Evening star., 1921-10-01
|YANKS LEAD MACKS
! IN 'PENNANT' GAME
Overcome an Early Lead in
Fight to CIinch Flag in
American League.
Ey the Associated Press.
New York won the American
League pennant today by beat
ing PhiIadeIpllia to 3.

POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK, Oc-
tober 1.-The New York Yankees
battled the Philadelphia Athletics in
double-header today in their quest
of the American League champion
ship. Their hopes for the pennant
temporarily washed out by the rain
fall in Philadelphia, the Yankees
tried to put over the final victory this
afternoon to ciinch the championship
f2E. The home folks need but one
win to do the trick.
Twenty thousand persons saw the
fray. The batting order:t
Philadelphia-Witt. RI; Dykes, 2b.;
c. Walker, L.: Perkins, c.; Welch,
CT: Galloway. 3b.; Galloway. S.;
BRAZIL, H.; Sullivan, q.
New York-Milier. CT; Peckin-
pagh. SIS: Ruth. Ii: .eMeusel, r.f.;
Pipp. h.: Ward. 2b.; McNally. sb.;
schang. c.; Mays, p.
First Inning.
Philadelphia-Witt grounded out to
Pipp. unassisted. McNally threw out
Dykes. Peckinpaugh took Walkers
bounder and tossed him out
New York-Miiler hit hot single to
right. Peck flied out to Welsh. Ruth
forced Miller at second. BRAZIL to
Galloway. -Meusel forced Ruth, Cal
loway TO Dykes.
Second Inning.
Philadelphia-Perki hot liner
bounced off Nays glove and was re-
at first. Welsh whitfield. Galloway
bounced a hit off Mays hand. Gallo
way went out stealing. Schang to
Peck.
New, York-Pipp was victim on
strikes. Ward popped to Dykes. Cal
loway threw out McNally at first.
Third Inning.
Philadelphia-Ward took Calloway's
grounder and got him at first. BRAZIL
got an infleld single. Pipp took Sui
livan's drive and doubled Brazil at first.
first.
New York-Schang famed. Mays
popped a single into left field. Mays
scored on Miller's triple to left. Gal
loway robbed Peck of a hit, taking
the ball near the bag and throwing
him out, Miller holding third. Ruth
lined out to Dykes.
Fourth Inning.
Philadelphia-Witt hit a long triple
to right center. Witt scored on Dykes
double to left. Dykes scored on
Walkers single to left, Walker went
out stretching his hit. Ruth to McNally
to Peck. Ward threw out Perkins.
Welsh tripled into right field. Welsh
scored on Galloway's single to left.
Galloway forced Galloway, NcNally to
Ward.
New York - Meusel famed Pipp
singled hotly over second. Ward hit
into double play, Galloway to Bra
zill.
- Fifth Inning.
Philadelphia-Brazil singled over
the middle bag. Sullivan hit into a
double play, Ward to Peck to Pipp.
Witt singled sharply over Peck s
head. McNally threw out Dykes at
f1rse.
New York-Dykes threw out Nc
Nally at first. Schang walked. Mays
Schang going to second. Miller forced
Mays. Galloway to Dykes, Schang
going to third. Schang scored on a
double steal. Miller going to second.
Peck lined out to Walker.
Sixth Inning.
hiladelphia-Walker went out, Nc
Nally to Pipp. Perkins famed. Peck
took Welsh's roller and got him at
first.
New York-Dykes threw Ruth out
at first Galloway threw out Meusel
at first. Pipp singled to center. He
stole second and went to third on Per-
kins' wild throw to center. and scored
when Welsh threw wild past third.
Galloway threw out Ward at first.
- Seventh InninE.
Philadelphia-Gallo got single
to left. Nays threw out Galloway
Galloway going to second. Mays also
threw out BRAZIL. Galloway. gong to
third, Peck threw out Sullivan.
New York - McNally walked
Schang singled to center and Mentally
by daring base running scored,
Schang going to second on throw-in.
Mays sacrificed, BRAZIL to Dykes
Schang going to third. Schang scored
on Mfiler.s single to left Peck walk
ed. Ruth famed.
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