The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-20
CUBS AGAIN AT
LEAGUES TOP;
DEFEAT GIANTS
Ruth, Gehrig Fail to Furnish
Excitement in Their Home
Run Scramble
(By The Associated Press)


Choosing John McGraw's silver
anniversary festivities for their set
ting, the Chicago Cubs climbed
back into the National League
leadership only day after they
had been hauled down to second
place.
While the Pittsburgh Pirates
were being raincd out at Philadel-
phia, the bustling Bruins subdued
the Giants at the Polo Grounds, 8
to 5. The game was played in a
steady drizzle. Home runs by
Hartnett and English provided the
winning margin.
Cincinnati bcsted Boston in their
last place duel, Bressler's hitting
being big factor in the Reds 8 to
2 decision. Rixey held Boston to
six hits.
The Yankees won their eleventh
consecutive victory over the st.
Louis Brown 6 to l. The Yanks
got to Stewart, st. Louis southpaw,
in the third inning and drove him
out of the box.
Ruth and Gehrig failed to fur
nish any excitement in their home
run scramble. Both sluggers got
one hit. Ruth got single and
Gehrig a triple that came near be-
ing homer as it bounced off the
left field bleacher wall and escaped
Z. Miller, Brown outficlder.
Tigers Rally to Win
JlnfrGifsc MT ~ o,,o e Al,
most thrilling ninth inning rallies
of the season, scoring runs and
beating the Philadelphia Mackmen
10 to 8, in the last game of the
series. RUDE Walbert had the De-
troit team we'll in hand until the
final inning when he retired, under
q shower of base hits. Rommel
succeeded him and Jared badly, and
Pate, the third pitcher, for the in
ming, walked two batters and then
permitted Bassler to single home
the tving and winning runs.
"Firpo" Marberry rescued Hollis
Ihurston at Chicago and the Wash
ington Senators nosed out the
White Sox to 3. Schalk's team
was about to crash through in the
fifth when Marberry went to the
mound and forced Peckinpaugh to,
hit into double play. Thereafter
Chicago did not get hit.
Cleveland and the Boston Red
Sox split even in double header
the Indians taking the first 4 to 2,
and Boston the second 6 to 5. The
games were marrcd by casualties.
Wiltzc, Autry, Pudlin and Hoffman
being injured during the hostilities.,
Palmero, the Mudhens' Cuban
finger, scored his seventh straight
victory over the Saints in the first
number of Tuesdays double-header
with three-hit shutout 4 to o.
The Saints broke even, though, by
taking revenge on three other
Toledo pitchers in the second 6 to
1. Stuvengen's two hits in the
second contest drove in half the
Saints runs.
Orwall Aids Brews Win
Oscar Orwall, the Brewers star
southpaw, downed the Colonies with
10 strikeouts, 8 to /. .Orwall re-
vived stunt made famous by Rube
Waddcll., In the eighth he let the
bases filled and then struck out the
next three batters. Brief and Ger
ken got circuit drives off Nick Gull
lop, 2"
Howard Freigau, the ex-Cub,
started the winning rally for Kan
sas City in the eighth. He scamp
cred home on Smiths double to tie
the score, and Smith followed
across the pan on Snydcr's poor
throw to Bruno Bethel. The Blues
pulled out victory, 4 to g..
Emmer, the Millers' smuggling
shortstop, got his 18th homer off
Biemiller when the Millers walloped
Columbus 8 to 6. One big inning
for the Kels brought them six runs,
but Benton ran into trouble defend
ing his lead in the next inning and
Malone went to the rescue.