Ruth Drives Mets to Ninth Victory Over Detroit
Ruth hits two homers to lift New York to a 9-6 win over Detroit, extending the streak to three straight victories. Baker adds a second homer, driving in Ruth and Pipp as Collins falters in the eighth.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1921
Page
6
Ruth hits two homers to lift New York to a 9-6 win over Detroit, extending the streak to three straight victories. Baker adds a second homer, driving in Ruth and Pipp as Collins falters in the eighth.
In a tense game Tobin and Lamb delivered the deciding runs in the tenth. Final score shows St Tous 10 Philadelphia 9 with a late rally after a 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 sequence. Batteries were Davis Bayne Kolp Severeid Moore Naylor Perkins.
Francois Descampa, manager of Georges Carpentier, argues in L Auto against predictions that the French champion will win in one or two rounds. He cites a May 31 letter from Manhasset Long Island noting Carpentier is confident but faces a tough fight against Dempsey.
New York June 14 Babe Ruth adds to his legend with his twenty second and twenty third homers off Davis of Detroit. He hits four homers in two games, extends his streak to seven in five games, and surpasses his 1920 mark by 16 days. The second homer travels about 475 feet into center field bleachers.
Tonight the American Legion boxing card at the Broadway theater features a main bout Earl France versus Clonie Tait with a likely 21 rounds if all go the distance. The event draws attention from Portland to Los Angeles as the West’s top lightweights collide for chances at eastern contenders. France and his promoter Billy Rowe earn praise for sportsmanship while Tait’s speed and power test the Canadian champ Rail Rose also noted for his solid ring generalship locally Walter Rooney debuts against Ed Uren in a keen supporting bout.
Multiple games summarized with scores and key moments. Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia show strong pitching and runs. Jones and Cheever lead, Beat shuts them down. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati clash in a tight contest with Meusel homering. Brooklyn and Cincinnati exchange hits in a 7 2 win for Cincinnati. New York ends St. Louis’ win streak as league play continues.
The Giants capitalized on Be Louis errors and clutch hitting to seize an 6 to 4 win in the eighth inning. Key contributors included pitchers and batters listed as Toney E Smith Stryker R Walker North and Clemons in a tense late surge.
Amateur baseball recap notes West Side Sluggers beating West Side Heavy Hitters by a 10 19 score as reported by Slush Sere. Also mentions The Pagan Avene Gangsters winning a doubleheader, defeating the Dublin Gulch Juniors in a single game along Anaconda Road.
Georges declares he will land a fret telling punch as he trains for the July 2 world title clash with Jack Dempsey. He says he will drop Dempsey on a single mistake and foresees strong odds, while security tightens around the Carpentier camp amid curious spectators. The Moonlight Tigers beat the Belmont Cubs 11 to 8 at Berkeley grounds.
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