The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-01
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4 GAME LEAD
Cubs Top Cards to Cling to
Top With a 2O-Hit
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NEW 1OKh, July l. NUf -
Lefty Gomez yesterday pitched
his best game of the year, allow
ing one hit, to give the New York
Yankees 81 verdict overs the
Philadelphia Athletics.
Gomez's Southpaw SlantS had
their old-time zip, and he missed
baseball'S immortal hall of fame
for no-hit pitchers when Bob
Johnson cracked a hOme-run. his
tenth this season, in the fifth
Lefty famed seven and walked
only two in scoring his ninth win.
The Yanks got eight hits of
Thomas with Catcher Bill Dickcy
setting the pace with 4 double
and two singles. The win increas-
ed New York's American League
lead to four games.
The second place Chicago White
SoX's winning streak was stopped
at seven when they were defeat
ed, Al, by the Detroit Tigers
Tommy Bridges gave up but hVe
hits. Frank Grecnberg hit his l1th
home run of the year III the SKIN
with Geminger on base. thornton
Lee was solved for eight hits by
the Tigers.
The Cleveland Indians bonn
boarded the st. Louis Browns for
II hits, including two home runs
by Hal Trosky, to win 1913. Mel
Harder kept 10 hits scattered to
win.
Coming from behind with a
three-run bursc in the eighth the
Washington Senators defeated the
Boston Red SoX, "a. Yves FelTell
distributed nine hits TO defeat his
former teammates. Buck New
som, ex-senator traded for Fer
rell, was solved for only eight in
losing Foxx homered for Boston.
The Chicago Cubs clung 10
thier half game National League
lead by topping the st. Louis Car
dinals, "a, trailing by two runs
in the sixth, the Cubs blasted
Lon Warncke. for four runs. and
never were headed. Home runs by
Galan and Hartnett in that frame
climaxed Chicago's 2O-hit attack.
Charley Root, fourth Cub mounds
man, was the winning pitcher. 1t
was the second relief role in two
days for the 37-year-old veteran.
After dropping his last two
starts Clydell Castleman pitched
the second place New York Giants
to q 7-2 decision over the Phila-
delphia Phillies. Until the seventh
he allowed only one. hit---a home
run by Atwood-and he gave up
but four safeties over the full
distance. A five run assault in
the fifth on six hits, including
Dick BartelPs 18th circuit blow,
assured the Giants of victory. La
master, first of three Philadelphia
hurlerS, was the loser. ... .. '
The Boston Bees scored their
third straight shutout over the
Brooklyn Dodgers when they won
both ends of dOubleheader.
Scores were 10 and 10. EX-Giant
Frank Gabler doled out four hits
to beat Van Mungo in the opener,
and the veteran, Guy Bush, went
the route in the nightcap, allow
ing but five safeties. The Bees
scored the only run of the curtain
raiser in the first inning when
Cuccinello's infield out allowed
WarStler to come home from
third. Boston got to Fitzsimmons,
Hensaw and Jeffcoat for seven
hits in the nightcap, including a
two-bagger by Bush which came
in the second inning with the bias.
es loaded and started the Bees
off to a three-run lead.
In a night game at Cincinnati
the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated
the Cincinnati Reds 60, to pull
up within a half game of the third
place st. Louis Cardinals.
Cy Blanton scattered seven hits
to score his fourth Shutout Of the
season. Lefty GrisSom famed Lee
and the Waner brothers in the
first inning to run his string to
2S Scoreless pitched innings, but
the Pirates ended the streak in
the second when Vaughan walked
and tailed on Suhrs double. A
pair of singles and two doubles
were assembled in the sixth when
the Pirates pushed four runs
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