The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-20
CUBS BACK IN
3-CAME LEAD
York's Homers and Single
Give Tigers IL to d Win
Over White Sox

NEW YORK, Aug, 20, (UPO-
The Chicago Cubs salvaged the
last game of their three-tilt series
with :he Pittsburgh Pirates yes
cerday, winning 7-3 to boost their
National league lead back up TO
three games.
Curt Davis went the route for
Chicago, scattering 10 hits, while
the Cubs raked Bowman, Brown,
Weaver and Brandt for Ii. Cav
aretta and urges set the pace for
Cub batSmen with three Safetles
each.
The New York Giants fell back
a full game when they were noSed
out, 2-l. in IL innings by the
Boston Bees. Singles by War
stler and Fletcher and long fly
by Refs, pinch-hitting for john
son, gave the Bees their winning
margin. Jim Turner shaekled the
Giants with six hits. The Bees got
~ Gumbert for eight.
The st. Louis Cardinals wal
loped the Cincinnati Reds twice
rs Lon WarReke and Mike Ryba
each pitched eight-hit games.
Scores were CD and 81.
Warneke turned in his l4th tri-
umph of the season in the opener.
The Cards routed Lefty GriSSom
from the Cincinnati mound with
q four-run burst in the initial in
ming. Mize and Gutteridge clout-
ed homerS for ST. Louis in the
nightcap.
Philadelphia and Brooklyn di.
vided a double-header, the Dodg-
ers scoring a 80 shutout in the
opener behind the six-hit pitching
of Waite Hoyt, and the Phillies
taking the nightcap Us after fl
nally hating ninth inning
Brooklyn rally that was good for
three runs. Claude PaSSeau re-
lieved Syl Johnson and halted the
rally, but Johnson received credit
for the victory. The Phils got to
Mungo, Hamlin and Lindsey for
10 hits, one more than allowed
by Johnson.
IL took - innings and an error
for the New York Yankees to
nose out the Washington Sena-
tors, 4-3. in the American league.
With the score tied 3-3 from the
fifth inning on, Yves Terrell and
Red Ruffing staged q brilliant
pitching duel. Rolfe opened the
l2th with a single and was sent
to third by DiMaggio's two-bag-
ger. Gehrig was purpoSely passed
and Dickey lined TO Travis who
threw TO Kuhel, doubling Gehrig
off first. Heinrich was Intentional
ly walked. which filled the sacks
again. LaZZeri clouted 70 Travis,
who should have had an easy out
at first, but he threw wildly and
ROlfe came home with the win
ming run.
Rudy York clouted two home
runS-hiS 10th and 2lst-and sim
gled to drive in six runs and lead
the Detroit Tigers to a l2-4 tri-
umph over the Chicago White
Sox. His latter four-bagger came
with the bags crowded in the
sixth. Gerry Walker also clouted
two round-trippers and a double,
driving in three runs. Tommy
Bridges stopped the Sox with
eight hits, while the Tigers climb
ed on White and Cain for Is. Pet
homered for Chicago. The game
was called because of rain with
two out in the last half of the
seventh, and the second game of
the scheduled double-header, post
poned.
Rallying for three runs in the
eighth the Boston Red Sox edged
the Philadelphia Athletics, Sd.
Eric McNair, who was benched by
Manager Joe Cronin in a lineup
Shakeup before the game, made
a hero out of himself, coming up
as a pinch-hitter in the eighth and
clouting a home run with two
mates aboard. Marcum held the
As to eight hits, but was forced
TO retire in favor of Jack Wilson
when hit by q return throw from
Catcher Earle trucker. Kelley
gave up 10 hits in losing.
The Cleveland Indians wallop-
ed the st. Louis Browns, 81,
Johnny Allen cOasting to victory
and allowing 10 hits. The Tribe
solved Koupal for Il, including
home run by Campbell. Bob Eel