Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
YANKS SAVE LEAD
!. BY GREAT RALLY
Victory by Indians Over Ath'
Ietics Sent Huggmen Into
Batting Spree ga
PIRATES AND GIANTS WIN

. r.. stotus in the two leagues remains
.ome this morning. The Ianks and
49, -. Indians scored victories yesterday
un' .tn American and the Pirates and
n,,n,s ~ did the same in the National.
Ths Yankees had narrow escape
,..,, being bumped of The top rung OF
~. M nepnant ladder when tne White sox
lila big lead in the early innings that
,.s,d large enough to score the ver-
% w.. when the fifth inning opened the
G,..sonites had seven runs to one for
~. yanks. with Russell twirling great
Iu % To all intents and purposes the
pen. ,,.os on the lost side OF the led
game "I t,r no the Polo Grounds in
sob,tants were concerned ,,o.
boS shelied off the mound by a
haa .n,Iv uI thnt netted four runs in the
Cnl rIny innino Rip Collins took up the
hiru y.n and how we'll be succeeded can
purus,m LEANED from the box score, which
hnt one run scored off him aftcr
the third frame; ..o sf.h thc yanks
aI o.i',S run. They added three more
scoiln s;xth but still the odds looked
IN 'ii IN overcome. Then came the
..ooUU.rtb .oU and five runs with ltussell on on
seVenan ,rar to the showers and Hodge on
ms rNnysnd. mos One more for good measure
US @ added in the eighth. ...
The Chi lads outhit the husemei,
=, m 10, but they. were three runs
ahort of enough to tie. Taking oppor-
smOitv Oi of Russell's wildness ana 6uncn. .
;us hits when they were neeaed gave
tSs Gothamites the victory. VIVA.
w rN1t at Shibe Park, " hitey VIII;
.hs usually reliable outfelder, hanueu
ths zane to the Indians on PLATTER.
In the fourth inning, win the paseS
dspsely populated and with two aown,
wh;tsv proceeded to drop an easy ny
mI'S Srermitted two of the three resi-
saators ,na. On the bags to score. After
Whitsv's muff a hit by Jameson scored
.rntSer the three runs that gave the
dnSians the advantage. The final hg-
nrss read 8 to 5, in favor OF the spoke
men.
Coyey Looked Fair
stanny Covaleskie, who has beer
doing hut little pitching for the cham
Mons of late because Of an injured side,
rss hit hard yesterday, the Mackmen
setting nine safeties off his delivery. In
spite of the hits and except for the
sirth inning he had little trouble sub
DUNG Comics hirelings. He fannct
eight Of the Mackmen during the nine
innings, Whitley Witt succumbing three
times and BRAZIL twice.
This afternoon the two teams viii
hook up in double header that viii
ronclude their series for the current sea
son. Mails and Uhle will probably dc
the starting for the Indians and three
Mackmen in each game for the Ath'
letics.
A twin win this afternoon for tn,
Indians and a win for the Yanks viii
bring the two teams on par again.
double win for Speakers team and {
reverse for the Yanks will send tn,
Indians into the lead by q game.
The Pirates by batting three Braves
twirlers hard starting with Fillinghan
scored another win over the Beaneat ters
Twelve hits rang off the bats of the Buc
while the best the Boston crew coulC
secure from Morrison was six. A rail,
In the ninth that netted two runs haC
the Smoky City lads worried but tn
spurt died in the budding.
The Giants who usually are easy 70
Eppa Rixey proved just the reverse yes
terday and the big Virginian wa
bumped for eighteen safeties and de
cade Of runs. On the other hand Shut
fln' Phil Douglas was in great forr
holding the Reds to six scattered hit
and letting them down with n singl
counter.
Pmnock's Great Pitching
The best pitching performance of til
afternoon In either league was turned i
by none other than Herb Pennock, th
eI-Mackian. Herb gave the sluggcr
from Detroit just two hits and white
washed them. His mates made tw
runs and seven hits off Oldham an
Middleton.
Walter Johnson, the dean of tn
American. League hurlers. turned i
three-hit game against George Sisle
and his band of wallopers. He had I
twlrl his best, for Dixie Davis wa
touched for but an even Quartet of hit
tnat yielded the one run necessary fo
victory. There was q triple play dow
IN Washington yesterday that material
ly aided Johnson.
The Phillies were never in it out /
Uni yesterday and Hubbcll and Bptt
were punished severely with the willow
twenty hits for ten runs rang off til
oats Of the Cubs Hubbell sprained hi
ankle in the very first inning, comm
Gown In an effort to intercept throw
ohe run had been scored at the tim
When Huck Belts was sent to th
mound. lie was easy the remainder
the game.
4, Alexander was in great shape holdln
t1e Phils scoreless and permitting br
eight safeties. Goldie Rupp was bac
az third base and Wrightstone replace