New York, Sept. 28.
With the Giants idle due to rain halting their games with the Boston Bees, the Chicago Cubs to-day lessened ihe lead of the Terrymen by another half game. The Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 2 to nil, to be only four games behind.
Heavy-hitting Stan Hack paved the way for the Bruins to triumph over the Reds. Clouting out two timely singles, Hack helped to bring in two runs for the 2-0 victory.
There was only one other game in the National League, the Pittsburgh Pirates easily beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. The Bucs made their big drive in ithe Atth, when they scored four runs, ci Syl Johnson to retire to the showers.' Paul Waner starred in the attack with three singles.
Inthe Only double-header of the day, the New York Yankees, pennant winners in the American League, were forced to split with the Washington Senators.
"Phe champions took the opener, 9-0, but lost the nightcap, 2-1. Joe DiMaggio again proved to be the hero of the Yankees, crashing out a "homer, a triple and a double, which helped to bring in four runs. The Yanks scored three in the fifth, three in the seventh and two in the ninth in the curtain-raiser.
Fine hurling by Krakauskas gave the Nats the 2-1 win over the Yanks in the concluding tussle. The Senators scored their winning run in the fourth. Krakauskas fanned nine "Lewis" is the way Joe Louis, the negro heavyweight champion of the world, pronounces his name. That is how it is pronounced all over America.
New York columnists and boxing writers have been making fun of the numerous British sports writers and fight enthusiasts, over here for the Farr fight, who call the champion "Louie."—Reuter.
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