New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
pinch Pitching in Second
Game Turns Tide
for Red Sox.
CARDIGAN PLEADS
WHILE JOE WARNS UP
Wsrhop Wins His First Game OF
Season in the Earlier
ARRAY.

Scientists have vainly enoeaVoreo 70
hastily the appendix ever since It was
discovered. Although seemingly use
less there has been . feeling that
sooner or later some special function
- The organ might be discovered. Joe
Wood. Of the Red SOx, closed one ave-
m. Of speculation yesterday, when he
proved that the appendix has nothing
whatever TO do with pitching. Il was
The erst appearance Of Wood in New
y,vk sinee the doctors delved into him
last sp-ing. and his advent late IN the
gecond zane prevented the Yankees
fron, winning . doUble-hesder. The
srzt came fell 20 the lot Of the Yankees
nv score Of 8 20 ?, and the Red Sox
took the second al I 70 3.
The mer who operated on Joe Wood
did not remove his courage or MS
smoke. and both we're called into play
YESTERDAY. His was pinch pitching. Al
Though he stood on the top Of Henry
FAbisn's high mountain, Wood was al
WAYS in . hole, with few out and
many on.
Tbs crisis which faced him in the
eighth was not Of his making, but IN
the ninth he created another thrilling
situation, and again came through IN
scsthed. The sight Of a runner dane
ing about third seemed an inspiration
10 Wood. and the loud roofing for the
home team only made him grit his
teeth q little harder and add few
extra pounds 10 the propulsion he put
behind his fast ball
Rankin Johnson, not the great John
son. but q man who has beaten him
twice this year. began the second game
for Boston and went steadily along h!s
way until the eighth inning, when the
Yankees suddenly began pumping hits
into ripht field. The Red SOX had
Lad Of three runs. but in the face OF
IRE fusillade IL dwindled. Bill Carrl-
gsn cent Wood 20 the warm up patch
IN right or the run, but 50 fast came
the hits Of the Yankees that Joe had
little time 70 loosen the kinks IN his
arm.
A petty point Of procedure afforded
q welcome opportunity 20 Carrlgsn'
and he rushed 20 the middle OF the
diamond 10 protest that Hlloerbrano,
Inc unDire behind the bat, had failed
m announce Doc Cook when he went
!, ~ hat for Harry Williams. While
The manager pleaded for pltiless pub
Iicitv Wood worked himself into
pitebing frame Of mind, and as soon
as one more hit had been made Jonn-
son was banlsheo,
When Wood entered The box OoCS
Cook vas on third and Ray CaloWel,
was Al first. Two runs were IN anu
one was needed 70 tie the score. 20
bodv had been retired. The nrst on
eiaI act OF Wood was 70 throw or L
Wsissl on a little infeld tap. COOK
s' L.15 20 third. but Caldwell wen
10 second Truesdsle hit a nigh lou
- Csdv and Peckinpaugh lifted 20 IT'S
Speaker. -..;-t-. most
-, Gov one afternoon, but Wooa SCI
biTsef an even harder task IN me
rirtb Hartzell began by Smashing q
In over first base which JanNTIn
t-o-ks5 down but could not hold, ana
goISsD followed by beating out $40"
hit to Yerkes. e.
uaIS., Hartzell surprised Csdy oy
-,.Eing dash for third and reached
r. bsg in safety. At this point the
Y.,kess lost what seemed TO be COCO
onnortunity 70 tie the score, Dale!
~ slow grounder TO Scott, but
Ws,+@sli held his base and the batter
uas thrown out at first. I'd S"et"t!
rrolonged the agony by frettng ABOUT
Bntil the count was three balls ano TWO
strikes The next ball sizzled as II
came across the plate and dropped
little, too Sweeney Tanned.
Eunamsker batted for Caldwell and
cent nasty slow RrOunder 20 Scott
INT q fast throw 70 first beat the run
nsr by a foot.
SOY. wiped his brow. 81 don't know
when I've felt the heat so much, ne
said. ,., l.-oo.
-.ra recruited from comparatively
humble walks Of life. Jack "arnop'
Who pitched. won his first game OF the
season and il was the much lampooned
RU Holden who ended the contest Dy
making a fine running catch OF a ioui,
holding the ball in spite OF the pest
Efforts Of the concrete wall TO snake II
loose.
s-eskcr last night. for no matter what
his salary may be he earned It, making
fve fne hits for the afternoon. The
cunt would have been six only for a
gTest catch by Pete Daley in the first
Boston took the lead in the fourth
;,n;ny Of the early battle, when
sneaker singled and Duffy Lewis put
he bali into the right field stand. In
the latter half Of the inning Truesdale
singled and Peckinpaugh hit for the
cireuit. sending the ball TO deep right.
The winning run came IN the seventh