The Washington times., 1937-08-30
GIANTS ADVANCE
ON FADING CUBS
IN SENIOR LOOP
BY PAT ROBINSON
News Service Sports Write

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NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-The
rocky road to Dublin is a smooth
oiled boulevard compared to the
bedeviled highway the Cubs are
taking on their current jaunt
through the East.
The Cubs started out jauntily
with the pennant apparently safe
in the bag. But they have been
rudely jolted hither and yon along
the road and today are clinging
to their precious lead by only two
points and with the rejuvenated
Giants pounding along neck and
neck.
The Cubs will be glad to get
home to the smooth sailing they
usually find along the BouP Mich
and where they can throw a few
monkey wrenches into the Giants
machine.
The Giants brought themselves
up to virtual tie for the lead
yesterday by knocking off the
Reds, IA, while the Cubs were
splitting a pair with the Phils.
The Phils took the opener for
their sixth straight, 10-3, at the
expense Of Bill Lee whom they
climbed aboard fro IA hits, includ-
ing two homers by Klein and one
each by Browne and Norris. The
Cubs won the nightcap, 2 to !.
Demaree's homer accounted for
both runs and the lone Philly
marker was due to another homer
by Norris. French held the Phils
to six hits while the Cubs made
but five off Lancaster and Passeau.
DODGERS VACATE
The Dodgers vacated the league
cellar in favor of the Reds by tax.
ing two from the bedraggled Pi-
rates, SIS and 6-3. Hoyt out
pitched Lucas in the first one and
Hamlin repeated against Tobin
in the second.
Big Jim Turner rang UP his
fifteenth victory when the Bees
came from behind to score twice
in the ninth for q 81 decision
over the Cards in the first game,
but the Cards came back to take
the second, 3 to 0.
A single by Catcher Ray Muel-
Ter Of the Bees was all that stood
between Ray Harreu and a spot
in baSeball'S no-hit hall of fame in
the second game. Mueller drove
the ball to left field for the only
hit off the young Card pitcher.
In the American League, the
YankS increased their lead to
121a games by knocking off the
Tigers 2 to 4 before a capacity
crowd Of 41,000 who saw Red
Ruffing register his 18th victory,
and saw Lou Gehrig hit his 30th
home run and Hang Greenberg
his 28th.
The AS who usually are lucky
to score a dozen runs in a week,
set new league record when they
scored IL runs in the first inning
Of the first game against the
White Sox. Bob johnson, who
hit his 18th and 18th homers in
this game, also set a record for
runs batted in in one inning when
he drove six across in the big
frame, his first homer with the
bases full accounting for four OF
the runs.
AS WIN 16 TO
The AS then went on to win the
game, Is to 0, as George Caster
held the sox to five hits. White.
head outpitched Kelley as the
Sox evened the day by taking the
nightcap, 5 to 3.
Buck NewSom let the Browns
down with four hits as the Red
Sox won the first game, 2 to 0,
but the Browns came back to
take the second, 8 to 3, on II hits
off McKain, Walberg and Con.
zales. Jimmy Foxx's 32d homer
was one of the eight Red Sox hits
made of Jack Knott.
The Senators and Indians also
split a pair, the Indians taking
the first, ia, to give Johnny
Allen his eighth victory without
a defeat and dropping the second,
6 to 2, when Chase held the In.
dams to five hits and the Sena.
tors put the Skids under young