The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-09
PITCHERS COME
TO LIFE WHILE
GIANTS REGAIN
St. Louis Cardinals Lead in
National Is Cut to Four and
a Half Tits
PHILLIES PULL MIRACLE
Boston Braves Increase Con.
secutive Losses of Cincy to
Eight Games

(0v the ASSOCI0tCO 1881
Nobody knows how John McGraw
is doing it, but-there he is. With
a record Of 10 victories and % de-
feats in the first half Of his cam
paign against western foes, the mas
ter mind of Coogan's Bluff settled
into the fastness of the Giant dug
out two weeks ago, prepared to think
his way through an 1S-game siege
by the enemy from the west.
All of the invading clubs were
pennant contenders in all that the
name implies. The Giants were
equipped with one dependable pitch
er and the fighting spirit Of John
McGraw. Freddy Fitzsimmons and
Joe Genewich. not to mention the
younger set Of southpaws, suddenly
began to give Larry Benton some
help. The Giants began to pull off
last-ditch McGraw rallies in the
closing innings, and-well. look at
them now.
The New York team alone Of all
the eastern defenders bettered the
500 mark in the western invasion
which closed yesterday, but bettered
it to the tune Of Is victories and
only four defeats-.765 baseball.
Cards Still Favored
The Cardinals, nevertheless, must
remain favorites for the National
flag. Cardinal pitching again had
en- off day at the Polo grounds yes
terday, when Willie Sherdel and
Harold Haid took a lacing which
Melted the home talent 10 to 5
victory.
The success Of the Giant arms in
hand-to-hand fighting with the lead.
ers reduced the margin Of the Car
dinals to four and one-half games
with a difference Of only two games
in the lost column.
After posing as conterders, o!
semi-contenders, through two-thirds
Of the season, the Robbins finally
have assumed their normal position
with every assistance from tho
thoughtful Pirates.
Ray kremer surprised himself
with a neat game yesterday, as the
Buccaneers fought through their
third one-run decision in Brooklyn
in two days, and their seventh
straight in the east. The score wa.
4 to 3.
Phillies Pull Miracle
While the Robbins were settling
firnlv into sixth place, just above
the Braves and the pills, a miracle
was being piled upon miracles al
Philadelphia, to the intense DISCUS,
Of Joseph Vincent Mccarthy and hi.
fellow Cubs. The Phillies, 5eliev,
it or not, were cleaning up theil
fourth straight against Mr.. Nc
Carthy's ex-contenders-the same
Phillies to whom a winning streal
Of one consecutive game Away,
came as surprise.
The Baker boys pulled this on
out in the last Of the ninth, 1 to
Artie Nehf stepped onto the firm!
line just in time to absorb blame TO
the defeat.
4 The Reds ran their string 0
losses to eight straight by permit
ting the Braves to win both game
Of a doubleheader at Boston yesteY
day, 6 to 3 and IL to !. Art Delane
and Bob Smith turned in some o
that spring training camp pitching
and the Reds were helpless, despit
five double plays, which ran the;
) seasons total to 1873. George Sisle
helped out with cluster of six hit
in eight times at bat.
The American league teams wer
engaged in travel, or in exhibitio
engagements. Not content to let
; day go by in peace, the Yankee
dropped one to Albany, 3 to 2. Will
the Athletics were winning by IL I
8 in 10 innings at Binghampton.