The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29
SCHEDULE SOFT
 FOR GIANTS IN NEXT 2 WEEKS
Great Three-Way Baseball Battle Raging-Yanks
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By CEORGE KIRKSEY


 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, June 29-CUP)-The National league pennant race sizzled at white heat today with the Cubs, Cardinals and Giants at each others throats in a mid late June dash to be ahead on the traditional July halfway mark.
 Actually the three clubs are tied for the lead, only difference in the number of games played placing the Cubs on top, the Cards econd and the Giants third. Chicago has played one more game than St. Louis ad won it-that gives theCubS a 1-2 game lead New York has played one more game than Chicago and lost it-that puts the Giants 8 1-2 game back of the pace.
 The hottest spot in the race today is Sportsman's park, St. Louis, where the Cards and Cubs open three game series and hand-to-hand skirmish for the lead. Lon Warneke, winner of eight out of 10 games and an ex-Cub, was lated to oppose Clay (Curly-Hair) Bryant, who graduated from the relief ranks this season and now leads the league with six victories against one defeat. In his last start against the Cards Bryant licked Dizzy Dean, 6-3.
 Yesterday was an off-day for all ma jor league clubs. In the Hull the three pilots of the National league contenders commented:
 Bill Terry, Giants: We're in a great spot if we can take advantage of it."
 Charlie Grimm, Cubs: "Donner and Blitz. Those Brooklyns." Frankie Frisch, Cardinals: "The Gashouse Gang never quits"
 Terry was speaking specifically about the schedule which heavily favors the Giants for the next two weeks. The Giants next II games are with the weaker eastern clubs. The Cubs, during the same time, have fine games with the Cards and six with the Pirates. And the Cards have five with the Cubs and six with the Reds.
 Another reason for Terry's enthu- siasm is the double comeback of Carl Hubbell and Met Ott. Hubbell came out of his slump and licked the Cubs and Cards in the two best games pitched by the New York hurler in the west. Ott, who went west hitting .197, came back batting .243. He belted six homers in the west and isn't to be monkeyed with by any pitcher.
 Herr Grimm couldn't find a good American exclamation for his thoughts after what the Dodgers did to the Cubs at Wrigley field so he reached in his German vocab- ulary and exclaimed, Bonner und blitz (thunder and lightning)." The Cubs were rolling along in high, with six out of eight against the east and then the Dodgers exploded in their faces, winning three straight. Nobody now with Brook lyn ever remembers winning series from the Cubs at Wrigley field. You have to go all the way back to Uncle Wilbert Robinson's regime for that.
 The Cubs, loaded with pitchers, and leading the league in hitting, however, seem to be the solid team equipped to survive a temporary slump.
 AS for the Cardinals, the Giants proved once again that if you stop Medwick and Dean you've got St.. Louis cornered. The Cards have to win with Dizzy in the box and Med- wick has to carry the teams attack. Mize, the No. 2 hitter, can't carry the offensive load when Medwick isn't hitting.
 The Yankees, 2h games on top in the American league, are count ing on increasing their advantage during the next week. While the Tanks are engaging the Athletics the next three days, the White Sox and Tigers will be cutting each others throats in battle for second place. The only blue note in the Yankee picture is the fact that Monte Pearson, winner of five games againset no defeats, again has sore arm. Meantime, the Tanks keep rolling along regardless of who does the pitching.