New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
Triples by Nunamaker and
Pipp Big Factors in
Triumphs.
TWELFTH VICTORY
FOR BOB SHAWKEY
Donovan's Men Defeat Covel-
eskie for First Time
Oldring Misses Train.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

New York from his Jersey plantation
despite the fact that 7. r. Cobb blew
himself 70 batting average Of go
for the day, the irrepressible fank'
peeled off another double-header yes
terdav and moved out two full game:
beyond the Red Sox in order TO start
the week in highly commendable way
In the first encounter Bob Shawkey
shut out Harry Covelskie 2 to in g
tight battle that Leslie G. Nunamakei
broke UP with lusty triple in the fifth
In the second section Slim Love anc
Allen Russell overpowered Bill james
and George Cunningham by the count
of 8 TO 2, where the predominating
wallop was Wally Pipp's long three
bagger in the third, driving two runs
over. So Nunamaker and Pipp together
personally and impersonally accounted
for four Of the FIVE local runs, for
which they deserve unlimited acclaim.
But after all il was the unyielding,
.nfaltering stanchness Of the home
.0fence that accounted for the double
t.l.ph. The absence Of Baker, Gill
loo.eg. Maise4 and Oldring may have
...esaeued the offence at many points,
int whatever happens nothing seems TO
5e sufficient 10 weaken the lanks de-
fensive line. AS troopers fall BACK
wounded or manned new entries I'LL the
cans. and the Job Of breaking through
is tough beyond all measure
Jennings Makes Vain Effort.
Yesterday Hughey Jennings exhaust
ed al the ammunition IN MS snop IN
a vain effort 10 get somewhere. ~
Cobb. running amuck, reached hrst SIX
times out OF eight starts. Crawford
and kavanaugh were twice thrown IN
as slugging reserves to burst the bar
rier. but in spite OF all this with wet
ball and a rain-sOaked iield the fank
defence held the Tiger foray 10 TWO
runs in eighteen innings.
In the first contest Bob Shawkey won
his twelfth victory OF the year by sup
pressing every Tiger except Cobb. De-
troit reached Shawkey for six hits, and
of these the Georgia Typhoon gathered
in three. The ex- Mackman has been
pitching brilliantly all year, the best
season he has ever known, and on Mon
dav he was at his best with fine control
OF a fast ball and a fast curve.
Shawkey drew tough assignment IN
Harry COveleskie, who entered the
game unbeaten by Donovan's club. Out
in Detroit he had trimmed the Yanks
twice, and at his only previous start
here he had held them at p IN
a sixteen inning draw. Shawkey real
lied the big job he had drawn and
went TO il with all he had from the
start For four innings the two pltch-
ers travelled side by side without per-
mitting a run. But in the NTH the
detonation finally came. g.,
Lutte Boone opened this period with
a hit and Nunamaker followed with his
three-base wallop. In order TO give
himself more leeway Shawkey decided
to add another tally by soaking one TO
left. scoring the hard hitting catcher.
With two runs to work on Bob took a
deep breath and stopped the Ilgerltes
with two scratch hits in the last four
frames.
Protests Dineen Decision.
A peculiar play came up in the eighth
inning of this game. Hlgh opened WIN
single, and Peckinpaugh' standihgs
we'll back in the batters' box, attempted
10 bunt. The ball struck foul and then
bounded UP, striking Peck's bat on foul
territory. Mckee grabbed the ball
tossed out High at second, and BUSH
promptly got Peck at first, as Roger
made no attempt 70 leave the plate.
Umpire Dineen, admitting that the ball
struck the bat, allowed the play, al
though the rules are clearly the otheI
way. He should have called a foul
Immediately.
A vigorous protest by Donovan fol
lowed. but Dineen refused to change
his decision. Fortunately, the lanks
won. anyway. Otherwise Donovan
would have entered a protest, backed
up by the rules of play.
With the first game salted down
Slim Love faced Bill James in the
second breaking all records for alti-
tude. II might be said that while both
men pitched well they were constantly
up in the air Love is six feet seven
and James is six feet four. Their COM
bined height is twelve feet eleven
inches, which comes fairly close TO the
worlds longitudinal pitching record
for one afray.
Oscar Witt opened the attack on Love
with three-base hit, scoring on He'll
mans single. But after this the spiral
southpaw pitched with fine effect. Don
ovan removed him in the eighth, after
Young and Kavanaugh had singled, in
order 20 take advantage of RusselFs
great speed on a dark day. But Love
had given up only seven hits and on.
run in trifle over seven innings, first
class pitching by a recruit who hadn't
worked in over month. Russell
dropped into tough spot, but the stan
youngster more than held his own.
One of the leading features of this
second battle was the fine catching OF
Al Walters. In the first and ninth in
nings Cobb. of TO flying starts, at
tempted 10 steal. but on each occasion
Ty was brought down with low line
peg that waited him away. Mailing
Cobb twice in one game is no easy
going task.
Then Came Pipp's Triple.
In the third inning Magee singled
and High forced him. Peck singled TO
right and Pipp then drove long triple
70 left centre, driving the two across;
Magee added the winning run in the
fifth when he doubled and stole third
scoring on passed ball.
One of the busiest actors in the pro-
fession was Charley Mullen. Mullen
played first in the first game and sec
ond in the second game. II there had
been a third game he would have
started at third in all likelihood. The
main point is that Charles played both
positions well. and struck of one blow
for the cause.
For to-dsy's game Rube Oldring will
start twenty minutes sooner TO catch
the sole rattler out Of his native heath
and the Rube's presence should be OF
service in case the Tigers seek new
lease on life. Hughey High had two
singles and a triple for the day. and
NTH Maree hating well again the ad.