The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
LOOP LEADERS
TO PLAY LAST
FOUR TUSSLES
Management of Yankee Sta.
dunn Expects to Draw World
Series Crowd
MAY DECIDE REMNANT
Both Yankees and Athletics
Expect to Win; Experts
Pick Athletics
MAY DECIDE PENNANT

New York, Sept. 6.-tR-In . set
ting Of worlds series proportions 1t
the Yankee stadium, the energetic
pupils Of Prof. McGillicuddy and the
somewhat groggy employees Of Col.
Rupert start q four-game series
next Sunday that may have . de-
cisive bearing on the American
league pennant race.
For the first time since the Yam.
KEGS staggered home in 1925, just
ahead of Cleveland, this series be-
tween the worlds champion New
Workers and the Athletics shifts the
major league spotlight from the
closeness Of the National leagues
struggles to the main battle in the
junior circuit. :.
On the seasons performances, and
the formerly demonstrated ability OF
the Yankees to come through against
their chief rivals, especially the Ath-
letics, the clan led by Babe Ruth
figures to win. OF the Is games
they have played this season, the
Yankees have won Is. But on the
strength Of comparative perform
ances within the past two months
and what baseball experts figure %
the games low Of averages, the
Mackmen ought to gain the upper
hand.
The Athletics have q big edge in
pitching. Their attack has been
more timely and consistent than that
Of the Yankees for some time. But
the aces Of Mack's twirling staff,
such as Grove and Walberg, have
seldom been effective against the
Yankees this year.
OF course all the crucialness Of
this crucial series will be extracted
if the rivals happen to split even in
the four games scheduled Sunday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, but there
will be sweet music to the business
managers in the merry chick Of the
turnstiles, in any event. II every
inch Of space is not occupied and
some $4,000 spectators are not on
hand for Sundays double-header it
will be distinct shock to the box
office boys.
Although the New York lead this
morning remained two games, the
AS were in better position for the
simple reason that they trailed by
only two games in the losing column.
Until yesterdays even break by the
Yankees, the Philadelphia deficit
was marked by a difference Of three
losing engagements and Of only one
in the winning column. The run
ners-up were idle while the cham
pions were at work on the Senator's.
Sad Sam Jones, who takes every
opportunity to demonstrate that
Miller Higgins erred in trading him
down the river, held the Yanks ia
six hits and one run in the opening
clash yesterday while his mates fell
upon George Pipgras for enough Of
each in the seventh to give Sam Z
neat victory by 8 to /. Burke and
the elongated Weaver were nowhere
nearly so effective in the second
skirmish, and Fred Heimach regis.
tered an s to. 8 win.
| In battle Of the lower depths
the Tigers turned on the White So1
to win 10 to 2. Other clubs in thu
American league were unschedulet
yesterday. e.
/ The Giants cleaned up their 1925
affairs with the Phillies by winning
. IA to 8 decision for Larry Bentoi
at the Baker Bowl, his twenty-thir<
Of the season. The clan McCrav
won seventeen Of its twenty-five en-
gagements against the tail enders
but the Cards already have won fiji
teen from Piladelphia with five NOR
up for decision.
/ The only other activity in the M
tional league yesterday was ct Bos
ton where the down-trodden Brave
turned to slap the Robins by 9 to 2
and Z to l.
The Cubs and the Cardinals faile,
to return to Wrigley field yesterda,
to play off their postponment 8
August 80, but . plan il on foot {
bring the Red Birds into the Wind
City on the morning Of Septemhe
13, when both have open date.
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