New-York tribune., 1916-07-07
Donovan's Twirler from
Chilhowie Continues His
Unbeaten March.
PECK'S BATTING BIG
FEATURE OF VICTORY
Rowland Uses Three Pitchers in
Vain Effort to Offset Nick'S
Effectiveness.
Bv GRANTLAND RICE.


merry villagers were idhng homeward
the village druggist at Chilhowie' Va
wiped away his cigar and soda water
sign and replaced the same with this
announcement: "NicS Makes 1t Eight
Straight"
Whercupon the joyful villagers en-
tered the emporium and drank Colonel
Cullop's health in strawberry sodas.
For this announcement was abso-
lutely correct. Using tho same old Zip
20 his fast one and the Dip to his drop
Cullop continued his unbeaten march
along the broad highway by fattening
out the White SoN IN : 3 finish.
Manager Rowland hustled three pitch
ors out TO end Cullop's victorious
streak. but there was nothing doing.
The Sox started with Russell. switched
20 Benz. 81 finished with Cicotte, but
the combined stuff OF the trio was not
enough TO stop the star Yank southpaw,
uho has been i'm q winning mood since
he beat the s.. Louis Feds out Of flag
last fall.
But for two infeld errors In the first
,nninc Cullop would have permitted
but one run. with q fine chance for a
rhutout As it was. he rolled back the
Sox with four hits. two Of which came
81 the first. with Baker and Gedeon
slightly awry. After this start. which
retted three hostile runs, Chihowle
Nick eyicted the enemy with two
widely scattered singles through the
last eight reels.
There was no Glance for the strug-
cling Sox 70 break through again, for
Nank cast ranged far and fast for
everything in sight. On one occasion
Hughey High killed q hit by diving
hcadlong for the ball in short LETT.
while a. two other spicy intervals
Wally Pipp lifted the crowd 70 ITS
heels by TWO wonderful plays one on
a ground ball toward right and the
other on a low. back-handcd catch from
Baker.
Peck and Nunamaker Batting Stars.
These mentioned were the stars Of
the home defence. But there are two
sides 70 q ball game the same as 10 "a
plank. The Nanks needed a few runs
20 overcome a handicap OF three White
SoX tallies. whereupon Roger Peckin-
raugh and Leslie G. Nunamaker went
out after the same Peck produced no
less than three hits, Two OF which were
vital factors in driving runs across.
And with the count tied ln the seventh,
after Joe Gedeon had singled, Nuna-
maker drove q line blow FAR into left
field, sending Gedeon over with the
winning figure.
crrVa
Cullop his eighth straight victory. The
crafty southpaw hasn't lost game all
year and IN nearly every instance he
has suppressed the rival attack with
four or FIVE hits. There is 10 longer
any question about the pennant pros
pects Of the Yankee Carried along
by great pitching and q mighty defence,
they have the punch tO get the few runs
they need 10 land iu front.
Yesterdays triumph over the White
Sox gave Donovan's club fourteen VIC
tories from the last sixteen starts, only
a shade below a 800 clip for nearly
three weeks. Since the Nanks recov-
cred their stride in Cleveland nearly q
month ago they have wen eighteen ont
or twenty-five games. pace swift
enough 20 carry them into healthy
lead They won yesterday where
neither Pipp, Baker nor Magee was
able TO make a basehit. proving the bal
ance that exists on ATTACK as we'll as dc
fence.
For a few minutes il looked as Il
Cullop was at last caught and throt-
tied After Felsch had fouled out in the
first, Buck Weaver arrived ON Bakers
low throw to Ppp. Eddie Collins
walked and Jackson singled. Shane
Collins cracked double. scoring Weav-
r..Nrl Il nm
Fournler's sacrifice fly. and SO three
runs were over for Cullop and cast 20
shoot al.
lanks Right on the Job.
The Yanks wasted few precious mo-
ments in getting two Of these three
runs back. Paddy Baumann walked
and Hughey High singled. A passed
ball crupted here and Benz slpplanted
Russell. Peck smashed a double, scO"-
ing two. but got no farther.
The score was tied in the third when
High walked. Peck drove him TO third
with spiral single back Of second, and
Pipp's sacrifice fig came moment later
Only brilliant fielding prevented the
Nanks from winning in the sixth. Peck
opened this inning with his third hit
and then stole second. Pipp grounded
out 20 first. Baker came through with
long high fly 10 right For q heetng
breath this drive looked 20 be m the
stands. But as II fell a trine short Joe
Jackson backed up against the wall.
jumped az least two feet and hauled
the hit down as the back of his head
struck the stand.
On top Of this play Lee Magee poked
short Ay into left, which Buck Wcav-
or handled by throwing his willowy
form through the air for one Of the
great plays Of the afternoon. Only
these two spectacular efforts checked
the home attack which gathered new
force in the seventh. Gedeon started
with hot single and Nunamaker's
double carried on line 10 the left
field fence. On % double relay Weaver
attempted 20 nail Gedeon at the plate
but his throw bounded by Schalk, send
ing Nunamakcr on TO third This end
Ga Benz.
Cicotte came in and stopped the New
ork drive, but he came too late. In
ms two innings the able bodied Sickety
famed High. Peck and Pipp. but the
beans were already spilled before this
exhibition was put upon public display
For all this time the crafty Cullop
was shooting the SoX full Of holes In
The last eight innings but twenty-five
hatters faced him, High and Pipp saving
the occasion three times by scuttline
20 the right spot az the right time
Perfect control Of fast drop was the
main feature Of Cullop's work. as he
continually used this 10 hold the Sox
n check
Some fine infeld play by Eddie Col
Inns featured the Sox defence while
Eddie and Joe Jackson each landed one
safe blow. Jackson had climbed 20 37s
before mis- New York invasion, but he