Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-28 | Page 6 | Pirates Practically Assured of National Title

II E S PM PRACTICALLY TI AL Y AS ASSURED UR D OF NATIONAL ATIO AL T TITLE TLE Pittsburg Grabs Close Game When George Grantham H Ho m r r. r Babe Ruth uth Nears Former Record by I Homer of Season cason c I By By The The Associated Press I When the worlds world's series opens one week eek frOm today Pittsburgh will represent l the National league unless unless un- un less there Is a great sensation The rhe Pirates f clung to their two two- game margin at the top on a home run iun drive by y George Grantham that runner lunner ahead and beat out I the Chicago Cult Cubs 2 1 Meanwhile the hue ate ce of the American league cham champions lons Babe smashed out his home run of the season in inthe I the flue sixth Inning against plus The bases ere loaded and the foul runs were more than enough to to win for fat the New York Yankees by 7 7 I Pittsburgh had trouble solving Hal flat Carlson's shots but the Cubs had more trouble with a trio of PIrate pitchers Meadows lull HIlI and The Cubs were held to five safeties anti and the Ducs Bucs made seven off Carlson The have three games game left to pay and can clinch the by winning two of them while the St. St I Louis Cardinals ate ale taking all of their three gameS gaInes left on tie the schedule St t Louis can win the Pennant by three victories If Pirates lose three games The rhe best the Giants can get Is a tie The Cardinals sta stayed ed In the running running run run- ning by trouncing Cincinnati 4 Grover Glover Clev Cleveland land Alexander lucid held the Reds at his mercy allowing only three hits one of which a triple by Critz With none out In the sixth was converted Into a score score on Hargraves Hargrave's Han Har- graves grave's long sacrifice y fy Chick Haft y knocked the ball out or of the Park ParI In the eighth with Douthit on base Donohue Donahue was nicked for 11 hits The Cardinals have assumed a attitude regarding their chances The team met be fore fOle yesterdays yesterday's game and determIned toed Ined on a split spIlt for or the worlds series Distributions were were figured on a basis asis ot of first and second places If IC the team finishes second It Its share In the worlds world's series sedes will be further affected by whether the Pirates beat the Yanks Freddie turned hack haek the yesterday and the In a romp 6 New Neuv York hit the ball hard safe b bows ow off orf Scott and swee lan H Hornsby led the way with lou fOUr singles Ruth Is now only only- two home tu rut shy ally of 1921 record He can bea beathe beat the mark rk b by knocking three bom home home- runs and hue he has three games il I which to do that The bam ha hit for the circuit with the bas s loaded six times in his car ert-c ert three times as a Yankee SO t L Lou u slashed out his l homey homel with the bases Lases empty t In-t in JI fourth f 1