The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-29
NINTH INNING
RALLY FALLS
1 RUN SHORT
athletics Made 8 Runs in
Last Frame, But Yankees
Win Game, 8 to 8
Nv Tho Associated Press

Records of the latest baseball
games read like fiction today as the
contesting big league teams hit a
rapid pace for the dash past the
Fourth of July bandstand that marks
roughly the middle Of the season.
One of those whrlwind ninth inn
ing rallies which seldom occur ex-
ccpt in books took place rs the sec
ond place Philadelphia Athletics
sought to cut down Il ninc-ru lead
in . single frame in the last game
Of their series with the league lead
ing Yanks. The gallant attempt fell
jast short Of winning. II scored
eight runs in the ninth but the Yanks
already had nine.
An important figure in rolling up
the early Yankee lead was Buster
Gehrig, who tanned out his 23d home
run. a waliop that put him just one
behind his team mate Ruth. who is
still out Of the lineup with I; bad
knee.
Pirate ShOrtstOp Hurt
By coincidence, the leaders of the
other league. the Pirates, repulsed
their nearest rivals. the Cardinals,
by the same score Of 8 to s. The
game was married by wild pitch by
Victor Keen, Cardinal hurler, which
struck Glenn Wright, Pittsburgh
shortstop, in the head and knocked
him out Keen was so ,unncrvcd he
left the game. Wright may be out Of
the Pirate lineup two or three days
recovering.
A thrilling bit of baseball fiction
that happened to come true was the
return Of Lena Blackburne, infield
IF
for long enough to score the winning
run in Chicago's s to Z victory over
the Indians.
When Manager Ray Schalk was put
off the field for protesting an UNI
pire's decision. Blackburuc promoted
himself from the bench to pinch hit
ter's role, and poled out single
which helped to save the day.
Threaten Leaders
Washington and Detroit were hit
ting fast pace and threatening the
three leaders in their league. Both
ends of doublcheader with the
Browns went to the Tigers by 8 to 3
and to 3, while the Senator'S scored
q clean sweep Of Il fivc-game series
with the Red Sox by beating the
struggling Bostonans, 4 to 0. Crow
der held the Sox to just two hits.
Chicago Cubs and New York Giants,
strong but erratic at present, went
down in one-sided deficits. Four Of
McGraw's weak hurlers were used
in vain as the Philles won by to to 3.
The lowly Reds were on rampage
against the Cubs and made II hits
to their six in beating them by s to l.
Brewers Beat Millers
The Brewers ran their winning
streak to four in row yesterday
when they COPIED a wild slugging
match from the Millers, Ii to IL.
-Four FINGERS tried to check the Mil
waukee smuggling. Strohm led the at
tack with homer, triple and a
single.
The Louisville Coloncls are having
a tough time to put across victory
They dropped their ninth game in 4
row when they took the short end Of
5 to 4 count with the Columbus Sen
ators. By winning the game, Pitch
or Mecker turned in his eighth CON
secutive victory.
Ninth Inning Rally Wins
The Indians staged ninth inning
rally against the Toledo Mudhens to
nose out a 6 to win. Catcher Flor
ence of the Indians, who led the at
tack, tied the score in the eighth by
busting out home run. The win
ming marker came through on a
walk, q sacrifice and nit.
Remarkable fielding by Denver
Grigsby pulled Pitcher Setback out
of several difficult situations and
enabled the Kansas City Bles to make
it four out of five by beating the
Saints, 6 to 4.