New York, May 22.
OE McCarthy's fast stepping Yankees moved up into third place in the American League today by turning back the Detroit Tigers 6 to 5, while the faltering Boston Red Sox were losing 4 to 1 to the St. Louis Browns.
The Yanks led throughout but at no stage of the game was their lead comfortable.
Credit for the victory went to rookie Stephen Peek who was starting his first major league game. Peek lasted until the eighth, when the Tigers started hitting him hard and McCarthy sent in Norman Branch to finish the game.
Two of the New York runs were} ing the seventh place Washington the result of homers, with Tommy Senators 4 to 3. The Indians came Henrich getting a circuit drive in from behind in the ninth to push the first inning and catcher BW over the necessary two runs.
Dickey duplicating the feat in the With two outs against them eighth, Peckinpaugh club opened St, Louis rallied late in the game rally with Lou Bordreau driving to defeat the Red Sox, collecting out a double, Bordreau came home three scores in the eighth and their when Roy Weatherley followed with other counter in the ninth, a single, Hal Trosky then connected Bob Muncrief end John Kramer with a long single to drive in the handled the mound assignment for winning run, Al Smith, Joe Hey the Browns and limited the Red ing and Harry Eisentat saw mound Sox to five hits, including one run duty for the Indians while Sydney which was scored off Muncrief in Hudson went the full route for the the fifth, St. Louis collected 13 Tiger: hits, most of them off Charlie Wagger who stayed on the mound Chisox Hang on to Second until the ninth when he was re-Neved in favour of Les Fleming, The Chicago White Sox held on 1 io second place as they took Indians Stay on Top measure of the Philadelphia Athletic
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