Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-09
GIANTS TAKE CUBS
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Warned of Bruins, Terrymen
Breeze Along Fearing
Only Injury Plague.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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Safely past the first barrier that
threatened difficulties, Bill Terry's
New York Giants appear to be riding
high along the National League pen
nant road-if they can escape the in
jury plague that has been affecting
a large number of the other major
league clubs.
When the Giants were winning
those II straight from Eastern rivals
they were warned: wait until you
meet those Cubs. 1t won't be SO easy
then"
They met the Cubs yesterday and
beat them just like everybody else,
4 to 2. with as neat three-man per-
Torrance as you'd see anywhere. Carl
Hubbell took care of the Chicago bat
tiers, scattering nine hits, tanning
seven and pulling out of his one bad
inning, while Mel OFT and Jimmy Rip
pie handled the job of scoring four
times on six hits off Larry French.
OFT hit two home runs, each with Rip
pie on base, and that was all there
was to increasing New York's lead to
3h2 games.
banning Splits Finger.
While they got past that first and
hardest game in Chicago safely. the
Giants haven't come through entirely
unscathed. Hal Schumacher got in
in front of line drive in Pittsburgh
Saturday and was bruised badly, and
yesterday Catcher Harry banning
split finger.
They got off easy compared to the
Chicago White Sox and few other
teams, however. The Pale Hose lost
First Baseman Joe Kuhel for a week
or so in addition to dropping a 7-3
game to the New York Yankees yes
terday. Kuhel caught his spikes on
the bag sliding to second and was
carried off with a badly wrenched
foot Saturday Clint Brown, veteran
relief pitcher, discovered a Clipped
bone in his elbow. Shortstop Luke
Appling has been out with a broken
leg since the training season.
With makeshift lineup, the Sox
couldn't do much when Red Rufing
famed nine of them and Lou Gehrig,
Joe Di Maggie and Tommy Heinrich
belted homers.
The Yanks, however, failed to break
their tie with Washington for second
place, as Cecil Travis knocked in five
runs with homer and two singles to
pace the Senators to a 81 victory over
st. Louis. These two teams, with
Boston's aid, cut the Cleveland In
dams lead to half game. With Jack
Wilson pitching four-hit ball and fam
ming II. the Red Sox BANKED Cleve-
land, to 0. A triple by Jimmie Foxx
with two on and Manager Joe Cronin's
homer were too much for Bob Feller.
Other Injuries Mark Day.
Home runs and hurt players marked
the days other games as we'll Bill
Werber. who had homered earlier, hit
single with the bases full in the
tenth to give Philadelphia Athletics
two runs and a TO decision over De-
troit after Hank Greenberg had hit for
the circuit in the same frame
Al Todd of Pittsburgh belted Lou
Fette's first pitch Of the twenfth in
ming out of the park and beat the Bos-
ton Bees, 2-1. Johnny Mize, with two
homers and double. and Lon
Warneke. who pitched seven-hit ball,
accounted for the st. Louis Cardinals
40 triumph over Brooklyn. Warneke
was hit on the hip by Cookie Lava
getto's liner in the sixth but con-
tinued to pitch.
Without the aid of homers, the Phil
lies downed the Cincinnati Reds, 20,
as Bucky Walters bested Johnny VAN
dermeer in mound duel. But to keep
the record intact, Ernie lombard, Gin
cinnati catcher. went out with a split
finger in the first innings.