The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-04
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS OWN '
 GAME MARGIN
White SOx Two Time Vic- tins of Home Run Bar
 rage; Cubs Continue
By GEORGE KIRKsEY

OASASNAS AAAAsAA0AA Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Aug. 4-(UP)-Is there anybody else in the house who wants to challenge the Yankees?
 The bold and defiant White Sox, who've been hanging on with bull dog tenacity, were in complete re- treat today before their murderous bats.
 After the shellacking they took yesterday, they may be too punch drunk to hang onto second place in the face of the rising Boston Red Sox.
 With 66,767 tans-one of the largest weekday crowds in all base ball history-looking on, the Tanks gave the White Sox a home-run party they'll never forget. When the smoke had cleared away they had blasted the White Sox to de- feat twice, 7-2 and 5-3. Only home runs counted. The Tanks only hit five of them but what home runs they were!
 Some Show!
 At the end of four hours of ding dong baseball, the Tanks had the throng loco from their dramatic dynamics.
 Imagine these things happening in one afternoon with the pennant at stake:
 Lou Gehrig, playing in his 19ooth consecutive game, hitting a 400- foot homer with two on.
 Joe Dimaggio, hot on the trail of Babe Ruth's 60-homer record, hitting No. 32 of the eason, with two on. This one was about AIS feet.
 Tony Lazzeri hit a pair of homers -one in each game-and one of them travelled over 400 feet.
 Bill Dickey crashing a 44O-foot homer into the right field stands with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and the Tanks trailing by two runs.
 Cold type can't describe the scene as the Tanks routed their nemesis, Thornton Lee, in the first game and went on to break Johnny White heads heart in the second.
 Altogether the Tanks got only l7 hits, nine off Lee and eight of Whitehead. Red Ruffing won the first game for the Tanks, No. l4 for him, and Johnny Murphy, who relieved Lefty Gomez, won the sec- ond. That is they were credited with the victories.
 Is there anybody in the house who wants to challenge the Yam kees?
 From afar, there's a weak reply:
 Save an October date for me"
 It's the Chicago Cubs. And on the very day when the Tanks beat the daylights out of their home town rivals, the Cubs rose up in the National league to emulate the Yankees. They slammed down the PhillieS, Al, and no run counted unless they were homers. Frank Demaree hit one with a man on. Gabby Hartnett and Bill Lee also hit one each and the only run made off Lee was homer by Hershel Martin.
 Both the Tanks and Cubs are 2 games on top. Only a conhagration or an epidemic can keep them from the world series.
 More Results
 In the other American league games the Red Sox beat Cleveland, 13-2, Washington nosed out the St. Louis Browns, 2-2. in a 12 inning game, and Earl Bruckers homer gave the Athletics a 2-l victory over Detroit.
 Terry Moore hit a circuit clout with two on to give the St. louis Cardinals a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bees. Chick Hafey's cingle in the 10th drove in the run by which Cincinnati handed the New York Giants their sixth defeat in the last seven games. 3-2. Pitts burgh shook down Brooklyn for a double victory, 5-4, and l0-4. Gus Suhr's single with the bases loaded in the ninth won the first game and Al Todd's two triples and a double featured the Pirates i4-hit attack in the nightcap.