The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-17
CUBS REMAIN
GAME BEHIND
FAST PIRATES
Beat Fading Phillies, Z to 2
Pirates Beat Braves
Brewers Lead A. A.
(By The Associated Prcss)

With a seasons record of IL
straight victories to their credit, the |
Chicago Cubs today remained full
game behind the pace making Pitts |
burgh Pirates. The two clubs start
crucial series Sunday.
Baseball sages who have been
shaking their heads at the reiolted
lack of hitting strength in the Cub
lineup yesterday found little to justi- |
fy their observations. The Cubs
made six hits, but one was a triple
by Stephenson and another was a
home run by Hartnett. The fading
Philadelphia club was Z to 2 vic
tim Of the effective pitching Of its
former team mate, Hal Carlson, who
went to the Cubs recently in a trade.
Braves to stay in the van and the
bespectacled Lee Meadows showed
the way to six to nothing walkovcr.
The Buccaneers pounded Kent Green
field, the former Giant, and he re-
tired for a pinch hitter after six inn
ings on the mound.
Hornsby Helps
Rogers Hornsby helped to bring
the Giants out Of their losing streak
at st. Louis by clubbing out four hits
lin as many times at bat, one of them
a home run, for 10 to s win. Bill
Terry also hit homer. Jess Petty
was no puzzle for the lowly Cincin-
natl Reds who defeated Brooklyn 10
Ito /. Luque held the Robins to sew
en- scattered hits and was not scored
on until the eighth.
The ponderous bats Of Babe Ruth
and Lou Gehrig beat first inning
tattoo on old Tom Zachary and the
Yankees clouted out an to victory
in the first game of the series with
the St. Louis Browns. The Babe
socked out his 22nd homer of the
season in the first frame, and Geh-
rig next up, collected his 18th.
S0x Win
The White Sox got to Howard
Ehmke and batted out 4 to win
over Philadelphia. Ehmke lasted five
innings this time. George Connally.
making his first start in the box in a
long time. was tight in the pinches.
Hunnefield and Barrett helped him
along with home runs.
The Boston Red Sox hammered out
an Il to 10 win over Cleveland. Eight
pitchers were pressed into service
during barrage Of 81 base hits. Ira
Flagstead celebrated his return to
the Boston lineup with three hits in
four tries.
Detroit played tight baseball and
downcd Washington to l, behind
the effective pitching of Stoner. The
Texan allowed the Senators only four
hits and was not scored on until the
eighth inning.
Brewers lead A. A.
The hard driving Milwaukee Brew
crs, riding on crest Of excellent
pitching and heavy hitting for seven
consecutive victories. have battered
their way to leadership in the Ameri-
can Association.
The Brewers displaced the slip
ping Toledo Mudhens for first place
yesterday, when they downed Louis
vile to l. while Toledo lost another
gave to St. Paul. Young and Luce
of the Brewers knocked out circuit
drives while Wilson and Riconda
hammered out doubles. making five
runs on eight hits. Wilkinson. Col
onel pitcher, received discouraging
support from his mates. who made
three errors.
Both the hitting and pitching de-
partments failed to function fol-
Toledo yesterday and St. Paul
chalked up it's second consecutive
shut out, 13 to 0.
Columbus Wins From Millers
Pitcher Roy Meeker was the show
all by himself in Columbus 4 to
victory over Minneapolis. Besides
holding the Millers to four scattered
hits, he smashed out two-baggel
which drove in q run. It was Meek
er's sixth consecutive hurting
triumph. Kansas City and Indiana.
polls were deadlocked to l until
the ninth in-;ng, when the, Blues ran
in three runs to. take the game to.