The times-news., 1937-06-14
GIANTS, CUBS
Twice swap
z TOP RUNGS
Twin Win Of Chisox Boosts
Their Position Of
Runner-up

NEW YORK, June If. (UP)-
The New York Giants were knock
ed out Of the National league lead
temporarily when they dropped
the first game of a doub!e-header
to the Cincinnati Reds Sunday,
but they surgcd back TO the top
by winning the nightcap.
A small Sunday Polo grounds
crowd Of 26,S0l saw Cincinnati's
Ray Pcaches) Davis turn back
the New Workers. with four hits
and n 81 victory in the opener.
The Reds combed a quartet OF
Giant hurlerS for 10 hits, four of
them by Lew Riggs who had per
feet day at bat, and another a
homer by Alex Kampouris. his
11th of the year which tied Dickie
Bartcll for the league round-trip
leadership.
Clydell Castlcman held the Reds
to eight hits for rhc Giants 81
triumph in the second, but Kam-
pouris banged another homer to
take rndisputcd lead of that de-
partmcnt.
The Chicago Cubs marched to
rne head Of the standings when
they knocked over the Philadcl-
phia Phillies, 1913, in the opener
Of their double matinee, but were
dislodgcd when they dropped the
finale. A-3. The Cubs rang out ~
hits including homcrS by Herman,
Collins and O'Dca to win the
opcning batf2st. Chuck Klcin'S
third home run Of the year, COM
ING in the eighth with two mates
aboard, gave the PhiIs the second
game.
st. Louis moved into third
place, topping the Boston Bees
twice, 6-2, and 10, before 4l,Oig
paid customers, largest crowd OF
the Boston season. Southpaw Bob
Wciland scattered eight hits to
win the opener, and Dizzy Dean
turned in another Of his best ct-
forts in the second, allowing but
five sarccics to score his ninth VIC
tory of the year. Lou Fcttc look
cd good in losing this game, how
ever, giving up but eight hits.
The lone run came in the second
when Bordagaray, who singled al
ter Mizc had famed, raced to
third on Durochcr's single and
scored when Ogrodowski tapped
TO Fertc. Lou tried for a double
play instead of trying to stop the
run. but Durochcr hit second base
safely.
The Pittsburgh Pirates who
were knocked out of first place
last Sunday after leading the
league more than n month, sank
to fourth when they were stop
ped in both ends of a doublehead-
or with the Brooklyn Dodgers
Van Mungo limited the Bucs to
seven hits in winning Che opener,
60. and fat Freddie FitzSimmons
dolcd out but five safeties in win
ming the second. Al. 1t was Fltz-
Simmons debut appearance for
Brooklyn after II straight seasons
with the Giants. lIeinie Manush
hit safely in both games to run
his hitting streak to II straight IN
winning the first, Mungo recorded
his fourth straight triumph ana
his eighth of the year.
In the American league, the
leading Yankees bumped the st.
Louis Browns, 16-9, but their sec
ond game ended in an 8-8 tie, be-
ing called at the end of the llth
to allow the New Workers to
catch a train.
The Yankees had to come from
behind three times before they
won the first encounter with a
scvcn-run attack off three pitch.
ers in the ninth. Tony Lazzeri
climaxed the burst, hitting hom-
cr with two on. =,
Joe Di Maggie saved the last
game, hitting home runs in the
seventh and ninth to tic the score.
A twin win by the Chicago
White SoX sent them back to
within half game of the lead.
They defeated the Washington
Senators. 9-I, and 3D.. Bonura,