The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-14
Chicago Club Struggles Through
as Innings In Games Over
Weekend

The American League has teams
that are better than the Chicago
White Sox and a few that are even
less successful. but there is none to
dispute the Sox claim of working
harder than any other team for VIC
tories
Chicago played four games Satur-
day and Sunday, struggling through
46 innings, and the best they could
get out of 1t was two victories. The
second game of each double -header
ended in a tie. After beating the
New York Yankees in 13 innings Sat-
urday, they played a ten inning, 1913
tie before darkness stopped them.
Yesterday Chicago downed the Bos-
ton Red Sox to then went IA
frames to % draw. The Massa-
chusetts Sunday law finally halted
the struggle.
The New York Yankees after the
two overtime battles with the White
Sox, played third inning game in
the first half of yesterdays double
header. going twelve frames to defeat
Detroit 2 to 1.
Tony Lazzeri made a clean steal of
home for the winning run. Lou Geh-
rigs 43rd homer Of the season made
it possible for the Yanks to win the
second game in nine innings, 4 to3.
Alvin Crowder gave Washington an
easy triumph over Cleveland in the
remaining American League game, Z
to l. Philadelphia and st. Louis were
idle.
Chicago provided the big thrill of
the National League program al
though the st. Louis Cardinals took
another long step toward clinching
the pennant. The Cubs won the first
game from the Boston Braves, II to
II, when Manager Rogers Hornsby
went in as pinch hitter in the
eleventh inning and clouted home
run. Guy Bush picthed his second
one-hit game of the year to win the
second clash 8 to /.
The Cards gained full game on
the second place New York Giants,
making their margin nine games as
they defeated the Phillies 6 to and
7 to 2 behind the brilliant pitching Of
Paul Derringer and Bill Hallahan.
Each pitcher recorded his 18th victory
Of the season.
The Giants ran into q severe set
back at Cincinnati when Larry Ben
ton bested Bill Walker In a mound
duel that marked the first game OF q
double header. The Reds scored the
only run Of the game in the ninth in
ming as they made seven hits to five
for New York. The Giants hammer
ed out an early lead against Benny
Frey in the second game and won 8
to 4.
Brooklyn, in a game with Pitts
burgh, came out with a to 5 victory.
Scores by innings:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Win Two
Boston 900 O12 2oe 00-- ia /
Chicago -. 900 $40 100 O4-11 Is 5
Brandt. Cunningham and Spohrcr;
Root and Hemsley.
Boston .... 900 900 o1o-1 i o
Chicago -. 201 0o4 10x-s IL 9
Frankhouse. Haid, Sherdel and
Cronin, Bool: Bush and Hartnett.
Giants. Reds Split
New York -. 900 900 ooo-o s 0
! Cincinnati 49,. 600 900 O01-1 Z 1
Walker and Hogan; Benton and
Asby.
r II l.
New York sl2 900 o03-s Is
Cincinnati 900 100 O03-4 Il
Fitzsimmons and Hogan; Frey,
| Kolp, Carroll aud Sukeforth.
! Cards Win Twice
Philadelphia 600 oco coo--. g I
ST Louis -. OOc Oo1 O3x--5 30 .
Bolen. ]. Elliott and McCurdy; Der
ringer and Wilson.
Philadelphia 100 900 o1o-2 9
st. Louis -. f. O10 100 03x--7 IL l
Benge and Davis; Hallahan and
! Mancusc.
| Robins Take Pirates
Pittsburgh L. oil I01 1905 II
Brooklyn -. OF 900 0O3--6f 10 2
! Wood. Spencer and Phillips; Hell
mach and Lopez.