The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-23
CINCIREDS IN
lST DIVISION
Giants Lead 3Iz Games;
Record Crowd Sees In
dams Defeat Yanks

NEW YORK. May %. tUP):-
Tho N,w York Giants Sunday IN,
creased their National league ieaa
m 2 l-2 games as the Cincannati
P.ds pushed into the first divi-
SION ahead of Pittsburgh. -
The Giants, with Carl Huboell
winning his fifth victory, beat the
pirates 1872. The runner-up
Cb;rago Cubs were beaten 81 IN
an Thinning battle with the bos-
on Recs Cincinnati pushed into
fonrth place. dropping Pittsburgh
70 fifth, with an 8-3 victory over
Brooklvn while the last-piaee
philadelphia Phillies trimmed the
ST. Louis Cardinals 81.
The Giants collected 10 hits
off Krandt, Swift and Seweil as
Hnbbell held the Pirates TO io
hits and allowed two runs IN the
first on doubles by Lloyd Waner,
Vaughn and Rlzzo.
The Bees won their seventh
STRAIGHT when Shof.ner's single
scored Deb CAIRNS with the run
Ihat won his own game. Shot,
fner held the Cubs TO seven hits
tybile Erant gave the Bees nine. ,
The Reds hit FitzSimmons and
Farmhouse for - blows. but
linn Weaver pitched for the Reds
and was forced TO retire In the
M;ptb with two out when hard
smash through the box by Leo
Durocher injured his ankle. Kay
B,npe finished. The Dodgers got
nine hits.
Bin McGce of the Cardinals and
Pete Siyess waged pltchers
duel before both teams scored IN
the ninth. Each held the other
side 10 three hits Tor eight IN
nings. The Cardinals scored one
in the ninth when Brown singled
and went to second on Strip $
sacrifice. slaughter singled Brown
here.
The Pills won with two in their
half of the ninth. Browne, bat
ting for Young, doubled. Klein
sent him home with q triple.
Arnoyieh and Corbett were walk
ed purposely, filling the bases
and Klein scored the winning run
when Mueller lined to Padgett.
Each pitcher gave up only five
hits.
I'm the American league the
Cleveland Indians increased their
lead over the New York Yankees
TO two games with all S-3 victory
over the world champions.
A crowd of 63-U00-the sea-
sons largest saw the Indians roll
up an so lead before the Yanks
scored three runs in the sixth. Bob
Teller started for the Indians but
was replaced by Johnny Humph-
lies in the fourth because OF a
strained left side. Humphries
lasted until the sixth and was re-
placed by Mel Harder who held
the Yanhs ScorelesS. The Indians
made Ii hits off Pearson, Had
ley and Andrews.
The Detroit Tigers defeated the
third place Boston Red Sox, As.
A homer by Rudy York in the
first with the bases filled gave the
Tigers a lead they never relinqu-
iShed. Although the Tigers got
only six hits off Jack Wilson,
three of them came in the in the
big first inning. Boots Poffen-
berger pitched for the Tigers and
gave 10 hits, including a homer
by Joe CrOnin.
Ted Lyons, 37-year-old right
handler, scored his 200th major
league victory as the Chicago
White Sox beat the Washington
Senator's, 9-2. Lyons gave nine
hits, including q homer by Stone
in the eighth. Yves Terrell and
Kelley pitched for Washington
and were touched forll hits.
The Philadelphia Athletics de.
feated the st. Louis Brown, SIS
in l0-innings. The AS collected
~ hits off Knott, Cole, Benefit
and Newsom as they came from
behind and took a One-run laed in
the eighth. The Brown got Ia
off Williams and Potter, tieine
the score in the eighth but losing
when the AS drove three run:
across in the tenth: