The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-06-25
RED SOX WIN
SIN9STARTS
Senator'S Make 1t Five
Straight; Bees Outhit
But Break Jinx

NEW YORK, June %. (UP)-
The New York Yankees pulled
out three games ahead in the
American league race yesterday
by coming from behind to defeat
the st. Louis Browns, 90.
The Browns raked Hadley for
six runs in the first three frames,
but the Yankees shelled Elon Hog
sett from the mound with a three
run burst in the third. With the
score tied at 6-6, George Shell
kirk hit his 14th homer Of the
year in the seventh. Dickey's ninth
round tripper came in the eighth
with a mate aboard to put the
game on ice. The Yanks outhit
the Browns, 1873.
The second place Detroit Tigers
were BANKED 90 by the Boston
Red Sox. 1t was the eighth win
in nine starts for Boston. and the
third straight for the veteran
Lefty Grove who scattered nine
safeties. The Sox Knocked Elden
Auker from the box with six runs
in the second inning, and scored
three more off relief hurler Coff-
man in the sixth. Cronin's home
run was among - Boston hits.
Chicago's White Stockings
climbed within a game of the Iig-
crs with their third straight VIC
tory. TO. over the Philadelphia
Athletics. 1t was the 10th loss
in a row for the Mackmcn. Thorn,
ton Lee distributed IL hits, and
the Sox assured him of victory IN
the first inning when they tailed
three times on two walks and
four hits, including Krcevich'S
triple. The AS ended a string OF
26 scoreless innings when a walk
to Bob Johnson with the bases
loaded forced run in the third.
Fifth straight triumph was Scor-
cd by Washington's Senators, 81,
over the Cleveland Indians. Inc
Senators reached three TrDc
moundsmen for Ia hits while
Monte Weaver was holding CleVc-
land batsmen to eight.
Chicago's Cubs had to come
from behind three times to defeat
the New York Giants and main,
tain their lead in the National
league. The Cubs won lO-5; WIN
the count tied at 5-5, Chicago
scored the winning run in the
seventh when Herman walked
went TO second on a sacrifice by
Collins, and continued on to third
when the Giants left the base UNI
Guarded. Chiozza raced back TO
his position, but Whitehead threw
the ball over his head and Her
man scored. Clay Bryant, who
held the Giants to four hits after
relieving Larry French in the
fourth. was the winning pitcher.
Herman homered for Chicago;
OFT and Berger for New YORK
The St. Louis Cardinals kept
within a game of the Cubs by
walloping the Brooklyn Dodgers
1873. Weiland scattered IL mus
to the Dodgers and the Cards got
ID off Farmhouse and JeffGoat'
Seven of st. Louis safe wallopS
came in the eighth when they eli
NAKED the attack with SIX runs.
Ending an 1l-game losing
streak, the Boston Bees won 9-6'
from the Pittsburgh Pirates, al
though outhit 1912. The. Bees
however, punched theirs in the
first three innings, scoring eignt
times. It was a five-run assault
in the third that drove Bill swift
from the mound and cost him the
loss. Lou Fette went the distance
for Boston. 18th
The Cincinnati Reds took sixth
place by defeating the Phiiadel-
phia Phillies, Cd. Paul Derringef
held the Phils to seven hits. put
had to be rescued in the eighth
after giving up two runs. GrisScm
stoned the rally, allowing no h'tS
the rest of the way. Johnson ana
Passeau were solved for nine safe-
ties by the Reds, including Tour
hoogers nv Hafey and Myers.