The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-13
CUBS STILL
TRAIL GIANTS
Both Split Double Headers
Sunday; Yanks, Senator'S
Split Twin Bill

NEW YORK. Sept. Is. CUP.
The New York Giants renamed
game and a half ahead OF the
Chicago Cubs in the National lea
que penant chase last n'ght as
each team divided Sunday dou-
ble-headerS.
The Giants licked the Boston
Bees, 81 behind the five-hlt hurl-
inc Of rookie Cliff Melton in the
opener, only to be stopped Cd IN
the nightcap. II was Notions
18th victory of the season. he
bested Lou Fette who was charg-
ed with his seventh defeat. 4
walk, singles by Mccarthy and
Whitehead and Joe Moore'S dou-
bles gave the Giants all of their
runs in the second inning OF the
first game.
Jim Turner was the winning
piteher in the nightcap. but he
was batted from the box with
four-run Giant burst in the eighth
and Hutchinson and Shoffner had
10 come to his rescue. The Giants
outhit the Bees 1879, but couldn't
bunch them as effectively.
Larry French hurled four-hlt
ball to give the Cubs SO shut
out over Pittsburgh, but the Pr
rates came back to win az be-
hind the seventh pitching OF jim
Tobin in the aftermath. Linus
Frey, with a triple and two SIM
giles, paced the nine-hit cub at
tack off Lucas and Brown IN the
first game. Frank Demaree bat
ted in three runs with pair OF
singles. Padden got four singles
in the second game in which Lee
and Root were solved for nine by
Pirate batSmen.
Philadelphia and Brooklyn also
divided, the Philles rallyng' for
two runs in the 10th inning to
win the opener. AS, and the
Dodgers .retaliating 9-5 IN the
windup. Wayne Lancaster kept
eight hits scattered in the first
game, winning when Johnny
Moore drove in a brace OF runs
with his extra-inning single. Joe
Strip pinch-t a triple for run
n the Dodger 10th, but the rally
fell a run short. The Dodgers
walloped Johnson and Jorgens
for l3 hits in the finale.
In the first game of a twin bill,
the Cincinnati Reds scored five
runs in the eighth to defeat the
st. Louis Cardinals, 1917. Out
hit, 1873, the Reds punched their
safeties effectively with Card en-
rors. The Cards lost the services
of Catcher Mick Owen who retir-
ed with a broken third finger on
his right hand after trying 10 stop
a foul tip off the bat of lval
Goodman in the eighth.
The Cardinals came back to
score a 20 shutout in the wind
up, Bob lefty Weiland best
ing the Reds ace rookie south
paw, Lee Grissom. Each gave up
FIVE hits, and pitched scorelessly
until the seventh when the Red
birds scored their first run, which
proved to be. the winner.
III THE SliSllNdi ASoSNN WIN
New York Yankees and Washing
ton Senators split pair by
identical scores 2-l. Ken Chase
bested Red Ruffinp in the open
err. scattering seven hits to the
Yanks. Ruffing was trying for
his 10Th victory, but a home run
by Sington gave the Senators a
run in the seventh, and Almada's
single coupled with Stones dou-
bic in the seventh, cost him the
decision. Lefty Gomez hung up
his 18th win of the year in the
nightcap. Joe Dimgago hit his
42nd homerun of the year for
New York's first tally and his
second hit, single in the fourth,
was punched with Rolfe'S walk
and Gehrig's one-base bingle for
the victory tally.
Tommy Bridges pitched one of
his curve-ball masterpieces, turn
ing the Chicago White Sox back
with three hits while the Detroit
Tigers earned a 40 shutout on
Is safeties. Gerry Walker paced
the Tiger hitters with a double
and three singles. Gehringer's
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