The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-06
CHICAGO CUBS
OUT IN FRONT
Indians Need 10 Innings to
Beat Senators Narrowly
Boost Lead

NEW YORK. June q. (UPD.-
The Chicago Cubs forged INTO the
National league lead yesterday
with q IL victory over the PhlIa-
dclphia PhillieS. hood
The Wri"lPy men moved ahc"u
sf the New York Giants VINO
had held the top spot since Aprli
- The Giants lost their sixth
Straight game yesterday. dropping
= ii decision to the Cincinnati
Reds. ,,,I
Tex Carleton pitched and batted
the Cubs into the lead, diStribut-
ing eight SafcticS To the RMS, ana
rapping a double and single
which drove in two runS-en0ugn
IN win behind his tight hurting.
Carleton gave only two bases on
balls. and none of the hits OF nm
went for extra bases.
The Cubs punched their eight
hits off Hugh Mulcahy, and dld
an of their scoring in two big m
nings. They scored three IN the
fourth. then drove Mulcahy TO the
showers with four more IN the
seventh.
The Giants were stopped by
Cincinnati'S rookie pitcher. John
Vandermccr. who dolCd out three
hits. After the Giants had scored
their one run on Moore'S single
and Otis double in the first in
ming. VandCrmeer didn't permit
another hit until the ninth when
Harry Craft barely missed catch
ing Lieber'S short fly.
The Reds won the game in the
eighth inning when a walk to
Kampouris. Candles safe bunt,
Goodman's sacrifice, McCormick's
two-base wallop, and Crafts SIM
gle pushed three runs home.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were
wallopcd 10-5 by the Brooklyn
Dodgers who clinched the game
with n six-run scoring Splurge in
the sixth. The Dodgers blasted
Bauer. Bowman. Brandt and Sc
we'll for 10 hits-four of them
by Buddy HaSSett.
In the first game of 4 double
header the st. Louis Cardinals
nosed the Boston Bees. 6-5. with
a three-run rally in the ninth. The
Cards were outhit l4-6. Danny
MacFayden holding them to five
safcties until he was routed IN the
ninth.
The Bees had chased Lon War
neke with a two-run burst in the
ninth to break a 3-3 deadlock, and
things looked hopeless for st.
Louis. With one man out, Mac
Fayden walked Gutteridge and
Strip, and the Bees sent Hank
Erickson to his relief. Pepper
batted for Davis and drove a two
Dagger to left, scoring Gutter
idge. Terry Moore, sent in to run
for Strip, also headed for home. f!
Elbie Fletcher, who had intercept
ed the relay, threw the ball sail
ing into the grandStand. The
ground rules permitted Martin to
come home from second with the
winning run.
The Bees came back TO win the
nightcap 1913. Milburn Shoffner
held the Cards to nine hits while
the Bees went to work on Har-
rell, Lanier, Shoun and Macon for
II.
In the American league, the
leading Indians increased their
margin TO four full games by
beating Washington 81 in 10 in
nings. Cleveland went into the
ninth trailing by one run, but
Heath tripled Larry home to tie
the score "A. Willis Hudlin, third
Of the Tribes pitching trio, hit
a flgke double back Of third base
that brought Ketner home with
the winning run in the lOth- Iros-
- ~. Two hOmeTs and Larry ciout-
ed ore for Cleveland.
The eeeona-piace Yankees were
sEzed So IN the first game of
q sene6uiej dOuble-header that
sac interrupted twice because Of
Shower. The second game was
ssoS4pSned. Beau Bells home run
is tie seyenth proved to be the
ulG1IrI mn Inc Browns mad Dat
tes Lefty Gomez out Of the box
- Sge innings, scoring five runs.
T8s Boston Red Sox were beat
~ i9-3 b. the Detroit Tigers as
vernon Kennedy notched his
EsEaa Yictory of the year with a
sliEe-hi1 performance. The Ben
zsts hammered Wilson, Dickman
ard Narcum for IA hits, Dixie
Walker getting three.
Chicago and Philadelphia divid-
ss a dOuble-header, the Athletics
taking the second 7-6 after the
White Sox had broken a 10-game
losing streak with an So victory
nthe curtain-raiser. Monte STRAIT
ton scattered six hits while his
mates managed nine off Smith
and Dean to give Chicago the
first game. Schumacher hit home
run for the White Sox.
Successive home runs by Bob
Johnson and rookie Sam Chapman
in the eighth provided the AS
margin in the second tilt. Lynn
Nelson gave nine-hit perform