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Show ;HE RUTH 111 ; HOMERUN lW ; Scores Nineteenth Circuit Drive of Season in Game With Chicago.- J CHICAGO. June 17. "BhW Ruth, the homo run, fifing of the New Yorkl Americans, today made his ninetccnthj circuit drive of the season, the visitors ) winning from Chicago, 7 to 2. Ruth i had struck out twice provlously. A man was left stranded on base on each occasion. "Lefty" Williams wabbled in the fourth Inning and after two were out he walked Ward and Plpp. 1 lie then had the call two and two on I Ruth and took a chance, lie grooved I a fast one waist high, and the big j slugger drove It over the right field bleacher Wall. The high wind de-I de-I prived Ruth of another homer in the last inning, lie hit' In the same dlrec- tlon, but tho north wind carried It .' foul bv a few feet. 'Uo followed this with a drive to right for two bases and was thrown out trying to stretch It Into a triple. Mays kepulhe locals' : hits scattered. Score: . R. 11. IS. New York 7 7 1 Chicago . . 2 7 2 Batteries Mays and Hannah; AVll-llams, AVll-llams, Wilkinson and Schalk, Lynn. DETROIT AGAIN LOSING. j DETROIT, June 17. Boston nosed out ahead in a pitchers' battle Uefo today to-day and won the opening game of the series from Detroit, 2 to 1. The Red Sox scored In the opening inning, and , due to J. Bush's superb pitching were j never in danger until tho ninth, when I the Tigers gained their only run. ' Score:: R. H. E. Boston 2 C 0 ; Detroit 1 5 0 I Batteries J. Bush and Schang; Dausa, Okrio and Ainsmlth. ! SLUGGLN'G PEST. . ST. LOUIS, June 17. St. Louis and j Philadelphia indulged In a free hitting contest today, and while the latter outbalted the locals, St. Louis bunched I Its driven to belter advantage and won, ! 12 to 9. It was the locals' eighth consecutive con-secutive victory. Blgbee, who started for tho visitors, was driven from the box in the third, after allowing six 1 straight hits and giving one pass. Aus-i Aus-i tin, tho first man to race Hasty, who succeeded Bigbec, hit a home run, driving In Williams, who had doubled j Sothoron was unsteady throughout i and was relieved by Woilmau in the i ninth while the bases wore ull Willi ; only one out. Score: j R. II. .E, I Philadelphia 'J IS J , St. Louis 12 M 1 ' Batteries Bigbeo, Hasty and Per- kins; Sothoron, Welliuan and Billings. |