The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-22
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SECOND PLACE.
NEAR PIRATES
Pass Chicago Cubs by Beat.
ing Them Twice Tuesday,
6 To ) and II to 3
BY The Associated Press


st. Louis Cardinals and New Yorl
Yankees today had double headers t.
thank for boosting them onward two
whole games IN the chase for world
baseball honors.
Those two nowcrful clubs who
fought it out last year for the title
ana are gong strong again TINS sea-
son, were the only teams to win two
games yesterday. The feat is not &C
compl.shed every day.
BY downing the Chicago Cubs
twice. 6 to S and IL to 3, the cham
pion Cards passed them in the Ma
tiOnal League standings and became
the runner-up club to the Pirates. BY
dropping to 6 decision to the
Reds, that league leading aggregation
meanwhile lost a few precious points
of it's leadership margin.
Injury to Tommy Thevenow, crack
Card shortstop, married the Redbird' S
day Of triumph Sliding into second
in the second game, Tommy suffered
an ankle fracture which may keep
him off the field all season.
Reds Win in Extra Inning
The fast sailing Pirates fell vic
tim to the last team in the league
race, the Reds winning in the 10th
on Critz's single and the superior
pitching of Luque and Mays.
Even though back home in the east
where the National League picking
is supposed to be easier, the Giants
lost to the Braves, to 5. their aver
age falling to just 800 for the sea-
son so far. Two homers for the Bos-
ton catcher, Frank Hogan. former
Summcrville, Mass, schoolboy, spelled
disaster for the McGraw men.
Pressing their metropolitan rivals,
the Giants, closely the Robins in
fourth place continued their rise by
dropping the Phillies, to 3, as the
arm Of Dazzy Vance flashed its fin
est pitching.
over the trailing Red Sox by Z to 3
and 7 to /, showed them ahead farther
than ever in the American League
race. AS the White Sox were idle
and the Senator'S and Athletics split
Il double bill, none Of their rivals
gained.
Walter Johnson lost his third game
in four starts when the Athletics
took his measure, s to ., after his
matcs had won the first game, to 4.
kube Walbcrg bested the Washington
veteran this time. holding the foe to
five hits while nine, in costly punches,
were made off Big Barney.
Games Raincd Out
Rain interfered with three games
in the American Association and
turned the fourth one into farcical
exhibition in which the pla.,.rs on
one side were trying to be retired
and their opponents were doing
everything possible not to put them
out. The St. Paul players, who were
in the lead, tried to get out so as to
make it legal game and the Column
bus players were reluctant to satisfy
them. The game was halted for one
hour and Is minutes and after its
resumption the Saints emerged on
the long end of a 13 to 4 count.
The bleacherites became impatient
toward the finish and made a rush
to the field. Police reserves were
called and the crowd retreated.
Columbus used two FINGERS in Zum-
bro and Withem, and each was hit
hard while Zahniser was generally
effective.
Mike Kelley's Millers got off to
flying start against Toledo, but the
Mudhcns drove in seven runs in the
third inning when rain prevented
any further play, and at the end Of
the third inning Toledo was leading,
8 to 5. Milwaukee was unable to get
started at indianapolis against the
Indians and the Blues and Colonies
could not play at Louisville because Of
rain.