The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-03
GIANTS TAKE
STIFF CONTEST;
LEAD BY GAME.
Pirates Beat Phillies lis;
Greenberg's 32nd Homer
Beats Senators

II
The New York Giants increased
their National league lead TO a
full game yesterday, battling 10
innings TO defeat the st. Louis
Cardinals while the Chicago Cubs
were beaten i'm IL innings by the
Brooklyn Dodgers. i
The Giants came from behind
three times 10 edge the Cards, D
q. Johnny Mccarthy hit u home
run with a mate aboard in the
sixth and clouted another in the
eighth to enable the Giants 10 tie
up the score 3-3. The Cards went
ahead again in the 10th, Stuart
Martin scoring when Catcher
banning dropped Coffman'S
throw. In the Giants half Mel
OFT tied the score with his 3Oth
homer of the season, and success
sive singles by Leiber, banning
and Whitehead provided the win
ming tally. Mccarthy. Leiber and
Whitehead each got three hits to
pace New York'S l6-hit attack.
Chicago led Brooklyn 80 going
into the last half of the eighth,
but Cooney reached first on
Cavaretta'S bad throw TO Lee and
scored on Butchers double. Has
sets single sent Butcher nome
with the tying run. Max Butch
er'S single in the 18th with Eng
lish on second drove in the win
ner. Bill Lee went the route Tor
Chicago, giving up l3 hits, Ham,
lin, Lindsey, and Max Butcher
worked for Brooklyn, allowing
eight hits. Butcher, who hurled
the last two innings, received
credit for the win.
In the only other National lea
que game-a smuggling match be-
tween Pittsburgh and Philadel-
phia = the Pirates emerged on
the long end of the ll-S score.
The PittsburgherS raped five
pitchers for 10 hits, including
homers by Young and Paul
Waner, but it took five-run
burst i'm the ninth 70 clinch the
victory. The Phils raped Blan-
ton. Brown, Swift and Brandt for
II SafetieS.
The Cincinnati Boston game
was played at former date.
Bob Teller, Clevelaud'S school
boy StrikeOut artist, hurled the
Indians TO 4-2 victory over the
New York Yankees in an Ameri-
can league game. Teller allowed
hut five hits, famed - and walk
ed seven. II was his fifth We
tory of the year and gave Cleve-
land the series 2-l. Bob BANKED
the hard-hitting Yankees with two
safeties until the eighth when
Joe Diamaggio clouted his 39th
homer of the year and success
siye doubles by Dickey and Sci
kirk gave them both of their tai
lies. Fellers also clouted a two
Dagger and u single. AverIll and
Trosky also got two hits each.
Pearson and Andrews divided the
New York pitching burden, VITO
the former allowing seven hits IN
six innings 70 be charged with the
loss.
Hank Greenberg clouted his
32nd home run of the year IN the
10th inning TO give the Detroit
Tigers a 9-S decision over the
Washington Senators. Hank had
smacked his 3lSt four Dagger in
the fourth inning, and collected Il
triple 10 pace the Tigers l4-hlt
attack off DeShOng and Weaver.
Rogell also hit homer. Manager
Cochrane sent five pitchers 10
the Detroit mound, and they were
solved for Is SafetieS. Gill. who
hurled only the final frame, was
the winner; Weaver the loser.
Chicago took both ends OF
dou bleheader from the Boston
Red Sox, 4-2 and 1913. Four
homerunS-two of them by Lou
Berger and one each by Kreevich
and Walker-gave the White SoX
the opener behind the four-hit
pitching of Bill Lee. Chicago
iarruped McHain, Thomas, Olson
and Walberg for l6 hits 10 win
the nightcap. Whitehead and
Brown were solved for Ii hits,
but Boston batSmen failed to
bunch them as well. Cronin hit a
home run.
Bill Werber's double in the
fifth inning with the bases loaded
drove home three runs and gave
the Philadelphia Athletics a 5-3
decision over the st. Louis
Browns, 1t was Harry kelley's