Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-05-26 | Page 7 | Giants Still Ride High as Hitting Continues

i Slants Giants Still Ride High Is Hitting Continues JACK flACK HAND l fee ne New York Giants couldn't to the Polo Grounds with them I their first western tour but fire jre still sUll hitting home runs and today 17 games over mark with a 6 game 6 game A too on n the field WJera fets said the Giants' Giants murrow mur- mur row would turn into an arof arr ar- ar r of pop fly hitters when they t the friendly foul lines of the theft ft ie field eld but they have hit five fear leUr western games Pi Eig g Ernie Lombardi Lombard enjoying amazing comeback has socked i into the stands since the i left Manhattan and has taken c IZ undisputed lead of both ma- ma 10 round Danny della fella and Phil con- con kt d the others bardi banged No 10 yester- yester l i. i tb to help Harry Feldman earn decision at Cincinnati's pe peER paK st 52 5 Feldman held the theto to six ix hits one a two-run two er er by Gee Walker klier Ken Burkhardt chalked la fourth straight triumph for forI I I I Cardinals in a 9 7 win over ulyn Starters Tom Seats I Donnelly faded in the first at It the Dodgers scored four and andt j t Birds came back wi with th five Sanders Sanders' 7 ders' ders tripper round-tripper with iI omen men tn on in the fourth was the ti g blow off Curt Davis mak- mak makl l Us second appearance of the theu zu u u a fireman Whitey Ku- Ku continued his terrific hitting hitting hitting hit hit- ting pace with two hits taking over the league lead for runs batted batted batted bat bat- ted in inith with ith 30 and keeping his average at a level Preacher Roe hurled the Pirates to a 5 3 win over Boston The talented southpaw was the fifth of the last eight Pittsburgh pitchers pitch pitch- ers era to go the route a new high for Frankie Frankle Frisch's staff Hank Wyse Vyse allowed only seven safeties and his Chicago Cub mates blasted the Phils for 16 blows to win 4 Stan Hack of the Bruins contributed two triples and a pair of singles The New York Yankees beating the Chicago White Sox for the third straight day moved into the American league lead by a half game George Stirn weiss weiss' triple in the eighth sparked a three-run three spurt for a 5 4 verdict for Al AI Gettel Gettel Gettel Get- Get tel over Lefty Frank FranJ Detroit moved into a second place deadlock with Chicago on a 2 1 night game verdict over Phila Phila- delphia Stubby got the nod over Bobo Newsom although the As A's the Tigers 10 to 8 i Paul Richards Richard's double in the ninth decided the issue