The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-27
GIANTS GAIN STRANCLE HOLD
 ON N. |. FLAG
ChiOzza's Homer Gives Champs 4-Game Lead;
 Cubs Lose to Cards
By LESLIE AVERY

Limited Press Stan COFregpOndent)
 New York, Sept. 27. (UP)-The New York Giants were in Q position today to coast to the National league pennant and bive New York its second straight subway SerieS'' and Its fifth in history.
 With a four game lead, Memphis Bill Terry's gang only has to play a little better. than 800 ball and win six out of their last Il to clinch the flag even should the second place Chicago Cubs triumph in all of their remaining seven. Tn that case the final standings would be:
 New York ........ 95 59 .6l7 Chicago .......... 94 60 .610
 An immediate obstacle in the Giants path is a schedule calling for four consecutive double-headerS beginning today. Terry plans to send Hubbell and Smith against the BoS- ton Bees today. They play another pair with the eBes tomorrow and twin-bills with Philadelphia Wed- nesday and Thursday.
 The Giants increased their margin a half game by nosing out the Brooklyn Dodgers while the Cubs divided a twin-bill with St. Louis yesterday. ,
 Lou Chio5za rapped out a ninth inning homer to give New York a 4-3 decision. Rookie Cliff Melton who went to the mound in the n1id- ale of the eighth inning, following Schumacher and Brennan, received credit for his 18th victory.
 A four run rally in the ninth sent Chicago to a 6-5 defeat in the open- ing game against St. Louis. Bre-. mer's double, singles by Terry, Moore and Stu Martin and a walk to Johnny ,Mize sent one run across and loaded the bags, setting the stage for Joe Medwick's two-bagger which cleaned the sacks and ended the game. A six run assault in the second game gave the Cubs an 6-5 decision although they were outhit 13-12. Mize hit pair of home runs and Medwick clouted one. The Sec- ord game was called because of darkness at the end of the eighth.
 Pittsburgh scored its 18th and 18th straight victories over Cincinnati, 5-4 and 2-1.
 Boston, weakest hitting club in the circuit, came to life and smash ed out g hits for 8 total of 37 bases to overwhelm Philadelphia 17-3. Cuccinello hit two home runs and Rookie Pitcher Shoffner got one. English led the hit parade with five safeties in seven trips.
 The New York Yankees, with the American league pennant already theirs, lost 7-2 to the Boston Red Sox, but their leading margin was increased half game to IA as De- troit dropped a pair to Cleveland. Jack Wilson held New York to six hits while Sox batsmen reached Hadley and Andrews for nine, in- cluding homers by Foxx and Gaffke.
 Johnny Allen, who hasn't lost a game all season, scored his 14th con- secutive win for Cleveland, beating Detroit 9-3 in the opener. Bob Teller outpitched Tommy Bridges In the five hits while his mates raked Ten nessee Tommy for l2. Teller famed 10; Bridges 6.
 Chicago pulled within 2 1-2 games of the second place Tigers by taking two from t. Louis, 4-3 and Al. Phil- adelphia scored three runs in the ninth and battled Washington to an Thinning 7-7 tie, ended by darkness.
 YESTERDAYS HERO: Lou Chi- ozza, newly converted New York Giant outfielder and .240 hitter. who clouted a ninth inning home run to give the Giants strangle hold on the National league pen- nant