The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-11
ATHLETICS And
YANKEES HOLD
FANS INTEREST
Babe Ruth Propels Homer No.
Z; Pipgras Wins Fifth
Straight Victory
SOX AGAIN IN CELLAR
Giants Down Pirates; Cards
Advance TO Third Place;
Braves Beat Reds
(Ry The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PreSs)
Sensational winning streaks by
the New York Yankees and Phil
adelphia Athletics threaten to turn
the American League pennant
struggle into a duel instead OF a
free for-all.
The Athletics. after losing their
first four games, have won II OF
their last Is. The Yankees have
lost but two of their last Is. :.
George Herman Ruth propelled
his seventh homer Of the season in
to the left field bleachers at the
Yankee stadium yesterday, scoring
behind two teammates and giving
the Yankees a to 2 win over
Cleveland. Willis Hudlin pitched
we'll until the Babe caught hold OF
one he liked. George Pipgras regis
tered his fifth straight victory. The
Bambino's big drive put him two
games ahead of his schedule last
year when he set new home rur
record Of 60.
Hauser Gets Sixth Homer
The Athletics hammered out al
IL to l verdict over the st. Louis
Browns at Philadelphia. Joe Haus
er hit his sixth homer of the cam
paign. Bing Miller also kicked i
with one. Each Of these came will
two on the paths. While the Mack
men were collecting 10 hits, oil
Jack Quinn held the Browns to six
Bob Fothergill led the Detrol
Tigers to a 10-inning victory owe
the Senators at Washington, to 8
Bob got three hits, two OF then
doubles. scored one run and drov'
in three more.
The Boston Red Sox returned t
the league cellar by dropping a
to 2 battle to the Chicago Whit
Sox. Ted Blankenship held CARR
gan's crew to six hits and never wa
in trouble. The Red Sox, after sev
eral weeks Of splendid fielding per
formances. made six errors, one 60
ing to Bill Regain, second bascmar
his first bobblc of the season.
Giants Beat Pirates
The New York Giants tightene
their hold on first place in the M
tional League by downing Ra
Kremer and the Pirates at Pitts
burgh, 5 to 4. The Giants shelle
Kremer for nine hits and all thei
runs in 1-3 innings. Fred Fussel
q southpaw, was great puzzl
thereafter. Fred Fitzsimmons wa
: fairly liberal with hits but ha
enough to keep the Pirates from t,
ing the score.
The St. Louis Cardinals advance
into third place by sinking Ii
hapless Phillies again, 5 to 4. A
eighth inning rally netting thre
runs turned the trick. Blades ba
ting featured the Cardinals fourt
straight victory. The Cardinals al
nounced later in the day that Be
. O'Ferrell. star catcher and manage
.. of the Club in 1927, had been trat
ed to the Giants for George Harl
er, veteran outfielder.
, Reds Lose in 10th Inning
A wild tenth inning saw the Bo
ton Braves beat the Reds at Cinci
natl, Z to 6. With the score tied
three-all, the Braves reached Ca
; Mays for four hits and four run
i The Reds just failed to duplica
/ that feat. They made four hits b
they were only good for three run
Uncle Wilbert Robinson couldr
play ball at Chicago because Of ra
but that didn't prevent him fro
filming Jess Petty, one of Il
leagues best left-handers, 5000 al
spspending him indefinitely. II
charge was breaking Of trainil
rules.