The times-news., 1938-06-20
WANDER MEER
LIFTS REDS TO
SECONDlPLACE];'
Giants Drop Two Games to
Cards. 6 Hurlers Losing
II Inning Game

NEW YORK, June 90. (UP)-!
Johnny Wander Nicer, only man
in baseball history to pitch TWO
consecutive no-hit games, hurled
the Cincinnati Reds into second
nlace in the National league Sun
dav with a AL victory over the
Boston Bees.
Wander Meer, who turned the
Bees back hitless eight days ago
and repeated the performance
against the Dodgers last Wednes-
day, allowed Boston but four SAFE
ties Sunday to score his seVenth
straight victory and his eighth IN
ten starts this year. The Reds put
on a 15-hit attack featured oy
home runs by Berger and Graft.
The second game OF the scheu.
uled double-header was ralned OUT
in the last half of the fifth with
the Reds leading 10. The Reds
had two men out when the down
pour sent players scurrylng to tnt
dugouts. After half-hour wait
Umpire Magerkurth called the
game. The one Red victory lfted I
Cincinnati eight percentage points
above the Chicago Cubs. 81,
The Cubs divided a twln-oi,l
with the Brooklyn Dodgers. WITH
Babe Ruth in uniform No. 30, on
the coaching line, Brooklyn won
the opener GO, but the Cubs came
back for a As decision in the
niehtcap. Pressnell held Chicago
TO nine hits, including Il home run
bv Carl Reynolds, in the first
game. Larry French held the
Dodgers scoreless for tour innings
before they drove him to cover
with a three run burst in the NTH.
Phelps. Camilh and Cuyler, with
three hits each, paced the Dodger
l2-hit attack. Clay Bryant held
the Dodgers to five hits in the
nightcap, but narrowly escaped
being beaten when he was banked
for three runs in the ninth. Bry-
ant and Demarree hit homers for
Chicago. The Cubs collected nne
hits off Farmhouse and Tamuhs.
The leading New York Giants
dropped a fair to the ST. LOUIS
Cardinals. 81 and Az. The first
was 12-inning struggle in which
r;+oba,.s cav service. Lon War
neke was the winner; Cotfman,
the loser. Jersey" Joe Strlpp's
single with the bases loaded IN
the 18th decided the issue. Dan
ming hit two home runs and Ott
one for New York. Slaughter ana
Curt Davis each got one for st.
Louis. The Giants outhit the Cards
1915. In the second game Roy
Henshaw went the. distance, hold
ing the Giants to seven hits while
the Cards nicked Brown and Mel
ton for 10. The Giants only runs
came from home runs by Melton
and OFT.
Pittsburgh blasted Philadelphia
twice, IA and 16-3. While Tobln
scattered nine hits in the first, the
Bubs solved Sivess. Hallahan and
Johnson for Is. Blanton distrib-
uted 10 to the Phils in the after
math while the Pirates razed La
master. Smith and Sivess for ~:
Rizzo hit three home runs and
Paul Waner two for Pittsburgh;
Davis, Arnovich and Martin one
each for Philadelphia.
The Cleveland Indians strength
ened their hold on first place IN
the American league when they
nosed the Athletics 5-4 before
"Connie Mack" day crowd of 49,
600 in Cleveland. All runs were
scored in the third inning.
Boston and Chicago DIVIDED a
pair, the White SoX scoring 3-2 IN
the opener and Boston winning
the nightcap 6-1. A three, run
splurge in the fourth inning broke
a nine-game home losing, streak
for Chicago. Gee Walkers four
baeger with one on was. good for
two and Jack Hayes double
brought Joe Kuhel home with the
winner. Chicago, outhit 1l-6, eX-
ecuted five double plays.
In the second game, Jim Bagby
held Chicago to seven hits while
Jimmy Foxx, with four singles.
naced Boston's 14-hit attack off
dietrich and Rigney.
The Washington Senators Jump
ed on Vernon Kennedy and Jake
Wade for six runs in the first in
ming to take lead they never re-
linouished in beating the Detroit
Tigers, 10-6.
In the first game Of double
header, the st. Louis Browns
edged the New York Yankees,
1919, with Buck Newsom going
the route.
The second game ended in a TT
tie that had to be called at the
end of the eighth inning because
of darkness. 1t will be replayed