The Archive · 1939

Sixth Straight Defeat

Pirates Turn Four Hits, Two Errors Into Five Buns; Red Rufüng Holds St. Louis Browns

New York, July 20.

SURGH gained a fifth-place tie with New York in the National League baseball standings today by defeating the Giants 8-4.

It was the sixth straight defeat for the crippled Giants, who were in second place Jast week, Four hits and two errors accounted for five Pirate runs in the seventh inning: Rookie Fletcher hit a homer with two men on base, The Boston Bees took another victory over the uncertain Chicago Cubs, 2-1.

The Bees won in the eighth inning, when Hall Warstler singled, advanced to second on Pitcher Bill Posedel's Sacrifice, and scored on Debs Germ's single. Pesedel out-pitched Vance Page but both hurlers went all the way.

Ne other National League games were scheduled.

In the Amarican League, the New York Yankees added another full game te (heir lead by taking their eighth straight victory, à 2-1 triumph ever the Browns in St, Louis.

Red Ryfng held the Browns to Chico, four hits and won his own ie with & sacrifice fly that scored abe wae by pi Gordon singled and out St. Louis pitcher, ut nine Boston hits ton Lee, the six-foot-thi Sox n FA

Steward's Cup Probables London, July 21.

The fellowing are the probable starters, with their jockeys, for the Steward's Cup, to be run at Goodwood on July 25 over a distance of six All Foreign Competitors Are Eliminated Hamburg, July 21.

Old Reljance Caerloptic 3 America (Jones); Ambrose Light (Pat Beasley); Shalfeet (Carslake); Carnival Boy (Simpson); Nenvy (Smirke); Knight's tors, all having Karl S score of 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Henner Henkel eliminated Defenczy (Hungary) by 6-8, 6-2, 5-7. 6-1, 6-4, and Roderich Menzel scored a 4-6, 6-0, 3-6, 68, 6-2 victory over Canepele (Italy).

In the women's singles, Hilde Sperling (Denmark), Somogyi (Hungary), Kovacs (Yugoslavia) and Bolin—Gouquerque (Holland) have reached at the semi-finals—Trans-

Ocean. Step.—Reuter. scattered and walked only one hatter, He was aided by four double plays.

Washington's lo tors won an 8-7 victory over the Tigers in Detroit. Hank Greenberg, Detroit first-baseman, got his eigh" teenth home run of the year, driving in two runners ahead of him in the sixth inning.

two-rün. ju the second inn-3 win over Philadelphia, although gave the Two-Day Match Drawn London, July 20.

"The two days Cricket match between the West Indies and Sir Julien Cahn's ended in a draw.

Batting first, the West Indies knocked up 197 runs, Headley contributing 61. Sir Julien Cahn's XI replied with a score of 121 runs for the loss of four wickets when play closed.—Reuter.

Ken Keltner doubled, Trosky stopping at third, Oscar Grimes singled, scoring Trosky. Jim Webs doubled, scoring Keltner.

2.30, 5.30, 9.15

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