Win Engagements; Cubs' New Manager Takes Over New York, July 21.
With both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Giants winning iheir games today there were no changes in the National League leadership.
Although the Chicago Cubs shared a twin bill with the Brooklyn Dodgers they managed to maintain third place: in the standing because the Cincinnati Reds were idle after taking a beating last night from the Boston Bees in a game under the floodlights.
Whacking out a barrage of timely bingles in the ninth canto for three runs, the Bucs, aided by Lee Handley, beat the cellarite Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4. Handley rapped out a triple and a double to chase in three men.
Coming through with four runs in the seventh stanza, the giants walloped the.St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. Gus Mancuso clouted out three es singles while Joe Medwick hit a four-bagger for the losers.
"Gabby" Hartnett, veteran catcher of the Cubs, appeared on the field today for the first time as manager, although he still continued his squatting duties behind the plate and still snared the ball sharply.
s his first official act, the star catcher selected Bill Herman as captain of the Cubs.
The Cubs released Charlie Grimm yesterday when Philip K. Wrigley, owner of the Bears, announced Hartnett as the leader of his squad which has not been starring despite heavy financial outlay in an effort to obtain ihe best possible able material io forge the club into a champion outfit.
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