A three-run spurt in the second inning gave the Cubs enough lead to down the Bees, 4-2, despite a homer, the third successive one, by Vince DiMaggio.
Terry Moore led the St. Louis Car-clinals to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-5, smashing out five singles in five trips to the plate.
The Phils attempted a last minute comeback and almost succeeded, hanging up two markers in the ninth. But the Cards pushed in a run and triumph by the single marker.
Bob Feller won the game for the Indians against thes Philadelphia Athletics, 11-4, when he fanned eight men besides tripling and driving in we men.
A four-run barrage gave the Tigers a 6-3 win over the Yanks. George Coffman led the Bengals with a triple to drive in three men, while Tom Henrich poled out a four-bagger for the losers, New York, Aug. 30.
Despite rumours that he was attempting to dodge a welterweight championship bout with Ceferino Garcia, hard-hitting Filipino, Henry Armstrong, world triple' boxing champion, today signed a contract to clash with the leading 147-pound division contender for the world title on November 2, 1938.
Mike Jacobs, world's outstanding promoter and the "brains" behind the Twentieth Century Sporting Club, arranged the title bout. He announeed that the actual terms for the bout would be released later.
The signing of papers between Armstrong and Garcia for a title bout on November 2 was not totally unexpected, although Armstrong indicated shortly after winning the lightweight championship from Lou Ambers that he preferred to meet a featherweight for the world 147- pound title prior to a battle with Garcia,
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