cap on 90 forfeit because of
continued Stalling by Philly pitch
ers in the fourth inning when it
looked like the curfew law would
stop the game before it reached
the regulation length Of four and
one-half complete innings. The
Cards were leading 70 with two
men out in the fifth when Umpire
Seiggie Sears declared the forfeit
for "dilatory tactics" The Cards
pounded out II hits while Lon
Warneke held the Pills to 10 in
the opener.
Behind the seven hit pitching of
Johnny Vandermeer the Cincin-
natl Reds had no trouble downing
the Brooklyn Dodgers, 90, after
Alex Kampouris banged a home
run with the bases loaded in the
third inning. JetfcOat was the los
ing pitcher.
The Chicago White "Sox pulled
up into a virtual deadlock for sec
ond place with Cleveland in the
American league bv licking the
Philadelphia Athletics twice, 6-l
and 6-5. Lyons held the As to
four hits in the opener and G:ec-
tive relief hurting by Clint Brown
saved the second after the Mack
men had scored three times in the
last two innings.
The leading Yankees were best
ed Sd by the Detroit Tigers. Tom
my Bridges. third Detroit pitcher
to face the YankS. drove home the
winning run in the ninth with a
single to right. Red Ruffing went
all the wav for Kew York, giving
up nine hits for his first loss. Fox
homered with two men on for De-
troit. and Joe Dimaggio delivered
round tripped with one mate
aboard for New York.
Boston and st. Louis split a
couple. the Red SoX winning the
first, 6-5, with Marcum keeping
II hits scattered and the Brownies
taking tn efnale, 80. behind the
effective eight-hit hurting of Bon
ETH.
After the Washington Senators
had won the curtain raiser, ST,
from the Cleveland Indians. rain
halted the nightcap in the second
inning with the Tribe trailing 40.
1t was the hitting and fielding of
Al Simmons that featured the
Senator victory. He saved the
game in the ninth with a leaping
noe-handed catch of Odell Hale's
liner against the left field stands,
then doubled to start a three-run
Washington rally in the 10th. He
got another two-bagger and tri-
pie in three times at bat. Weaver
was the winning pitcher; Harder,
the loser.