The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-31
WALT JOHNSON
BACK IN LINEUP
MEMORIAL DAY
Old Barney Runs Shut0u,
Total to i13 With shit Vic
tory Over Red SOx
(By The Associated Prcss)


With Memorial Day past and pitch,
ing arms working their best under a
warmer sun, with Walter Johnson
back in the box for Washington and
with the stirring duel between Yam
KEGS and Athletics on again the big
league pennant race was gathering
speed and zcst today.
Quite fittingly the old soldier of
the Senators. "Old Barney Johnson,
MADE his first appearance Of this. his
Goth season. in Memorial Day game.
He proved himself as fit as the
youngest Of the leaguers by running
his shutout total to lib with a 3 to
o. three-hit victory over the Red Sox
in the opener Of double header
Perhaps inspired by the return of
the veteran after absence from the
line up with an injury received in
training camp. his mates put away
the second game, Is 10 s, on the
hurting of Eadley, recruit.
All Play Double Headers
Only two other teams in the two
leagues were able to match the Sena-
tors feat Of cleaning up two games
in a day. although every club played
ii double bill. Brooklyn took two
from Boston, 5 to 2 ard 6 to 2. while
the st. Louis Cards walloped Cincin-
natl 6 to 3 and 3 to ].
Both league leading teams had an
even break. The Pirates caught a
tartar in the Cubs who broke their
winning streak of II games by beat
ing them in the morning tilt, to 6,
but the Buccaneers came back in
the second with to $ decision.
Both games went an extra frame.
4 big factor in the Cubs triumph
in the opener was an unassisted triple
play BY Jimmy Cooney, shortstop.
Mack Protests Decision
A protest by Manager Connie
Mack OF the Athletics followed the
1l-innng victory of the Yankees, 6
to 5, after the AS had won the first
game, Q to g. His protest hinged on
the technical point Of whether the
rule applying to running on ball
that falls into the dugout applies rs
well when man catches it and falls
in with the ball.
Collins and Ty Cobb were on base
when Grabowski. New York catcher.
fell into the home team cave with
the ball in his mitt after scooping in
Il skyscrapping foul. The umpire let
Collins score on the ground the ball
fell into the dugout. but held Cobb
on base where he died
The closeness Of the battle in both
leagues was brought out by the num-
Der Of even breaks in the eight pairs
of games played The Giants were
IA to 10 better than the Phillies in
the first game, but to worse in
the second; the Browns were gong
fast enough in the first to beat the
White Sox, II 70 3. but were knocked
out Of the picture with Il 10 to 0
lacing in the second Further proof
that you never can tell about 4 ball
game was given when the Indians
nosed out Detroit. 8 to y. then took
a solar plexus wallop, II to 3.
NiIiers Take Two From Saints
Columbus won both games Of its
holiday schedule from Toledo, taking
the morning game. 10 to 3, by start
in~ a nine-rl\l rally in the eighth
inning and driving both Maun and
Huntzinger off the hill. Timely hit
ting gave the Senators the afternoon
game 4 to l behind effective pitching
Of Zumbro.
Minneapolis crept closer to the top
in the pennant race by taking the
morning and Afternoon games from st.
Paul by scores of 1 to l and to !.
respectively.
Home run clouting by Ellis in both
games Of the twin bill made it pos
sible for Louisville to defeat In
dianapolis, 3 to l and s to a.
Milwaukee nosed out Kansas City
in both games of the bargain bill. 5
to 4 and to 3. The first was hard
hitting affair which went II inn