The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-22
BUGS WALLOP
D!0DGER TEAM;
YAN|KS DROP 2
Tigers Strengthen Hold on
American League Second
Place; Beat Senators
MILLERS TAKE FIVE
Sweep Series Against Column
bus; Saints, Mudhens Break
Even in Encounter
fRx The Associated pres.1

(By The Associated Press)
New tension has been injected into
an interesting baseball race in the
National League.
The Chicago Cubs were in first
place today by margin of only
three games over the Pittsburgh ri.
rates. st. Louis, in third place, was
only four and a half games away
from the leaders, and the New York
Giants. standing forth, spotted athe
| Bruins SIC game margin. Despite
the fact that the schedule favors the
inspired Cubs, there are many posi-
bilities ahead in the final stretch.
The Giants and Pirates both gained
on the Cubs yesterday. New York
took both ends of a double-header
frou Cincinnati. The scores were 90
and 81. Leslie Mann's pinch hit in
| the ninth inning of the first game
decided the issue. His home run in
the second game with a runner on
base was enough for the victory. The
double killing brought the record of
McGraw's club to nine wins out of
II starts since it came home off the
1oad.
Rally Helps BUGS Win
Pittsburgh pulled game out of
the fire from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
sent Kiki Cuyler across the plate
with the winning run. Hill and Doak
hooked up in a tight pitching duel
and Hill would have scored shut
out had not Grantham let a throw
from Gooch 60 through him to GEN.
ter field. The Waner brothers did
not figure in the scoring for the first
time in many days. The defeat low
cred the Robins into seventh place,
the Braves climbing up by being
idle.
Cleveland made it two straight
from the Yankees, Willis Hudlin res
cuing Buckeye in the fourth inning
and coming through for IA victory.
It was the third straight defeat for
the Yankees. Babe Ruth played only
he retired, saying he had hurt his
back.
Tigers Beat Senator'S
The Detroit Tigers strengthened
their hold on second place in s;,o
American League by beating Wash.
ington IL to 4. Haske Billings, re-
cruit collegian, held the Senators
well in hand after the second inning,
while Horace Lisenbee, the Washing
ton ace, was batted hard. 1t was tac
Tigers 18th victory in succession.
Heilmann made three hits in four
times at bat.
Philadelphia batted three White
Sox pitchers hard to gain an 8 to 6
decision. The Mackmen used three
pitchers but Sammy Gray, the last to
be called upon, stemmed the Chicago
threat.
st. Louis and the Boston Red Sox
met in the Mound City in an argu-
ment over last place. The e .ownies
got into the 400 class by winning
both ends of q double-header SO and
"A, and chilled Boston hopes Of ever
getting out of the cellar.
Leading A. A. Teams d. Well
First division teams in the Amer
lean Association waxed prosperous at
the expense of the second division
clubs in the several series just COM
pleted. -
Milwaukee dropped louisville for
| four straight; Minneapolis swept it's
! five games series against Columbus;
Kansas City .crept closer 10 first
place by taking four of the six game
series with Indianapolis and the
| league leading Toledo Mudhens
nosed out st. Paul. three games to
two.
The Milwaukee Brewers won their
sixth straight game by defeating
Louisville yesterday, 6, to 5. The
! victories have placed the Brewers
| only two points awiy from the sec
ond place Kansas City Blues.
Saints, Hens Play Good Ball
st. Paul and Toledo played two Of
the best ball games Of the season
which went II innings, to 5, by
| scoring four runs in that inning t.
overcome the Hens, who started the
last stanxa with three runs. Specie
held the Saints to two hits in the
hightcap and the Hens won, 3 to 0.
Heavy hitting enabled the Millers
to beat Columbus twice. to and Z
| to 4. 80.
While linn pitched excellent ball,
Kansas City punched hits and beat
indianapolis Z to 2. :.