The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-15
HARD BATTLES.
ARE PREDICTED.
FOR CHICAGO g
Will Meet Five Teams on
Trip; End Home Stand
by Beating Reds
PIRATES TROUNCE CARDS
Kansas CITY Slices Points
from MudhenS' Comfort
able Lead in A. A.
(By the Associated Press)

After home stand that netted
IL victories in IL games played, the
Chicago Cubs were en- route east to
day on an invasion of enemy camps.
the success Of which probably will
determine to a large extent the fate
of the National League leaders.
Joe McCarthy's hustling outfit
;. is scheduled To meet Brooklyn, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, New York, Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati, in order, be-
fore returning to Chicago, Septem-
Der A.
The Cubs made clean sweep Of
the three-game series with Cincin-
natl by winning yesterdays game
Z to 2. Percy Jones, Chicago left
handler, was invincible after the
first inning, when both Red runs
were scored. The Bruins pounded
Red Lucas out in the seventh.
Giants Pulled Up Ladder
By defeating Philadelphia 3 to 1,
the Giants pulled up to within one
game Of the third place st. Louis
Cardinals. The game was played
in a drizzle. Larry Benton allowed
only four hits, two of which were
punched. Ferguson Of the Pills
was not scored on after the second
inning.
Ray Kramer's air-tight pitching
was too much for the Cardinals,
and Pittsburgh strengthened it's
hold on second place with to l
victory. Kremer held the worlds
champions to six hits and the BUGS
collected only six safeties off Sher-
del, H. Bell and McGraw, but they
delivered at opportune moments.
The Pirates are now two games
ahead of st. Louis.
Braves Beat Dodgers
y. Brooklyn failed to end it's losing
streak and returned home to take
a 5 to 0 beating at the hands Of
Kent Greenfield and the Boston
Braves. Three home runs spelled
the downfall of Jess Petty, the
Robin southpaw, Hogan, Welsh and
Fournier hitting for the circuit. In
the last three games Petty has
worked, the Robins have failed to
score single run.
The New York Yankees chalked
up another one on the Washington
Senators, to 2. Waite Hoyt al
lowed the Senators only five hits,
while Tom Zachary was ineffective.
Ruth and Gehrig failed to do any,
thing about their home run dispute,
but each got a hit.
Detroit made it five in row over
st. Louis, the Browns being nosed
out by 5 to margin. Melllo's
three errors paved the way for the
st. Louis beating.
The White Sox finally broke
their losing streak by knocking out
the Cleveland Indians, Z to 3.
Kansas City Beats Toledo
1T was bad Sunday for the
first division clubs in the American
Association. Kansas City was the
only one of the first four to win,
her victory over Toledo cutting a
game off the Mudhens' comfortable
league lead.
The tail-end Columbus club de-
feated Milwaukee twice, SO and
81. indianapolis pulled st. Paul
nearer the second division by beat
ing them, 4 to 3. The second game
Of their scheduled doubleheader
ended in a 2-2 tie when called in
the seventh.
Kansas City's conquest of the
first place Toledoans was by the
score of 1873. A four-run rally in
the ninth inning did the business.
The last half Of the game was
played in mud, the game having
been delayed half an hour because
of rain.
Louisville, with IS defeats this
season, hit hard to win from Min
.neapolis, 8 to 3.