Show IG GIANTS ANTS NO LONGER HITLESS HIT ESS CLUB Champs Gain Bigger Lead Over Bruins New Yorkers Struggle With Braves and Finally Win Although Crippled By THEON WRIGHT United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Aug 2 2 Kindly Kindly souls whose hearts bleed freely at the thought of ot fellows in distress will v willbe be ready to shed a tear at the sac sad plight of ot the N New w York Giants Glan who were called the hitless wonders a year ago aJo and md accused of oc winning a world championship only because of ot pitchin pitch pitch- in ing The Giants were unable to stretch their thelt lead more mor than a game and a ahalt half halt yesterday making it four gun games over Chicago but that thatis is not all that thatis is b troubling the poor fellows It seems Joe Moore has a bruised ankle and is unable to play That meant the he Giants were reduced to using Phil a fellow from Nash Nash- yule ville who scarcely hit in il the minors Or they may have to ta run in Lefty ODoul and md hes he's in a slump slump- batting only I Finally Win Wednesday the champions drug led fretfully through two game games in Boston barely winning 2 11 and 3 10 in the absence of at Sparkplug Joe Mel Ott Olt for example was practically practically practically cally useless hitting only a single double and triple in the first game and a double and two homers in the nightcap driving in seven measly runs The New York team seemed paral para para- l Six Boston pitchers held them to 30 hits three hits three homers four triples six doubles and 17 singles I IDean Dean Blanks Cubs The second pl place ce Cubs meanwhile enjoy enjoyed d. d a 4 0 shutout at the hands of Paul Dean of the St St. Louis Cardinals who gave e them five hits but no runs Brooklyn staged an uprising in the eighth beating Philadelphia 8 Ray Benge was credited with the win vin Charlie Dressen's rejuvenated Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- Reds took advantage of ot Gussie Suhr's fumble and wild throw in the sixth to run over four runs and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7 76 G. G |