Show j us MOVE INTO CONTENDING DING POST teeny's I erry's Tired Giant Pack r Faces Leading Pittsburgh Pirates in in Vital Series t t By GEORGE KIRKSEY h United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK Aug 30 30 Bill Bill Terry and his weary Giants clutch at atthe he the last straw in Pittsburgh today Its It's do or die from now on for lor the two-time two National league champions and the way the wind l V Is' Is blowing they may do their dying b. b during the game four series with the league-leading league Pirates Pirate opening today at Forbes field Terry knows he has a poor ball bal club b. b but Its It's still capable of winning winning win- win ning the pennant with a spirited drive The Giants are 5 games off oft the pace and are playing In j spasms but the Pirates can still stil stills s blow the pennant if any of the theother theother other contenders show a real will to tow 1 w win n. n In the past few days das the CM- CM cago ugo Cubs ha e moved moed up into a contending position and they I finay may be the club which will come comedown comedown comedown down the stretch to challenge Pittsburgh As a result of yesterdays yesterday's yes jes- es Giant lo loss s the Cubs today today today to- to day were virtually tied for second second sec- sec fond ond place only percentage point behind the Giants Unless either the Pirates or Giants can make mako a a. clean sweep sweep sweep-an an entire entire- entirely Jy ly unlikely possibility on the past performances of both clubs the clubs the Box Scores on rage Page Seventeen I Cubs have a chance to gain ground But they have a tough opponent on hand in the Boston Bees who have been playing some of the tho best baseball baseball baseball base- base ball in the league the past month So desperate Is Terry for pitchers pitch pitch- ers rs for for the Pittsburgh series that he be has nominated Dick Coffman relief hurler to start today against the Pirates Pirates' Jim Tobin Yesterday Terry started Harry Gumbert for the third time in six days and he lie got by until the seventh sev- sev nth when he collapsed and Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin- Cin pounded out fhe five runs and went on to win G 63 Bucky Walters Val Wal- alI I scattered seven se hits and won his eleventh game The Reds collected col- col 11 hits with Dusty Cookes Cooke's single with the bases loaded the big blow Pittsburgh came out of its panic by thumping Brooklyn 10 1 with the aid of Dodger pitching and fielding e Pirates made two runs In the I first inning without a hit and then proceeded to slug out 15 hits the ther rest r rest st of the game off and Lamaster Johnny Rizzo hit a single single single sin sin- gle and a double The Yankees walloped the St. St Louis Browns 8 8 4 and increased th their ir American league lead to 14 H games a new high Lefty Gomez j scored his fifteenth victory The I Browns made 13 hits but wasted most of them until their three-run three r rally lly in the ninth Tommy Henrich lilt homer No 19 his 19 his fifth in the thelast lust last three games games to to lead the Yanks' Yanks 12 hit attack Detroit slaughtered the Boston Red Sox 15 Rudy York hit homers Nos 30 and 31 and drove droe in six runs Eldon Auker held the Red Sox to fhe five hits missing a shutout because of Joe Cronin's I homer bomer I Washington beat out Cleveland E 8 4 on two less hits the Indians making malting ten to the Senators' Senators eight Ken Xen Chase was aided by four double double doule dou dou- ble le plays plas Al Simmons hit homer lio No 18 No 0 other games were played Wins No 15 IS i Y e i s Lefty Gomez A homer by Tommy Henrich helps him beat Browns 8 84 |