Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-24
BABE RUTH SPO|LS
INDIANS CHANCES
Home Run King Emerges From
Slump and Bats Out
Win for Yanks
AS WIN TWO IN A DAY

When Babe Ruth cmerges from the
batting slump that has existed for an
entire system, there Is something in store
for the visiting or opposing team. Yes
terday the Indians, striving to win their
second consecutive pennant, were the
victims of Ruth's power. The Babe
shot thrcc doubles out on the grccnsward
that drove home one run, and hits sub
three times.
Those four runs were all necessary 10
prevent the Indians from getting into
first place. A victory yesterday and
Speaker and his mates would be reposing
on the topmost rung of the pcnnant
ladder this morning. Ruth spoiled the
promised happy twenty -four hours.
Covclcske. the giant Pole from Sha-
mokin. who has had the hardest kind of
luck twirling against New York this
season. had his usual hard luck yester-
day. He twirled n brilliant game. al
lowing but six hits. but three of them
were doubles by Ruth. which accounted
for all the runs. Had Ruth gone hit
less, there is every likelihood in the
world that the Indians would have won.
CovPy has lost five of six games twirled
against the Yankees this season, while
Speakers men have won seven out of
nineteen games played against the Goth
antics.
In tho fourth the Indians bounced on
Waite Hoyt for two runs and held Il
lead that was worth while. In the
same frame the Ianks nickcd Covey for
run and two innings later for two
more and the lead. The last came in
the eighth and was wholly unnecessary
except as threat.
Hoyt Twirls Well
Hoyt also twired good ball. better
in the pinChes than did Covcy. allowing
SIX hits and only being in danger in one
inning, the fourth, when the Indians
scored their two runs.
over in the National League tho
GIANTS were idle. while the Pirates
| played and defeated our Phillics. . TO O,
LII" result is slight gain for the Buc-
cancers in their fight with the Giants.
l"" Meadows and Lefty Hamilton were
'hc opposing twirlers out in Piratcvillc
Yesterday. the former allowing only
"lghl hltS and two runs. while Hamilton
,%S, MaS touched for n quartet. All the
ihlllie hits were made by Lee and King
I
Robertson : two doubles and a SincIc
| were responsible for the defeat of the
| rms. Ih" former Cub did all sorts of
. actS ol d"prcdntiOnS on Meadows.
inns afternoon the Giants will plny
| a twin bill with the Cards. while the
| flrat'S carry on with the Phillics in a
| Singl" encounter.
Athletics Win Twice
| Dur Athletics up and did sometime
yesterday that they do not usually do
! ! ih"E won both ends of n double header
| from IN" White Sox. and as result
! reduced the distance between seventh
| and eighth places.
tonnl" Mack took chance yestcrdav =
and sent Fred llcimach to the monnI
Tor the first game and. to the surnrisc
81 all. he handed tho Sox a whitcwosh
10 Jump from Moline, in the Three
League, to the majors and hand a cluh
a shutout is something to be talked
about in the daily press.
The camden lad had everything n hi,
i"agu" hurlcr needs, IN addition TO CON :
troll and good thinking. He permitted
lust seven scattered hits and bids fnir
TO win n place on the regular stofr
Malone, the Portsmouth lad. was Tho
single. ""'
Byron Harris twirlcd thc socord
game, giving only four hits and holding
the SoX to single run. In addition hc
MT the SOX tWirIprs for two sofetics
Brazil. playing first base and perform .
ing la George Sisler. had n doublc
and two singles, while Chick Gullowoy
! had three one bnSn hIou.c '