The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-24
Yanks Need
One Victory


last smash In the New York Yam
KEGS offensive 20 take the 1913
American League pennant may be
seen today when the Yanks, who
need only one victory Tor possess
sion OF The flag, leap in for the final
kill against the Detroit Tigers. The
Yanks were moved into position
for tho final blow yesterday when
they whipped the Tigers. ! to o,
before the second-place Washing
ton Senators took an unmerciful :
to thlashing from the St. Louis
Browns in a night game.
The Nanks accomplished their
triumph over the Tigers behind the
superb two-hit pitching Of Marius
Russo. and the New York margin
OF yicto.y was provided in the very
first inning with two out Bill
Johnson set up his club for that all
important one run when he beat out
hit to deep short. Charley Keller
singled him to second and Bill
Dickie walked, loading the sacks.
Nick Etten then delil cred a sim
gle tina, brought johnson home and
also ended the rally as Keller
hundred down the basepath only
to be nipped at the plate by Dick.
Wafeheld's quick throw.
;The Senators were bludgooncd
withou: pity in their night encount-
err, ami their pennant hopes seemed
to fade once the groundkeeper turn
ed out the lights at Gritnth Sta
dunn. Buck Newsom was pounded
out OF the box, and was relieved
by Alex Carrasquel in the sixth
frame. but the Brownies continue
ed their furious batting spree by
slamming Alex for five runs in tha
seventh. The Brownies wound up
with Is safeties against the nine
yielded by Milnar.
The Cleveland Indians were
broken out Of their Slimmest OF
slim chances to grab their flag
when they dropped the first half Of
a twin bill to the Boston Red SOx,
10 to :. although they won the
nightcap, to 4. The Red Sox col.
leced Is hits in the first game, and
tn Indians scalped the Bostonians
with Is hits at the expense of Tex
HughsCn.
The Chicago White Sox moved
into undisputed possession ot
fourth place when they came from
behind to whip the Philadelphia
Athletics, 5 to 2. Until yesterday,
the White Sox were tied with the
Tigers for fourth with a percent
a ~ OF .507.
The fine pitching Of Rookie Ciola
carried the AS into 2 to lead
at the end of six innings, but the
kid weakened in the seventh.
when the Sox beat him off the
mound with two runs. Russ Chris
TOPPER was then yictimized to the
extent OF two more in the eighth,
for the game-clinching runs.
An indication OF how much inter.
est is taken in lower-ranking
teams when the pennant race Is
over was seen in the Cincinnati
Reds night victory over the New
York Giants, 2 TO 2. The smallest
crowd ever to attend a night gains
since the arc contests were inau-
guratel in 1885 attended this game
exactly 2.0SS fans. The Reds
sealed the verdict in the ninth on
Lonni- Frey's single, Ak Marshalps
sacrifice and Chuck Aleno's single.
The Brooklyn Dodgers whipped
out a : to 2 decision over the st.
Louis Cardinals despite Catcher
Ken ODeas homer with Stars
Marion aboard in the ninth inning.
Steady pecking away with bunch
ed SINGLES brought Al Brazie his
second defeat against seven. wins.
Whit!ow Wyatt chalked up his
tenth straight triumph and l4th
OF the season.
A pair of homers by Bill Nichol-
son suarked the Chicago Cubs TO an
s to : victory over the Philadel-
phia phillies. The Cub outfielder
brought his season circuit swat
total 20 26. Schoolboy Rowe went
along smoothly on the mound for
the Phillies until the sixth. when
the Guns burst forth with siNrun
attack that sewed up the victory.
The Boston Braves defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates. TO !, in the
final game Of the year between the
two teams. Boston has an edge OF
~ to 10 for the season. Jim To-
bins flutter-ball worked well and
he did not allow a hit until the
fifth.