The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-25
PIRATES ARE
HARD PRESSED
BY CARDINALS
Only One Game Separates
Tive Teams For Lead in
National League
(Ry The Associated Press)


The world champion st. Louis Car
dnals pounded on the heels Of the
league leadin Pittsburgh Pirates
today in thrilling drive for the
top Of the National League heap.
Handicapped by severe injuries to
Tommy Thevenow. star shortstop,
and Bob O'Farrcll, catcher and man
aeer. the Cards have finally battled
to within single game of the Buc-
cancers.
Capitalizing Chicago's 4 to , vic
tory over the Pirates yesterday, the
Cards haved the distance separating
them from the pace-makers with 4 8
to win over Cincinnati in III in
nings. st. Louis tackles Cincinnati
twice today. Twin conquests, coupled
with 4 Pirate defeat, would find the
Redbird Of the Cardinals once more
flying at the head Of the National
parade. Wee Willie Sherdel was a
large factor in the Cardinals fifth
straight victory, allowin" but SIX
hits, while Charley Root let the
Pirates down with seven. Xxi Guy
ler's homer could not save the
Pirates in view OF the Cubs timely
hitting and, although Bressler tied
the score for the Reds against ST.
Louis with the same sort Of clout
i'm the ninth, the Cards won out
through kolp's wildness. pass to
Shuttle with the bases full forced in
the winning run in the 18th.
Hornsby Gets 18th Homer
Still stumbling along with erratlc
pitch ing, the Giants split twin bill
with Philadelphia winning the first,
7-3. and losing the second, 6-5, in 10
innings. Rogers Hornsby got his
thirteenth homer Of the season.
The Boston Braves got head
achey. twirling from thei" young
right handler, Henry Wertz hut man
aged to pull out a 5-3 win over the
BROOKLYN Robins Vert. after al
lowing 10 hits in the first of the four
innings, retired the next Is Dodger
batsmen in order.
The Philadelphia Athletics long
stern chase Of the Yanks halted for
a while both teams rested up for
two clashes at New York today.
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig kept in
practice for their home run race by
clouting home runs against Spring
field, Mass, in an exhibition game.
Babe got two and Lou one, as the
Yanks conquered. 10 to Z.
The Chicago White Sox, trailing
the AlHltl1tS Ill III tId pitteNs i'ob q
half game when Detroit plastered on
n 9 to 4 smearing. The Tigers
slammed two Chicago hurlers for lf
hits for total of pc bases.
Browns Win 1O-inning Game
Ernie Wingard tied up with Jo'
Shaute Of the Cleveland Indians il
a pitching battle and brought off vie
tory for the St. Louis Brown by
TO margin in 10 innings. Tive
singles and sacrifice fly, orthodox
baseball, brought in the winning
counter in the final session. The
luckless Boston Red Sox ran afoul oil
Hollis Thurston in pitching moot
yesterday and Washington had it'll.
trouble downing the Bay Staters. 5 te
3. Hollis was there" with the wa
club. too, getting two singles and =;
double.
Only two games were played in The
American Association yesterday, bu
enough pitchers were used ant
enough runs, hits and errors Were
made to supply the ingredients fo1
field day with plenty of baseball
fol de rolls for full league day pro
gram.
81 Runs. 63 Hits in Two Games
During these two games, in which
Columbus defeated Indianapolis ano
Louisville was downed by Toledo,
pitchers were doing mound duty, j.
runs were made on 63 hits, whil'
the teams made II boobies.
In the Columbus Indianapoli
game, it took 10 innings to give Col
umbus it's 1912 victory. Thirty hit
were made in that game, while thu
eight pitchers gave Is bases on balls
The Toledo Mudhens ran their con
secutive winning streak to elgh
games by defeating Louisville, II t.
II. in the first game Of their series
That game was almost as wild as thu
Columbus indianapolis fray, 33 hit
being made and Marriott and Urban
of the Mudhens stealing home. ST,
bases on balls were given.