The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-21
YANKS TAKE GAME FROM DETROIT
WHILE WASHINGTON BLANkED THE
BROWNS; PENNANT DOPE UPSET
Hornsby's Hitting Streak
Is Broken By Grimes;
Faber Won 2lst Victory
of Season; Williams Gets
Another Homer.

/ O.-Barring an upset OF the
most sensational order. the Now York
Yanks have clinched the 1922 American
league pennant, by taking the second
game of the series from Detroit TO b.
while Washington BANKED the 81. Louis
| Browns ) to 0. They can srlit even
| in their s games and still finish no
worse than tie for first place, if ST..
Louis wins all seven OF its contests.
Victory in five more games vii give
the title to the Yanks regardless Of
what the browns do.
Pittsburgh, pursuing what seemingly
is n rainbow chance for the nation
al league pennant, took the first of
a three-game series from New York
to /. but the Giants still were four and
half games in front. Delving into the
mathematics of the solution, Pitts
burgh can tie for the top by taking all
nine of it's games. if the Giants only
obtain an even break in their IL con
tests. McGraw can sew up the race
by winning but seven more games. re
gardless Of his rivals showing.
Yanks Used Rest
The Yanks We're forced to call on
their best to down Cobbs Tigers in the
second struggle Bob Meuse dealt the
decisive blow with homer in the ninth
after Huggins had thrown into the fray
his two mound aces, Shawkey and
Bush.
Bullet Joe" tanned the Tigers IN the
ninth after they had tied the count
off Sailor Bob" In the eighth.
Southpaw Cooper of the Pirates ana
Hugh McQuillan of the Giants cllnch
ed the game for the invaders. Cooper
displayed his versatility by slashng our
another circuit drive off Ryan in the
ninth.
Hornsby Stopped
Rogers Hornsby's successive hitting
streak was stopped by Burleigh Grimes
Of Brooklyn in the first game Of a dou-
ble-header with the Cardinals after it
had reached 33 contests but the st.
Louis mauler came back in the second
tilt with a brace OF home runs that
brought his seasons total to 80, tying
Ken Williams OF the Browns. The Dod
gers annexed the first to / and the
Cardinals the second 13 to I.
Homers by Williams and Parkinson
helped the Philadelphia nationals take
/ two slugging matches from the Chicago
Cubs to and IL to l. while Cincin-
natl scored a double triumph over the
Boston Braves 9 TO 3. and TO 8. The
White Sox climbed to within a game
and a half OF Detroit in third place,
by taking a hard fought twin bill from
the Athletics to and / TO 0. Cleve.
land captured its second double header
in two days from Boston to and 6
to 4, and uncovered another rookie
tanooga recruit who won the second
contest.
Hurrah for Faber.
Red" Faber, OF the White Sox won
his 2lst victory Of the season when he
shut out the Athletics in the first gam
OF double header.
Sam Rice. outfielder OF the Senators,
led the attack on Urban Shocker Of the
Browns with a triple and three singles
in five times at bat. Captain Zack
Wheat OF the Dodgers did some heavy
hitting in the double header with the
Cardinals, the veteran outfielder col
lecting six hits. including a double and
triple. in seven times at bat.
George Grantham. third baseman, oh.
tanned from the Omaha club Of the
Western League by the Chicago nation
ais, reported TO the Cubs yesterday and
got into the first game against Phila.
delphia.