The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-29
LEADERS GAIN
TOP WHIPPING
DETROIT TEAM
Philadelphia Athletics Make
Gallant Fight Winning
Game from Chicago
CARDS ALMOST CINCH
Miller Higgins Is Breathing
Freely After Most Hectic
Season Of Career
CARDS ALMOST CINCH
(By The Associated Press)

IL was long paln1ul journey Out
the New York Yankees finally have
staggered to their sixth American
League pennant in eight years and,
barring an unexpected upset in the
National League, will face the St.
Louis Cardinals in the Worlds SER
les.
An II to 6 victory over the Detroit
Tigers yesterday clinched the 1923
pennant for the worlds champions
Of 1927 and gave little Miller Hug
gins his first chance to breathe
freely in months.
Baseball's long history reveals few
such form reversals as characterized
the Yankees play this season. For
more than twp months, Miller's ma
chine moved down all opposition re-
lentlessly, gained q thirteen and
half game lead over the field and
caused experts to view with great
alarm this baseball monster" that
devoured an that came within its
reach.
Injuries Hurt Them
But beset by injuries, particularly
to Herb Pennock mad Tony Lazzeri,
Tic Sn0up-OuS StOWCV OOWu oIuIUot
to a walk. simultaneously, Connie
Mack applied the spurs to his Phil
adelphia Athletics, who responded
with a squirt that finally carried
them to the front by half game on
September 8.
1t was q gallant fight Connie
Mack made for his first pennant
since 1914 but his Athletics were not
quite equal to he task. In the final
analysis it was the As own inability
to defeat the Yankees that caused
their downfall. In 20 games with
the champions, the Mackmen won
only six.
Fighting to the last gasp, the As
walloped the Chicago White Sox, Z
to 5, but the Yankee victory made it
impossible for the Mackmen to win
even if they take their last two
games willie the champions lose two.
While the Yanks were taking
their third pennant in a row, the st.
Louis Cardinals virtually clinched
the National League pennant at Bis
ton where they beat the Braves, 10
to 3 in Is innings while the runners
up, John McGraw's New York
Giants. were submitting to a Z to 5
trouncing BY the Chicago Cubs. This
left the Cardinals leading by two
games with only two more games
to be played. The worst they can
get now is tie and one victory, or
. Giant defeat will give them the
pennant without further argument.
Smith Pitched Well
Bob Smith, the reformed infielder,
pitched magnificent ball for the
Braves until tn. 18th when the Car
dinals clouted him and his successor,
Kent Greenfield, for seven runs and
the game. The cards just barely
escaped defeat. scoring one run in
the ninth to tie the score. Smiths
own wildness, plus some extensive
cracks in his support, finally swung
the game to the leaders. In the 18th,
Richbourg made a three-base muff
Of George Harper's long fly and
Smith walked three men in success
sion, forcing in Harper.
A tired Larry Benton failed John
McGraw just when he most needed
. victory. The Cubs pounded Larry
Tor 10 hits and four runs in the eight
innings he worked but really made
the game safe at the expense Of Joe
Greenwich, who was dashed for three
runs in the ninth. The Giants came
back with two in their half but Hal
Carlson, relieving Guy Bush, stopped
the McGrawmen in their tracks.
Also-rans completed the major
league schedule yesterday. Alvin
Crowder, leading hurler in the
American League, pitched the St..
Louis Browns to . 4 to 3 victory
over the Washington Senator's, re-
cording his 21st victory in the pro-
cess. He has lost only five games.
Jack Russell shaded q recruit,
Wesley Farrell, in hurting duel at
Cleveland and the Boston Red Sox
best the Indians, / to o.