The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-07
Bremen Crew Watches Yam.
KEGS Subdue White Sox-
Browns Turn Back Senators
-Four Double Plays Feat.
ure Giants Defeat-Cards
and Robins Divide Duo
nv The Associated Press)

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Haskell Billings, Detroit youthful
pitching star, is out for revenge on
Buddy Meyer, shortstop Of Bill Car
rigan's Boston Red Sox.
Billings, who learned his pitching
at Brown University. hurled the
Tigers to a 3 to 0 victory over the
Red Sox at Detroit yesterday and
would have had a no-hit game to his
credit if Buddy only had deserted
the opposition for the day. Billings
allowed but two hits and both went
to Meyer. They were singles and
Buddy got no further than first
base for his pains. Settlemire
started for Boston but was derricked
with one out in the second inning
after he had given up three hits
and walked four men. Bradley
pitched fine ball for the Sox the rest
of the way.
Sixty thousand persons, including
the famous crew of the Bremen,
watched the New York Yankees SUBJ
due the Chicago White Sox for the
third day in a row. to 2, at the
Yanked stadium. It was a tough
one for Red Faber, Chicago veteran,
to lose. He was touched for only
six hits but these included homers
by Gehrig and Dugan, the formers
being his third of the season. STAN
ley Coveleskie, veteran Pole, got
credit for the Yankee victory al
though he had to call for assistance
from Wiley Moore before the game
was over. The Sox got nine hits in
GLIDING a circuit drive by Barrett.
Babe Ruth went hitless in two Off
cial trips to the plate.
Browns Beat Senators
Sam Gray registered his sixth
win of the season when the st. Louis
Browns turned back the Senators at
Washington, Z to 6, in thrilling H.
inning game. Gray was constantly
in difficulties but always managed
to pull through. His single in the
eleventh put Schang in q position to
score the winning run on O'Rourke's
sacrifice. Bucky Harris, pilot of
the Senators, handled IL chances at
second base and got two hits, one
triple with the bases loaded.
The New York Giants, National
League leaders. suffered their Sec
ond straight defeat at Cincinnati, 4
to 3, in ~ innings. The Reds field
double plays. John McGraw an
nounced that Vic Aldridge, former
Pirate right handler, had come to
terms.
Split Double Bill
At st. Louis, the Cardinals and
Brooklyn Robins divided a double
header before $4,000 fans. Dazzy
Vance allowed but six hits and
famed a half dozen in the first
game but lost the decision to Grover
Alexander and the Red Birds, 4 to
2. Roettger's homer in the second
inning gave the Cards an early lead
and three hits in the eighth settled
the issue. In the closing encounter,
Babe Herman's four-base drive with
man on base in the eighth enabled
the Robins to earn q s to 4 decision.
Hafey drove in four runs with q
homer and single.
Pat Malone, American Association
strike-out artist, threw . fast ball
past the Phillies for five innings as
the Chicago Cubs eked out q s to 4
decision over the invaders in II inn
ings. Malone relieved Sheriff
Blake in the seventh with the bases
loaded, got out of the jam with one
run scored against him and then
turned back the Phils the rest Of the
way. He famed eight men.
The four other major league clubs
had an open date.