'ERTY-TWO thousand fans sat on edge in Cleveland New York, Sept. 21.
as they watched the Detroit Tigers, leaders in the neck-and~ neck race for the American League pennant now drawing to one zsa ionic mira closest rivals, "Schoolboy" Rowe, ace moundsman for the Bengals, was the Cleveland Indians, by holding the responsible for the shutout. The Tiger hurler held the Indians to five scattered hits which, thanks to the airtight fielding of Rowi teammates, they were unable to convert into a songle tally, Meanwhile, the Tigers proceeded to put the game on ice with a grand fifth inning rally, the final count reading, 5-0.
Fox doubled in the fateful fifth for Detroit and with Rowe, Barrel and Gehringer each batting out a single, the Tigers, assisted by an error by Keltner, left their rivals behind for the second time in two days and thus increased their pennant leadership by two full games.
The third place Yankees gained on the Indians by chalking up a 5-4 victory over the Red Sox, Ros single in the ninth when the hi were loaded enabling the world champions to nose out the Bostonians. No other games scheduled in the junior loop, but a double-header will feature the Senators-Athletics clash tomorrow.
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