The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-02
GIANTS SHOW
MORE SPIRIT;
DEFEAT CARDS
McGraw's Club May Make
Serious Trouble Over Cham
picnship, Is Belief
CLEVELAND BEAT YANKS
COlOnCls Climb Out Of Cellar
by Beating Indianapolis
in z Games
CLEVELAND BEAT YANKS
BY The Associated Press J

ny i nc Associated IfcSS
The Chicago Cubs and the Pitts
! burgh Pirates have traded places il
the National League standing once
more.
| The Cubs moved into the leader.
ship position yesterday by defeating
Philadelphia g to ), while the Boston
braves staged an 18th inning rally
to way-lay the Pirates, 4 to /.
The polite maneuvering Of the
leaders appears to be cncountering /;
! new element of danger at this stage
however, for the New York Giants
took their third straight. from tho
Cardinals at st. Louis, G to 3, and
/, arc now only So games out Of frs,
place.
Giants Coming Good
Two weeks ago, while the Cubs
and Pirates were playing humpty-
dumpty, the Giants appeared to be
out of consideration all together
Their position today is anything but
hopeless. At the same stage of the
1921 season, when they won a pen.
| nant, they were worse off so far as
the standing is considered. Nc
Graw's club has won five of it's last
six games on the road and may make
serious trouble over the champion
ship before the season ends, two
months from today.
Home runs by Bill Terry and
George Harper routed the Cardinals.
Terry hit for the circuit twice. Flint
Rhcnl, back in the St. Louis fold
after disciplinary setback, was
driven out in three innings.
Chicago Wins
Brillhcart had Philadelphia in
check until the eighth when he weak
ened and was driven out, but Chicago
tied the score at all in their half
Of the inning and won in the ninth.
Webb drove out a home run.
Pittsburgh and Boston were dead
locked IL at the end of the ninth.
Andy Highs triple in the 18th put
the skids under the Buccaneers.
Brooklyn and Cincinnati fought it
out for a temporary occupancy Of
fifth place and the Dodgers came
through with a 2 to | decision.
hits, the same number the Robins
collected from Rixcy and Beckman,
a recruit.
Yanks Beaten
Cleveland defeated the New York
aims ~ viz why SdHC pIdycu III luc
American League. The teams were
scheduled 20 play doubleheader but
rain interviewed after 6la innings of
the first game had elapsed. The In
dams won by to l score. making
both TALES off Herb Pennock in the
sixth. Ruth went hitless in two at
tempts and Gehrig collected a single
in two trips to the plate.
The T,0uiSvil1p CnlOnolc An,or;cap
Association champions in 1926, were
back home again today, out Of the
association cellar and within strik-
ing distance Of sitxh place because
of double win over Indianapolis
yesterday.
Colonies Win Doubleheadcr
The Colonies won the doubleheader
by scores Of II to 5 and to 3, the
last game being stopped at the end of
the eighth to allow them to catch a
train for home. Heavy and frequent
hitting gave them the victories.
Irish Meusel was the star in To-
ledo's 3 to 2 win over Columbus,
topping perfect day at bat a
double and two singles, by coming
home with the winning run just as
the rain stopped the contest in the
Sikh inning. Third baseman Koch
Ter Of the Mudhens also sparkled in
the fielding department, making sew
cral difficult stops to stem the Sen
ators' rallies.
Minneapolis and st. Paula rested
because of an off-schedule day.