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Show NEW YORK TAKES THE THIRD FROM BROWNS .5,000 ST. LOUIS FANS SEE HOME TEAM LOSE 3-2 ST LOUIS, Sept. 18. Tlirough clever baseball tactics in the ninth inning, N.ew York came from behind today andj beat St. Louis. 3 to 2, in a thrilling contest before 25.000 fans. 1 he victory gives the Yankees a lead of one and one-half one-half games over St. Louis in the race for the American league championship. XT Vi il ix, Mo Sept. IS. With u lead of one-half guim the New York Yankees met St Louis, their nearest rivals in their 8e-saw struggle for the 1922 pennant. In the thud ami final game of tho season's last series. Should the Browns win they will as-' BUI e the lead. A loss Of the game would place i hem 1 1-C games behind be-hind the leaders. A capacity crowd estimated at: 2f,0nn w; on hand at game time,' bringing the total estimated attend-' ance of the series to 85,000. The crowd began lining up during the early morning hours and at 11 a m a string of fans measuring several sev-eral block In length awaited the, opening of the pates. I nn,- Dixie" Mavis was sent ;,. ih.-mound ih.-mound for ihe locals, whlli BUllet Jo.' Hu-h re. eied ih' hurling assignment assign-ment for the lsltors. The team have divided the first two games of the serjes the visitors having won the first. 2 to 1 and the locals have .taken the m "rid. 5 to 1. The lineup: , New York Witt, cf; Dugau. 3b., liutb. If. 1 'ipp, lb; Mouse!, rf: Schang.' c. Ward, 2b, Scott ss. Bush, p I St. Iau Tobin. if Foster. 3b. Sis-' ler. lb; Williams, If; Jacobson. f i MeManus 2b. Seereld. p; Gerber. H; I Davis, p. Umpires Guthrie, Evans and Dl-i Dl-i ncen FIRST INKING. New Yoik Witt sent out a roller I to Mi Mnnus. Dugan struck out.. Ruth went out, MeManus to Staler witt going to second Slater dropped Gerber- throw on Plpp'a trounder.j M.jsel forced PipP on second. Me Manns to Gerber. No runs, one hit. one n or St. l.oAls Tobln. Koster and Sisler! went out in order. Ward to Plpp onj each play. Ng runs, no hits, no errors. SECOND INNING New York Sebang lined to Tobln. Ja obaoo took Ward's high fly. andj also Scott's pop fly. No runs, no hits, no errors St. Louis In;gan took Williams pop! fly; Jacobson was hit by a pitched ball. Mi Manus drove to Kutb Jacob- I son out stealing Schang to Ward. No runs, no hits, ro errors TIIIRI INNING. New York Foster threw out Bush 1 Wltl got an Infield hit on a bounder to Foster Dugun filed to Williams I Ruth sent a high fly to Gerber. No runs, one hit. no errors. St Louis Severeld walked and was, forced by Gerber. Bush to Scott, and Gerber was -sacrificed to second by Ia)s. Bush tapinc Ials on the base line. Tobln drove to Ruth No runs, no lilts, no errors. FOl irni INNING. New York Jacobson went out In-' to the crowd In right center for Plpp'k hipb di Hugglns protested the out while the spectatnr clamored to continue con-tinue the game Meutiel popped to tMsler. MeManus threw out Schang. No runs, no hits, no errors. St. Louis Foster was called out on strikes after foulln? off seven balls. Sisler went out, Scott to Pipp Williams Wil-liams popped to Ward. No runs, no hits, no errors. FIFTH INNING ' New York Ward drew tho first walk Off Pavis and went to second on Scott'8 sacrifice bunt. Slsl.-r to MeManus Me-Manus on first. Bush drove to Wil-.llams. Wil-.llams. Wltl walked Dugan filed to Gerber in short left. I No runs, no hits, no errors 1 St Louls--Jarohson s double Into the crowd was the first bit off Busn MeManus singled to left. Jacobson go-i"ng go-i"ng lo third, but Mi Manus w u.s trapp d I goins to second and was thrown out I trying to reach first, Ward to Plpp Jacobson scored on Severeld'a aacrlflce fly to Rutb. Ruth took Gerber's fly One run. two hits, no errors. SIXTH INNINt. I New York Ruth reached first on I i ia n' error Plpp popped to Foster Meusel fouled to Sisler Schang out, ' Davis to Sisler No runs, no bite, one error St Louis Davis was thrown out by Ward. Tobln singled t right. Fos-, ter filed to Scott. Sisler fouled to Dugan. No runs, one hit, no errors SEVENTH INNING New York Ward was thrown out by Davis Scott filed to Tobln. Gerber Ger-ber threw out Bush on a fast play No runs no bits, no errors St. Louis Williams doubled Into, the right field crowd. Jackson sacrl-! ficed. Bush to Plpp Mi Manus dou- bled to left seuring Williams. M:-1 Manus went to third while Bush threw oul Sever.-id Gerber struck out. One run two hits, no errors. EIGHTH INNING New York Foster threw out Witt, ! Dugan doubled to center for the third hit off Davis- The crowd cheered as Ruth was called out on strikes Dugaa, scored when Plpp. pot an Infield sin-1 gle and went to second when MeManus Me-Manus threw wild. Meusel was called out oil strikes One run. two hits, one error. St. Louis Davis grounded out to Ward Tobln went out the same way Foster was thrown out by Scott. No runs, no hits, no errors. NINTH INNING. New York - Sehanp got an Infield single and went to second on a passed ball Smith batted for Ward, and Pruett relieved Davis smith wahl taken out and McNally sent to bat when the call was one ball and one i strike McNally sacrificed and both runners were safe on Severeld'a low throw to catch Schang going to third Shocker relieved Pruett on the mound Bush forced Sehanp at the plate, Mc-I Manus to Severeld Witt singled to j center scoring McNally and Scott Dugan hit Into a double play. I 08-ler 08-ler to MeManus to Sisler Two runs ' . two lilts, one error. St Louis McNally went to second I for the Yanltecs. Slsl.-r out, McNally , to Plpp. Williams popped to McNallv , i In right center. Jacobson grounded Out to Scott. No runs, no hits, no errors. Final score R. H. E .1 I New York 3 6 0, St Louis 2 j 4 |