New Britain herald., 1921-10-01
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 OF TWO GAMES SCORE IS 5 TO 3
FIRST GAME
 PEIiADEIpHIA .... 2 10 3
 NEW YORK .... , s Ol

Philadelphia Athletics in a double header today in their quest of the American league mpionship Their hopes for the pennant tenn porarily washed out bs the ri nfall iE Philadelphia the Tanks tried to put over the final victory this afternoon to clinch the championship flag. Tho home folks need but one win to do the trick. Twenty thousand folks saw the fray which brought Mays to the mound for New York and Sullivan for the Athletics. The batting order: Philadelphia New York Witt, If of, Miller Dykes, 2b ss. Peckinpaugh c. Walker, If lf Ruth Perkins, If. Meusel Welch, Of 1b, Pipp Galloway, 3b 2b. Ward Galloway, ss 3b. McNally Brazil, b c, Schang Sullivan, D p, Mays First Inning Witt grounded out to Pipp unassist- ed McNally threw out Dykes at first. Peck took Walkers bounder and tossed him out at first. Miller hit hot single to right. Peck
 
 at second, Brazil to Galloway. Meusel forced Ruth, Galloway to Dykes. Second Inning Perkins hot liner bounded off Mays glove and was recovered by Ward who threw him out at first. Wclch whiffed. Galloway bounced 8 hit off Mays hand. Galloway went out stealing, Schang to Peck.
 Pipp was a. victim of strikes. Ward popped to Dykes. Galloway threw out McNally at first.
 Ward took Calloway's grounder and got him at first. Brazill got an infeld single. Pipp took Sullivan's 8 drive and doubled Brazill at first. Schang famed. Mays popped a single into left field. Mays scored on Millers triple to left. Galloway rob bed Peck of a hit, taking the ball near the bag and throwing him out, Miller holding third. Ruth lined out to Dykes.
 Fourth Inning. Meusel famed, Pipp singled hotly over second. Ward hit into a double play, Galloway to Brazill. Witt hit a long triple to right cen- ter. Witt scored on Dykes double | to left. Dykes scored on Walker s single to left. Walker went out stretching his hit, Ruth to McNally ] to Peck. Ward threw out Perkins. Welch tripled into" right field. Welch scored on Galloways single to left. Galloway forced Galloway, McNally ] to Ward.
 Fifth Inning. | Dykes threw out McNally at first. Schang walked. Mays got a lucky Texas leaguer into right field, Schang 1 going to second. Miller forced Mays | Galloway to Dykes, Schang going to third Schang scored on double steal, Miller going to second. Peck inpaush lined out to Walker.
 Brazil singled over the middle bag. Sullivan hit into double play, Ward to Peckinpaugh to Pipp. Witt singled sharply over Peckinpaugh's head. Me- Nally threw out Dykes at first.
 Sixth Inning
 Walker went out, McNal1y to Pipp | Perkins famed. Peckinpaugh took Welch's roller and got him at first. Dykes threw out Ruth at first. Gal | loway threw out Meusel at first. PipE singled to center. Pipp stole second | and went to third on Perkins Wllc throw to center and scored when Welch threw wild past third. Galloway threw out Ward at first.
 Seventh Inning Galloway got a single to left Mays threw out Galloway at first. Galloway going to second. Mays also threw out l Brazill at first, Galloway going tt third. Peck threw out Sullivan at first | McNally walked. Schang singled tt center and McNally by daring base running scored, Schang going to sec ond on the throw in. Mays sacrificed ] Brazill to Dykes, Schang going tt third. Schang scored on Miller's single to left. Peck walked. Ruth famed Meusel flied to Witt.
 Eighth Inning Witt flied to Ruth. Dykes up. Mil Ter took Dykes fly. Ruth took Walk CTS fly on the run.
 Pipp hit a long liner to Welc1 Ward flied out to Witt. McNall walked. Schang flied out to Welsh
 Ninth Inning.
 Perkins up. Perkins flied out t' Miller. McNally threw out Welch a first. Galloway flied out to Miller.