The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-01
Bruins Move
Up Ladder AS
Phillies Lose
Giants Make It Four Out of
Five BY Trimming Card
inals, IA
REDS, DODGERS SPLIT
Mudhens, Brewers Com 9
Through With Twin Vic
tories To Increase Totals
By The Associated Press

Dv Inc associated preSS
| They're still waiting for one Of tn,
National League leaders to crack blu
the first day of August found tn,
select ground of three making wa!
| Tor another serious contender-th,
Giants.
While the Pittsburgh Pirates wer,
idle yesterday the Chicago Cub.
moved to within a half game of tn,
7 leadership. The Mccarthy Bruin
slammed the ball to all corners O.
Wrigley Field and downed Philadel
phia IL to 5. Charlie Root hung w
his 10th pitching victory of tn,
year, while Pruett and Decatur Of
the Pills were ineffective.
The Giants, by trimming the Car
dlnals before Sunday crowd of %
600. made it four out Of five games
for the road trip to date. McGraw's
club put on a typical late-inning raj.
~ to beat the Red Birds Z to 4. A
home run by George Harper with
the bases filled in the eighth trans.
formed a tight pitching duel into q
SUGGEST. The Cards scored run
each in the sixth, seventh. eighth and
ninth, but Virgil Barnes frightened up
in the pinches and allayed several
threatening rallleS.
Reds Break Even
When the Cincinnati Reds broke
even in double header with Brook
lyn they ran their winning streak ia
10 victories in the last 20 starts. Gin
cinnati kept q half, game ahead of
the Dodgers.
The Ohioans took the opener 6 to
and dropped the second 3 to 2 in 10
innings. AdOlpho Luque had the bet
ter OF Jess Petty in the first game,
although Brooklyn outhit its rival
Ford, Cincinnati shortstop. booted
away the second game, when, with q
double play in sight, he fumbled the
ball on STATE drive.
Horace Licenbee set back the De-
troit Tigers, to z, in the only game
played in the American League.
Washington pounded three Detroit
pitchers for 10 hits while Lisenbee
was holding the opposition to five
safeties. It was the third straight
victory for the Senator's over Detroit.
The Yankee Cleveland game was
halted by rain.
Mudhens Win
The league leading Toledo Mudhens
and the second place Milwaukee
Brewers came through with double
victories to increase their leads in
the American Association race yes
terday.
Both teams won with heavy bonn
bardments Of hits. The Mudhens beat
Columbus to 2. and 8 to A, while
the Brewers took Minneapolis into
camp, 10 to 9 and to s, the last
game being called at the end of the
sixth because of the six O'Clock Sum
day closing law. The victories not
only enabled Milwaukee to even up
its series with the Millers, but gave
the Brewers firmer hold on second
place.
The two games between Kansas
City and St. Paul, which were divid-
ed, were characterized by pitching
duels.
Saints Win One, Lose One
After losing the first, s to 4, Kan
sas City took the nightcap from the
Saints after IA innings when pitcher
linn singled, went to third when
Rightfielder Scarritt Of st. Paul let
ball go past and scored the win
ming tally on Hauser's single. In the
second game the teams battled
innings without making a score. Nc
Quad pitched for the Saints in that
game.
indianapolis and Louisville also
divided a twin bill, the Colonels TAX
ing the opener 6 to 2 and the Indians
the second 8 to in seven innings.
The second game was called because
of the Sunday closing law.