The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-14
PIRATES REMNANT
CHANCES IMPROVING

tBy The Associated Prcss)
Pennant chances Of the Pittsburgh
Pirates looked better today than at
any time since the club climbed to
the top Of the National league ladder
during the recent road slump Of the
Chicago Cubs. The Corsairs now oc-
cupy the browning nest. with three
games to spare.
Hard, timely hitting ana good
pitching brought Pittsburgh home %
victory in two games yesterday
against the Boston Braves. Lee Nea-
dows pitched the leaders ~ L 81 vie-
tory in the opener. The Pirates
routed their pitching nemesis. Kent
Greenfield, after four innings. We
Aldridgc hurled the Bucs IL 4 ! to 1
victory in the second game. his mates
punching their hits in the fourth and
fifth innings for all their runs.
Red Birds Get Verdict
Sherdel southpawed the Giants IN
TO submission in the first game at st.
Louis. the Red Birds getting Il $ to
2 verdict. The game was marked BY
a rumpus between Soluble. the Cards
kid shortstop and Mann. Giant out.
fielder Players and umpircs separ
ated the players, who were allowed
to continue in the game. The Giants,
having been knocked out Of second
place in tho standing, came back for
a II to s win III the second game.
Jess Haines was greeted with five
run rally IN the first inning and re
tired. The Giants blasted Keen for
five more in the fourth. St. Louis
rallied in the eighth and ninth but
Douthit grounded out with the bases
loaded in the final inning.
Brooklyn beat the Chicago Cubs IN
the series opener. & to ) The Rob-
ms punched hts off Blake il the
early innings and the Cubs rally IN
the eighth for four runs was stopped
short by McWerns. Brooklyn right
handler. The Cubs are row five
games ont Of first place.
Phillics Trounced
Cincinnati disposed Of Philadelphia,
to ]. The Quakers scored all their
runs IN the ninth. when kolp had to
he rushed t. the mound to stop the
attack TINT had started on Rixey.
While the Yankees were cinching
the American league pennant. the
Philadelphia Athletics were swamp
ing Chicago's White Sox. Is to ). Ty
Cobb collected four OF the Athletics
10 safe hits. Seven runs in the
eighth assured the Mackmen OF their
victory.
The Boston Red SoN came from be-
hind in each came Of a double header
against the st. Louis Browns and
shared double victory, 5 to ! an-
5 to 2. The first contest went II
innings. Carlyle's triple and Shan
er's double scored the winning run
A squeeze play in the eight inning
Of the second game engineered 10y
Tohin and Todt broke to , dead
lock.
kaws, Hens, Tied for Second
Kansas City and Toledo are tied
for second place in the American as
sociation standing today, by virtue
Of Toledo's victory over Indianapolis
while Minneapolis was beating ths
Blues. Yesterday. the Saints equalled
the all-time association record fol
double plays in defeating Milwaukee
3 to 2. Louisville and Columbus
rested yesterday, their game having
been played previously.
Pat Malone sold to the Chicago
Cubs to report after Sundays game
turned in his Goth victory for Min
neapolis by whiting 10 men and al
lowing eight scattered hits to defea
Kansas City, to 3. His strikeou
total Of 202 leads the league.
At st. Paul, Milwaukee shared it:
record Of 1913 double plays. set il
1925, with the Saints, who chalke'
up two double plays to win tn
fourth game Of the series 3 to ?.
Home runs by veach and Kelly
each with a man on base, gave tn
Toledo Mudhens decisive victory o
S to 0 over indianapolis. and move.
them into tie for second place will
the Rlues