New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-31
After Winning One Game
Donovan's Team Prompt
ly Loses.
PASSES ARE USEFUL
IN FIRST ENCOUNTER
Young Myers Gives Brilliant
Pitching Exhibition Against
Bob Shawkey.
nv GRANTLAND RICE.


vicinity having been cleared OF WIN
nings streaks. the palpitating citizens
Of New York and environs can now
settle down TO a normal existence
again. Il was just as well that the
poisonous gases from the various WIN
ming streaks were swept away, TOT tne
strain was beginning to tell ana any
number of fanatics were beginning TO
crack badly under it.
In the forenoon battle at the polo
Grounds the Yanks decided definitely
to start another streak OF their own
when a young Mr.. Crowell started feed
ing them passes around the bases IN
the opening round. But the peppery
Yanks quickly changed their minds and
abandoned the idea completely in the
afternoon, when Elmer Myers left
Mack's stable and began shooting his
fast one around their moist necks and
baggy knees. IL was just as well Don
ovan's team canned the winning streak
idea in time, for it was so extremely
distasteful 10 Myers that he would
have throttled it anyway with that zip
bail which he turned loose from his
bare paw.
As a result Of the forenoon and az
ternoon jubilee Ray Fisher beat Crow
ell TO 2 in the morning, while Myers
upset Bob Shawkey, who also pitched
brilliantly, by the thin margin of to
0 later on.
Boone Is at Fault.
Bob Shawkey was pitching shutout
ball in the afternoon on his own hook
until Danny Boone slipped in the sew
ont tIfff trrn hfa NIT
steal and a hit. scored the lone run
through no fault of Shawkey's, but it
was quite enough for Myers to work on
the rest of the way. There were $4,000
in the stands when Shawkey and Myers
grappled on the green turf. The signs
were all set for a pitchers battle, as
Shawkey had won five out of six and
Myers had already packed away six out
Of eight. But no one ever dreamed the
tall and spiral looking youth whom
Mack set 10 the rife pit was any such
star, despite his record.
For three years the crafty Connie
has been developing Myers as a fancy
gardener develops some rare rosebush.
Mack had been planting young Elmer
IN one spot after another where the
pitching wing could get good, fresh air,
plenty Of sun and the proper moisture.
Last season Myers was planted at Rail
eigh, n. c., and this spring Mack de-
clded that his young star was about
ripe. The result is one OF the best
looking young sections Of pitching
flesh that ever stepped upon the field.
Myers is the same young man that re-
Gently beat the White Sox to in
eleven innings, and it is doubtful IL the
Yanks could have scored on him yester-
day If they had started at dawn.
He had the conventional speed, a dip
and zipp to his fast one, corking curve
and the cool courage TO work along
without break. Myers not only held
the Yanks to four hits, but three OF
these were scratches. After Gilhooley
had soaked the second ball pitched for
clean single TO left not another solid
blow was fired by any Yankee riheman.
Myers tanned the high and low alike,
and TO show that he was in earnest
famed Walters no less than three
times.
Walsh's Steal Counts.
With Myers tanning the Yanks, Bob
Shawkey had the Mackmen equally sub
dued Up to the seventh Shawkey had
allowed but four scattered hits. Then,
with two out in this moody inning,
Boone. Danny dug up the ball nicely,
but pegged low to Pipp for a life at
first. Walsh lost no great time in steal
ing second, the sole theft off Walters,
and battered on in with the game when
RUDE 0ldrng raped a single. There
are times when one run is less than a
drop in the breaking surf. But yester-
day afternoon one run was a verltable
deluge.
In the eighth Donovan sent in John
Franklin Baker to impress the young
Athletic star. but they all looked pre-
cisely alike 10 Elmer and his zip ball.
Baker passed away on an easy tap TO
the pick of Comics inield, who plays
third base. IL was tough game for
Shawkey TO lose, as the noted golfer
hadn't permitted an earned run and
was evidently having one Of his best
days. He has beer pitching so bril-
liantly of late that it was bit dis
concerning to see his stride upset by
an inheld boot Boone had hard day
at short with three misplays. and two
of them came after fine stops, bad
peg 10 Pipp resulting. But only one of
these was costly and this wrecked the
nip and tuck battle beyond repair.
About the only enjoyment the Yanks
got out OF the afternoon game was
running wild on Catcher Meyer. Only
a few got on but these stole no less
than four bases where only after star
rlays by Nap Lajoie around second |
prevented the runners from trooping
on 20 third. Meyer kept the great |
Frenchman digging in the dirt and |