The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-13
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GIANTS WIN:
BEAT CINCIES
Sisters Homer, Coming With
Two on i'm Ninth, Gives
Browns 6-5 Victory
CUBS RETAIN 1ST PLACE
ChisoX Rally in Sixth to Trim
Athletics-IndianS Win
From MillerS, 81
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Star cloutcrs of the major leagues
did their stuff yesterday. Home runs
were made by Babe Ruth, Rogers
Hornsby and George Sislcr.
Ruth's walIop was one of the long
est ever seen in Cleveland. 1t came
in the ninth inning and gave the
Babe an edge on Lou Gehrig in their
scramble for swatting supremacy
Ruth now has 80 homers to his
credit, with columbia Lou" one be-
hind, The Yankees whitcwashed the
Indians, 7 to 0.
iiornsby Aids Giants
Hornsby's clout in the sixth inning
with Lindstrom on base gave the
Giants Il 3 to victory over Cincin-
natl. The Rajah accounted for all
of New York's runs.
Sisters homer came with two on in
the ninth at st. Louis and gave the
Browns n & to 5 win from the Boston
Red Sox. The st. Louis first base
man collected four hits, including
two doubles and either scored or
drove in each st. Louis run.
Chicago's Cubs continued in first
place in the National League, Sheriff
Blakc's pitching being entirely too
much for Boston. The Cubs poked
out Is hits while Blake wa{ holding
the Braves to three for a So victory.
The Pittsburgh Pirates kept at the
Cubs heels by beating Dazzy Vance
and the Brooklyn Dodgers, = to l.
Vance made the mistake of passing
XXI Cuyler in the ninth and the
Pittsburgh outfeldcr stole second
went to third on Joe Harris sacri-
lice and slid in ahead OF Partridge :
throw to the plate on Mills
grounder.
Cards Beat PhiIIies
The St. Louis Cardinals y to
victory over Philadelphia rounded
out the clean sweep by first division
teams over second division oppo-
nents. Old Cy Williams connected
tor his 10th homer OF the season in
the ninth.
The Chirago White Soy rallied in
the sixth inning to trim Connie
Mack's Athletics, s to 5. Rommel
and Pate were driven out in that
stanza by Il siX-run assault. The
defeat prevented the Mackmcn from
climbing back into the American
Leagues first division, for the De
troit Tigers were losing to Washing
ton, . to u.
Kansas City, giving a brilliant ex-
hibition OF fielding behind Luther
Roys tine pitching, defeated Colum-
bus, 5 to /. Howard Freigau, former
Cubs third baseman, played the star
role on the defense, handling seven
chances. without an error, and start
ing a double play which broke up a
budding rally of the Senators.
Laync and Voter OF the Indians
cracked out successive home runs
which were big factors in giving In
dianapolls q to 4 verdict over the
Mlilers. Moon was the victim OF both
blows in the fourth inning when In
dianapols took the lead and held it
to the finish.
st. Paul played an uphill game
against the Coioncls to nose out "a
Ito victory. The Colonies jumped
off to a three run lead in the ilrst,
but the Saints tied the count in the
seventh and put across the winning
marker IN the next frame.
The Brewers registered their
seventh straight victory when they
downed the Mudhens, to 2, in a
closely played game IN which Gearin
outpltched Ryan. Toledo's lead was
cut to three games as a result oil
their defeat.