New York, July 48.
Yankee took an 11th inning 1 to 0 thriller from the Chicago White Sox this afternoon to extend their winning streak to 14 games after taking the first half of the double~-header by an 8 to 1 count. Joe DiMaggio boosted his sensational string of games with consecutive hits to 53. In the opener, Joe came through with three Safe blows and in the nightcap, he connected with a single in the sixth frame, Fine hurling was supplied by the Yank moundsmen; with Spurgeon Chandler limiting the Sox to five hits and a long run in the opener. The veteran Charles Ruffing yielded only three hits and no, scores in the extra inning fray.
The big inning in the opener was the fourth when the Yanks shelled Ted Lyone and chased him from the mound after collecting a half dozen uns. The other two scores crossed He advanced on a bum and came home on Tom Henrich's sacrifice fly. were breaking beautifully as he pitched the Pirates to their seventh consecutive win in downing the New York Giants, 4 fo 0. The Giants were turned back with two hits. The Pirates sewed up the game in the eighth with a three-run rally, result. ing from Elbert Eletcher's three-bagger. singles by Bob Elliott and Prank Gustine. and one error.
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