The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-21
Rain May Cause Postponement OF Fight Card
WESTERN TRIP
 MAKES GIANTS
 UNHAPPY TEAM
Twin Setback in St. Louis Yesterday Cruelest Blow
 This Season

New York, July 21-(UP)-The New York Giants appeared to be coming apart at the seams today They are far from the Giants who were famed for their tight defen- sive play, their ability to rise to the occasion in crisis and their dog ged determination when odds against them were the heaviest.
 This team of Bill Terry's isn't the same club of which they used to say, the Giants never beat themselves; you've got to lick 'em." This team hasn't the heart of those championship teams of 1886 and 1887. The team hasn't the punch or the pitching of those pennant winners. In short, the Giants of 1888 can't hold candle to their two predecessors.
 The cruelest blow the Giants have had to take all season came yesterday when the seventh-place St. Louis Cardinals rose up and smacked them down twice good and hard, 7-2 and 7-1. The double de- feat dropped them to a game and half from the top and left them only four games ahead of the third place Cubs.
 Too Much Southpaws
 The Cards southpawed the Giants to death-Lefty Shoun letting them down with four hits in the opener and Bob Weiland keeping nine scattered in the nightcap. Hom- CTS by Leiber and Seeds were the only runs made off Shoun, and Otis homer was the only run off Weiland. Afield the Giants were highly cratic, making two errors in each game.
 Johnny Nize, Cards first sacker, hit three homers in the second game, driving in five runs. It was the second time this season he has hit three homers in one game, and 1t brought his seasons total to H. The Cards battered Cliff Melton for II hits in the opener and pounded Slick Castleman out of the box in six innings in the second game.
 The Giants Western trip has been one of the worst in recent years, with only three wins in ten games. They lost two out of three in Cincinnati, two out of four Gone tie) in Pittsburgh, and two out of three thus far in St. Louis. They close the St. Louis series today and then move to Chicago to play the scrappy Cubs, by their new man. ager, Gabby Hartnett.
 Cincinnati was dumped from third place when nosed 4-3 by the Boston Bees in a night game. Max Vests home run with two mates aboard in the ninth brought the Bees from behind and beat John ny Wander Nicer who hurled five hit ball.
 Pirates Divide
 Pittsburgh divided a doublehead- CT with the Phillies, and gained ground on the Giants. After Al Hollingsworth blanked the Pirates, 11-0, in the first game, they came back to win the second, Al, behind the five-hit pitching of Russ Bauers. The last place Phils scored 10 runs in the fifth inning of the opener to drive Bob Klinger, leagues leading hurler, to cover. The Phils led To in the second game until the sixth when Gus Suhr's homer tied the score. Then singles by Berres and Handley played the major role in scoring what proved to be the winning marker.
 In the only American League game Washington beat Detroit, 7-2, with Wes Terrell winning his 11th victory. Al Simmons hit homer No. 12. George Case led the Senators attack with three singles.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Clyde (Dusty) Shoun, Cardinals young ster, one of the pawns in the Dizzy Dean deal, who let the Giants down with four hits in scoring his first victory Of tho coaco,