Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
BROWNS RETAIN <
TWO-P0|NT LEAD
Williams and Sisler Assist in
Fourth Straight Victory
Over Indians
CY WILLIAMS HITS HARD

Ken Williams and George Sisler
played prominent part in the Browns
retaining their two-point lead in the
American League race yesterday. Will
liams made his second home run in as
many days and brought his total to
thirty five for the season. He now
leads Roger Hornsby by one drive for
the major league honors and tops Tilly
Walker by two for the American League
lead. -, go.
Sisler, by getting two hits in the tilt.
brought his consecutive hitting streak
to thirty six straight games. lie IS
now only four behind the record made
BY Ty Cobb in 1911.
1t was the fourth straight victory f3r
the Mound City clan over Speaker
Indians. The Browns hammered uhle
and Middleton for fourteen loud and
lusty blows for an 11-to-3 victory.
Tbe Yankees, after dropping rnree
consecutive games to the lowly Red Sox'
rose up in rebellion and socked ths
veteran Quinn for Il 0-to-2 win anu
thus kept Oh the heels of the league
leaders. =.
Bob Shawkey was the hurler to break
the Gotham reverses. Although pahgeu,
for twelve blows, the former g3p
! kept them we'll scattered and the REQ
Soy scored in but the fourth and maj
| frames. pv,r
Evans, riled by the frequent disturb
nnces from the nom active players on
the bench, chased every SUBSTITUTE
nlayer on the Yankees and Red soS
benches from the field.
Rain Hats Giants
The Giants were prevented from OBJ
tanning revenge from the Braves tor
their double defeat of Tuesday, whei
rain halted the first game OF double
header with the teams tied at one al,
The second game was also postpoheu
The contests will be played on Septem
her % and October /, two open dates
| Pat Moran's Reds advanced to fourth
place in the older circuit by taking tht
cardinals in camp on their home helt
hv 7-to.4 score. The home aggre
cation drove Lefty Sherdel from th'
hoy in the fifth inning and kept uI
their hitting at the expense or bil
Eddie Roush, the center fielder O.
the Reds, who was holdout until lat'
In the season, was put out or the game
He threatened to attack Umpire Charle!
Moran after the latter had caliea DILL
out at first on close play.
The Tigers tightened thelr grip oi
third place by scoring an SO verde
over Glcason's White Sox at the Wind!
C,itv Robertson, hero Of the perfec
game earlier in the season, failed II
tbe sixth after the Sox had seemingl!
q safe lead by a 5-3 margin, and wa
ralieved by Davenport, who was unabl
to check the Tiger rampage OF pas
hits. os o,so r,+ ou+ n
.ho game. He was chased from tn
cold by Umpire Brick Owens IN tn
t;fth inning for protesting decisio'
on strikes and balls.
Phils Play Well .
-Four home runs featured the Phillies
G.to-4 victory over the BROOKLYN Dodg
ers in the last game OF the series yes
tardav Two of the circuit wallop
onnced off local bats, while pair c
E,athnsh athletes also hit for the cir
'rhe fans saw the locals take the fourt
} oorna from the Dodgers out of the las
Sra nlayed. and make it six out OF tn
nineteen played between the two cluf
'N,s side from the quartet of homers,. tf
6elding of Wrightstone, Lee, Vines
. and Tom Griffith constituted the mo,
Militant features of the game. Wright
Stone accepted fifteen chances. =.
sbowcd stonv the fans something Of the abili'
e snrmerlv displayed by Stuffy Mclnn
b h., i acccnting seventeen chances.
4 psR"t Il remained for the two Brookly
i n,avers aver to perform the feats that ma;
| ths fans lump out of their seats. In Il
z sH s;rtb inning Mokan socked hard lin
Dawn down the left field line. Running III
v aU" aU antelope, Zack Wheat made a bacl
: hand catch, the force Of the ball almo
n ,alinp him off his feet. In the followil
h i innims Wrightstone drove one to righ
n which Griffith at first misjudged al
e tbsn made a great one-hand shoestril
catch.
williams Wa There ,
Nv Williams was the main cog In t
y local attack. After Leon Cadore p
= his team in the lead by, driving. d
t annie into the bleachers in the thir
u Williams led off with a double for I
: Phils in the fourth. Curt Walker tn
% hit one into Broad street, sending
= home and giving Wilbur Hubbsll
Fl Wnshtstons doubled 70 the csnte