The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, August 8, 1927, Page 6

Bismarck Nine Gives. Mercer Trimmin SMOOTH PLAYS FEATURE GAME; LOVE FANS 48 Prigge Pitches Good Game! For Visitors, But His Sup- port Proves Weak SGORES COME EASILY City Nine Holds Scoreless Seven Innings; Leng Hits Are Feature trounced Mercer soundly to the tune of 11 to 4, h “Doc” Love starring in the box and with other members of the team playing smoothly and speedily. Bismarck held the men from Mer: cer scoreless until the eighth inning, when the visitors started a merry-xo- round to fanned 13 1 hurler, fanned five. Prigge pitched a good game, but his support was not all it should have been and he showed a tendency at times to get the ball too close in. Love worked smoothly and had little difficulty. Mercer Two Scores in First no was first up for Mercer ked to first, stealing second, Raugust fanned. Heupel’s fly advanced him a base, while P. Leif struck out. Fuller walked as Bis- marck’s segment opened, went to sec- ond on Tobin’s single and scored on Mohn’s hi Lenaburg, running for Tobin, was scored by Jones, who gained first as the third baseman erred, and then stole second. Web- ster went out at first and Simonson flied to P, Leif. horn was hit hy a pitched ball to gain first, El- liott fanned. « In the second inning, out at first an rout and H. Sprout fanned. Love was first up for Bismarck and knocked a@ vertical one which Wentz caught. Fuller fanned and Tobin singled. Mohn flied to P. Leif, who made an unassisted double play by also putting out Lenaburg, running fo: Tobin, Wentz, first for Mercer in third, walked and gained second Prigge went out at first. Payse singled to advance him a base and then went out at second. . Raugust fanned. Jones was hit by a pitched ball and then stole second. He advanced} to third as Webster gained first on a passed ball. Simonson’s single scored both him and Webster, the lat- ter gaining home as the cher erred. A couple of wild throws made the scoring easier. Sagehorn fanned. Elliott went to first on a fielder's choice and Love went out at first,! s us Elliott gained a base. Fuller flied to P. Leif. Heupel went out at first base and} Leif flied to Simonson. Flinn went| to first,on a passed ball and to sec-j end as F, Sprout walked. H. Sprout fanned, Webster Knocks Three-Bagger Tobin gained first as F. Sprout! erred and Lenaburg, running for him, gained another base as Mohn walked. Jones flied to P. L Webster, ‘outed out a three-bagger over left! field which scored them both and eame close to being a homer. If it had rolled a few inches farther, into the shrubbery, there would have been another score in a hurry. As it was, Webster scored a minute later on a} wild toss, from the second baseman, which hit him on the back. Payseno put out Simonson unassisted and Sagehorn, hit again, went to first., Elliott flied to center field. Wentz, as the fifth opened, fanned and Prigge went out at first. Pay-) seno guined first on Love's error and stole second. Raugust fanned. Love and Fuller went out at first and To- bin knocked a vert! dashed after, to catch it just at the left bleachers’ fence. Heupel flied to Elliott and Leif fansed. Flinn singled and F. Sprout fanned. Mohn, first up for Bismarck, gained first as Flinn erred and ad- vanced a base as Jones singled. Web- ster fanned. Simonson singled, as. did Sagehorn. Mohn went out at the) home plate, while Sage scored Jones. Elliott went out at frst. Double Play Is Neat J. Leif; who went in H. Sprout’s place in the seventh, walked and then; went aut at second on a neatly ex- ecuted double play which also dis- posed of Wentz. Love knocked out a sizzling three- bagger, while Fuller and Tobin went out at first. Mohn singled, to score him, while Jones’ wallop brought him ‘in Webster flied to the shortstop. In the eighth, Mercer garned its four scores. Payseno singled Pre Flinn went the as pel’s three-bagger scored them both, Leif went out at first and Flinn gained first, as Mohn erred to score 1A and ‘two wild throws brought in Or puch fanned. Wentz was hit itched ball: and Prigge went sale “Pot. jingle as Pose : oe Invaders | ‘RICKARD GETS 1 which Wentz | # | THINGS READY FOR BIG BOUT Applications for Tickets Al- ready Amount to Two Mil- lion Dollars, He Says Chicago, ing Aug. for —(P}—The task! 100,000 ticket | Rickard today as he lingered in Ch 0 go over the | | pressing details of the Tunney-Demp- | sey fight. | The promoter’s first statement ont arriving yesterday from New York| was that applications for tickets al- ready amounted to $1,000,000—more than the entire receipts of the recent Dempsey-Sharkey fight. “I am will | ing to bet right now,” Rickard added, “that there won't be a ticket left 10 days before the fight.” Orders 150,000 a he had ets | 4 150,000 to be- e espe- | y designed to prevent counter- in, The tickets will show} likenesses of the two fighters. | He said that the scale definitely | had been set for $40, $30, $25, $15, $10 and $5. Before he dashes back to New York tonight for the Delaney-Uzcudun fight Thursday, Rickard will have most of the arrangements* al staging of the fight. d he would need at least 2,500 | that many more policemen| a total about 10,- Tex gin printing them with a cial ushers, 000 employ: Rickard he wasn’t worried over any difficulties that might arise, and declared he was certain the fight would go on September 22 as planned. If anything should keep either Tunney or Dempsey from ap- pearing’ he will have a good substi- tute, or if both should be held back he will stage another bout, Rickard said. Simonson, ¢. Sagehorn, ss. Elliott, rf. Love, p. ... 327 11 y r=} > Payseno, 1b, . Raugust, If. . Heupel, 3b. P. Leif, 2b, Flinn, rf. F. Sprout, s: H. Sprout, cf. Wentz, ¢. Prigge, p. . Srey, wel crmemoHnne Poel eaeueneae © loconmme eleoceconmunect w alococnnornont © alocccotoHuen! te = Score by innings: 20 120 x—11 00000040—4 Jones, Webster. Love, Wel } Ostrich feathers have found so lit- tle .demand- recently that they now F6 often used for feather dusters. jing, have made the Cubs @ strong | National League, it is the | be tempting fate and courting plenty Wiison, Webb and Stephen- son Are Big Factor in Cubs’ Fight for Pennant ADD TO HOMER TOTALS Good Teamwork, Smoothness, Makes Bruins Look Likely to Gain Title (BY BILLY EVANS) “Powex-house baseball” is the way major league players now refer to the style of play so popular. It is just their way of saying brute rength dominates the game. In the sensational rise of the Chi- cago Cubs to the top of the National League standing three castoffs have supplied the power-house methods which, combined with air-tight pitch- contender from the start. Cubs Are Unusual The Cubs, by the way, are a most unusual ball club. Of the four clubs conceded to have a chance in the lightest hitting aggregation. Incidentally, the three players who have furnished a goodly portion of the offense, Outfielders Wilson, Webb and Stephenson, have. been turned adrift by other major league clubs as lacking big league class. Just to give some idea of the rela- tive difference in batting between Pittsburgh and Chicago, the two teams fighting each other for the lead, the last time I glanced at the National League averages the Pirates | as a team wre batting .322 while the | mark of the Cubs was 51 points less, or .271. Outfielders Wilson and Webb, who were both turned down by no legs an authority than John McGraw, have contributed the home-run punch that has put the Cubs over in a number of close games. In the first 72 games Wilson hit 15 homers to lead the league while Webb made 12 in the same number of games. Stephenson Excels at Bat While Riggs Stephenson who form- erly played with the Cleveland In- dians, has, made only two home runs, he excels at the bat for the Cubs with a mark of .338, further proof of the fact that other things aside from power-house baseball have kept the Cubs in the running. Any critic who insisted the Chica- go Cubs form a great ball club would of criticism, yet it would cause no great surprise in National League quarters if it won the pennant in that organization. . There are no outstanding stars on the club outside of Pitcher Charley Root. The team is just a combina- tion of capable performers who are giving their best efforts at all times. A Chicago victory in the National League would be extremely popular, since it is nine jince the Cul League pennant. Should the Yankees .win~in thi American and Chicago in the Nation- of the country and supply the cus- }, | tomary ere eee rivalry between the east and wi The last New. York-Chieago world series was staged in 1917, when the Giants represented the atter winning the title. Three Castoffs / Are Supplying Batting Punch of Chicago Nine WESTERN MAN . NAMED UMPIRE | OF BiG MEET Western, League Arbiter To ion Head Staff of Officials at Ball Tourney Here Insuring that the Missouri Slope Baseball tournament, to be held here August 25, 26, 27 and 28, will go through without a flaw, tourney of- ficials today announced the selection of a Western League umpire, on leave} of absence, as head umpire for the! big event. He is M. T. Bacon and he has been vith the Western League for some, ‘North Dakota, he was granted a year’s leave of absence, His home is in Los Angeles. Bacon is umpiring the Red River ley baseball tournament now be- g held at Breckenridge, Minn, He will come here some time early next, week to consult with Slope tourney officials. Baseball teams in the territory west and south of and including Bl- lendale, Jamestown, Carrington, Fes- senden, Harvey, Drake, Max, Plaza, Sanish and all west of the Missouri river in North Dakota are eligible to enter, However, entries must be in by 5 p.m, August 10. At 8 p.m. the same evening, the tournament com: mittee is to meet to make pairings and cémplete final arrangements; BASY VICTORIES FEATURE PLAY Capitol Golf Club, Has Two- Ball Foursomes; Cook Honored at Dinner ios Cubs Get Firmer Hold on National Lec BEAT T DODGERS, Jack Delaney Battles ROOT IS STAR Holms’ Homer With One on Helps Cards Trim Braves, 6 to 4 SOX BEATEN Toledo, Milwaukee Continue at A. A. Top; Each Team Win Two Games (By The Associated Pres: The Chicago Cubs were thi WHITE in Eighth} half games ahead of Pittsburgh today‘ for leadership of the National League. While the Pirates were idle, thi Cubs won over the Brooklyn Dod gers yesterday. The Windy City team had to struggle 11. innings to take the long end of a 6 to 5 score. Brook- lyn has won only one game from the Cubs this season. It was Chicago’s eighth consecu- tive victory and Charlie Root’s 20th pitching triumph of the season. Hack Wilson's singlo scored Adams with the winning ran. Holm Helps Cards Win Wattie Holm’s homer in the eighth with one man on base enabled the St. Louis Cards to beat the Boston Braves, 6 to 4, Fournier slso: hit for the circu Two brilliant pitching. perform- ances gave the Cincinnati Reds a doubleheader from Philadelphi Jakie May fanned 11 batters in the opener and won, 6 to 1. Red Lucas let the Phillies down with six hits ite cea second..game for a 2 to 1 vic- Ruth Goes Hitless The Yankees ripped the White Sox for a 4 to 3 victory at New York. Babe Ruth went hitless and Gehrig got only a single in three’ attempts. Erin Ward, a former Yankee, pounded out a home run in the sect u- sel misjudged the ball and it bound- ed into the left field stands. Blank- enship held New York to seven hits while the Chicagoans were tapping, Shocker and Moore for. 11, but a bad} fourth inning in which the Yankees red all their runs, proved his un- doing. Irving Hadley held Cleveland safe while Washington pounding Hud- lin and Grant for a 12 to 3 win. Tate ‘was the only player in the Washing- eup who failed to get at least hit. “other American League teams did not play, Brewers, Mudhens Advance Ping id and Milwaukee, leading he American Association that or- rel advanced two games y both teams copping off doublehead. ‘ers. Minmeapolis and Indianapol respectively, were. the victims, Rosy: BiH: Ryan annihilated Minne- polis batters in the first, allowing only four hits, while Toledo was col- lecting 12 off Benton and. Hubbell. Grimes, Koehler and Ryan smacked out doubles. In the second game, George Mil- stead allowed 12 hits but received sensational sypport and won his: game. Toledo chased Wilson in the: first stanza, aud Malone hurled thereafter. The Hens got: only 10: hits in the nightcap. Milwaukee Wins Easily Milwaukee turned louse the fire- works in the ninth inning of the first game with Indiamapolis, breaking. up to 3 deadipck with a triples ‘two les, » double and a fielder's cone netting four runs. In the second contest, the Brewers collected two tallies in escl of the|, first threy innings, and sever were threatened. Jonnard allowed indian spolis only four bits in the nighteap, St. Paul and Columbus divided a doubleheader, St. Paul bing the ginst game, 7 to 6 after 11 innings, and the Senators winning the second 7 to 5. Kirsch, recently secured from Nashville, attempted an “irdén man” stunt,:when he won the it ul and pitched: yf ie, ey all prog’ 12 bingles. Easy victories. were the rule, in the}: two-ball’ foursome matehgs played by members of the Capitol Golf Cleo Saturday. S, Hagen ‘and. Heisiny trampled on M. Hagen: and Lynch, while Cook and Prenner with Olsness and Simons Paul Cook, youthful Bismarck golfer and , medalist, at the last state tourney, believes that: ‘the new clubs given him by the Far- go Country-Club will enable him to “do better” next year. He i getting more‘ distance with wood clubs and irons more accurate, said. Since returning. from Fargo he has | shown more interest in improv- ing his home course, His ambi- td now is to help make {ts fair~ ways as - smooth ‘as those sat and 1 and Jack Delaney New York, Aug. 8.- ‘In a sec- ond attempt to gain foothold in the heavyweight ranks} Jack Delaney will engage in a 15 round battle with Paolino Uzeundun, the Spartish wood- chopper next’ Thursday; night here. Himmy Maloney of} Boston who suppressed Delaney’s appirations last February, will open upia busy boxing week in the metiopolitan section to- night by taking on Jamaica Kid, the burly negro, whom laney met in the first defense of his light heavy- weight title which he relinquished recently with the announcement he no longer could make the required weight. Paulino Uzcudun Jack Will Weigh 178 Delaney expects to: enter the ring gainst Pavlino weighing 178. The Spaniard “will weigh close’ to 192. ‘The question of broadcasting the fight‘is'to'be argued before Promoter Tex Rickard when he returns from Chieago. Pete Reilly, Delaney’s man- ager, and Al Mayer, who pilots the Spanish. heavyweight, have protested arrangements for putting the 15 round battle on the air, claiming that broadcasting reduces the gate receipts.- Both fighters aré working on a percentage basis. Rickard has estimated a $200,000 for the fight. Genewich, Robertson and Hogan; Haines and O'Farrel. New York-Pittsburgh, not schedul- ed. AMERICAN LEAGUE a a 1 7 Shocker, Chicago New York’ els Blankenship and Berg; Moore and Bengugh. £ 0 1 rr, R. Cleveland . . 8 Washington - 12 Hudlin, Grant and Myatt; and Ruel, Tate. Others not scheduled. bf q 16 Hadle: E 4 0) y New York Cincinnati Brookiyn Boston . Philadelphia . 538 A467 A388 388 386 Chicago 6; Brooklyn New York 9; Pittsburgh 2. St. Louis 4; Boston 1. Philadelphia at Cincinnati rain, Games Brook!yn at. Chicag Boston at St. Louis. New York at Pittsburah, Others not’ scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Ww. le New York .... Washington Detroit, E) Philadelphia Columbus ings) McQuaid, Pillett, Kirch and Gaston, Siemer; Meeker, Biemiller and, Bird. Second Game Rg St. Paul .. . 6 Columbus ba Kirsch and Gaston; Ferrell. x 14 12 Lyons First on, Kansas City ... Louisville Sheehan: and: Peters; day and’ McMullen. Second Game Kansas City. ........ Louisville .......... auits. Holley, Koob eh aaa First Game Milwaukee ..... Indianapolis ..... Willis and. Young; Indianapolis . Minneapolis: . ‘Toledo 12 Benton, i Malone ind Krue: ger Ryan and O'Neif. sisi a Minneapolis . Teledo . Jonnard: and MeMessmy;. Leverett: Chicago Cleveland 70 Results Saturday Chicago 6; New York 3. Cleveland 3; Washington 1, ER HONORS SCORE 6 T0 5; Uzcudun Thursday Night. y MAY DESCEND: UPON GEHRIG If Lou Takes L, Laurels from Ruth, ’Twill Be First Time in Nine Years ‘RAJAW’ DOES: IT TWICE Bambino Tied’ With Cy Wil- liams in 1923 Each Had: Garnered: 41 Homers BY ALAN J. GOULD (Associated Press Sports Editor) New York, Aug. 8—()—If Babe Ruth is beaten by his walloping young teammate, Lou Gehrig, in the 1927 race for home run honors, it will be the first time in nine years that the battering Bambino, in full health and strength during a full son, has bowed to any rival. Ruth has been outslugged twice in eight previous seasons of home run carnage, on both occasions by Rogers Hornsby, but the Babe had a good alibi each time. Fell. Short in '22 In 1922, when Ruth, after his ban- ner yea ee home run laurels to orn: Bambino spent the early part of the season on the side- lines, under suspension for? defying Commissioner Landis in waking a barnstorming tour of the country. Starting late, Ruth attempted to over- take. Hornsby but fell short, their respective totals being 42 and. 35. Again in 1925 Hornsby got the ad- vantage of an early start, while Babe was out of action with his famous stomachache. The “Raj: led the pummelling parade that season with 39 homers while the invalid Ruth, be- low his customary form even when he did return to the lineup, collected only 25. Tied With Williams in 1923 The only other year, outside of the current campaign, when Ruth’s su- premacy has been cuecked was in 1923 when the Yankee clouter was tied with Cy Williams of the Phillies at 41 homers apiece. Gehrig, the “Boy Buster,” with a total of 37 has hit as many home runs so far this season’as he did in his two previous campaigns with the ‘e08 Yankees put together. Columbia Lou baggell 21 in his first full season in 1925, and 16 last. year, Philadelphia 5, 0; St. Louis 4; 23 (first game 13 innings). Cimelied: at bs oetee it New York. st Lor is nat Philadelphia, Boston.