Evening star., 1938-06-04
CARDS CLIMBING
AS GIANTS QUAKE
National Loop Leaders Bow
to Bucs-Yankees Sweep
Tiger Series.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

Gray hair has stopped sprouting on
Uncle Frankie Fisch's head and is
popping up now on Terrible Bill
Terry's scalp
What with Dizzy Dean gone, his
museum collection of so-called pitch
ers doing some passable work and
Ducky Medwick and Enos Slaughter
leading a return Of the Gas House
gang at the plate. Uncle Frankie is
finding 1t pretty fair world after all.
Terrible Bill. on the other hand,
can't quite make out what's come over
his once proud and mighty Giants.
Only a few weeks ago they were set
ting the National League afire, as
though they were going to finish the
pennant race in time to go fishing
July A. But at this writing they're
limping along with a porous infield.
bats with holes in them and pitchers
who, outside Of Carl Hubbell, can't
win for losing
As result, Terrible Terry's Terrific
Terriers are holding onto the National
League lead by the slim margin of a
game and a half over the Cubs, while
Terrible Bill. himself, is busy trying
to trade everything from his spare
outfielders to mortgage on the Polo
Grounds for a second baseman who
can second base.
Cards Moving Along.
It's been just one thing after an
other for Bill recently. First his
Giants couldn't hit Then his infield
began playing patty-cake with ground
balls. Yesterday new and practically
unheard Of problem bobbed up-his
pitching collapsed. He started Harry
Gumbert. the right-hander he thought
would be the most improved elbower
in the league this year. and all Harry
did was give the Pittsburgh Pirates six
runs in the second inning.
AS a result, the Bucs, once the most
obliging cousins the Giants had. came
through with 6-5 victory behind
some neat mound work by rookie
Bob Klinger. Paul Waner collected
three singles to boost his lifetime
Total to 2,50l hits, the only active
National League member of basebaIrs
2,500-hit club.
1t was the fourth defeat in a row
ior ierrys troupe, and Bill, having
been turned down on a second-base
deal in Boston and Pittsburgh. toyed
with the idea Of kidnapping a second
sacker from Will McKechnie In Gin
cinnati.
Meantime, the Cardinals, featuring
a revamped batting order, have been
moving right along. They stretched
tneir winning streak to four straight
Yesterday with an ST. eleven-inning
decision over the futile PhilIies. Don
Padgett clouted a homer with the
bases loaded, Enos Slaughter also
Whacked a round-tripper and Pop
ON Mickey Owen came through with
pay-on single in the second extra
frame.
Cubs Get Back at Bees.
The Cubs, getting over the jitters
from Boston's pitching, clicked for a
40 win. Bill Lee blanked the Bees
with three hits for his third straight
shut-out and his fifth straight win.
Red Rufting also came up with a
classy f1inging effort in the American
League. turning in a seven-h hitter to
give the Yankees 5-l edge over
the Detroit Tigers and stretching his
personal winning streak to seven
straight. Except for their scoring in
ming the Tigers didn't get q man
past first.
The Yanks remained two and one
nall games off the Cleveland Indians
pace, however, since the Tribe knocked
OIL the Athletes. 1915. Bud Thomas
was besting Johnny Allen until the
Indians tomahawked him for six runs
in the eighth to finish on top.
The Brooklyn Dodgers scored a pair
OF runs in the ninth and nipped
Cmcinnati's Reds, 5-4. The Red
Sox-St. Louis Browns game in Bos-
ton was rained out.