The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-20
DODGERS
BREAK EVENIN !.
2-GAME SERIES
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Pittsburgh Pummels Giants,
9-3; Boston Takes Cards
Into Camp
LOU GETS 18Th HOMER
Leads Ruth by One in Race;
Brewers Down Louisville
by Z to 5
LOU GETS 39TH HOMER
(By The Associated Press)


The National circuit sagged yes
terday under four double hi aders, the
Chicago Cubs dashing away with an ,
equal break in Brooklyn while every
thing was even-stephan3 with the
Pirates and Giants as welllras, with
the Cards and the Braves, Ghica-
COS hold on first place continued ut
five games. tt
Sheriff Blake handcuffed the
Robins with five hits as his mates
whitewashed Brooklyn for their 18th
shutout, to 0. In the succeeding
fracas, however, McWeeny eased the
Bruins down with five safeties for a
6 to verdict.
Pittsburgh Pummels Giants
Pittsburgh pummeled the Giants,
to 3, holding an 9-run carnival in
the seventh inning to wipe away the
efforts of Rogers Hornsby's 2lst
homer and one by Terry. The New
Workers went back for the nightcap,
Grimes limiting the Buccaneers to
five hits, two Of which were man.
moth pokes by Paul Waner and
Like the Cubs, the Pirates split
evenly in the four-game tilt and
trekked to Brooklyn where they
hoped to make noticeable advance
before running the Bancroftian
gauntlet at Boston.
Kent Greenfield handed out only
pair of singles as Boston took the
worlds champions into camp in the
first part of twin program by 6 to
i, but behind pitcher Sherdel, the
Cards copied the afterpiece by the
same score.
Phillies Drop Two
Cincinnati bumped the Phillies off
twice by five to three, in 10 innings
and l to o, Red Lucas holding Phil
adelphia to five hits in the shutout.
| Blankenship STAYED off squelch-
ing for the. White Sox by defeating
the Yanks in the fourth and final
clash of the series, 3 to 2. Lou Geh-
rig broke loose with home run No.
80, in the ninth his first in 10 days.
giving him Jump of one on Babo
Ruth.
Rube Walberg came through with
a single in the eighth inning TO
drive in two runners for a five to
three Philadelphia triumph over the
Indians, making it four out of five
for the Athl etics. Walberg famed
seven batters.
Wingard checked the Senators
with six hits while St. Louis annexed
its third straight to /. The
Browns hurler poled for the circuit
with one on in the sixth.
A double victory over the Red Sox
to 2 and IA to Z, pushed the Ben
gals to within one game of the Sec
ond place Washingtonians. It also
gave the Detroiters nine in a row.
The red hose worked triple play
in the eighth inning of the second
game when Fothergill lined to Myer
who tossed to Regain, doubling He'll
mann at second, and on a relay to
Todt, Manush was caught off first.
| Homers Settle A. A. Arguments
] Home runs settled two American
] Association arguments.
with two on, two out and two runs
+. behind in the last half Of the ninth
q pinch hitter, Gearin of Milwaukee,
sent the home fans into a frenzy
when he smacked homer, enabling
the Brewers to down Louisville for
! the second time in the series, Z to S.
The other circuit drive. made by
Ray Grimes Of Toledo off Shealy 81
st. Paul, beat the Saints with TWO
men on as Grimes -hit---|sis- homer.
The best the Saints could do was to
collect two runs from nine hits and
of Toledo.
Kansas City, by dividing.a double
header, with Indianapolis while To-
ledo was winning, dropped behind
half game in the race for first place.
The Indians took the opener, 8. to 5,
while the Blues snatched the night
cap, 8 to 6. Davis held Indianapolis
to four singles in the last game.
Minneapolis scored an easy win
over Columbus, 10 to 3.