The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-01
CHICAGO CUBS
BACK ON TOP
PhiIlies Shut Out Pirates !;
Hadley Hurls Yanks to
Win Over Tigers

NEW 1Ohh, oepl' L. VIZ
The New York Giants were knock
ed out of the National league
lead after a one day tenure yes
terday when the st. Louis Cardi-
nals slugged out an 81 triumph.
The Chicago Cubs moved back
ahead by licking the Brooklyn
Dodgers.
Big Bob Weiland, Cardinal
southpaw, kept the nine hits wen
scattered while his mates blasted
Castleman, Brennan and Baker
for 16, including four-base wal
lops by Mize, Padgett and Mea-
wick. The Giants only run came
when Wally Berger clouted ms
18th homer of the season III 'i'e
fourth. -, o.h
Chicago scored twice in the Sth
to lick Brooklyn Az. Tex Cariec
ton, who had failed in three OF
his last four starts, went the
route for the Cubs, distributing
eight hits. With the score tied
30 in the eighth, Galan doubled,
reached third when Hassett fun,
bled Herman's grounder, and
scored on Demaree's fly. Herman
took third on urges single and
came home when Brown juggled
Cavaretta's grounder. The win
sent the Cubs a full game ahead
of the Giants in the torrid race.
Pittsburgh was shut out 80 by
the Philadelphia Phillies. Bucky
Walters gave up only five hits to
the Bulbs, the same number al
lowed by Ed Brandt. Norris Ar
novich's homer with Norris and
Martin aboard in the sixth gave
the Pills all their runs.
Danny MacFayden twirled a
three-hitter as the Boston Bees
halted the Cincinnati Reds To.
His mates reached Notify and Hal
lahan for 10, including circuit
clout by Vince DiMaggio. 1t was
MacFayden's seventh win in his
past eight starts and his 18th of
the season.
Bump Hadly held the Cleveland
Indians to eight hits in hurting
the New York Yankees to a TO
American league victory. 1t was
his fourth straight and ninth of
the season. He started shaky, the
Indians taking a three run lead
in the first three innings. Harder
held the Yanks to two hits until
the fifth when Lou Gehrig clouted
his 31st homer of the year-with
the bases loaded-and gave New
York enough runs to win. Averill
clouted a circuit smash for Cleve-
land. Hudlin, Brown and Wyatt
were found for total of IS hits
by the New York sluggers, Powell
setting the pace with three sim
giles.
Rudy York, sensational slug
ging catcher of the Detroit Ii
gers, hit two home runs to run
his total TO 10 for the month of
August, one more than Babe
Ruth's record of II set in Sep
TENDER 1927. He also got two
singles, "four-for-four" day, in
leading the Tigers to a 1913 tri-
umph over the Washington Sen
ators. He batted in seven runs
and ran his season home run total
to 80. Rome Lawson was solved
for IL hits in scoring his 18th
win.
The Chicago White Sox came
from behind to score two runs in
the ninth and nose out the Boston
Red Sox, 7-6. Jimmy FoXx had
sent Boston to a one run lead by
betting q home run with one
aboard in the first half of the final
frame. Manager Jimmy Dykes
singled home the tying run and
scored the winner on Luke Sew
ellis one-base blow. Kennedy went
the route for Chicago, giving up
II hits. The Sox got to Wilson,
McKain, Newsom and Marcum for
II, with Newsom charged with the
loss.
The st. Louis Browns nosed the
Philadelphia Athletics, 81, behind
the eight hit pitching of Elon
Hogsett in the first game of a
double-header. Sam Vests two
Dagger and Joe Vosmik's single in
the sixth broke a IL deadlock
and gave st. Louis the winning
run.
The AS triumphed in the night
cap, 7-3, Rookie Edgar Smith
scattering seven hits for his third
win. All of st. Louis's runs were
the result of homers, Hemsley
clouting one with mate aboard
in the eighth, and Cliff getting
another in the ninth.