The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-02
HUDDELL GETS
 JOB OF KEEPING
 GIANTSON TOP
Terry Assured $zOO,O ,OOO Until l043-Cubs Sec,
 Ond Again Ott Hero
GEORGE KIRKsEY

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 Limited Press Stan COrrespondent)
 New York, Step. 2.-(UP). King Carl Hubbell was entrusted today with the Job of keeping the New York Giants on top of the National league.
 The last two times the Giants went to the front they stayed there only 2A hours each time. Bill Terry, free to devote his entire time to directing the Giants campaign now that he has wangled c new i've. year contract ct 940,000 per year out of persistent Horace stoneham, Is banking on his meal-ticket Hub- bell.
 OT his last two starts Hubbell was hammered out of the box by the Cubs and Pirates although he wasn't charged with Q defeat either time. Hubbell's record Is i7 won and 6 lost. If Hubbell stops the Cardinals and flashes any of his old form the Giants will be well-equipped with pitching strength for the September drive, Opposing Hubbell will be si Johnson.
 Hal Schumacher encouraged New YorkS pitching outlook when he hurled the Giants to c 7-3 victory over the Cardinals yesterday. He allowed nine hits. Lon Warneke, Cards starter, had to leave the game In the fourth ming with New York leading, S-2 when he was hit on the left log by Q line drive from Jimmy Ripple's bat. Mike Ryba re- placed him and the second bell he threw Mel ott was whammed agains the upper deck for home No, %, accounting for three runs.
 The Cubs, after one.day in first place, booted themselves right back Into the runner.up position, .0o2 percentage points behind the Giants, With the score deadlocked, 4-4, and two out in the eighth, Lonney Frey, suhbing at third, allowed oil Brack's easy roller to get through his legs. One run scored. A'scatch hit scor- cd another run. Max Butcher, who pitched the last 2.S innings, was the winning pitcher, and Curt Davis the loser.
 Pittsburg dropped it's seventh straight, losing to the Phillies SsSs Earl Qraces homer with man on in the eighth won the game. Gin. cinnati beat the Bees, 6.i, and then dropped the second game of Q dou. bleheader, 4.i. Paul Derringer held the Bees to six hits in the opener while Lou Fette hung Up his 18th win with an eight.hit performance in the nightcap. Tette singled with the bases loaded and the score tied to drive in two runs.
 All three American league lead. CTS lost. Cleveland stopped the Yankees, 4.2, behind Dennis Gale. houses seven hit pitching. Julius solters' homer with one on in the fourth gave tho Indians c lead they never reiinquiShed.
 Detroit fell before Washington, e.2. Yves Terrell let the Tigers down with Ave hits in scoring his 18th victory. The Senators gathered i6 hits of MaeLaughlin, Wade and Russell. Kuhel, Myer and sington each got three singles to pace the Senator attack. /
 The Boston Red sox trimmed the Chicago White Box 2.0, in c six inning game halted by rain. Luke Appling's error on c slow roller ace counted for Doston's winning run In the third. Lefty Grove allowed five hits and Bill Dietrich four.
 The Philadelphia Athletics climb. cd out of the cellar with c 6-2 vic. tory over the St. Louis Browns- new eighth place tenants. Almon Williams kept the Browns 10 hits scattered and was the wining pitch- CT. Wally Moses hit homer with two mates aboard in the seventh to clinch tho Philadelphia victory.