The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-28
PIRATES WIN
FROM CARDS TO
INCREASE LEAD
Tcn-inning Game Results in
Victory For 1925 Champs
-Rush's Hit Saves Day
(By The Associated Press

Treating the world champion st.
they did the New York Giants II few
days ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates to-
day had rolled up Il winning streak
of nine games and a good sized lead
in the National League.
The 1925 winners of the world
crown threatened to make Il clean
sweep of their series with the Cards
as they did with the Giants. by
knocking. off the champs, TO Z, IN
"A l0inninP set-to yesterday.
This latest meeting between the
teams that won the crown in 1925
and 1926, respectively. was unusually
close and well played. In hitting
the Pirates had the edge, II TO Is.
and each team had to send three
pitchers to the mound before it was
over The winning hit, a single, was
made by Joe Bush, the last Of the
three Pirate hurlers, who won his
own ball game by scoring Harris in
the 10th.
Giants Lose Double Bill
Meanwhile the Giants were taking
a one-two on the chin from Brooklyn
in the shape Of double defeat, 5
to 3, and 5 to !. In both games Will
bert Robinson had the kind Of pitch
ing he has been signing for Dazzy
Vance pitched the first and Jess
Petty the second. Off the silver fox
the Giants sluggers could make but |
six safetics, while the only ones to
hit Vance consistently were Hornsby, |
who made a homer, and Travis Jack /
son.
The Chicago Cubs, who share the
first division with the Pirates,
Giants and Cards. clung to the heels
of the Buccaneers with a 3 to vic
tory over Cincinnati in the 18th.
Again relief pitcher won his own
ball game, Charley Root driving out
run.
Like the Robins, the Boston
Braves took two from team con
siderably higher above them in the
league. The Phillies received the
double licking on their home
grounds, 8 to ! and ID to 5.
Sox Gain on Yanks
In the American League the Chi
ca.,o \, mite Sox won their fifth sue
cessivc victory by beating the Tigers.
3 to !, and thereby creeping up on
the Yankees. Only 81 points now
separate them from the league
leaders and the gap has grown
smaller day by day. The Yankees
bettered their standing not at all by
breaking even with the Senators.
Herb Pennock met his first defeat of
the season when the Yanks dropped
the first game, 7 to 2. Lizenbee of
the Senators had the better of the
duel holding the Yanks to four hits.
Hoyt's three-hit game in the second
half Of the bill gave the Yanks )
to 0 win and the Senators their first
shutout of the year. Gehrig brought
his home run total to IL, equaling
Babe Ruth his "home run twin
Toledo Beats Louisville
Toledo defeated Louisville for the
seventh consecutive time yesterday
by an 8 to 3 count. Rightfielder
Guyon paved the way to the Mud
hens victory when he committed an
error which was followed by six runs
in the fourth.
Rurwcll went to the hill for In
dianapolis for the first time in three
weeks and although touched for
"ioht hits. he kept them we'll seat
tered, while Reb Russell, the Indians
led the attack against
Zumbro, which rave indianapolis Il
A to 3 win. "Red" collected four
hits in four times at bat, one being
good for three bases and another for
two.
Cold weather at st. Paul prevented i.
the game between the Kansas City
Blues and the Saints.
Minneapolis made clean sweep
of it's series with the Brewers by
taking the final game, IA to 10. The
Millers collected IA hits. including
home run by Kelly with two men on
In tho third