The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-05
Sports.
KERR'SRETURN
BOOSTS WHITE
.S0X HURLING
Mackmen Two Games on TOP
of Senators in Junior
League Scramble

New York, Aug. 5.-tR-The Chi
cago White Sox, IL games behind the
pacemakers in the American league,
have not given up the pennant fight.
Safely beached at third place after
, being butfeted by Detroit and st.
Louis in long battle for a strong
| foothold in the first DIVISION. the
team today was ready to strike at
the leaders with prospects Of q bet
ter pitching staff with the return of
little Dick Kerr.
Pitching Weak
The hurting development has been
one Of the weak links In the teams
ability since the start of the race.
The hero Of 1919, reinstated by com
missioner Lands, is due to report
to Manager Collins tomorrow at
Boston. Chicago fans look for the
Windy City team to draw new
deal
Kerr, who left the Sox three years
ago. has been playing Independent
baseball and is said by his friends
to be ready to start work on the
mound at once. His aid is soreiy
needed.
A glance at the box score of yes
terday's Chicago game with SPhiladel-
phia shows that sixteen hits were
garnered off two White Sox pitchers
by the Mackmen to win handily, 8
to 3, and maintain their place at the
American league peak by two full
Senator's Advance
Mackian advance. Tom Zachary
BANKED the DETROIT tigers after the
second inning, raped out a triple
runs.
Bucky Harris collaborated with
Zachary in putting over the triumph
by inserting four timely bingles.
Celebration of their second conse-
cutive series victory today braced
the New York Yankees for an inva-
sion Of the Tigers lair. One error
by Seaweel and single by Gehrig,
with the bases filled in the seventh,
gave the Yankees series decision
of over Indians yesterday to l.
Giants Lose .,
After smart slab duel between
Kerr and Shocker the Giants lost a
chance to close the gap to first place
yesterday by tossing off game to
the Cardinals, 4 to 2, while the Phil
lies were winning the final game of
their series with the Pirates.
Lester Bells homer in the eighth
with Bottomley aboard stayed a
New York climb, while Mitchell was
stopping the Corsairs, 8 to 4. Fetch
er's team showered three Pittsburg
pitchers with IA hits.
The Veteran Grover Cleveland
Alexander turned back the Brooklyn
dodgers in the only other National
league game and Chicago won hand
lily, 5 to 2.
Indians Wild
The Indians bitfed the offerings of
Keenan, and Peterson, blue sharp
shooters, Robertson Indianapolis re-
ceiver, connecting three times in
three trips to the pan. One of the
blows was a triple.
Bethel of Louisville and Brief of
the Brewers led the Differs Of their
respective teams. Brief hit three
times in five attempts and Bethel
connected safely four times in five
times up. The Colonies win, to Z.
Pitchers came in for rough treat
ment in all Of the contest on the cir
cult yesterday.
Mound Carnage Great
Kansas City used three; Holley
and Sanders, starters in the ColOnels-
Brewers contest took the showers.
Four moundsmen in Saints Senators
class and the Millers reinforced Nc
Graw by Greene.
Haas and burst of St. Paul did
some first class busting. burst tai
lied three Dagger, two doubles and
single in five times at bat and his
mate lifted two doubles and brace
of singles in five trys. Both stole a
sack.
Tuesdays baseball results.
National League.
Philadelphia g.; IA; l. Pittsburg
Mitchell and Henline; Morrison,
Sheehan, Culloton and Smith.
New York 2; 8; 2. St. Louis 4;
10; 2.
Dean and Gowdy;. sherdel and
OFarrell.
Brooklyn 2; 8; 4. Chicago S; z; 3.
Osborn and Taylor; Alexander and
Churry.
Others not scheduled.
American League:
Chicago 8; 7; S. Philadelphia 9;
l6; 0.
Turston and Grouse; Gray, Bau-
gartner and Cochrane.
Detroit 2; 4; 2. Washington 81
10; i.
Whitehill and Woodall; Zachary
and SEVERED.
st. Louis 10; Is; 8. Boston z; IL;
CASTOR and Dixon; Fuhr, Ross and
Bischoff.
Cleveland /; 2; !. New York 4;
Karr and Wyatt; shockerf and
Schang.
American Association:
Milwaukee z; II; 3. Louisville 8;
ID; 8.
Sanders, McCracken and Skiff; Hol-
ley; Dawson and Meyer.
st. Paul 8; l6; l. Columbus &;
10; 8.
Roettger. Merritt and Collins;
Leverett and Bird.
Kansas City 6; IL; l. indianapolis
Keenan,. Peterson. Messenger and
Wheat; Henry and Robertson.
Minneapolis /; 8; l. Toledo s:
8; B..
McGraw, Greene and Ainsmith;
LYONS and CASTOR.
Western:
Omaha q; Oklahoma City 8.
Des Moines O; St. Joseph 2.
Lincoln 4: Tulsa z.
Denver-Wichita played previously.