The New York herald., 1922-09-19

Sr. Louls, Sept. S.-The Yanks
battles here in the ninth inning of on
games ever played in this city. The
Whitley witt, the Yankee center field
-Dy pop bottle. He drove home the
set by some hard luck for Dixie Davi
and batting order by both Miller Hu
was 8 TO 3
Up to the eighth inning It looked
baffled. The Browns were leading. 2
and scored after Pipp had bounced a
had throw the ball over first.
Then cane the setting for the
triumph of Whitley Witt. Schang shot
a hit past Davis and beat it to the
bag. Smith was ordered in to bat for
Ward Fohl retorted by ordering
Pruett to the pitchers box. Where
upon Higgins shifted his batter, send
ing in McNally. McNally tried to sac
rifice. The ball dropped in front OF
SEVERED, who threw to third. Scott
was passed, filling the bases with no.
body out.
Here Lee Fohl called upon Shocker TO
save the Browns. Bush raped one
down TO McManus, who threw to the
plate cutting off Schang. Ono out ana
Whitley with the bandage on his head 70
bat Witt drove the ball to center ana
McNally and Scott came home with the
two winning runs. There was a decided
hush In the bleachers and stands. Dugan
batted into a double play ending the
Yank half
Browns Go Out Quickly.
The three Browns passed away quick
~ in their half of the ninth. Joe Bush
had won his twenty-fifth game for the
series and the Yanks had won
most crucial skirmish that the cxpedi-
tionary forces have fought The victors
are now dashing for the rattler. Your
correspondent is forced to cut the de-
scription right at this point.
The customers were quite as thick
as they were on the sidelines at the
first two skirmishes of this historic
battle. From the point Of view OF GUS
toners alone this series broke all records
FOR st. Louis and there were twice as
many turned away as We're able to get
into the park. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 attended the series.
While there was no secret as to who
was to start the pitching for the Yanks,
Manager Fohl, after giving the impress
sion that young Mr.. Bayne was TO hold
the bridge on this side of the Mississippi.
sent in Dixie Davis, who used to cause
The Yanks considerable annoyance. Bull
let Joe Bush, with his record of twenty
four victories. was picked by Huggins
10 do the shooting for the Yanks.
witt Opens with Hit.
Whitley Witt. still wearing his white
bandage. opened the first for the Yanks
by beating out hit to second. Jump
ing Joseph Dugan, after sending a high
one just foul of local two bagger,
struck out. Ruth shot a hard one to
McManus. who made nice stop and
threw the Babe out at the bag. Witt
got to third when Slsler let poke by
Pipp get by. Lank Bob Meusel, who
was put above Schang in the batting
order. ended the inning by forcing Pipp
Ward threw out the first three Browns
in their half OF the first inning, while
the customers occupied themselves by
denouncing the flaming shirt of Bullet
Joseph Bush. Wearing red nannels In
public seemed to shock their sense OF
propriety. Since the red shirt of Bob
Shawkey spelled Brown defeat In the
first game OF the series, red will be an
unpopular color in St. Louis forever.
In their half OF the second inning
the Yanlfs lifted three high ones with
great rapidity, Schang, Ward and Scott
passing out in turn. In the Browns
half OF the second Bush creased Baby
Doll jacobson with a pitched ball and
there was much indignation. Ruth
backed into the crowd in left to get a
high one from McManus. and escaped
with the ball aud his life. The Baby
doll tried to steal but was tagged by
Ward as he skidded toward second.
witt Hits safely Again.
With Bush out on an lnfield hit in
the third, Witt beat a hit to third, but
Dugan again hoisted lofty one TO left.
The Babe, after receiving the regular
tribute Of vocal raspberries, hoisted one
10 short.
Hank Severeid got a base on balls in
the second. but was forced by Gerber
trying TO sacrifice. He finally reached
second. but Tobin ended II by lifting
one out TO the Babe.
Pipp seemed about 70 start the Yank
half OF the fourth with o two base hit
into the customers on the grass at
right, but Baby Doll jacobson tore into
the crowd and caught the ball with his
back against the ropes. The crowd po-
lltely gave him plenty of room. Meuscl
then hoisted one straight to Slsler. Nc
Manus stopped hard one by Schang,
While Huggins and some other Yanks
cited the Chicago ruling on a play SINH
tAT TO tudl lndlit Dy JSlFOpSOH, Out tnt
argument got far with Umpire Evans
as most arguments get.
Again IN the Browns half the--frst
three ST. Louis batters, Foster. Sislcr
and williams. were choked off first base.
Ward was passed in the fifth inning
and went to second on Scotts sacrifice.
Bush hoisted out to center and Witt
Was passed. Mr.. Joseph Dugan caused
considerable local apprehension until he
lifted a high one TO short center.
jacobson cracked the first hit off
l3ush In the Browns half. 1t was two
eaoagger TO the customers sduatted on
Tho center field grass. While McManus
was at bat SEVERED complained that
Bush was doctoring the ball and there
was quite d caucus OF the three UNI
pires. IL was finally decided that the
ball was being thrown legally.
Browns score in sixth.
McManus finally sent a clean single
10 left which put the Baby Doh on,
third. but McManus was trapped be-
tween first and second and was finally
nickcd on n close decision sliding to the
bag. SEVERED lifted one into the crowd
in left. Ruth caught II but the Baby
Doll came home on the throw in. Again
the Babe plunged into the crowd in left
and caught n high one from Gerber.
Ruth reached first when Davis fum-
bled his infield poke. but the next three
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