, 1922-08-26
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BIG LEAD AT START.


BIG LEAD AT START.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.-- Weather
and ground conditions were bad as
the New York Yankees and st Louis
Browns met today IN the third game
Of their series. Rain fell UP to an
hour OF game time and 4 drizzle fell
through fielding practice. TIE ground
was heavy, but park attendants
patched up the base lines with a
sprinkiing Of dry sand
Carl Mays warmed up for the Yam
KEGS while Bill Wright was selected
as the st. louis hurler. The lineup:
81. Louis-Tobin, RI: Foster, 3bi
slsle-. Ib. Williams. II; Jacobson, CT;
McAfanus. 2b; SEVERED. c; Gerber. SIS;
Wright. p.
New Tork-witt: CT; Dugar. So;
Ruth. n: Pipp. IL; Sehang. c; Meussl.
Il; Ward. %; Scott. IS: and Nays. p,
Umpires Evans and Moriarity.
Mays and Wright both started well.
Each team went out in order in the
first. For st. Louis Tobin flied To
witt and Dugan tossed out both Eos
ter and Slsler. For New York witt
flied to williams. Dugan famed and
Ruth rolled to Gerber.
st. Louis got n runner around 20
third in the second. jacobson singlef
with one out. After McNanus foul
cd to Dugan, jacobson stole second
and went to third on Schang's wild
throw. He was left when Scott went
Into left field for Severeid's fly
New York scored twice in Its half
OF the second Pip opened with a
single advanced to second or
Schang's infield out and scored on
Meusei's single. After Ward fanned
Meusel stole second and trotted home
on SCOTS single. Mays fouled to Sis
Ter.
Both teams again wen out in or
der in the third, Ruth striking out
for the third Yankee out.
NcAfanus fell down IN the pinch
for st. Louis IN the fourth. Foster
opened with a single but Sisler and
Williams expired on outfiele files
Jacobson walked but McAfanus foul.
ed to Dugan.
New York scored another run in its
half OF the fourth. Pipp's grounder
took a bad bound TO Sisler and got
past him for a double. SEVERED
fumbled Schang's sacrifice bunt. Pipp
takinE third. Pipp scored and schanF
reached second on a wild pitch Meu
sci walked and Word fouled TO Sever
sid while trying to sacrifice. scott's
single filled the bases but Mays hit
into a double play. McAfanus TO Sis
Ter.
SEVERED opened st. Louis fifth
with a single, but Gerbers hot
grounder to Scott was converted into
a double play. Wright walked, but
Tobin flied 10 Witt for the third
time.
New York scored two more runs
IN its half, aided b ytwo st. Louis er
rors. After Williams made a spec
tacu,ar catch of Wits foul. Dugan
drove a single to left. Tobin muffed
Ruth.s towering ny. Dugan taking
second. McManus followed up a bril-
liant stop on Pipp with a poor throw
to first. DuSan scoring and Ruth
reaching third. schahg drove in Ruth
with a sacrifice fly and Pip was
nailed stealing.
The Browns missed another scoring
chance in the sixth Foster opened
with a hasa on balls and Sisler singled,
keeping intact his batting streak
which now has reached 20 games.
Williams popped Ward and Jacobson
hit into a double play. Scott to Ward
to Pipp.
The yankees picked up a sixth run
4 their half.
Meusel opened with a single n
after Ward and Scott were retired on
outfield flies. Msvs also singled Meu-
sell going to third. He scored on
Wits single to left Williams caught
Dugan's long fly.
MAYS continued TO pitch shut-out
hall in the seventh. SEVERED singled
with one out and took second on Ger
he-,s out. Mays to Pipp. Mays stop
ped this drive with his bare hama ana
there was doubt whether ne "oufu
continue as he bruised his myers
However he pitched to Shorten nat-
ting for Wright. the pinch nit'ef
grounding to Dugan,
Bayne faced the Yankees IN tne
seventh and they picked up their sew
mir run. Ruth doubled to right,
reaohed third on Pipp's sacrifice n
.cored on Schang's sacrifice n.y. ms
.bIrd sacrifice. Meusel singled Tor
his third hit, but Ward flied to jacob
on.
81. Louis scored its first run in h
eighth, when Tobin opened with a
double and scored on the infield outs
of Foster and 5isler. Williams FOL
lowed with another double but Jacob
son grounded Il Dugan. who tagged
out Williams.
New York came back with two
more in its half OF the eighth. Scott
walked and Mays beat out a bunt.