The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-05-01
NLLEFER OBTAINS
POOR RESULTS With
HIS PONY INPlELD
McGraW's Giant Club Appears
to Perform Better Since
ShakedoWn
BROOKLYN OUT OF SLUMP
Pittsburgh Extends Cincinnati's
Losing Streak to Four
Straight
BROOKLYN OUT OF SLUMP
(By The Associated Press)

N~J AAS S~s
Of the two principal noble. expert
ments" conducted by the big league
foremen this year, one gives every
promise of being a bowling success
The other is fast proving a keen dis
appointment to its sponsor.
John McGraw appears to have
made a wise move in shifting Freddie
LindStrom from third base to the out
field and posting the rookie Johnny
Vergez at the warm corner. At least,
the Giants were in third place in the
National League Friday, the result of
their third straight victory. Both
Lindstrom and Vergez are clicking in
their new positions.
Bill Killefer, on the other hand, has
had no such luck with the PONY" in
field he installed this spring on his
st. Louis Browns. For a week the
Browns went great, winning three Of
their first four, but since then they
haven't done anything except lose
seven straight ball games. Friday
found them resting at the bottom of
the American League standing, hav-
ing ousted even the Boston Red Sox.
However, the SoX have not PLAYED for
five straight days and thus bad no
fair opportunity to defend themselves.
The Chicago White Sox handed the
Browns their latest jolt Thursday, 10
to 9. in IL innings. The victory. Chi
Cages third straight, pushed the Sox
into a tie with Detroit for fourth and
fifth places. Harold McKain was
credited with his third win Of the
year. Nine errors marred the con-
flict.
So relieved we're the Yankees to get
out of Washington after dropping
three to the Senator'S, that they drove
Rube Walberg from the mound and
beat the Athletics, Z to 2, in their
opener at Philadelphia. Henry john
son held the champions to six hits
and struck out even of them.
Detroit hoped on Willis Hudlin for
four runs in the first inning aid got
four more off Miller in the sixth to
halt Cleveland's winning streak, 8 to
4. Fonseca's double with the bases
loaded accounted for three CT the
tribes runs off Hoyt.
Fred FitzsimmonS vas almost the
whole show as the Giants downed the
Boston Braves, 2 to /, at tic Polo
grounds. The veteran Highlander
held Boston to two singles, sco,ed one
Giant run and drove in the other. It
was the first defeat of the year for
Tom Zachary.
They finally fed one too many
southpaws to the Brooklyn Robins.
After having lost nine games to the
~lefties, the men Of Robinson jumped
Jumbo Jim Elliott for four rims In
the early innings, drove him from the
hill and defeated the Phillies, 6 to 1.
Frederick hit a homer with two on in
the third.
Pittsburgh extended Cincinnati's
latest losing streak to four straight.
The score was 8 to 3. The Pirates
got all of their nine hits off Eppa
Rixey in the six innings he worked.
Lloyd Waner heading the assault
with a homer inside the park. Mickey
Heath, Cincinnati's rookie frs: base
man, received a broken right arm
when Thevenow ran into him in the
fourth inning.
Rain prevented the start Of the
crucial series between the National
League leaders, Chicago and st. Louis.
In the latter city.