Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-16
FAST GAME
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BY YANKS
Today's Game, with Two
Which Follow Tomorrow
and Monday, Decisive
BOTH TEAMS GOOD
Baseball Classic Attracts
Many to St. Louis
Ball Diamond


New York .................... Q 6
St. Louis
Batteries: Shawkey and Schang;
shocker and SEVERED.
SPORTSMANS PARK, st. Louis,
Sept l6-Thousands of rabid fans
cheered for the home team here today
as they took the field for the first
game of the series which will probably
determine the American League pen.
nant winner.
FIRST INNING
New York-Witt singled through
short. Dugan flied to Williams. Ruth
famed, Pipp walked. Schang fouled
to SEVERED. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
ST. Louis-Tohin out, Dugan I'd, Pipr.
Foster out to Scott. Sisler out, Shaw
key to Pipp. No runs, no hits, nc
. errors.
SECOND INNING
New York-Meusel singled to cei-
ter aud took second on jacobson s tim-
bic. Ward sacrificed on bunt to
Sisler. Scott drove single over see.
ond, Mcusel scoring. Shawkev out, Nc
Manus to Ssler. Witt flied TO Jacob
son. One run, two hits, one error.
st. Louis-Williams flied to Witt
jacobson doubled to right. McManus
lined TO PiPp and jacobson was doubl-
ed AT third, Pipp to Dugan. No runs,
one hit, no errors
THIRD INNING
New York-Dugan singled over short.
Ruth singled to right. Pipp flied to
Williams and Dugan reached home on
the throw in. Ruth was caught off
first, Shocker to Sislcr. Schang out,
Sisler to Shocker. One run, two hits,
no errors.
st. Louis-Severeid lined to Witt.
Gerber flied to Ruth. Shocker famed.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
New York-Meuscl walked Ward 10
Severeill trying to sacrificed Scott
flied to Jacobson. Shawkey popped to
MeManus. No runs, no hits, no errors
st. Louis-Tobin out, Scott to Pipp
Foster fouled to pipp. Sisler doubled
to left. Williams grounded to Pipp.
No runs, one hit no errors.
FIFTH INNING
New York-Witt popped to Foster.
Dugan popped to Sisler Ruth ground
ed to McManus. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
st. L0uis-.Jacobson and McManus
famed. Scott threw out SEVERED. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
SIXTH INNING
New Y0rk-McManus threw out
Pipp. Schang famed. Meusel doubled
TO center. Warda famed. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
st. LOuis-Gerber beat on, an infield
hit. Shocker grounded to Ward, Ger-b.
er taking second. Tobin bunted safe.
ly, Gerber going to third. Foster beat
out an infield hit, Gerber scoring. Sis.
Ter hit into a double play, Ward to
errors.
SEVENTH INNING
New York-Scott famed. Shawkey
was Shockers s fifth strike out. Witt
hunted and was stopped on Foster s
fast assist No runs, no hits, no err
rOrs.
st. Louis-Williams singled to right
Jacobson flied to Witt. McManus flied
to Witt. Williams caught stealing,
Schans to Ward. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
EIGHTH INNING
New York-Dugan flied to Williams.
Ruth lined to Tobin. Pipp singled to
center. Schang famed. No runs, onc
hit, no error.
st. Louis-Severeid singled to right.
Gerber sacrificed, Shawkey to Ward
Shocker and Tobin famed No runs
one hit no errors.
NINTH INNING
New York-Meusel singled to center
Ward fouled to Severid, who doubled
Meusel trying 10 reach second with a
throw to McManus. Scott singled to
center Shawkey fouled to Severid.
No runs, two hits, no errors.
st. Louis--Foster flied to Witt. Time
called, Witt tnrned his ankle. Witt
was hit with pop bottle thrown out
of the bleachers Time called. Sislor
out, Shawkey to Pipp. Williams flied