The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-03
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JOHNSON IS
IRON MAN OF
DIAMOND GAME
Holds Tigers to Two Hits in
Glilling Contest; Pirates
Forge Ahead

New York. Aug. 2.-P) Eighteen
years Of ma, or league pitching hhV"
failed To lake toll from the mighty
arm o! W alter Johnson.
Defeating the Detroit Tigers yes
terdav 5 to |, with but two hits. the
veteran Washington hurler celebra-
ted his debut as II pitcher in 1907
against the same club by turning the
tables on one Of the men who had
helped to beat him. Ty Cobb. as Il
member of the Detroit club at that
time, had Il share in the defeat Of
the young pitcher Is years ago. 3 to
2. and yesterday Walter took his re
yenge by holding Cobb hitlcss in 3
times at bat.
Johnson on Mound
la that first game, Johnson pitched
for a last place club against Il team
which was perched high on the Amer
lean league pinnacle, yesterday. in a
great measure due to his own bril-
limit box work. he had the privilege
of holding the mound for champion
team and pennant contender, now
but one full game behind the l"udin"
athletics.
Only one other game was played
in the junior circuit yesterday. the
Cleveland Indians battering four
game winning streaks Of the YanE
res, 3 TO =. Speaker, held hitless by
Shawkev, nevertheless was able /"
supply the winning cluIt o! the game.
Sacrifice fly in the eighth inning
after Jameson had doubled and
moved to third on an infield out.
Pittsburgh lip
Pittsburgh sat with folded hands
and permitted st. Louis TO hoist
them back into first plac. in the
National league trouncing the Giants
3 to 10. Hornsby led he st. Louis
assault with 4 triple and Il home run.
The return Of Pittsburgh neak
marked the length charge in the Ma
tional league leadership since the
first week in July. Cincinnati after
winning ~ straight games broke
their streak by losing the second
game Of Il doubleheadnr to the Hos-
ton Braves. Nineteen men were
hurled into the breach to stem the
tide by the Reds after they had
gathered in the first game, : to ;,
but errors by Wingo and Cav"nev
nullified the rescue attempt, : to :.
Dick Cox's homer, his second in as
many days prOduced the run; that
gave the Robins to , triumph
over the Cubs in the only ETHER Ma
tlonal League melee. Cox delivered
his circuit smash with .wo Oh base.
in the opening game.
Association Results
All eight teams in the Association
circuit managed in doubleI CONF ut $
lnt, Il IA,
programs, all eight games went full
length without the usual forcshoiten-
ing by the six o'clock sunday r.nsirg
law
Louisville, st. Paul and Indianapo-
lis, the three leaders, all won both
their games and marked time; so
far as relative possession concerned
Kansas City, Columbus and Toledo
were the victims of the double kill
ingS.
Saints Win
Heavy hitting on the part Of the
Saints was responsible for both of
the Kansas City defeats. burst, st.
Paul, outfielder. hit a home run. a
triple and two singles out of five
trips to the plate in the first game,
while in the second he got two sin
giles in four chances. Scores wei
6 tn |, and 3 to O.
The Millers took wild and woody
first game from the Brewers, com
ing out on top of 10 to 7 score in
combat where each team got IA hits
with a total Of 10 extra base balls
both games. Their free hitting ram
page in the second game to the total
Of II blows each. The Millers after
tying in up with two runs in the
ninth lost out in the first extra
frame.
Louisville On Top
Good support for Deberry and
Wildness of Stueland in the early
innings, when the Colonies made
their runs, were the underlying fac
tors of Louisville's win over Colum-
bus in the first game. The second
was slug fest with the Colonies
amassing 16 singles with six runs
while the Senators made their nine
hits, good runs, six markers.
The smuggling bee injecting the
rest of the circuit also invaded In
dianapolis yesterday and the Indians
fattened their hickory averages in /;
pair of games to the disillusionmen1
of their guests. the Mudhens. The
winners got 10 hits in the first game
and Is in the second for 4 to 0, ant
IL to wins.
One hundred and sixty-five hit:
were knocked out. Milwaukee ant
Minneapolis led with 26 each. Will,
indianapolis accredited 25 iE tw,
games. Louisville's 16 in the secon,
game was the record Of one gam,
while the average for the eigh
games played was slightly bette
than 10 hits per team for each con
test.