The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-19
COME UP FROM
BEHIND IN 9TH
WITH TWO RUNS
Victory Over the Running-up
Browns May Decide Race
For The Rag

So. Louis. Sept. lS.-Aftcr holding
head on the New York Americans. inc
Browns permitted the visitors 20 coma
from behind in the Las; inning ara take
today'S game : TO >. thus increasing inc
Yankees lead 10 one and one half games.
Tho Browns four errors figured in the
visitors three runs.
Up 10 the last inning. the cc"'HS'
was A pitchers battle with paws Of the
Browns getting the best Of his battle
with Bush Paws weakened In me
ninth. The visitors took ADVANTAGE 90
two hits and an error. and scored t'c
tieinS and winning runs.
The Browns scored the first run N
the fifth inning on JacobSon's double.
NcManus's single and Severeid's sacrs-
flee fly, and added another IN the seven
tn on Williams double. jacobson >
sacrifice and McManusSdonsic.
The visitors made their first run in
the eighth iupinS. when ruSan who had
doubled. raced home As McManuS threw
over Sisters head on Pfpp's .nSield sim
Gle. The tying and winning tatlltes
came In the last timing.
Schang reached first base on an In
field hit and wont to secord on a passed
bail. Smith was sent In 70 bat for Ward
hut was removed IN favor OF McNaNy.
"ncn FruCtt teilcNeu l'1NlS "S>dAN
attempting TO sacrifice. went 20 first as
Severcid threw TO catch SchanS on third.
Scott walked and Shockcr relieved
Pruett. Bush forced Schans at tho
plate. Wits single hrough in McNally
and Scott. puSan hit into a double
play. ending IN" rally.
Fly taking today's game. the visitors
also took the series. having won the
first game Saturday. The Browns
only victory OF this. the crucial series.
was due TO. Pructt's great pitching in
Sundays game Having lost today'S
game the Browns are now conceded but
little chance To win the pcnnant.
Sisler. the Browns first baseman.
broke his string ~ hitting In consecu-
tive games after getting at least one
hit in forty one Successive contests
thus establishing 4 new modern major
league record. The previous modern re-
cord was made by Cobb when he hit
safely in forty consecutive times in
1911.
The series between the Yankees and
Browns referred TO by local newspapers
as "a little worlds series" drew a capa-
city crowd. At all three games the
spectators were admitted TO the playing
field and ground rules we're enforced.
j has been estimated by the Browns
management that At least IS, 900 attend
ed tn" ;hrcc games.
Although the Browns are scheduled
20 meet the weaker teams OF the league
while the leaders will play Detroit and
Cleveland II Is believed unlikely by
fans that the Yankees will lose their
lead OF one and one half games.
Ninth inning.
New York: Schang got an infIeid STR
gle and went 10 second on q passed ball.
Smith batCid for Ward and Pruett re-
1ieved Davis. Smith was taken out and
McNaily sent - bat when the call was
one bail ard one strike. NcNally sacrt-
ficed and both runners were safe on
Sevcre!d'S low throw TO catch Schang
going 20 third. Shocker relieved Pruct
on the mound. Bush forced Scharg at
the plate. MCManuS TO SEVERED. Wit
singled Ia center scoring McNally and
Scott. Dugau hi into 4 double play.
Foster 10 McMauuS 20 SISTER. Two runs.
two hits. onc error.
Ni2ih inning. -. Louis: NCNally went
10 second. sor the Yankees. SiSlsr ou'
Mentally % iipp Williams popped to
MCNal'N in right center. Jacobson
grounded out I" Scott. No runs. no
hits. no errors.
The score: