The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-07-31
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THIRD PLACE
TEAMS GAIN
ON LEADERS
White Sox and Cincinnati
Reds Threaten Peak Teams
in Mid-season Squirt

New York, July ?l.-(R--Third
place teams are parking up in the
major leagues. Cincinnati in the
National and Chicago in the Amcri-
can. as the result Of spurts, have i
good chance to break up to team
fights for the flags.
Scoring ~slean sweep in their
Philadelphia series, for the sixth
straight victory, 6 to 2. the Reds
bore down on the Pirates and Giants
in tho senior league, while making
their grip in place more secure
against the challenge of Brooklyn.
Five and onc-half games from sec
ond place. the Reds who have been
playing good ball and bad baseball,
receive Boston in Cincinnati today
with hope Of getting into the thick
of the pcnnant hunt. -
Having fenced off Detroit and St.
Louis after close fight for third
place, the White Sox today are aft
CIR another victory over the champion
Senators. Washington. which has
been struggling with Philadelphia
for the lead is 8 - ahead Of Chi
cag0.
Covelcskie FlOps
The Sox yesterday knocked Cow
clcskic out of the box and smashed
his II game streak with cluster of
Is hits to win. 1 to l..
Meanwhile the Athletics hamme red
Whitehill out Of the game and beat
tho Tigers, . TO 0, with Gray pitch
ing.
The Yanks after II unsuccessful
attempts finally established three
game streak by trouncing the
Browns, 8 to 2.
Cleveland kept pace with the
Yanks by making it three straight
over the Rcd SoX, Z to z. Buckeye
in addition to briilioat pitching
turned in a home run.
The Giants cut Pittshurgs lead TO
a game and half as Hank Gowdy,
veteran catcher, rose with mighty
stick to dispute rumors that waivers
have been asked On him by the
Giants. Hanks homer and fly
scored three Giants runs in mar
row squeak with the Cubs, four to
two.
Braves Win
Pittsburg made, the New York
climb possible by tossing off game
to the tail-cnd Braves. 5 to |, Gene
witch holding the leaders safe all the
way.
St. Louis tumblcd Brooklyn in Il
pitching duel between Reinhart and
Hubbcll, 5 to :.
Outficldcr Johnson Of the Sena-
tors made what was believed to be
an association fielding record when
he tailed 10 kills and an assist in
the game with indianapolis.
49,
his game with the Indians in the
second inning when he crashed out
Il double that sent two mates across
the pan.
A circuit drive by Mcllilio. Brewer
second sackcr, in the ninth tied tho
score at three all with st. Paul. Mil
waukce rode on to victory in the
10th by putting across the winning
coulter after one was down.
Pitcher Holley Of the Colonies,
kept Toled9's seven hits we'll scat
tered, while his mates punched hits
two frames. The ,.Coloncls won. ; to
Honors were divided by Kansas
City and the Millers in a bargain Bill
on the Blues home lot. Each won
National
Boston s: IL: 2-Pittsbur. !: 8; L.
Genewich and Gibson: Aldridgc,
Shcehan and Smith.
New York 4; IL; Chicago 2;
Q; ].
Scott and Howdy; Alexander,
Jones and Har,nett. -,
Philadelphia 2; .: 2-Cincinnati
6; ~; 0. :,
Mitchell. knight and Wilson; Eix-
cy and Hargravc. -
Brooklyn 2; 4; 2-St. Louis s;
8; o.,
1Iubbcll. Oscchegcr. A. Brown and
Taylor: Rcinhart and O'FarrcIl. -
Detroit 0; 10; 0-Philadclphia >;
IL; 0. !. l..
Whitehill. Wells and Basslcr;
Woodall; Gray and Cochranc. ~
Chicago II; IS; 1.-Washington
j; 10; 1.
Thurston and Grouse: Covcleskie,
Gregg, Marbcrry, Russell and Ruel.
St.. Louis 2; 8; New York o;
Castor and Hargravc; lIoyt and
Schang.
Cleveland z; IS: l--Doston g; s; J..
Buckeye and Myatt; Zahinzcr and
Ficinich.
Association
Columbus ;; indianapolis J..
Minneapolis a.: Kansas City 5-3.
st. Paul ); Milwaukee 4. Go inn
'"S Toledo i; Louisville .. 4