The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-23
HARD HITTING
HELPS PIRATES
DEFEAT BRAVES
Fred Lucas, Cincy Hurlcr,
Gives Fine Exhibition
Against Robins
CHISOX BEAT YANKEES
Giant Catcher Sends Self to
Hospital When Own Foul
Tip Hits Him
(By The Associated PresS)


A victory for the Pirates while the
Cubs were losing carried the Pitts
burgh crew into first place in the
National League race again and drew
attention today to as hot Il mid season
battle for the lead as has been waged
in many year.
When the Buccaneers forged ahead
by beating the Braves , to 2 ycster-
day while the rhllics were downing
the Cubs again 8 to 5, the leadership
changed hands for the fifth time In
five days.
Errors Cause Loss
Hard hitting helped the Pirates
win their latest battle, and errors
caused the Cubs to lose theirs. The
Waner brothers were the big guns in
the Pittsburgh attack against the
Braves while it fell to the lot of
Eddie Pick and Hacl; Wilson to
make the costly Chicago errors in
the Philly game.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals were COM
ing at a merry clip, banging two
homcrs in the seventh to humble the
Giants, Z to !. Taylor Douthit, out
fielder. and Heine Soluble, the re-
cruit shortstop; swung the home run
bats.
One of the finest pitching exhib-
tions Of the year was given by Fred
Lucas, the little redhaired hurler Of
the Cincinnati Reds, who BANKED the
Robins, to 0, winning a duel with
Dazzy Vance, granting but one hit
and allowing just two Brooklynites
to reach first. He lost his chance
for no-hit game and the baseball
hall Of fame when Hank Deberry
cd ,pYn
ming which Hugh Critz was unable to
field
Upsets Are Rule
In the American League upsets
were the rule. Of three games played
one was lost by the league leading
Yankees, and the other two by the
Senators. Even the home run twins
for the Yankees and the pitching of
Walter Johnson for the Senators was
not enough to stop their western
opponents.
True to form, the Yanks had IA
ninth inning rally in their losing
battle with the White Sox, but It
failed with Babe Ruth on third when
Lou Gehrig grounded to second for
the final out. The to victory for
led Lyons, the White Sox youthful
pitcher, was his 18th Of the season
Walter Johnson met rough going in
the first half Of the Washington st
Louis doublehcadcr which the Browns
won, to q. The veteran was touched
for seven hits in the three innings
he worked. The second half Of the
bill the Browns took, 3 to 2, al
though they were outhit in both
games.
Game Is Rough
Two ball players were knocked
down and one of them completely out
when hit accidentally by baseballs
Earl Combs, Yankee outfielder, was
struck in the head by thrown ball
in practice before the Chicago game
and Knocked unconscious, W h | ],
Catcher Taylor of the Giants
hospital when a foul tip off his owl
bat struck him in the forehead
Neither was seriously hurt.
barrage Of long hits, includin,
two homers, two triples and tw,
doubles, enabled Milwaukee to pusl
Kansas City further away from tn,
coveted second place in the frs
game OF their series in the Ameri
can Association yesterday.
The score was 10 to | and the vic
tory put the Brewers within nea
striking distance of the league lead
Ing but idle Toledo Mudhens.
Saints Beat Millers
st. Paul went into first divisio
by defeating its neighborhood enc
mics, the Minneapolis Millers, 6 t
4, in the first game of their serie.
Russ Scarritt's single in the mint
inning decided the game, scoring tn
winning run. Catcher Gleason OF tn
Saints also hit home run.
Only two games were scheduled i
the Association yesterday.