The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-19
HUGMEN NEED
2 MORE WINS
TO SET MARK
Now Have 104 VictOrics-Rec-
ord For League Is 1O5,
Made by Red SOx
RUTH NEARS HIS RECORD
Kansas City, Milwaukee, Iled
For Lead in American AssO-
citation Race
RUTH NEARS HIS RECORD
(Bv the Associated Press)

(By the Associated FEcssJ
George Herman Ruth and the New
York Yankees were little nearer
TO more baseball records today. Ruth
Yesterday clouted his Saith home run
of the season while the Yankees
came within Two games Of new
American League record by taking
both ends of doubleheader from
the Chicago White Sox, to ! ana .
to l.
Miller Higgins clouting circus
now has won 1O4 games and needs
two more victories to surpass the
American League record tor sea
son, set by the Boston Red oox 10
1912, when they gained lo5:
Ruth Thinks He Can Equal RECORD
With only eight games left on the
Yankee schedule the team does not
have a chance to batter down the
major league record for season VIC
tories-116--set in 1906 by the Chi
cage Cubs. Ruths chances OF equal
ing or beating his record of 81
homers are none too good, but ne
believes he will achieve his goal II
pitchers will only pitch to him IN the
remaining eight games.
Gehrig's triple and Lazzeris sac
rifice fly provided the winning mar
gin for the Hugman in yesterday
first game. which was a hurting duel
between Thomas and Pipgras. Inc
Yanks hit Ted Lyons hard IN ,ne
second contest and Ruth banged ms
homer off the Sox' ace in the tifth
with one runner on base.
Cleveland went 10 innings to beat
our Washington, to 4. Burns
double sent across the winning runs.
Both teams hit the ball hard.
Giants Fail to Gain Ground
While the Pittsburgh Pirates were
idle. the Giants failed to gain ground
in their fading bid in the National
League race.
Cincinnati's Reds obtained an even
break against the New Workers IN
q doubleheader. Red Lucas shut
cut the McGraw minions in the
3cner while his teammates got ia
antwel, Johnson and Walker, al
..cruts, for seven runs and IL hits
The Giants took the second, to y
by touching Jake May for an early
lead. Virgil Barnes was effective IN
the pinchcs.
he St. Louis Cardinals pulled UP
within a half game of the Giants
occupy second place by trim.
n, hiladelphia in . doubleheade,
% and to 3. Grover Alexan
81. ned in his goth victory Of thu
.son in the opener and LittleJohr
.ehed the world champ on
s,e,l, IN tho uyindiln
Rnston's Braves finally ended thei1
losing freak after Is straight beat
ings. they overcame the Chlcag.
Cubs IN hitting orgy, II to =
Sheriff Blake was touched for !
hits and retired in the eighth.
Other teams were not scheduled.
With the end of the season only
week distant, Kansas City and Mil
waukee were tied for the Leadership
in the American Association pennan
chase. Two games behind them j
Toledo.
Both the Blues and the Brewer
will meet the same teams, Mime
apolis and st. Paul, in their two re
naming series and both will pla.
their final series at home, lndlcat
ing tho closest flag race in the as
sociation's history.
Kansas City jumped into the frs
place deadlock by taking its fourt
straight game from the Brewers q
Kansas City, 4 to I.
The Toledo Mudhens, by dividln
a twin bill with Columbus, losing tn
opener 2 to l and taking the secon
game s to 2, gained in the race an
still have a chance although thei
final two series will be played ava
from home. They are against Louis
Vile and Indianapolis, sixth an
seventh place holders in the circuit.
Louisville, where the Hens max
their bow today, evidenced some 9
the baseball which gave it last year
pennant, by nipping 1ndianapoll
twice yesterday, taking the frs
game, IL to II in 10 innings and tn
nightcap, 6 to / in six innings.
The victories gave the Colonies
clean sweep Of the series.
The intercity championship be
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis wa
called a tie yesterday when tn
Saints downed the Millers to 3, t
oven nm the 24-pane series.