The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-09-18
WEBB SETS Up
BRAND new RECORD
FOR TWO BASE HITS
Surpasses Mark Set by George
Burns. of Cleveland Five
Years Ago
CLUB IS OUT OF CELLAR
Yankees and Senators Are In
volved in Hot Fight For
Second Place

(By The Associated Pre5S)
The Boston Red Sox are giving the
home towns fans something to talk
about in the waning days of the 1891
campaign. First, they pulled out Of
the American League cellar two days
ago, and then, Thursday, n of their
number set up q brand new record OF
two-baggers in a season.
When Earl Webb, crack right field
er, hit his 65th double off Jablonow-
ski Of Cleveland in the second half Of
q double header, he passed the all
time mark of "a set in 1926 by George
Burns. Cleveland first baseman. He
had tied the former record in the
first game.
Webb's first double of the day help
ed the sox beat Cleveland, 9 to 2, in
the opener, but his record-breaker
could not avert a 2 to / defeat in the
nightcap.
The New York Yankees and Wash
ington Senator's, meanwhile, became
involved in a hot fight for second
place In the American League, the
Yanks climbing into a tie for the
coveted position by beating st. Louis
twice while Washington was dropping
its opener to Detroit.
Charlie Ruffipg and Bill Dickey CO.
starred to give the Yanks a II to 0
victory in their first game. Ruffing
allowing nine we'll spaced hits and
Dickey leading the offensive with q
pair Of home runs that drove in sew
en-. Vernon Gomez, rookie lefthand-
er. yielded only three hits in the
nightcap and this time Babe Ruth
parked a pair, his 41st and And of
the year, to give the Yankees q 6 to /
victory.
Art Herring pitched Detroit to q 3
to I win over the Senators. Rain held
the Chicago White Sox idle at Phil
adelphia.
Chicago and Brooklyn locked horns
in the days feature bout in the Ma
tional League. The Cubs finally
pushing across the winning runi in the
last Of the ninth after the Robins
had scored twice to tie it in their half.
The score was 4 to 3.
The veteran Tom Zachary allowed
only five hits as the Boston Braves
downed Pittsburgh, / to 0, In the first
game Of q twin bill. but the Pirates
came back to take the second, 4 to 2.
Paul Derringer was knocked from
the hill as the New York Giants in
~augurated their final series at st.
Louis with q Z to 2 victory. Mel OFT
supplied his 10Th home run.
e"hn n1a{1o h,salyn a IN - ioc;oo
streak when they beat Cincinnati. 8
to 3.
Scores by innings:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia. olo $50 ooo-s IS ]
Cincinnati. 900 oo2 Oo1-s $
Elliott. Blake and McCurdy: John
son, Kolp. Hilcher and Asby.
Boston, Pirates Divide.
Pittsburgh =. 900 900 900 s {
Zachary and spohrer; Harris and
Phillips.
Pittsburgh -. oil 100 oil s f:
Brown. Cunningham and Bool
Spencer and Grace.
Cubs Beat Robins
n III j
Chicago chicago 49,. 600 o ois ocooiI--s1i +:
Thurston and Lopez; Smith and
Champions Defeated
y, xo m3rk ;. Sss j., ,ss aSa-s i !,
Walker and O'Farrell; Kaufman
Derringer and Gonzales, Wilson.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
sox split with Indians
Cleveland ;. 900 200 900 % ::
Connally, Lawson and Myatt; Moore
and Connolly.
Cleveland !. 900 900 1o1-s Z !
Boston ...... 900 900 i00- 7 ]
Jahlonowski and sewell; Castor
Yanks Win Twin Bill
Il; Is Tosk =: !: s sss s ssS 1877 !:
Blaeholder, Braxton and Bengough
Ruffing and Dickey.
st. Louis 80. 600 900 o1o-i ; I
New York :. oil o1s 0ox-6 3 [
Gray. Kimsey, Hebert and Terrell.
Gomez and Dickey.
W Ws,sSi1 ton go o oSS SSSSGG--i 5
Herring and Ruel; Fischer, Burke
and Spencer: