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Show YANKEES BEAT ' ST. LOUIS 2 T0 1 First of Crucial Series Goes; To New York American Team NEW YORK, Julv 11 The New; York Americans made an effor' to; regain the lead In their championship i race today when they lackU d the St. Louis Browns In the firl of a four-i gamo series, the most Important play-od play-od in the American league so far this, season. 1'rban Shockor, former New York pit. her, wa9 In the box for St. Louis. v York defeated blm twice wrhen the Yankeoa lat were in St. Louis and Shocker was our fur revenfe. Joa liuh was selected by tugglns to op- POSS the star pitcher of tho Browns. Third Baseman Ellcrbe of St Loula was out of tho game with a lame arm and Robertson. R recruit from Joplln, played his poalUou ST. LOWS SCOURS St Louis scored a run In the first. Inning hen Tobln singled to right! und scored on Williams' single. The Yanks tied the score in their! half of the sooond when Ward made a fr-ak home run. He hit a hard liner! to center nnd Williams extended hia! gloved hand In the ail for the drive but batted the bail into tho bleachers i for a homo run ffw. York went into the lead in the sLxth inning. Babe Ruth hit a tow ii-lng fly to short right and when Tobin muffed it Ruth headed head-ed for third. Tobin followed with a second error, a wild throw over Robinson's Rob-inson's head and Ruth scored.' Neither side scored in the seventh eighth or ninth frames and the Yanks scored a 2-to-l victory. Score: R. H E St. Louis 100 000 000 1 8 3 New York . ..010 001 OOx 2 7 0 Potteries Shocker and Sovereld; Bush and Schang. nn . |