The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-26
INDIANS STILL
DROP DIZZILY
Pirates Lose Two to Phil
lies Cutting Lead to
q IL Games

NEW YORK. Aug. 20. tUF)-
The Cleveland Indians completed
another gyration of the dizzieSt
tail-spin Of the season yesterday
when they dropped both ends OF
Z double-header to the pennant-
bound New York Yankees.
The Indians. who were only =
game from the top on July Il,
plummetcd IL games beneath the
leading IankS and two games be-
low tn Boston Red SoX when
they absorbed 50 and lob de-
featS yesterday. -.
Lefty Gomez pitched a hve-hlt-
ter to win the opener for New
York. Ii was his l4th victory OF
the season. Red ROlfe made up
for his first inning error that per-
mitted Cleveland to score, by mt
ting a home run with mate on
board IN the same half OF the hrSt
frame. Red Ruling scored ms
18th win Of the year with SiN-h''
pitching performance. HOmerS by
Bin Dickey and Joe DiMaggio'
driving i'm five runs, cImched the
nightcap.
boston remained - games be
hind New York. by scoring twice
over the Chicago White SoX ~
and 9-5. Jack Wilson blanHed the
Sox with FIVE hits and drove home
the only run OF the game with
SINGLE 10 score his 18th victory IN
the opener. Joe Heving, discard
"a bv the White SOX, turned the
tables IN his eX-mateS to WIN the
nightcap. He gave up II hits; out
wa effective in the pincheS, leaV,
inc II Chicago batSmen stranded
ON the baSepaths. Boston got TO
Whitehead and Ford for 10. Ora
mer. Vosmik and FoxX eaeh ac-
counting for three. to win the
second tilt. 90. -.
Washington moved to within SIX
games OF Cleveland with an 81
yictory over Detroit. Pete Apple
ron held the Tigers TO seven mus
while mis- mates solved Harry Els
snStat for IL, including Zeke Bon
ura'S fourbagger. -
ST. Louis and Philadelphia, both
contenders for the cellar, DIVIDED
. doubleheader, the Browns VIM
ming the first 8-5 and the AS COM
mo back TO take the nightcap Al.
n took the Brownies IL innings
IN win the opener, Buck NewSom
going the route and scattering IU
hitS for his seventh straight ana
Iftb win of the season. Tom
Heath hit the games winning
hlow. a double with two mates
aboard in the 18th. Ross pitched
fiye-hit ball for Philadelphla'S
nightcap win.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, setting
the mace in the National league,
lost two games TO the lowly rnltI
delphia Phillies as the New YORK
Giants edged the st. LOUIS Caru'-
mails. ..L
The Pirates double loss. both
nv 81 scores. cut their lead over
m, Giants TO 1 - games. Max
Rutch,.r held the Pirates to seven
hits 10 score his third win since
the PhllS dCQulItu MN
BROOKLYN. Wild Bill Hallahan al
lowed only FIVE hits as ne won an
thinning battle over Red Lucas
in, the second game.
The Giants kept their pennant
hopes alive with an thinning, 81
victory over the Cards. The de-
Gliding run was scored without any
hits. Bob Seeds long fly drove IN
Joe Moore with the winning run
after two walks and Roy Hen
shaw's low throw had loaded the
bases. L.
hIe-he.der from the BROOKLYN
Dodgers, 3-2 and ga to move INTO
a third-place tie with the Clncln-
matt Reds. who dropped two games
10 the Boston Bees. -,
Bin Lee allowed only four hits
as he nctched his 18th win OF the
season for the Cubs in the opener
Wavne Lancaster walked stan
Hack with the bases loaded IN the
eighth for the run that gave the
Cubs the nightcap victory.
The Bees took a GA decision IN
~ innings in the opening game
from The Reds and came from De,
hind TO score a ninth-lnnlng 90
victory in the nightcap.