The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-27
RAIN HELPS
TO TIGHTEN
LEAGUE RACE
Chicago SOx and Cubs Both
Win While New York Yanks
and Giants Are Idle
tBy The Associated Prcss)

Dripping skies over the eastern
sector Of the baseball wars not only
have frightened the pcnnant races in
both National and American Leagues
but have set the New York Yankees
and Giants to wondering just what
the weather man has against them.
In the past two days the rampag-
ing Chicago White Sox, taking ad-
vantage Of the Yanks' inactivity to
win three ball games, have crcpt
within game and half Of the
American League champions. And
the Giants today found themselves
in third place, IA half game behind
another Chicago crew that is pound
ing hard on the trail Of the league
leading Pittsburgh Pirates.
Neither the Yanks nor the Giants
had games scheduled yesterday but
in raincd just as it has most Of the
week. The Yankees tried to play the
} West Point Cadets and the skies held
off until Babe Ruth had struck out
against the. slants Of Tim" Timber
lake. Then the delugc fell rs the
Yanks led, 2 to 8, in the second in
ming.
Play ~ Innings
The White Sox, improving each
shining hour, kept after Detroit for
l2 innings before punching two
singles with Gehringer's error to
push over the run needed for a 4-3
victory. Old "Red" Fabcr held the
Tigers runless after allowing run
in each Of the first three innings.
Although Pittsburgh kept on its
winning surge with 2 to victory
over the world champion St. Louis
Cardinals to build the longest string
of wins Of the season-eight-thc
Cubs chung to the Pirates trail with
rousing II to 2 conquest Of Eppa
Jcppa Rixcy and the Cincinnati
Reds. Vic Aldridge was supreme on
the Pittsburgh mound, doing out
three hits in duel with Haincs and
Keen.
Two twin bills in the American
League found the teams just where
they started when the shooting was
all over. Cleveland split a bargain
affair with the st. Louis Browns,
winning the second tilt, 9 to z, with
three-inning rally in the ninth
after O'Rourkc had won the first for
st. Louis, to l, with rousing home
run in the 10th.
Grove Nearly Gets Shoutout Game
Lefty Grove was pitching the Ath
letics to shutout victory over Bos
ton in the first game Of n double
header when something slipped in tn
ninth and the Sox scored once
Philadelphia won that one, 3 to
hit lost the night cap under the in
flucncc Of Tony Welzcr's clcve
= ,sh cots, to 5.
Kansas City was out hit by tn
Saints but the Blues made thci
blows count. thereby putting acros
a 10 to 8 victory. Among the Kansa
City socks was q home run by Hau
ser. In two late inning rallies tn
Saints had the tying and winnin
runners left stranded on bases.
Milstead not only pitched won
dcrful game for the Mudhens agains
Louisville, but he banged out
double which sent Marriott acros
the plate with the run which CAV
Toledo to 2 victory after IL in
nings. Koob battled Milstead o
about even terms for nine frames
but gave way for pinch hitter. Ro
wilkins finished the game and wa
charged with the defeat.
Indianapolis Wins
Columbus bowed to indianapolis,
to 5, behind the effective twirling (
Specie. Gcygan of Columbus had
perfect day with three hits, inclut
ing two doubles, in three times ;
bat, while Lcibold sockcd doub
and homer.
Duncan crashed out a single in u
ninth which gave Minneapolis Z
6 win over the Brewers, in asgan
in which the starting pitchers vel
hammered off the hill. Bunny Bril-
Of the Brewers was the batting st;
Of the game with four hits. two
which were doubles.