The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-04-25
ROOKIE WHITEHEAD
PITCHES 1HREE-HIT
GAME FOR CHICAGO
Brown Recruit Lets indians
Down With Four Safe Blows,
Loses 80 Decision
SENATORS BEAT ATHLETICS
cv 1lanton Fans II Cincinnati
1atsmen az Pirates Score
So Victory

A year ago the Chicago White Sox,
rebuilt at q considerable expense.
looked as If they might 90 some
where. but they finished at the bot
tom of the American League. This
spring, as the popular choice for the
cellar berth, they have begun to
make threatening gestures at the
leaders, particularly the champion
Detroit Tigers.
With . combination Of heavy hit
ting by veterans and rockies alike
plus . couple Of excellent mound per-
formances by the freshman" right
handler, John Whitehead, the Pale
Hose have taken four out Of five de-
cisions from Detroit for . total record
Of five victories In eight starts.
Whitehead, who made his big
league debut last week by limiting
the champions to six hits, cut that
figure in half Wednesday to win l0-A
One Of the blows was Bill Rogell's
homer and another triple by Mickey
Cochrane, both In the second inning
when the Tigers scored Ill their runs.
Homers Clinch Victory
As backing the rookie got two
homers by Zeke Bonura, one each by
Al Simmons and Vernon Warrington
and IL other assorted blows that en-
abled the sox to come from far be.
hind to win.
In contrast to Whjtehead's easy tri.
umph. Fay Thomas, . recruit" with
. good bit Of previous major league
experience. turned In . for.hit game
for the Browns and lost II 80 to
Cleveland when he forced In the odd
run In the ninth with his seventh
walk. The triumph, their fifth In six
starts, kept the Indians in second
place ahead Of Chicago.
The third American League con.
test saw Washington, with Bob
Burke tossing q steady game, edge
out the Athletics 3-2 despite Jimmy
Foxx's third home run Of the year.
The league leading Red sox and the
New York Giants were rained out.
Fans II Red Batsmen
Another outstanding rookie finger,
Darrell (Cy) 3lanton Of Pittsburgh,
struck out IL Cincinnati batsmen and
allowed only six hits to lead the Pi-
rates to q So victory with the aid OF
= four-run rally In the eighth. In his
first start Blanton shut out the Car
dinals with one hit.
Fine pitching also marred the
other National League contests. Van
Mungo pitched the Dodgers to q Al
triumph over the Phillies, allowing
only four hits end whiting nine.
Hal Schumacher, the Giants big
right handler, limited the Ruthless
Braves to three hits, losing . shut
out by Less Mallon's ninth innine
homer and knocking in one run him
self. The Babe failed to start be-
cause Of . slight cold and struck out
later In . brief appearance Is . pinch
batsmAn.
Lon Warneke rang up his third
straight triumph for the Cubs, coins
ten innings to beat the Cards Tt
when Dizzy Dean was nicked for three
hits IN the extra frame.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants Beat Braves
New York-New York rallied 4
score three runs In the third and de.
feated Boston, Sci.
Boston -. 600 900 00l-l 3
New York COS 600 00x-3 Q
Rhem. Farmhouse and Hogan
Spohrer; Schumacher and Mancuso.
Dodgers Hold Lead
Brooklyn-The Brooklyn Dodger,
had no trouble keeping ct the top O
the National League, defeating tn
Phillies al.
philadelphia ool 600 ooo-l 4
Brooklyn 200 200 oox-4 3
=. Moore, Walters and Wilson
Munso ana Lopez.
Cubs WIN In Tenth
81. Louis-The Chicago Cubs scor
led one run In the tenth and defeatel
the st. Louis Cardinals, 7.6.
Chicago =. 100 30l 100 ~ Is
lSt. Louis. 003 100 400 O-0 10
no innings)
Warneke and Hartnett; Harrell
Timing, J. Dean and Delaney.
Blanten Checks Reds
Cincinnati-With young Cy Blan
ton holding tho Reds In check m,
registering II strikeouts, the Pirate
defeated Cincinnati, 6.2.
Pittsburgh. Ol0 900 Ol0-8 .
| Cincinnati. 100 900 00l-2 8
Rlanf0n and RaddAn. II0llisass