The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-26
Blew YORK LEAD
vSLICED TO nine
p, GAMES IN LOOP
4 tn
.thletics Take Advantage Of
Leaders Slump to Cop Pair
From SOx
Val
HURST HITS TWO HOMERS
dURST HITS TWO HOMERS
our Teams in American
~ = League Have Big Days
'ro' Winning Twin Bills
(Ry The Associated Press)

CLOS 10Y ne ASSOClhteu TeSSJ
0 The Detroit Tigers seem to have
Covclved the problem, the only time to
avao stalking for Yankee scaps is at
IS he precise moment the young men
Mari Miller Higgins emerge from a
Z TO ailway station.
tise The humble Tigers stepped to the
cldslate with their own version, and
- il1ade it the more convincing by roll
enu1g the champions of the world in
silche dust Of Navn field twice in the
plotame afternoon.
% The slogan Of the Tigers hence
me .orth will be: Make the Yankees
a. travel and the league will take care
IF itself" The champions escaped
tpnaa,rom Boston at something like six
az ~ clock Tuesday evening after sub
sa r nlitting the Red Sox Of that city to
frn,ruel and inhuman indignities, and
~ apparently intended to continue their
racnisconduct in Detroit. Suspecting
snehat some twenty hours on the Pull
and1ans had affected the champicXs,
he Tigers innocently enough Opn
Abe first game of double header
Grey 3 to 2. With this task accom-
aft,lished so neatly, the home boys be-
ferame holder in the second engage
offnent, which they snatched from the
coveaders by 10 to Z.
dia Tigers Rally Impertinently
1iv The first decision was won by an
Turmpertinent rally against George
naoipgras for three runs in the eighth
tne inning. The veteran Lii Stoner and
on,1lam Van Glider held the champions
% four hits in the opener. with Owen
[rayarroll and George Smith sharing
1ol he burden in the second clash.
az While these unbelievable events
s"I;xere taking place in Detroit, the
TrAthletics were winning two from the
d;nWhite Sox, and by this act cutting
al, games from the lead Of the Yam
no.xees. AS the Mackmen have only
tr;rour more chances to lose to the
theYankees in hand-to-hand warfare
edvhis season, it may be that Mr.. Nc
eveIillicuddy still has a chance. By
no:old figures he is nine games behind
frche champions this morning.
bel The AS took the opener yesterday
unl6 to 0, but appeased themselves
rernore politely by to Z in the second
tra:lash. Old Bullet Joseph Bush was
pelhe winning pitcher in the nightcap.
tw Indians Win Twice
OF The Indians won two games from
archie Red Sox, 10 to and Is to s..
woAn investigation probably will be
Delneld today.
sLs The Browns, noble third placers,
removed two contests from the pos
session of the unsuspecting Sena-
cntors. won by y to and another by
IN 5 to in twelve innings.
Still unconvinced that the Giants
yeare going to land anywhere but on
w::top. John j. McGraw once more put
.MIdown the Pirates, to 5. Home
-ssSruns by Fred Lindstrom and
Christianity Hogan accounted for four
New York runs, and more than off
*h.set the worth of a similar drive by
TiGeorge Grantham with one on base.
~. Cards Help Elliott
H.. The Cardinals knew they would
~; have trouble losing to the Robins by
Many ordinary method, so they kicked
If "a pile of eight unearned runs into
ththe ample lap of Big Jim Elliott in
a, the fourth round. Jim showed his
seappreciation by winning, to I.
do The leading St. Louisans lost no
ground to the runner-up Cubs, who
NJ Succeeded in dropping one to the
~-lasBraves, to !, in spite of Hack Will
..thson's twenty-third home run. Young
at'Ed Brandt. the southpaw, held the
Cubs we'll in check.
g, Cincinnati dashed off with the
first game in Philadelphia, 16 to 5,
only to see tie furious Phils rise
from their graves long enough to
take the second. to g.. Donald
rr.Hurst hit two home runs for the
eQuakers, bringing his seasons total
ITO fifteen.