The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-17
BEAT DODGERS
BY 80 SCORE,
ROOT IS. STAR
Wrinkle Ball Is Aid to Twirl.
or in Enhancing Pitch.
ing Record
HOMER HELPS GIANT S
Ruth ClOuts 37th Long One !:
Mudhcns Drop Two Games
in A. A.
HOMER HELPS GA NTS
fBy The Associated Press)

BY Inc ASSOCIATED HFeSSl
The Chicago Cubs had a lead of
six full games in first place in the
National League race today.
Charlie Roots wrinkle ball baffled
the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cubs
left Ebbets Field with 3 TO 0 de-
cision. 1t was Roots 22nd victory Of
the season and put him still further
ahead Of all other pitchers in both
major circuits. The Cubs now have
won Ia out Of 16 games played with
straight victory and the fifth defeat
in row for the Robins.
Hornsby's Homer Aids Pirates
Rogers Hornsby's Goth home run
Of the season with two men on bases
in the seventh, enabled the Giants
to come from behind and drub the
Pittsburgh Pirates, 8 to 4. Nc
Grsw's minions outslugged the slug
Ring Buccaneers and thereby offset
the brilliant work afield and at bat
of the Waner brothers.
The Giants did gain full game on
the Pirates but the st. Louis Cardi-
mails were trimming the Boston
Braves and thus moved to within one
game Of second place. 1t was the
Giants 18th victory out of their last
10 games, and the team now is only
two games out of second place.
The st. Louis victory over the
Braves came in the nth inning.
]. frankie Frisch's all around play
stood out in the play Of the worlds
champions. Grover Alexander was
nickcd for 10 safe hits but frightened
up in the pinchcs for a s to 3 de-
cision.
Phi1lics Beat Reds
philadelphia opened its series with
the Cincinnati Reds with to 3
victory, Lester Swcetland outpitching
three Cine innati hurlers. Fresco
Thompson, Phillies' second baseman,
stole three bases.
The last invasion of the west by
the Yankees got under way at Chi
cago and the American League lead
crs ambled in winners by an 8 to l
count. Babe Ruth hit his 37th home
run over the upper deck of the grand
stand In right field, one of the long
est hits of the Bambino's career
Lou Gehrig, who now leads Ruth by
only one home run, struck out imme-
diately after Ruth had delivered his
mighty smash.
The Philadelphia Athletics opened
their western trim with double head
er victory over the Cleveland Indians
winning the first 9 to 3 and the sec
ond, 8 to 0. The nightcap was fairly
close until the ninth, when the Mack
men put over five runs.
Detroit won its sixth consecutive
victory by beating the Boston Red So,
10 to Z. Fred Hoffman, Boston
catcher, was carried off the field un
conscious after collision will
Johnny Neun of Detroit in the sixth
Hoffman suffered broken nose.
Washington and the st. Louis
Browns were raincd out.
~ Blues Take Two From Mudhcns
The Kansas City Blues crept close
to the top of the ladder in the Amer
lean Association race by taking
double headcr from the leaders, To
iedo, by scores Of 10 to 2. and 6 to 2
The Mudhens dropped four out O
the five games to their closest rivals
The Columbus tailenders still fur
Their strengthened their hold on tn,
cellar position by dropping game
to the Milwaukee team, 4 to 3, in tn,
final of this series.
Louisville took Minneapolis int,
camp in a IL inning game to wind VI
their present series. The score wa.
4 to 3. The contest was a pitchers
duel between Moon and lineup.
st. Paul and indianapolis were idle