The sun., 1916-08-23
Cic0tte's Hypnotic Spell
Fails and YankS Win, 7-6
Climbers Overcome Jinx on Sixth Attempt
-Mullen's Great All Around Work FeaturestLocals
Land in Third P~lace-Only Four Assists for Sox.

Harlem last night Charley played hrst
base on the midway sack. or the stun
would " been all of In the eighth.
After Weaver opened with a single
Eddie Collins hit to Shawkey. and Bob
made a very naughty throw to second
base. 1t was low inc yards wide.
Mullen's Wonderful Play.
No human second baseman could have
been expected TO stop that ball. but
Charley Mullen IL a first baseman play
ing second, lie toed the bag and made
a long. swinging scoop and the bail
stuck. 1t was n wonderful play! To
show how important II was jackson
followed with a single and Fournief
with a double. Two run came in.
leaving the score one short Of a tie.
Had not Mullen held this ball the Sox
certainly would nave tied and probably
would have won In this inning.
In the ninth Mullen just went crazy
with the heat. He grabbed Eddie MUIR
phys hot liRe drive over toward third
base. and then darted into short centre
for an impossible catch of a low fly
by Fred McMull.n. by n forward lunge
Charley snatched the ball out Of the
air with his bare hand. Some boy Is
Charley. and some second baseman!
II was "A red hot fght and the heat
seems to MAKE all the boys peevish. Once
Jacques Fourier. the Infatuated French
man. wanted to charge the Yankee dug.
out and get vengeance on some Tcu;ons.
High hung on one wrist and Brick
Owens on the other. and then Jack
wanted to lick Brick. Then Bob Shaw
key and Buck Weaver almost put on a
ten round bout. II was u dandy.
Baker Must Wait.
The vank medico thinks more Of
Frank Bakers ribs than he does Of the
teams pennan, chances Franks fingers
were jus: itching to get a bat In his
ham this week and go after Plpp's home
run record. but the Doc says that un-
der no conditions can Baker don the
spangles before two weeks. and that Is
absolute. So /, is up to Paddy Baunann
to keep on pounding the leather.
The Sox started on with two runs on
Shawkey. and 1t looked az though O.
cote was In clover. Shane Collins
opened with a double and Weaver hit to
Sha wkcy. Bob thr W wild to third try
Ing To cut down Collins and John scored.
Weaver taking second. Eddie Coilins's
out put tuck on third. n he came in
on Jackson's sacrifice NY. Cicotte's
knuckle ball refused to knuck!e early.
and the ianks came right back with two
In their half OF the first. High singled,
and was Peck's advance guard when
capt. Roger poked the globule over the
left field iamparts for the circuit.
Th Yanks took the lead with n third
run in the second. The useful Mullen
opened with n single. took second on
Raumann's sacrifice and scored on Val.
ters's double to right. Cicott vas bat
tered up for two more In he fourth. and
;hen he resigned. O,dr.ng SKINNED =
slow single to short and stole second
as Mullen famed. Baumann heat out
hunt. placing the Bronx Rubc on third
from where ne scored OH Walters's
smash TO McMulien. Fred hit Oldrina
with the ball. and Baumarn went &c
third. though Schalk shot down Walter:
at second. Shawkey spun a single tc
left. scoring Paddy.
Weaver scored for Chicago In tht
sixth with "A home run drive into tbs
! right field stand, and the Yanks got +
hack on Baumann's single and steai
Magee's pass and Highs single. Eacl
team also picked up one run In ,h'
seventh. For Chicago McMullen wake
and stole. and scored on John Collins,
single. while Oldr!ng's double and Mul
lens single got 1t back for New York.
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