Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-20
BROWNS HAVE OUTSIDE
CHANCE TO WIN FLAG
Defeat by Washington,
With Yanks' Triumph
Over Tigers, Makes Out.
look Dismal Williams
and Ruth Get Homers;
Phils Lose Last to Pirates
INDIANS HELP MACKS
pr Joseph TO LARRUM

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i never showed the white feather
.,A are deserving Of tho title Of near
.Asmnions." Thus will he written the
s,,taph Of the st. Louis Browns within
. Sew days. provided the Yankees do
,et nit nm unexpected slump while the
Rrcvns are sweeping all before them.
Second money seems to be the best
that the st. Louisans can hope for this
rsar. The die isn't cast as vet for the
Mound City aggregation, but their
hopes to win the pennant are mighty
aim. Two and half games, wide
mnrein Mt this stage Of the race. sepa-
,stes George Sisler and his mates from
Robe Ruth and his brother prina
donnas.
For the second straight day the
Browns we're beaten out in game when
,te Senators. coming from behind. rail-
,,ed in the eighth round and delivered
enough wallops to nave victory secure.
In the meantime the Yankees, using the
sme system that brought them the
victory against the Browns on Monday.
icled Herman Pillctte and the Tigers.
81. Louis is a sOrrowful place today.
The rooters' club that presented the
plarers with gold watches and cheeretl
itself hoarse Mt every game Is ready to
don mourning. Visions of the first
remnant since Won Der Abe. Der Boss
President" brought home the bacon in
the old American Association thirty
s.. .,.,., ,uo ~ iSSS IN In
have gone aglimmcring. The hopes
that beat eternal in every fans breast
has been almost stilled.
NEW YORK. on the other hand. is
" making crtcnsirc preparations for
onothcr home torn affair. The torn
Sinctv miles from Philadelphia. so
the papcrs there say. crpccted the
taking the form of parddes and red
fire.
THE Browns defeat was another
l. hard luck affair. For seven in
nlngs vnngilder pitched brilliantly. One
marker in the sixth that tied the score
wns the only ono scored off Slam until
tho faleful eighth. Joe Judges homer
was responsible.
The veteran Walter johnson was
going along smoothly. but under n
".to-l handicap. when the eighth in
ming opened. a pair OF doubles and
three singles in row chased three runs
across the plate and sealed the verdict
for the speed king
Pit Collins. the sluGging all around
star. who subbed at first for Sislcr. sent
the Browns into the lead in the seventh
With n home, run. Ken Williams hit
his thirty. ninth Of the season in the
fourth and the run loomcl large until
Judges circuit smash.
Close for Collins
In the ninth with SEVERED on base
Collins came near to duplicating his
feat Of the seventh inning The ball
failed to go into the nome run class
by less than q foot. bounding back on
the field for u double. Gerber had a
chance to tic the score but he grounded
10 Harris for the final out.
Nansiider was found for eleven hits
and johnson for eight, the veteran
showing better ds ahe innings wore ON.
Getting down to the mathematics of
The case. tn" lanks have to win seven
Of their remaining nine games TO win.
provided the Browns capture all eight
u the Yankees take five out of nine the
Browns will have to win all eight to
take the flag.
cav JON ES tmned in one Of his
- best games Of the season ia the
Ynnhcc ririory. he Tigers getting
out four hits. one IN the first inning
and fwo in the second. outside Of
the trO rounds Cobb and his mates
ncre nerer in IT,
Babe Ruth helped the former Red Sox
hurer by banging out his thirty fourth
home run Of the season in the first,
scoring Joe Dugan ahead of him. The
Two runs were made to look small when
the Tigers scored one in the first and
two in the second.
Almost Another for Ruth
Going into the seventh Pllettc was
working under n three to two lead and
pitching cxcc!lcntly. He developed Il
Wild streak in that frame and Schang
and Jones worked the double steal for
me tieing run. In the eighth, after
Ruth had triplcd and was out trying TO
make It homer, Pipp doubled and
crossed the platter when Pipp laced the
ihorsehlde into the outfield for three
bases.
.PtIlette turned in an excellent brand
OF bail. allowing cigh, hits. bur the
extra base blows proved sufficient to
beat him.
The Athletics were idle yesterday but
VIII make mp for the holiday by in
sSulslnS in a twin bill with the Whit"
Sox this afternoon. According to re.
ports from the West, Eddie Rolnmel ex-
PectS TO uit"h either today or tomorrow.
EVluEntly thn nau,l,. lnl D,lt 81
Iorcah wants TO carry Off the honors of
havihs won the most games In the
american League.
TIE Indians helped Mack a lot by
handing the Red Sor a double re-
Verse. and three and half games
'ng, rith tmclre TO 90 for the IS and
sine ior the Bedntomners.
kWR seven innings Jimmy Ring
looked like world heater against
the Pirates and then he blew up. Four
ATS in six rounds were made off the
FORMER Red. and when men got on bases
ne proved invincible. Three hits in
.se seventh and the same number In
me eighth sent four runs across the
!nIatter and saw the exit OF Jimmy
the Ring.
winters su, ceeded the portly hurler
ana got into hot water Immediately,
lonr successive hits and a sacrifice fly
netting a pair Of runs.
4, only one other game was played In
me National Yesterday. the Cards lam
oastng the Braves for an S-tO-4 VIC
sory: Both North and Miller. who
ssartcd the pitching. were bombed from
ne NIL. Sc II and Doak, who succeeded
'he Cardinal, fnrcd well.
HORNSRY hit satel.' in his thirty