The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-09
3RD .YANK WIN
BIG BLOW TO
GIANTS HOPES
Virtually Clinches Series,
Giants Fail to Score in
Thrilling Ninth

Oct. 9.-CUPl---The Yankees vir-
tually clinched the world series
yesterday when the Giants failed
to score with the bases filled in
a thrill-packed ninth inning, leav-
ing it al for the Yanks' third
straight victory.
When Catcher Harry banning
drove a Ion. fly into centcrfeldcr
Joe DiMaggio's glove. instead of
making 4 home run. Il groan went
up from the chilled 1885 fans.
This final out left the YankS need
ing only one more victory to take
the series. 4 home run would
have tied the score and possibly
thrust Bill Tcry's men back into
the series picture.
When dark-haircd banning
strobe to the plate, he was con
fronted with grand opportunity
to become hero of this fifth all
New York series with one mighty
blow. The bases were. filled with
his whitc-uniformed mates; Lou
Chio2za at first, Johnny Mccarthy
at second. and jim Ripple at
third. And two men were out.
Catcher banning, who had
blasted eight home runs during
his late season batting bee. look
cd calmly at right-handcd Johnny
Murphy. the Fordham fnishcr.
who had lust been brought from
the bull pen TO replace Monte
Pearson on the Yankee mound.
Murphy threw. banning. right
handed hitter. swung so hard at
the sharp breaking curve that he
almost fell down when he missed
it. He foulcd back to the screen
for the second strike. Then -- he
connected with the ball, and The
crowd roarcd as it steamed out
toward right center, But il settled
into the Sprinting DiMag2io'S
glovc-and the roar faded into .
grOan.
These fans. who had contibut-
ed q gate of $l65,5lS. knew that
final out had virtually ended hope
of the Giants wrestling the world
championship from Joe McCm-
thy'S men. They had seen McCm-
thy'S Bronx bombcrS beat the Ma
tional lcagucrS twice at Yankee
stadium before the series was
shifted to the Giants home park.
And yesterday they saw "mur-
dcrerS' row" beat the third and
last of the Giants dependable
starting pitchers. prince Hal
Schumacher.
The Yanks hammered right
handed Schumacher and his two
successors yesterday for nine hits.
He was taken out for pinch hit
ter in the sixth and succeeded by
Southpaw Mickey Mouse" Mel
ton and right handed Don Rrcn-
nan.
Monte Pearson pitched one of
the most brilliant games Of his
career against the Giants, limiting
them to four scattered SafetieS
until he lost control in the ninth
and was replaced by Murphy. The
25-yem-old Pearson. who got up
from a sick bed last year to pitch
and win u game in his only pre-
viouS world series. handcuffcd the
Giants with his battling curves.
The right handler from Fresno,
Calf, never was threatened un-
til the ninth. Then he was touch
ed for his fifth hit. a single to
left by little Mel OFT. After Ripple
forced OFT at second, Pearson lost
control completely and pitched
eight straight balls that gave
walks to Johnny Mccarthy and
Lou Chiozza. filling the bases.
This was too much for field cap
tain Lou Gehrig and Manager Joe
Mccarthy. With banning, a dan
gerouS hitter, coming to bat,
Monte was removed.
PearSon'S blOw-up was not the
only one in the game, 1t seemed
during some of the earlier innings
that the Giants entire team had
crumblcd.
Their .our errors contributed
much to the American league VIC
tory. First baseman Johnny Nc
Carthy established some sort of
new series record and made mm-
self the goat of the game by per-
petrating two errors on one play.
The other two miscueS were
charged against centerfelder Chi
ozza and Melton. The IankS
haven't had an error charged
against them in the series.
The Yanks started scoring yes
terday earlier than in the two
previous games and spread their
tallying over four innings instead
of breaking out in one or two eX-
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