The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-05
PIRATES end
NOSED!VE TO
CHECK CARDS
Giants Drop Back to 4th
Below Cubs; Yank
Romers a Record

NEW YORK. Sept. ). CUP)-
The mercurial Pittsburgh Pirates.
whose play ranges from cham
pionShip to cellar variety from
one day to the next, came out Of
their noSedivr yesterday and slap
ped down the upstart s.. Louis
Cardinals i'm the nick of time. Tn"
J-3 victory over the Cardinals in
creased the Pirates National
league lead to six games and
snapped Il SiX-gamc st. Louis win
umg streak.
After dropping two in Il row T."
the Cardinals and having two
games Topped off their lead. the
Pirates came to life and halted
the belated drive of the Red
Birds TO get into first division.
Russ Baucrs scattered nine hits
and stopped the Cards with the
tying runs ON base in the ninth
bv causing two piuch-hittcrS to
pop 10 the inficld. Pep Noun%'S
double and triple featured the
Pittsburgh attack. Arky Vaughan.
Pirates ShOrtStop. returned t."
the lineup after being out two
DAYS with q swollen thumb.
Cincinnati's SiX-gamc winning
streak was ended by 39-year-old
Charley Root. who pitched the
Chicago Cubs to a 81 victory
nver the Reds i'm II innings. Au-
yie Galan'S first homer since May
24-hiS fifth Of the scaSOn-won
for IN" Cubs. Galan had previous
w. uipled and scored the other
Cub ram i'm the fourth on Rcv-
noldS' single. lval Goodman'S Both
homer tied the score in the ninth
and sent the game into extra in
ningS. Root allowed only six hits.
Gene Schott. who relieved Whitley
Moore in the ninth. was the los
ing pitcher.
The New York Giants dropped
back To- fourth place. half 4 game
behind the third place Cubs. by
dividing douhleheader with
BROOKLYN. The Dodgers. aided by
three double plays. heat the
Giants in the opener. 81. Bill
PoSedeI stopped Giant rally in
the ninth after they had scored
TWO runs. Relief Pitcher Dick
Coffman turned i'm 4 brilliant ;
hit Shutout TO give the Giants 10
victory in the nightcap. Mel OFT
hit hOmerS No. 81 ami b in the
second game.
Philadelphia and Boston broke
even. with the PhillieS taking the
opener. ID. behind Hugh Mul-
cahv'S steady seventh twirling
and the Bees winning the night
cap. 81. on Dick ErrickSon'S nine
nit pitching and 1O-hit attack,
featuring Al Lopez'S first homer
of the season.
The New York Yankees added
half game to their American
league lead by taking over Wash
ngton. II. while the Boston Red
Sox split Il twir bill with the
philadelphia Athletics. The lankS
now lead by l3 - games.
Joe Gordon. the Yanks' eighth
place hitter. stole the show in the
world champions victory by hit
ting two doubles and two homerS
Nos. 20 and p. The Yanks now
have five players with 20 or more
homerS which is q new American
league record.
John Rigncy pitched the Chica-
20 White SoX to p triumph
over Detroit i'm 10 innings. allow
ins only four hits.
Cleveland won the first game Of
= doubleheaGer from the st.
Louis Browns. lib. as Johnny
Allen went the route for the first
time i'm six starts 70 gain his 18th
victory. Larry and Weatherly made
three hits each i'm the Indians H.
hit attack. The second game was
called on account Of darkness
with the ScOr cited IL at the end
Of the seventh.
Van Alta allowed the Indians
only one nit.