The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
WITS SINGLE
SCORES TWO IN
xFINAl SESSION
George Sisters Record Of Consec.
utive Hitting Broken By
Joe Bush.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-fBy the As
ISOLATED Press.)- Whitley Witt. vic
tim of a pop bottle thrown from
the bleachers in the first game OF
the crucial series between the New
York and st. Louis Americans, was
the hero of the Yankees sensation
al ninth-inning victory in the third
contest. Wits single drove Nc
Nally and Scott across with the
runs that spelled defeat for the
Browns, 3. to 2, and gave the Goth
antics a margin of a game and q
half as they started a series in De-
troit today. 1t was a heart-break-
ing defeat for Dixie Davis, who had
outpitched Joe Bush Of the Yankees.
leading American league twirler.
for eight innings, and a crushing
blow to the pennant hopes of the
Browns. Misplays by McManus and
SEVERED at critical junctures in the
eighth and ninth innings were fac
tors in the st. Louis downfall.
Sisters Streak Ends.
George Sisler. the Browns great
first-sacker. ended his consecutive
hitting streak, failing to connect
safely in four times at bat against
Bush. but now holds the modern
mark Of Al games, one better than
Ty Cobb's old record.
But while the Georgia peach was
losing one laurel wreath to Sisler,
he accumulated another by pound
ing out his 200th hit of the season
as the Tigers trimmed Washington.
II to 5. 1t was the eighth year of
his career in which he reached the
two-century mark and ties the ma
jor league record held by Willie
Keller of the Baltimore Orioles.
The Giants, meanwhile. climbed
another notch nearer the National
league championship by taking the
last game of the series from Gin
cinnati. 7 to 2, while Pittsburgh
was breaking even with Philadel-
phia in a double-header, winning
the first, II to 3. but dropping the
second, 5 to 2. The worlds cham
pions face the Pirates at the Polo
. grounds today in the first of a
three-game series with a lead OF
six full games. They need to win
only seven of the 13 remaining
games to clinch the title, even if
Pittsburgh wins all of its II con-
tests.
R0mmel Beats Indians.
Although driven from the mound
in the ninth, Eddie Rommel, Con-
ME Mack's mound ace, twirled his
second victory for the Athletics
over Cleveland in three days,
to 8.
Leverette Of Chicago BANKED the
Boston Red Sox, to 0. in the 9th
er American league contest.
A five-run rally in the fourth in
ming gave St. Louis five runs
enough to defeat the Boston Braves
6 to 4, while Vance of Brooklyn
: was beaten by Chicago. to 3, aftel
having won five straight previous
ly from the Cubs.
\ The Brooklyn Nationals asked
waivers on Sherrod Smith, veteran
southpaw pitcher, and he wa:
claimed by the Cleveland Ameri
cans.
Rockies Get Chance.
Manager Killefer of the Chicago
Nationals gave two Of his recruits
chance to show their worth il
the game with Brooklyn. Howart
Fitzgerald. late Of Amarillo, Texas
played right field for the Cubs
while Earl Adams, a product o
the Texas league, guarded the key
stone sack.
Burns, Fonseca and Hargrav
were the only Cincinnati players t
hit safely against Scott of the New
York Giants.
Lee of the Phillies had perfec
average in the second game wit
the Pirates, crashing out a tripl
and three singles in four times a
bat.
Each Detroit player had at leas
one hit off the three Washington
pitchers.