The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-27
Both Teams Making Great At
tempt to Displace Leaders
Although They Hit the Skids
Earlier in the Season; Don
Hurst, Phil, Makes Tenth
Homer
(By The Associated Press)

The daily shift of baseball for
tunes finds the Washington Senators
and the Brooklyn Robins holding
that part Of the spotlight not devot-
ed to the two pace-setting clubs, the
st. Louis Cardinals and the New
York Yankees.
Stanley Harris started off the
season with Washington lineup
that consisted mostly Of question
marks. Before Bucky could get the
boys working together the Senators
had tumbled into the cellar and ap-
parently were more or less satisfied
to stay there. A few weeks ago the
pitchers decided they might as well
pitch and the batters arrived at the
conclusion that it might be fun to hit
once in while. Washington began
to win with a frequency that was
good to the hearts of the experts
who picked Washington to fight it
out with the Yankees. Today Bucky
and his crew were in fourth place,
three and half games back of the
St. Louis Browns.
Robins Cylinders Working
Wilbert Eobinson's troubles at
Brooklyn have been bit different.
The Dodgers burnt up the league
during the first few weeks. Then
couple Of Wilbert's pitchers went
on sick leave and the Robins be-
gan to tumble. It's long been a
truism in baseball that when Rob-
bys pitchers fail Brooklyn soon re-
news it ra.her intimate acquaint-
anceship with the second division.
But the high-powered dodger staff
is operating on all six again and
Robby's famous smile again is on
display.
hobby almost laughed out loud
yesterday when the Dodgers beat the
Braves twice at Boston and hurdled
from fifth place to third, leaping
over the Chicago Cubs and Cincin-
natl Reds en- route. Bill Clark had
no trouble stopping the Braves in
the first game, 5 to l. Jake Flow
ers' single in the ninth scored the
tying and winning runs in the Rob-
ms 6 to victory in the nightcap.
1t took five Brooklyn pitchers to
win this one, Dazzy Vance being
the eventual victor. Flowers got SIX
hits and drove in five runs during
the day.
Giants Trim Pills
The New York Giants CONSOLIDATE
ed their position in second place with
their third straight verdict over the
Phils, to 6. The Giants made Is
hits to add to the 80 they collected
in yesterdays double header. Don
Hurst, Of the Phils, hit his 10th hon.
er of the year.
The Cubs finished all square in a
twin bill at Chicago with the Cor
sairs Of Pittsburgh. Burleigh Grimes
put the Pirates one up with four
hit shut out in the first contest,
to 0. Miljus, Burwell and Dawson,
however, could not make it two in
a row, the Pirates bowling, Z to 3,
in the nightcap.
Barnes, Senator'S outfielders,
drove out two home runs that ac-
counted for all of Washington's runs
in 4 to victory over the faltering
Philadelphia Athletics, who dropped
more ground to the transforming
Yankees in the American League
race. Milt CASTOR gave the tribe of
Mack only three hits. It was the
Senator's fourth victory of the six
game series and their 10th in their
last % games.
Homer Clears Bases
Th4E rising young star from St.
MaryS college. Larry Bettencourt,
crashed out q home run with the
bases filled and the Browns evened
the series with the Cleveland In
dams, 6 to 8. Alvin Crowder re-
corded his sixth straight win and
the Browns brought their home
stand to . close with the balance
sheet showing 10 victories and 8
defeats. H.
Harry Heilmann, American
League batting champion Of 1927
was benched g the Detroit lineuY
suffered . drastic shakeup but Tho
Tigers dropped another game to TIL
sChicago White Sox, 3 to 2, Grad,
Adkins giving up only three saf'
hits.
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