w! Derringer, pit Field, Cincinnati, Oct. 8. world championship since 1919 here today. In a game that had over 30,000 fans hoarse from cheering, the Reds nosed out the Detroit! Tigers 2 to 1 in the seventh and) decisive game of this year's classic.
Derringer was in trouble only twice during the entire game. In the third inning the Tigers scored on two hits. Im the fourth inning the Tigers collected two more hits, and threatened to score, but the, rally was snuffed out when the Cincinnati infield came to Derringer's support, Frank McCormick opened the attack on Newsom in the fatal seventh inning when the Tigers were leading 1-0. McCormick pasted out a 382 foot double against the left wall. Jimmy Ripple followed up immediately with another double, this one against the right field wall scoring McCormick.
The Tigers scored their lone run in the third inning. Bill Sullivan lined out a single which hopped off Frank McCormick's glove.
Hank Greenberg, spark plug of the Tiger offensive, then stepped up to the plate and Cincinnati fans were ready to kiss the game goodbye. But they forgot about Derringer. Derringer put three fast ones straight cross. the. plate and Mr. Greenberg went down swinging.
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