The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-07-05
LUCKY STREAK
COMES TO END
FOR SENATORS
Gehrig Connects For ~ and
2Sth Home Runs-Is 2 Up
on Babe in Marathon
BAMBINO HAS GOOD DAY
Gets Five Hits in Seven At
tempts - Millers. Saints
Split Their Series
(By The Associated Press)

1t was far from a safe and sane
fourth in the major leagues.
The Washington Senators came TO
New York with a winning streak that
had extended to 10 games and de-
parted with n losing streak of ,.
while a crowd of more than $4,000
looked on at the slaughter. The paid
attendance Of 72,64l was the large st
that ever witnessed baseball game.
Bucky Harris team suffered two
extremely bad beatings, losing the
first game, IL to / and the second
gil. Lou Gehrig connected for his
9th and 26th home runs Of the sea-
son and is now two up on Babe Ruth
in their circuit marathon. The BAN
bino had n good day at bat. getting
five hits in seven attempts, but none
of them was good for four bases.
lOl Runs BOmbarded
High explosives were touched off
all along the American League battle
front, l0l runs being bombarded
across the plate in four doublchead-
ers. The Boston Red Sox and the
Philadelphia Mackmen shook off pro
tracted losing streaks by dividing.
the AS winning the first. 1912. after
seven consecutive beatings, and the
Red SoX the second after IL straight
reverses. Hal Wiltze gave Philadel-
phia only five hits in the night cap.
Cleveland set back the Chicago
: White Sox twice. Leysen held Chi
cago to two hits i'm the opener and
won 2 to 0, while McAllister's tribe
took the other q to 2. The st. Louis
Browns and Detroit halved, the
Browns taking the first 8 to 4 be-
l. .,,I 4
the next, 10 to 3.
burgh shake down the worlds cham
pion st. Louis Cardinals twice, Z to
and 6 20 4. There was much at
stake in this battle of National
League favorites. BY winning twice
the Buccaneers retained their fragile
hold on first place, While the on
rushing Chicago Cubs were dropping
Cincinnati. to !. in 10 innings, and
6 to 3. Meadows outpitched Grover
Cleveland Alexander in the first
game at Pittsburgh and registered
his 18th win of the season against
only two defeats. Carmen Hill
scored his 18th victory of the year
at the expense Of Flint Rhem. Guy
Bush got credit for Chicago's two
games by brilliant relief pitching.
Giants Floor Brooklyn
The New York Giants won their
second doubleheader in two days by
flooring Brooklyn, to 3 in II in
nings and to 4. Rogers Hornsby
hit his 18th home run Of the season
in the third inning of the second
game.
The Boston Braves gained two
games at the expense of Philadel-
phia, 5 to 4 and to 2. The Pills
have now lost six games in success
sion.
Breaking their losing streak with
"A bang entirely suitable to the day,
the Louisville Colonials celebrated
the fourth by grabbing off both
games ola doubleheader with Indian
apolis, to and to 5.
The first game was pitchers bat
tie between Burwell and Koch, and
the second ended only after double
by Holley, who had relieved Moss on
the slab in the eighth, and ended
his days work by winning his own
game in the 18th.
Milwaukee copied both games
from Kansas City. taking the first 5
to and the second 10 to 5.
Columbus and Toledo played an
Otner III Tor TAT session, tnc MUG
hens trimming the boys from the
basement 10 to 8, in the first, and
Columbus taking the insult out OF
the injury by bagging the second, 6
to 5.
Millers, Saints Each Win
Minneapolis and St. Paul kept the
home town folks satisfied, each win
ming a game on their own grounds.
The Millers copied the morning set
to, Z to 5, and then crossed the
river, where the Saints retaliated in
the afternoon struggle, Z to 2.
Walter Beal allowed the Millers
only two hits in the afternoon game,
hut II man vOt Masses