The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-12
Southern Nine Climbs Into
Tie with Giants For Second
Place-Yanks Two Games
Removed From American
League Pennant Ruth
Cl0uts 5Oth Home Run Of
Year
(By The Associated pre.s>


Further changes Mad been effected
today in the punched race amonc
four clubs for the National league
pcnnant. Once again the fourth
place club Is only two and q half
games away from the leader.
Hopes of the worlds champion Car
dinals famed snew as the club
whipped Brooklyn again and climbed
into 2 tie for second place with the
New York Giants.
Giants to Invade, st. Louis
Only two games separate st. Louis
from first place, ard the Giants
matching that pace. will invade the
mound city tomorrow for what may
be considered an elimination series.
The Cardinals and the Giants will
try to crowd In seven games in four
days, aud one Of the contenders, il
not both, may fall by the wayside.
Fred Farmhouse, a rookie hurler
from Houston, pitched St. Louis to
s to win over Brooklyn yesterday.
He let tho Robins down with four
hits. It was his second successive
victory in the majors.
Hack Wilson's 18th home run Of the
season started Chicago off toward a
z to 5 defeat Of the Giants. Virgil
Barnes blew up in the sixth and the
Cincinnati captured both ends of q
double header from Boston, the
scores being ga, 1876. Donohue and
May each went the full route. Me-
Quillan was batted hard in the Sec
ond game and Dick Rudolph, star
pitcher with the Boston Braves in
1914. took his place. The Boston
coach gave two runs and cut loose
with a wild pitch.
Ruth Gets seth HOMER
The Yankees were two games re-
moved from the American league PEN
nant today. After having beaten the
st. Louis Browns II times in success
sion. the Hugmen fell before Milt
Gaston's tight pitching. 6-2. CASTOR
granted only five hits, one being
Babe Ruth's 50th home run of the
year. The Babe Is now five up on
Lou Gehrig and is only nine h0mers
away from his record of the 1921
season.
New York added another record in
yesterdays game, nevertheless.
Ruth's home run brought tho team
total to al, ono better than the sea-
SON mark made by the Chicago White
Sox Of 1854. .
Bluege's double and Hayes single
in the 18th gave Washington 3 to
s win over the Chicago White Sox.
Judge opened the 18th with triple
but Stewart. who ran for him, was de-
clared out after Crossing the plate on
q sacrifice for leaving third before
the catch. The Senator's worked fopr
pitchers, Lisenbee working the last
three innings.
Both the first and second place
teams in the American association
pennant race were humbled by the
more lowly yesterday, Milwaukee
dropping . game to st. Paul 2 to 4,
end Kansas City bowling to Mime
Kenns, Emmer Get ,A-Bsgsers
McQuaid. St. Paul hurler, held the
league leading Brewers to four hits,
and only one Of them WAS clean
smash. Leo Moon. Minneapolis pitch
er, allowed eight hits to Ksnaas City,
but smacked out homer with = man
on base. Kenna and Eplmer also hit
four baegers. it being Emmers No.
80. - -.
Louisville and Columbus took turns
at playing poor baS4hAll yesteraays
the Colonies winning the first Of 9
double header ct Columbus 81, most.
" on the home teams poor plays. and
Columbus coping the, nightcap IL to
4. on . flock Of Louisville mistakes.
Toledo copied both games OF !.
double header with Indianapolis ana
moved : bit closer to the one-two
position. This, the year when close
battles fef league leaderships are
apparently the thing, i might be OF
note 70 mention thst 20 points separ-
are Milwaukee and Toledo.
The scores yesterday were Toiede
a-2: Indianapolis 81. The second
game wsnt 10 iunines.