The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-25
LEADERS SPLIT
D0UBLEHEADER
AT SHIBE PARK
Johnny Mostil, Great White
Sox Fly.Catcher, Knocked
Unconscious
Cards Within Half Game of
Cincinnati; Petty Shuts
Out McGrawmen
by The Associated Press)

The first two battles of the
American Leagues initial "crucia
series" Of the season finds the New
York Yankees and the Philadelphia
Athletics no bettev and no worse
than they were before the opening
shot was fired.
Before 41,OOO cash customers anc
thousands of others who occupied
points Of vantage outside Shibe
park, the two leaders yesterday
split even in the first two games
of six-game series.
The attendance get a new record
for Philadelphia. Ten thousand
wild-eyed fans vainly sought to push
their way into the park which al.
ready was filled to capacity. Riot
calls brought additional police ia
the scene in an effort to restore or.
der.
The champions pounded Robert
Moses Grove, Conuie Mack's sta,
southpaw, hard and often to take
the opener, 8 to z. but Ossie Orwell
held the Yankees to six hits in the
nightcap and the Athletics raced in
to S to 2 victory. Babe Ruth's
fourteenth homer Of the season and
Tony Lazzeri's first represented the
sum total Of the Yankees scoring.
Ossie Wins
Lazzeri pounded is six runs in the
first game. Despite the fact that
Grove had an off-day the southpaw
was permitted to remain in the
game until the eighth inning, Pow.
ers and Ehmke finishing. George
Pipgras lost his fivst game Of the
year in the nightcap, the Athletic,
punching hits off him in the sixth
and seventh to score all their runs
Speaker drove in three Of them with
. double and a single.
Bob Fothergill's double with two
men on base in the twelfth enabled
the Detroit Tigers to score a to I
win over the White Sox at Chicago
Johnny Mostil, great Sox fly-chaser
was knocked unconscious when 8
thrown ball struck him between tn,
eyes. He expects to return to tn,
lineup tomorrow.
Blue Gets 4 Hits
The St. Louis Browns took I
sloppy game rom the Indians a,
Cleveland, IL to 8. Sam Gray wen,
the route for the Browns despite
the fact that he allowed 10 hits
Twelve hits were turned into a.
many runs by the Browns. Lot
Blue got four or them.
The st. Louis Cardinals pushed
their way to within half a game Of
the National League lead by beat.
ing the Cincinnati Reds, Z to /, 70,
their fourth straight victory. Holm
and Bottomley hit home runs while
Douthit contended himself with 3
single, double and triple. Flint
Rhem pitched a strong game TO,
the winners.
Jess Petty recently SUSPENDED 70,
treaking training rules, returned t.
the Brooklyn mound and shut GU,
the New York Giants with three
hits, 3 to 0. Leslie Mann, who
dotes on southpaws got two of thu
three safeties Petty granted. Fitz.
simmons gave the Robins only 81,
safcties but poor support sent the
Giants down to defeat.
The Pirates gave the Chicago
Cubs their fourth straight setback
at Pittsburgh, 6 to 2. Artie Neh1
lasted until the fifth despit. a -four
run rally by the Corsairs in thu
fourth. Despite a patched up in
field. the Pirates played good bal
behind Grimes. Eddie Mullipar
shifted from second to third bas,
when Pie Traynor, was forced Out
by an attack Of influenza. Dicl
Bartell, a youngster, went to the
keystone sack and handled nine
chances without an error.