Giants and Dodgers Suffer Overwhelming Setbacks in Local Games.Yankees Trim Browns Schultz Cleans With I-'--.» Baker Homer,] T TERE are pictured Rogers Grimes Fails | Compelled Up Major League Batting Leaders _ Leave Contest Hoyt's Pitching _i i I Hornsby, of the St. To Upsetting Strategy ofNehf Louis Nationals, and To Hold Reds; Because of Injury Helps Hiigmen Harry Heilman, of the Detroit Local Pitcher Passes to "Get" Americans, who have been Score 12 to 5! LOUIS, Aug. 20..The jinx is Gain Decision Hornsby Supposedly ST.on the trail of the Yankees again. Weak Whose Cleut Nets Four leading the batsmen of their Frank Baker, who has been playing Hitter, Runs; as to Whether Mar-i 'Home ' Baker Cardinals Take Game Here 10 to II respective leagues from almost Dispute wonderful ball of late and whose Suffers Opening by the outset of the campaign. qiiíird or Maride Should! hitting has been a wonderful factor Injury; May Be Out of in keeping the New York team in Both have been con¬ Receive Credit for Win! the Game for a Week By R. J. Kelly hitting the race, was injured in the first over are" with the The heavy-hitting Cardinals invaded the Pö'io Grounds yesterday sistently .400 and Burleifrh Grimes had an off day at inning of to-day's game Charles A. Btratned a muscle in By Taylor afternoon and handed the Giants one of the worst beating.-; McGraw's well ahead of their rival slug¬ Ebbets Field yesterday, and accord¬ Browns. Baker ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20,.Wait« the suffered an over¬ his thigh just after he had doubled Boys- outfit has sustained in many a day. The Westerners broke loose on the gers. was the lead¬ ingly Dodgers pitched the Yanks to over the Hornsby defeat at the of the in that inning. victory wildest kind of a rampage and slammed out a total of fifteen hits, includ¬ whelming hands Browns to-day, the score being 6 to ing batter of the National Reds in the first game of the series. Thft third baseman was compelled ing three home runs. When the rout had ended the Giants were on the 2. The triumph of the Hugmeu was last season, but Heil¬ The score was 12 to 5. Purleigh had to leave the game. It is not known losing end of th?. lopsided score of 10 to 1. As a result of the setback League marred somewhat by ?n accident to. plenty of opportunities to win, but just how long he will be out. The Baker which they are now seven full games behind the Pirates. man has never before set the may keep the veteran blew several leads, and was finally injury is similar to the one Baker third sacker out Artie Nehf started on in of the same for a Southpaw thc^ pace the American circuit. deluged under a shower of base hits. suffered early in the season. mound for the home club and, wit", the.1":' week or more. The ex- king Home Run Record i_i Zach Wheat helped Grimes with a r-trained a muscle In his help of some brilliant by Frank right leg support home run in the fourth, but it was in while running bases In tho first inning. Frisch and Ross Young;, managed to In vain. Newark Bears Lose Dixie Davis, one of the many Yank last until the fifth inning, when he Major Leagues jinxes, had a miserable afternoon cr. The Dodgers seemed headed to a tii.' made the fatal mistake of walking the mound, the Yanks finally driving S-ason's victory when they had a three-run lead Two Close Contests him from the box. renowned Rogers Ilorr.sby, with two . Yesterday. Total. Fournler. I in the fourth, but Grimes was wal¬ The Yankees secured one run in the men on the bases and two out, in order Cardinals. 11 first r."-à would ro Wheat. Dodders. I C< for four runs in the To Buffalo Bisons ir,nhi<¿ probably hav..> "get" the supposedly weak hitting Boeckel, Braves. 1 7 loped next two scored more had it not been for the Joe Schultz, who patrols right field Skthultz, Cardinals. I 5 innings. again forged to the to Baker, combined with for when Ilighee, Pirates. 1 :i injury the Cardinals the opposing front 5 to 4, but Grimes was absolute¬ coaching by Bob Shawkey. .litcher is a left bander. Stock, Cardinals. 1 I Score of First Gamo Is 4 Elmer in th? and had to Miller hit th.o fust, ball pitched birn to Mr. Schultz lost little time in re¬ ly helpless eighth to left center for three bases. Peck the insult and settled TOTALS TO DATE be taken out in favor of Smith. Smith 1, While Second is De¬ senting promptly National to i:nerbe, bu¿ Miller counted on Ruth's the outcome of the game by driving League was not much better, the Reds help¬ cided 4 to 3 Count grounder to the 15r.be -he bali into the left eld bleachers. Philadelphia. 71 by McManus, being St. themselves to four more, runs -.<¦. ired at first. It was the ninth time that this stum Louis. 70 ing in !ia.s been in New York. 02 the ninth. BUFFALO, Aug. 20- Buffalo opened Enter Baker With Dot.b'o accomplished the National Brooklyn . .10 at home with * victory over the Baker a iwi this Nehf watched Boston . Rube laced double d the League year. sadly 48 Marquard started against his Bears here this the seoivs right the four runs over PÜ tshtirg-h . ;il afternoon, field foul line and Meusel walked. c'a.ter the plate former mates, but the Rube received 4 to 4 to .". On »pd then to Bill Chicago . 28 being 1 and tin- hit and run signal P gave way ".yan. Cincinnati. 18 The scores: Parade of Local Pitchers poor support and all the breaks went over short. Baker in him. He retired at the end FT 15 ST GA3IE start strained a muscle ii The newcomer to one Total. 1178 against pitched only NEWARK (I, I..) BUFFALO .1. leg. He war, limping as he pus-,-.: batter and was taken out in favor of American Leugne of the fifth, lending 4 to 3. Cliff ab r h i«) ab r i. po a o o third, but Shawkey waved him on ,-i Now Maride, the pitcher claimed the lelds. rf. loo 2 Gllhooley. rf :; (k2 5 0 for] pinch hitter in the last half of the York. ill by 10 2 :. 0 an easy out at the Philadelphia . plate, Williams to fifth. Slim Sallee pitched the nert three' <>!> Yankees, relieved him in tho sixth and Miller, lb :¦ ! 1 I-1 0 .«droit . 53 Severoid. innings and was also pounded unmerci- St. yielded two more run«. This put Bin '-¦. rf 2 o o i Louis. 51 in front 5 to .'.. an«! raised If 1 0 3 O '1 12 0 »ob Meusel. Wally Pipp and Wally rle, too, gave way to a pinch Washington . Hi Brooklyn lb 3 11 9 0 0 M'Carrcn, 3b 3 o .1 DO .1 a ; Schang collaborated ii ittcr and Phil turned the Cleveland . ?.0 controversy over the vvinnin I Ol.Tai obs. if.. Douglas <¦ -i ,. :-¦ 0 "- o n i the Yankees second run, in Chlcofro . 24 pitcher. y nißh. back order in the ninth. Boston. 12 ). ï 1 1 1 1 0 M 'I'll).,'. p. 2 0 t'l "10 across in the fourth, Cardinals wer-' fnr Markle thumping Victory Totals. 31 l 4 il -. past short, and advanced base hits to all corners of the inclosure Total. 307 24 i Totals. 21 0 As t