The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-25
REDS DEFEAT
PHILLIES AZ.
McKechnie Is Fined For
Abusing Umpire But
Has The Laugh

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. (UP(-
Bill McKechnie dug down in his
jeans and paid $3.50 fine to Ma
tional League President Ford
Prick yesterday. but the Cineln-
natl manager was willing TO laugh
it off when his Reds licked the
PhillieS and mounted to within a
half game Of the second place
New York Giants.
McKechnie was penallZed Tor
using abusive language toward
Umpire George Barr at ST. Louis
on Monday when he was eJected
from the field for the first time IN
four years. but it was an incident
soon forgotten III the heat OF the
Reds 81 victory over the Phlls.
Lefty GrisSom was the winning
pitcher for Cincinnati Monday.
Although he hurled only two m
nings. retiring in the second III
ming with an injurde ankle SUI
fered sliding into second after
driving the winning run home.
The injury probably will keep him
on the Sidelines for two weeks,
The Giants were beaten 81 by
the Chicago Cubs, letting the
Pittsburgh Pirates increase their
lead to six games. Vance Page. Il
Rookie. let the New Workers down
with four hits. The Cubs smack
ed Brown and Wittig for 10.
clinching the game with a i've
run burst in the fourth that chaS-
ed Lohrman to the showers.
Pittsburgh stopped Boston o.
in spite Of being outhit nine to
seven. The Bucs punched their
blows for four runs and victory
in the fifth inning. Russ BauerS
kept his hits scattered and muz-
zled Bee threats with eight strike
outs.
Curt Davis pitched the best
game of the day. allowing only
one hit as the ST. Louis Cardinals
BANKED the Brooklyn Dodgers
80. Curtis entry into the no-hlt
hall of fame was barred by Ernie
Koy who beat out a bunt for d
single in the second inning. Davis
famed four and walked only one.
The Cards collected nine safe
blows 90 Luke Hamlin, including
a homer by Joe Medwick.
In the American League the
leading Yankees and Chicago Spit
their second double-header in two
DAYS. The White SoX took the
opener So on d 14-hit attack led
by Manager Jimmy Dykes who
got htree hits in four trips, one
of them homer with two aboard.
Bill Diekey clouted a pair of four
baSgerS for New York. The Yam
KEGS took the nightcap ILL be-
hind the fve-hit hurting of Monte
Pearson. Gerry Walkers homer IN
the fourth spoiled PearSon'S bld
for a Shutout as hc scored his
r2tn victory of the year. Dickey
got another round-tripped In the
second game; Tom Heinrich belted
a pair and Joe Gordon hit one.
The Cleveland Indians pulled
within fraction of a percentage
point ,of second place when they
took 5-3 game from the Boston
Red Sox. Bruce Campbell was the
big gun of the Indian victory. He
clouted a brace of home runs,
that drove in three tallieS. Mel
Harder scattered Ia hits To the
SoX.
Washington scored So over ST.
Louis to sweep the two-game SER
les. The winning margin came in
the eighth when Rick Terrell
tripled home Myer. then scored
himself on Cases fly. Weaver
and Chase held the Browns to
eight hits. the victory going to the
latter. Simmons and Lewis hit
homerS for the winners.
The Philadelphia Athletics broke
a nine game losing streak when
they vanquished the Detroit Tig-
ers in both ends of a double
header, 10Th and ll-2. Nelson
Potter allowed but eight hits to
the Tigers in the opener and Geo.
Caster limited the INTO FIVE in the
aftermath. The As dubbed six
pitchers for p hits in the double
debaclc. Finney got homer IN