The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-19
CARDS DROP
FROM SECOND
TO 9Th PLACE
Giants Lead Race in National
But Next Four Teams Are
Closely Bunched
NV The Associated Press }

Swift descent Of the world cham
pion St. Louis Cardinals from second
TO fifth place in the National League
drew attention today to red hot
struggle for second place by four
teams.
While the Giants, like their fellow
townsmen. the Yankees, in the Amer
lean League, had good hold on first
place. the next four teams in the Ma
tional circuit were punched so close
" a cap would cover them.
The four we're the Cubs, Pills,
Pirates and Cards, named in the or
der of their present rank behlnd the
Giants. Between the first and last
of this quartet, just a points inter
vened. ),
A single defeat is enough to send
one of the four down several steps
and that is what happened to the
Cards when they lost to the Braves,
8 70 /. while Pittsburgh was trounc-
ING the league leading Giants. IL to
6. Chicago was beating Brooklyn z
TO 1. and the pills were idle.
Sherdel Sent to the Showers
Woe Willie Sherdel Of the Cards,
little slow ball king, was batted out
of the box in the seventh. Larry
BENTON of Boston held the champs to
eight hits and he added douDle OF
his own in the sixth that taillcd
three runs.
In their first appearance at the
Polo Grounds, the Corsairs crashed
out 10 hits off three pitchers Whilc
Vie Aldridgc held the Giant bats TO
lust half that number. Joe Harriss,
Pittsburgh first sacker, had perfect
..AI hi 1AS mi a
mass in five attempts. Home runs
were mndc by Wright and Traynor of
the victors and Doc Farrell, the
youthful Giant.
Charlie Roots pitching, plus loose
Brooklyn fielding, gave the Cubs the
victory that carried them from
fourth to second place. It was
Roots sixth win of the season.
Shakeup in American
a shakeup in the American League
took place when the Tigers made
their nits count to defeat Washing
ton. 5 to B, and the Browns out
sluggcd the Red Sox for an $ to I
decision. The Senator's thus SAM
from fourth place to tie with
Cleveland for next to last. while DE,
trot and st. Louis were deadlockeG
in fourth position. Whitehall famed
10 Senators. The high spot at 81
Louis was the batting Of bling NIL
Ter of the Browns, who made foul
. hits. one a homer, in five times up
and boosted his average to .446 To-
the season. -,
Edaic Collins, now with the Ath
letics. was handed wrist watch
diamond stickpin and i base on ball
by his old team mates at Chicago be
fore rain ended the game in the sec
ond inning.
Mudhens In First Place
Toledo's Mudhens moved into frs
place in the tight American Associa
ton race by slipping the Louisvill
Colonies 3 to l defeat. "Eevo
Lebourveau, Toledos batting star
got two hits to run his string
consecutive games to "a.
The Saints outhit the Blues, Is t
IL, but Kansas City concentrated II
attack in two innings in order to VIII
to 6.
Koupal got away to poor star
but settled down after the first in
j.. ming while indianapolis, playing a
uphill battle, overlook three-ru
lead and beat Columbus, 5 to 3.
Some classy pitching by Roy Sar
ders enabled the Brewers to white
wash the Millers, 5 to 0, it being tn
H. second shutout suffered by Mime
apolis in three days.
Luce, hard hitting rightfielder, lie
the attack for the Brewers with fou
blows, including double and tripl
in five times at bat.