The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-07
Lefty Gomez Turns Trick
in Late Rally; Grounds
Wet; Cloudy Weather
Holds Down Crowds


NEW YORK. Oct. 7.-UP)-
The official attendance figures
revealed that 6O.576 people paid
20 see Wednesday afternoons
world series inaugural.
The gate" was &234,2 net.
after taxes were deducted.
The money is divided as fol-
lows:
Commissioners share 6&.l3&.lO
Players share $3.50. Il9.i7O.56
Clubs share ...... 79.G47.O4
Total ........... $23i,236.OO
YANKEE STADIUM. NEW
YORK. Oct 7.-tUPD-Shackled
for five innings by Carl Hubbell'S
mound wizardy. the Yankees stag
Ell a laundering scvcn-rUn rally
in the sixth frame. blasted mighty
Hubbcll from the mound and beat
the Giants 81 before 6O.573 fans
yesterday in the opening game of
the fifth all-Ncw York world Sc
rIvS.
Until this explosive inning. the
Giants Scrcwball king had allow
ed "murdcrcrS' row" only one hit
and the crowd had Witnessed Il
grand Southpaw pitching duel be-
tween Hubbell and the NankS
hrcball Finger. Lefty Come. But
when the &i-ycar-old Okiahoman
weakened in the sixth. the entire
Yankee lineup battvd around m
a. rally typical OF the Bronx bomb
cus-,utrvSpcrScd with five hits,
three walks and two errors.
Joe NcCurthy'S \ crlcuu
lrugucrS went into this session
with the score 10 against them.
but when they were done with
HubbcN and the two pitchers who
succeeded him i'm that frame,
Harry Gmbcrt and Dick Colt-
man. they had Scwcd up the game
and dimmcd .hc Giants hopes of
ending the Yankees nickel series
dynasty.
The Yauks made their final tai
lv off the fourth Giant pitcher,
ii Smith. In the eighth inning
when Tony LazZcrl, the veteran
second buScmau who was conSld-
cred washed zap" IN some quar-
tiers. provided the perfect pune
tuatiou 20 a saga of swat with
the lonesome home rum OF the
game.
"Poosh-cm-up" Tony connected
with one Of Smiths choice lett
handed deliveries and sent the
ball screaming into the lower left
stands. just inside the white foul
line pole.
Meanwhile Senior Vernon Go
mcZ. the "Goofy CaStiliau from
Rudco. Calf. was pitching the
graudcst game of his career. Tie
allowed only six scattered hits
and one walk 10 the National
league champions IN winning his
fourth series contest. His mates
garncred seven SatcJicS, wei. c,us-
tered and five walks off the four
Giant hurlcrS.
Gomez. most brilliant star OF
the game. was touched for the
Giants lone run in the fifth IN
ming when Bill Terry's boys COM
bincd three singles for a tally.
The somewhat Disappointing
crowd. which contributed gross
cate of $23L25G. witnessed an cN-
ccllrut game OF ball, lcavened
with plenty of thrills. A. they sat
i'm the huge green circle Of stands
and blcachcrs mauv removed their
coats because the day was Sultry,
\ light mist hung over the field
during most of play. The diamond
and field was damp from Tuesday
nights rains which with the
threat of wet weather yesterday
prevented the 7l.303 seats from
being filled. No attendance or
gate records were broken.
Hubbell, also seeking his fourth
series victory i'm this great south
paw duel. pitched air-tight ball
until the fatal sixth. His curves
were breaking sharply across the
plate corners and h" had three
strikr-uutS % his credit. The lon"
nit against him IN those early
frames WAS Joe DAlaggio's single