The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-21
BANTAM BATTER HITS 9TH HOMER ITO CLEAN BASES
Cleveland Leads American League; Cubs Get Hot
 Yanks Lose to Lee
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, May 21.-(UP)-The famed spirit of the Gashouse Gang Sagged to new depths today after the havoc Bill Terry's usually docile Giants created at Sportsman's park the past two days.
 Dandy Dick" Bartell, bantam rooster shortstop of the Giants, struck the lethal blow which broke the Cardinals back in yesterdays hammer and tongs battls. The 150- pound New York infielder blasted a home run off relief pitcher Lon Warneke with the bases loaded and two out to give the Giants a ninth inning triumph, 7-4.
 After Wednesdays free-for-all fight both clubs were out for blood in the deciding game of the three game sereis. The storm gathered early when Umpire George Barr chased Frankie Frisch, Cards man. ager, out of the park. The players were snapping at each other all afternoon. Once the Cards, led by Chef Dolly Stark, claimingm Fred Dizzy Dean, charged Umpire-in- die Fitzsi1nmons had committed a balk.
 Bartell's blow brought the Giants victory from the very brink of de- feat. The score was tied 2-2 in the eighth when the Giants forged ahead, 3-2, on Bartell's triple and Joe Moore's outfeild fly. Then the Cards went ahead, 4-3, on Browns single, a walk to Terry Moore and Joe Medwick's triple.
 In the ninth Ott was an easy out. Mccarthy was hti by a pitched ball. MancuSo was safe at first when Brown booted his roller. Pinch hitter Danning lined out. A wild pitch moved the two runners to third and second. George Davis batted for Fitzsimmons, and worked Weiland for a walk, filling the bases.
 Warneke, who beat the Giants on Tuesday, 4-3, came in to releive Weiland.
 But when Bartell swung it was bar the door Katy. The ball land ed in the left feild stands, and four Giant runs came in. It was Bar tells 9th homer of the season, one more than he made all last year. Pittsburgh increased its National league lead to AZ games by beat ing the Phillies, 5-2. Bill Swift held the Phils to six hits. Woody Jensen hit homer. The Chicago Cubs won their third straight by defeating Brooklyn 6-1. They made only hits off Van Mungo but one of them was a homer by Roy Par melee with two on and another by Gabby Hartnett with the bases empty. Jim Turner, Boston rookie held Cincinnati to five hits as the Bees won, Al. Vince DiMaggio hit two homers.
 Cleveland moved out in front in the American league race by wal loping the Boston Red Sox 16-5. Lyn Lary hit two triples and double to lead the Indians 21-hit attack on four or five Red Sox hurlers. Johnny Marcum went down to his 11rSC JOSS.
 Roxie Lawson Tiger youngster, became the first American league pitcher to win six games when he pitched Detroit to 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Hank Greenberg tripled to drive in two runs. Gerald Walker, who hit his 24th straight game, singled and scored the winning run on Rogelps double.
 The Chicago White Sox tri- umphed over the New York Yan- kees, 3-1, behind the three-hit pitching of Lefty Thornton Lee. Zeke Bonura hit homer; Rip Rad cliff triple and two singles. Washington won a 12-inning battle from the St. Louis Browns, 5-4, and moved into fifth place. Ossie Bluege's single drove in the winning run. It was the Senator's fourth straight victory by a one run margin.