The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-20

Giants Five-Came Lead Looks None
Too Big After Watching Cardinals
st. Louis Splits Doublehsadsr
With Braves After Five Con.
secutive Wins

With Braves After Five Con.
secutive Wins
by the Associated Press)
The New York Giants held . five
game lead in the National League pen
nant race Monday and 1t looked none
too big as 1t stacked up against some
Of the recent performances by their
two rivals in the pennant chase, the
Chicago Cubs ana st. Louis Cardin.
ais.
The Cards staged great squirt dur
ing the past week, winning five games
In q row, and threatened to 20 into
second place before they were held to
q $3.50 share Of q doubleheader by the
Braves Sunday while the Cubs rallied
to win two games from the Phillies.
Meanwhile the Giants had their hands
, full getting single thinning decision
from Cincinnati, 8 to 1, after Hal
Schumacher lost q chance for his 18th
straight decision over the Reds BY
weakening in the ninth to "blow'' Z
IL lead. ~
Superb pitching carried the Cubs
to their double victory. Big Bill Lee
turned In q five-hit game to take the
opener 81 and Guy Bush limited the
Phils to six blows in duel with Fuel
Moore and winning the second con-
test, ~ with the aid Of Don Hurst's
homer.
st. Louis almost kept pace with q
double victory. Trailing 10 after four
innings Of the opener, they rallied to
tie it up at 90 in the eighth before
the Braves pushed over the tenth
run against Paul Dean. Pepper Mar.
tin, ex outfielder and third base.
man, was one Of Deans five predeces.
sors and allowed only one hit IN =
two-inning pitching turn. The Cards
drove over three runs In the first in.
ming Of the nightcap, helped BY Jim
Collins 10th homer and Joe Med
wicks 18th and won 81 for Bill Walk.
er.
Brooklyn exercised its "jinx" over
Pittsburgh as Ray Benge limited the
Pirates to four hits to win al. It was
the Dodgers eighth straight triumph
over their Smoky City rivals.
The Tigers and the Yankees. ~
games apart after Saturdays clashes.
maintained the two-club status Of the
American League race by winning .
doubleheader apiece.
The Tigers smacked the Red Sox
into submission, 8 to 8 and 1 to 3 be.
fore the largest American League
crowd in Boston's baseball history
1896 cash customers.
The Yanlks defeated the Browns 9-3
and FL as their collegiate hurlers.
Johnny Murphy Of Fordham and
Johnny Broaca Of Yale, pitched stead
lily and George Selkirk, recent alum
nus Of the Newark Bears, drove in
four runs.
The Athletics turned back Cleveland
9-5 behind Merit Gains SEVENTH
flinging but suffered a severe set
back when Jimmie Foxx was struck
by . batted ball In pre-game practice
and retired for the day. Despite the
loss, Cleveland regained third place
by two percentage points over Bos-
ton.
The Chicago White Sox celebrated
the big league debut OF Allen Benson,
WaShington's pink-bearded pitcher
from the House Of David, by driving
him out in the eighth, then got two
more runs off Alex McColl in the ninth
for 0-8 triumph.
Giants Down Reds
r HE
New York :. 900 o2o oo2 o2-s is 0
Cincinnati ;. 600 010 0O3 00- 10 o
Schumacher, Smith, salveson, Hub
bell and Mancuso: Frey, johnson,
Kleinhaus, Derringer and lombard.
Cubs Win Doubleheeder
Philadelphia s =. olo 600 ooo-i S :
Chicago ........ 600 O0l O2x-3 4 O.
G. Davis and Todd: Lee and o'Far-
rell.
Second Game RHE
Philadelphia -. 900 ool 100 s o
Chicago ........ $50 600 lox- Il 1
=. Moore, johnson and ]. Wilson:
Bush and Hartnett.
Dodgers Humble Pirates
First Game HE
Brooklyn 49,. 900 oil ooo-2 Il o
Pittsburgh go. 600 600 1901 I O.
Benge and Lopez; Hoyt. Smith.
French and Grace.
Braves, Cards Divide
First Game RHH
Boston ....... 4oa 2oi 1910 II o
st. Louis ...... 600 90 500 II o
Brandt. Belts and Hogan. epohreri
Carleton, Haines. Mooney. Martin,
Vance and Davis.
Second Game r HI
Boston ......... 600 600 olo-l IL
st. Louis ...... 800 900 00x-3 8
Rhem. I. Brown and Hogan; Walk
Ter and Delaney. !,
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers Cop Two
First Game RH.K
Detroit ......... 400 $50 O00-e IL
Boston ......... 900 200 00l-6 IL 4
Crowder and Hayworth; Grove, H,
H. johnson. Pennock and r. FerrelL
Second Game HE
Detroit ........ 10 100 ool-1 a
Boston ......... 10 900 00l-3 81
Auker and Cochrane; Walberg,
Rhodes and Lesett. -
rs
Yankees Win Pair
First Game RHB
st. Louis ...... 600 0l0 OILS Z =
New York 800. l13 900 l0x-o o. o
Hadley, McAffee and CRUDE: MUIR
ply and Dicxey. 4.
Second Game r. HE
st. Louis ....... 600 100 0O0-l o. q
New York ...... 0Ol 0l0 OOx-2 IL