The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-08
PIRATES AND
YANKEES STILL
LEAD LEAGUES
YankS Beat White SOx. 4 to
l, While Pirates TrOuncc
Giants. 9 to +
tBy The Associated Press

battle Tags OF the Pittsburgh
Pirates and the New York Yankees
still are flying at the top Of the ma
jor leagues despite the efforts of Ia
other clubs to lower them.
All the home run power in the
bats of Ruth and Gchrig was needed
BY the fanks yesterday to rcpulse the
charging White Sox, but the league
leaders managed to turn back their
rivals by count Of to |. Yankee
hits off the pitching Of Alphonsc
Thomas numbered only six. one less
than the White Sox gathered in from
the slants Of Waite Hoyt, bat the
Yankee hits were long ones that
counted runs. Ruth made his 18th
homer Gehrg his l4th and Pat Col
Inns added another, while Clancy OF
the White Sox cracked out one for
the visitors only tally.
In the four times they have met
the Yankees now have won three
games from the White Sox. The
present series, which opened with
the iank victory yesterday, has three
more games TO run.
Pirates Get 16 Hits
Opening their series against the
Giants, the National League leaders
were as successful as the Yanks.
Despite two New York homers, the
Pirates kept up the Giant killing
streak they started at the Polo
Grounds last month. getting. IL hits
off the VIGOROUSLY poor New York
pitching and winning, 8 to 6.
Chicago's Z to victory over Brook
Ign meanwhile sent the Cubs to third
piace above the Giants and only a
few points below the Cardinals.
BY coincidence the tai-end club in
each league as we'll as the leaders
won their games. jake Mays seven
mt pitching gave the Cincinnati Reds
a 5 to | start on their series with
the Phillies. while the Red Sox just
survived Tiger rally in the ninth
Pitcher Gets Into Fight
AS Connie Mack's revised lineup
won hitting match from the Browns,
IL to 3, a bit of added drama appear
ed in fist fight between Pitcher
Castor of the Browns and spccta
tor who was riding him as castor
walked from the field after being
batted off the mound.
The Boston Braves ~ to ) victory
over the St. Louis Cardinals was re-
markable chiefly for the lack of
consideration with which the visitors
treated the champions touted pitch
ing staff, while the Senators 10 to 8
decision over the Cleveland Indians
was partly due to the hitting of Iris
Speaker against his old team mates
Columbus got away to flying
start against the Brewers yesterday
and kept in front to win, 6 to /.
Both Morris and johnson pitched
good ball and were given perfect sup
port, but Morris had little the edge
m the pinches.
The league leading Mudhens and
the Kansas City Blues engaged in a
smuggling match and when the clouds
had cleared. Toledo was on the long
end of II to 10 count. The Hens
smashed out II hits while their OPP
ponents collected Is. In the collec-
tion Of - blows there were four
home runs, two triples and eight
doubles.
st. Paul Is Whitcwashcd
Joe Dawson pitched his second
shutout Of the season when Louis
vile whitewashed st. Paul. 10 to o.
Only four hits were gathered off Joe,
while he and his team mates smashed
out 10 blows off Belts and McQuaid.
Robertson. the Saints third sackcr,
made two of the four blows off Joe,
one a double.
Layne, the Indians new outfielder,
broke up another game and gave In
dianapolis to 5 victory OVER the
Milters. During seventh inning
rally in which three runs were scored,
Layne uncorked homer.
Ezzell and McAuley Of Mime
apolls turned in a triple killing. With
men on first and second, Florence
hunted to Ezzell. who caught the ball
and threw to McAulcy, who stepped
on second and tagged the runner
coming from fret