The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-08
Have Rolled Up "a Victories in
Last 10 Starts to Upset
National
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)

IT 1t were not for the fact couple
Of other clubs, which had head starts,
have been playing almost unbeatable
baseball, the Chicago Cubs might be
earning themselves miracle team"
designation for their brilliant work
during the past couple Of weeks.
The Cubs floundered badly during
the early part of the season. On May
20. they were in seventh place. Then
they started winning games.
They have rolled up record Of II
victories to 10 starts, have climbed to
fourth place, where they are pressing
the Pittsburgh Pirates hard, and they
might be higher except for the bril-
liant play OF the st. Louis Cardinals
and New York Giants. now virtually
tied for the lead.
In about the same period, the Cards
have won IA games and lost only three
while the Giants have made record
Of seven victories in nine starts be-
ginning with the Memorial Day dou-
bleheoder.
The Cubs smashed the Pirates down
into defeat for the third successive
time Wednesday. winning To on a
thunderous II hit attack against Bill
Swift and Remy Kremer
The Boston Braves frightened their
hold on sixth place by defeating the
last-place Phillies 81 in the only
other National League game sched-
uled as Ben Cantwell pitched shutout
ball up to the last inning, giving only
six hits.
Tie in Nine Innings
The Philadelphia Athletics and
Washington Senator'S again furnished
the high spot in the American League
when they struggled to 1913 tie IT.
nine innings. A windstorrn and dark
ness halted the game in the 10th al
ter Washington had scored another
run. The Senators piled up 10 runs
in the first two frames only to lose
their lead when the AS staged five
run uprising in the eighth with Jim
ME Foxx's eighth homer Of the sea-
son, coming with two on base, as the
climax.
The result was to give the Chicago
White Sox second place In the stand
ing. The sox downed the st. Louis
Browns for the fifth consecutive time,
Al in a tight duel between CASTOR
and Bump Hadley. The Detroit IT,
gers cut loose in the sixth inning,
when Marvin Owen clouted a four
Dagger to start the rally, and scored
enough runs to beat Cleveland 81 as
Tommy Bridges limited the Indians ia
six hits
The New York Yankees and Boston
Red sox had an off day, due to prep
arations for Thursday nights heavy
weight fight at the Yankee stadium.
Scores by innings:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cubs Pound Pirates :
Pittsburgh. o1o 600 olo-2 8
Chicago o4O OO3 o0x-7 IL Q
Hoyt. Harris and Grace; Bush and
Hartnett.
Braves Nip Philiies =,
Philadelphia 600 600 oo1-l 8
Boston -. 900 600 lax 3 8 !
Elliott, Moore and DAVIS, Cantweu
and Hargrave.
Only games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chisox Beat Browns
r II E
Chicago -. OlO 900 012- 8 !
st. Louis. ;. 0O1 600 000- Z
CASTOR and Berry, CRUDE; Hadley
and Shea.
| Senators, Athletics Tie
Washington $50 olo oo2-l3 II i
Philadelphia 800 O10 1913 16
Whitehill. Crowder, McAfee and
Berg, Sewell; Claset. Peterson, Wal
!berg and Cochrane, Madjeski.
Tigers Nip Cleveland
r n +,
Detroit -. 600 OO3 600 3 8 o
Cleveland. 600 100 600 l 6 O
Bridges and Hayworth; Hilder-
brand, Bean and Myatt.
Only games scheduled,