The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-26
Sports
SLUMP HALTS
PROGRESS OF
LEAD TEAMS
Senators and Athletics Lose;
Mackmen Hit Worst Slump
of Season

New York, Aug. 26-(P)-Reces-
SIGN Of National league waves tossed
up in New York by steam!ng Pl-
rate craft today permitted baseball
fans to turn their major interest
once more to an American league
battle of thrills and spills between
Philadelphia and Washington.
For the last two days spills have
prevailed with such telling effect
that the two leaders. separated by
hut single game. have been chained
together in common submission 10
firm western front fortified by un-
beatable pitching.
Athletics Slump
The Athletics, in their worst slump
Of the year, yesterday dropped their
sixth game in eight starts To Cleve-
land. but the champion Senators
were helpless before pitching of
CASTOR in st. Louis, connecting only
for four safeties and taking an to
2 defeat. Hacks men received the
count from the Indians with a
stronger protest. After promis-
ing rally in the second inning had
been snufted out by a triple play,
they spurted again in the eighth, but
the drive fell short one run, to ;.
Both teams conclude their western
invasion on Sunday. They will then
come to a more definite settlement
of the dispute in a crucial series at
Washington September and 2, and
at Philadelphia Sept. z. 8 and g.
Pirates Hit Snag
The Pirates, fresh from their
sweeping victory over New York, ran
into cross currents at Boston, where
the Braves, fighting to emerge from
the cellar, tossed back the pennant
bound craft, 2 to and climbed 20
within a single point of seventh
place.
The New York Giants gave notice
that they were still in the fight.
While they were thrusting back Gin
oinnati, to q, and cutting Pitts
burg's lead to five games, Ross
Young flared up at Pitcher Dono-
hue after being hit on the arm with
pitched ball.
Young swarmed out to the pitchers
box and aimed an arm blow at the
hur!er, but Umpire Quigley turned
the diamond into a temporary grid
iron by tackling the Giant player at
the knees, lifting him in his arms,
and then banishing him from the
park along with Donohue Brook
Ign and ST Louis had it out for
fourth place and the Cardinals lost
the decision, five to four.
Five HOmers
The Cubs and Phillies put on a
long range firing duel which dent
ed the Quaker City field with 81
torrd shots, including five homers.
Chicago brought forth the most base
hit ammunition to win with % safe
ties, - TO 10.
Two homers by Bob Meusel. his
cath and 25th Of the season, liber-
ated the Yankees from a five-game
losing streak at the expense of the
White Sox. 7 to 4. while the Boston
Red Sox resigned to Detroit after a
nine run rally by the Tigers in the
opening inning, II to !.
In the association an error by Rus
sell, the Columbus outfielder, was
costly for his club, for it let in two
Blue runs and Kansas City COPIED,
4 to 9
Dawson Wild
Joe Dawson, Louisville hurler, had
moments wildness, but was not
enough for the Saints to take advan-
tage of and win. to l. Cliff Mar
kle, Saints hurler. kept the hits we'll
distributed. Four Miller hurlers
were ineffective against the clout-
ing Indians, who won, IL to 5.
J0urdan and Butler of the Mllers
got seven of the l3 hits Minneapo-
lis made off Burwell, the Indian
hurler.
The Brewers and Mud hens traded |
wins in a bargain bill. The first
was a hurting duel between Bell and |
Grant. but the second was a cloutfest !
in which 2G hits We're made off seven !
pitchers.