The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-22
RUTH FORFEITS
HOME RUN rs IN
BIG RAINST0RM
Game Between New York and
Philadelphia Athletics Goes
Only Two Innings

My AuN sASSVNl0tVu hNSHI
Babe Ruth seems to have run the
scale in baseball experiences now
that. after fifteen years. he finally
has watched home run vanish
from the records in a rain-storm.
He poked his twenty sixth in
among the steerage passengers in
right field at the Yankee stadium
yesterday, but it was washed from
the books when the second half Of a
Yankee Athletic double header was
halted by rain.
The blow put the Babe. for the
moment at least, fourteen games,
twelve days and four nome runs
ahead of the mad pace he struck
last year when he hit sixty.
Recruit Wins Shutout
Young Henry Johnson, Yankee
recruit. gave the Athletics their sec
ond 1929 shut-out in the first game,
4 to Q, and enabled the Yankees to
lengthen their lead to nine and one
half games. The Athletics outhit
the champions, 9 to Z. but Johnson
was tight in the pinches. while Bob
Grove permitted the Yankees to
make free with him on the. later
innings. Tony Lazzeri started the
scoring with home run in the
sixth.
In the second game the Mackmen
were leading. 3 to 2, and had men on
second and third with one out when
the drzzle became n torrent. join
ing Ruth on the mourners' bench
was Al Simmons, who lost two
doubles.
Reds Trim Senator's
Guerilla warfare along the rest
of the American League front saw
the Red Sox turn the tables on the
Senators, Q to 2. while Cleveland
was dividing another double header
with the lowly White Soxt on the
Indian reservation. The Indians
wen the first. 4 to 2. and the White
Sox the second, to 3. with an
amazing thrce-run rally in the
ninth.
Chicago's even break coupled with
Detroits double reverse in st. Louis
sent the Tigers to within half a
game of last place. The Browns
won, s to and 9 to 5.
The torrid National League race,
which showed signs Of disintcgra-
ting under the incessant pounding
OF the Cardinals, Melted slight
gain for the runner-up Reds yes
terday. The Rhinelandcrs nosed
out the Pirates, 5 to 4, as Me-
kechnie's flying cohorts were sub
hitting to an even break in Chicago.
The days campaigning left the
Reds three and one-half games to
the rear of the Cardinals.
Sheriff Fred Blake had to turn
in two-hit game to win from st,
Louis in the opener, and Charlie
Root Was altogether unable to cope
with the Cardinal stampede in the
nightcap, which went to the visitors,
A to 1. Clarence Mitchell in the
opener and Sylvester Johnson in the
second game, pitched excellent ball
for the leaders.
Giants Finally Play
The Giants finally swung into ac-
ton at Boston, after suffering five
postponements in their first six
scheduled appearances in the Hub.
Fred Fitzsimmons hurled the Clan
McGraw to a handsome victory by
. to 4 in the first brush, and the
New Workers seemed headed for n
sweep, with Benton scheduled to
pitch the second rame.
Boston ran into a very fine bit
OF box-Wor... by Arthur Delaney,
and the Giants had to be satisfied
with ) to defeat. The Giant Ace
snapped his streak Of seven straight
victories, but maintained intact his
record Of not having had to seek re-
lief all season. Benton now has
pitched 1877 innings, or fourteen
complete games. He has won eleven
and lost three.