The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-24

BAN Declares
Tilt Today Is
His Farewell
Yankees Must Win TuSSle
to Retain Chance of
Catching Tigers.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept 24-Babe Ruth
will make his last New York APP
pearance as a major league regular
today-the same day on which his
beloved Yankees face the loss Of
their last lingering mathematical
chance of beating out Detroit for the
American League pennant.
One more Tiger victory or Yam
kee defeat by the Boston Red SoX
will clinch the pennant for Detroit,
regardless of the outcome Of the
Tigers remaining five games and
New York's remaining six.
Ruth announced definitely last
night that he would make his fare
well Yankee SSadium appearance as
regular in today's game. Next
season he may be with the club as
utility man, he said, or he may
be major league manager. Moth
ing is definite on either yet.
Although the Yanks took both
ends of a double-header from the
Red Sox yesterday, their pennant
hopes dWindled to almost nothing
when Detroit won one end of
twin bill from the Browns. Detroit
is 5l2 games ahead, and if the
Yanks win all their games and the
Tigers lose all theirs, they would be
deadlocked in the final standing.
Tigers Divide Pair
st. Louis downed the Tigers, 4-3,
in the opener when Peppers single
in the seventh scored Cliff with the
winning run. Buck Newsom held
Detroit to four hits, while Rowe al
lowed eleven. Detroit took the
nightcap, 81, when Pepper lost
Goslin's eighth-inning fly in the
sun, allowing White to score the
marginal tally.
The Yanks noSed out Boston, 10
in the opener behind Lefty Gomez
three-hit pitching. New York won
the second game, 5-4, when Chap
man singled with the bases loaded
in the tenth. Lou Gehrig hit his
forty-Seventh homer.
Suffering their eighth straight de-
feat, ChicagoS tail-end White SoX
lost twice to Cleveland, 81, in the
opener when Monte Pearson shaded
Vernon Kennedy on the mound,
and 81 in the second contest after
Earl Averill's homer with two aboard
featured a four-run burst in the
seventh.
Washington beat the Athletics,
81, in their first game, after Sing
tons single drove in the winning
run in the first inning. They bat
tied to a SIS nine-inning tie in the
second game, called because of dark
ness.
Giants Down Braves
New York'S Giants improved their
National League pennant position
by retaining their two and a half
game lead over the second-place st.
Louis Cardinals, with only five
more Giants games slated and
seven for the Cards. Each split
double header yesterday.
New York doWned the Braves,
to 0, behind Roy Parmelee's four
hit f1inging, but Boston took the
nightcap, 4 to 3, when Les Mallon's
single in the eleventh scored Hal
Lee with the winning run. st. Louis
beat Cincinnati, to 7, in the open
er with a three-run rally in the
ninth. Cincinnati took the night
cap, 4 to 3, scoring two runs in. the
ninth on two walks, wild throw
and Koenigs fly, despite the efforts
of both Dean brothers.
Philadelphia took the opener from
Brooklyn, 4 to 2, by virtue of Eddie
Bolands triple in the thirteenth
with two aboard. The Dodgers won
the second game, 7 to 2, after five
run rally in the fifth.
Chicago beat Pittsburgh, to 2,
after Chuck Klein's first homer
since July 7 proved the winning
run in the seventh