The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-18
GEHRIG AGAIN
UP WITH RUTH
IN HOMER LIST
Each Now Has 30 HOmerS tn
Credit-Cards Gain in
National Race
MJJDHENS BEAT MILLERS
Kansas City Commits May
hem on LOuisvilIe-Saints
Arc Triumphant
fBv The Associated presss


Waiter .Iohpson may have skidded
but while he IS no longer the ace Of
the Washington pitching staff he has
some of the old cunning left.
He turned back the Chicago White
Sox yesterday and did it method
ically. He struck out only one bat
ter and he was touched for - hits.
but the Sox couldn't bunch their
blows. Washington finished on the
business end Of to 4 score.
Detroit caught the Philadelphia
Athletics mapping in the ninth and
won a 5 to 4 battle Marty McManus
tripled in the final inning. Devive-
ros was sent in to bat for Holloway
and with two strikes on him he
hunted. DYKES was upset by the un-
expected turn and fumbled the ball,
McManus crossing home with the
winning run.
Gchrig, Meusel Help Yanks
Successive home run smasheS IN
the eighth inning by Lou Gchrig and
Bob Meuscl gave the Yankees Il 8 to
A win over the Browns at st. Louis.
the Yanks over the Howlcy outfit
neUIlR tiICulL HS"ih Dcv'IN'
him into tie with Babe Ruth, each
now having 30 homers.
The st. Louis Cardinals again
gained on Chicago and Pittsburgh in
the National League chase by beat
ing Brooklyn, 8 to 3. Dazzy Vance
had the worlds champions well in
hand until the fifth, when they tied
the score at 2-all. In the ninth, the
4 u
Manager Bob O'Farrcll used three
pitchers TO get the decision, while
Vance finished for the Robins.
The Chicago Cubs were anxious to
retrieve lost ground, following their
double defeat Saturday ut the hands
Of the Giants, but rain prevented the
contest.
Every team in the American Asso-
ers, and for each and every team, the
day was either a great success. or 4
total loss. There was not a split
winning in the circuit, four teams
coping each of their efforts.
Kansas City manglcd the Louis
vile Colonies, 8 to A, in the opener.
and to :, in the nghtcap. Roy was
too good for the southerners in the
first. and got good support from his
mates. McGowan had seven put outs
in center field. In the second, Dixie
Davis, recently recovered from an i'll
ness, handled the slab until the
seventh, when he abdicated in favor
Of Murray.
Miliers D0wned by Toledo
The Toledo Mudhens Inundated
the Minneapolis Millers, twice, 8 to
. i Il
mighty things to capture the first,
staging four-run rally in the
ninth, after tagging in the rear,
to 4. Neach's homer, with Kelly on,
was the sock that clinched the game.
Veaeh got the habit, and in the sec
ond smacked another round tripper,
giving him four for the series.
Milwaukee gave the home town
fans heart failure twice in row,
dragging in from behind to cop both
in the final stanZa, the first requir-
ing 10 innings to settle the war
Gearin was in fine form. Leveret
pushed over a four-bagger in the
first game. Connolly's fielding fea-
tured both games.
Two-baggers were the feature of
the first game at st. Paul, Mccain,
F0SS, ROettRer, HaaS ana Anderson
getting one each. and Durocher nail
ing two. Horn knocked home run,
and Funk banged out triple.
Meeker was hit for Is safeties in the
6 2N3 innings he labored.
In the second game, McCann, Funk.
Terrell, Haas and Anderson conAect-
ed for two-baggers. and Rehg bagged
a homer. St. Paul's hitting eye was
in good form, the Saints crashing
out 90 hits in the closing session.