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Show 4- j RARE 8JTS OF BASEBALL NEWS CHICAGO, June 16 (By the Associated Asso-ciated Press.) Martin McManus was responsible for the St. Louis Browns' victory Thursday when he drove the ball toward left field. Sisler was on base and the ball took a bounce and went imo the bleachers, giving McManus Mc-Manus a home run and putting the Browns out in front. Umpire Hiklebrand had to be escorted escort-ed from the field by police Thursday after rendering a decision which ended end-ed the game between the Yankees and the Tiger". Everett Scott was at bat with the tying run on third base ind two outs. The third strike was fouled off ,and the arbiter claimed Scott attempted at-tempted to bun' the hall The New York players surrounded the umpire, but no (harm i;is done. Corhnm Levertte, the pitcher obtained ob-tained from Fort Smith. Ark. for $5000 by the White Sox. and who received re-ceived one-half if his purchase price from the Fort Smith club because of n contract containing "-iich an agreement, agree-ment, piieh-il .i :..,l ;;ime Thursday against the Athletics, but gave way to Charley Robertson of perfect game fume in the ninth inning Robbie was unable to holil the one run lead and as a result the winning streak oi the Chicago elub was broken, after having tucked away six victories. |