New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-25
LEE MAGEE HITS A
HOMER WITH TWO ON
Baker, Peck and Maisel On, 4,
Contest, bit the Subs
Are Good.
BY GRANTLAND RICE


winning out by the expansive MARI,
Of 10 to !. From competitive ,n,l.
there was nothing 70 the game ,h.,
the first few innings, but in other p.
spects there was quite lot OF ,pi,,
stuff spilled around the field.
TO begin with. the Ysnks sn,.,.,
battle with a scrambled lineup. Lar
Franklin Baker has been forced 70 49,.
ten-day rest until the hinge. o. ~,
injured knee are thoroughly oii,J
again. The Trapps Thunderbolt v,rn.s
a number Of vital muscles In bis trs..
cap some time ago and i. was nn,llv
deemed advisable 70 hsv, the inIun
fully mended before he resumes An,
Bill Donovan says the injury is 10, A
serious one and looks for Baker 70 ~
sumo early In the western TIP.
Paddy Baumann operated the II.
chine gun for Baker and finished NJ
with two hits and pass, yielding 1
days average AZ .667.
Baker wasn't the only absentee.
Roger Peckenpaugh was forced 70 de-
sist at short on account % wrench.i
back and will likewise need a fortnigh,
for his spine 20 mend properly Danny
Boone filed in nicely for Peck.
It was pleasure TO note that tie
absence Of two such as Baker and Peek.
enpaugh fail TO show any inheld weak.
ness. Baumann, next 10 Baker, is prob.
ably the best hitter on the club, and
Paddy can play third Up 70 the final
notch. Boone is brilliant infelder. 80
the Yank secondary defence should
prove 20 be as strong as IL has been
touted all the year.
Three Other Features.
There we're three additional feat.
urcs that should not be overlooked
Lee Magee finally broke his slump a,
hat and came bounding through with a
single and a home run. Lees main
trouble OF late has been lack Of conf.
dence. He is naturally a first class
hitter, but the long batting drou,h
was beginning to rest heavily on ais
nerves. A line single IN the ms,
cheered him up. and in the fifth he
poked the ball deep into the left fed
seats. This outburst should restors
his confidence, and when Magee begis,
hitting up to normal form there will
be a big change in the Yank offence
The second feature was the star
work Of Al Walters back Of the BAT
The Waco Kid had the crowd with him
from the jump. He broke through with
a single and a double, and caught ar
other brainy, hustling game, backing up
both first and third and working brill
iantly with Shawkey. From an IN
known quantity under FIRE, Walters has
shown eve-y sign of being one Of the
great catchers of the year-on par
with Schalk and Schang.
The third feature OF note was tho
pitching exhibition put upon display BY
Bob Shawkey. The ex-Mackman has
now taken his place as the leading
pitcher of the club He has not only
won four out of FIVE starts, but has
saved at least three other games.
few days ago he held the Tigers run
less from the eighth 20 the sixteenth
canto, and yesterday he had the Browns
stopped. with two hits and nothing Ike
q run, until he eased up In the nlntn,
with a ten-run lead 70 play with. 9,
Shawkey always had the stun, ard
under Donovan's expert instruction ne
is on his way 10 stardom In a mad
rush. Working with the repertory ne
has employed of late, ne should be one
of the first three pitchers OF the league
by October. Fine speed, a fast, low
breaking curve and GOODNESS under ire
have lifted him high. and these quail
Ties are sufficient TO hold him with the
elect.
Some Secondary Strength.
cince the secondary strength OF
ball club is bulky factor IN iis sue
cess. il is worthy of note that the
Yankees gave one Of their best eh-
hibitions with three regulars blown
from the trenches Maisel, Baker ana
Peck. There is no asst difference pe
tween the first ard second line OF
Yankee troopers, and this fact alone IS
Of utmost importance. We have seen
more pennant prospects dismantled Dy
a weak secondary line than through
any other cause.
The Yafks lost no time IN gong
after Weil.nan. the spiral southpaw 0,
the Browns and the gunner VINO peAs
the Tigers last season eight times OF;
of nine starts. Gilhooley walked ana
Magee singled. Gedeon famed, out on
a double steal SEVERED fipped the oSl'
into left field and Gilhooley scored
while Magee reached third, 70 score on
Paddy Baumann's single. i,
Any doubt concerning the iss OF
the ball game ended in the NTH. Wa
ters doubled, Gilhooley walked agslh'
and with his two mates on Lee Nsgss
whistled one into the left FIELD sess'
This ended Weilman, and In the siath
Fielder Jones entered a Mr. ParS' tSle
of Kentucky University. The tai heh'
tuckian is said TO be a conner, out 70
was not az his best. Baumann ~slAeu'
Pipp tripled. Boone walked and s,o.e
and High raised a sacrifice ny 20 -
sans. This was enough 20 net ,ni.
more runs and raise the COUNT "
eight. -.
All this while Shawkey had tho
Browns spellbound, with one lone ~
single by George Sisler, said 70 %
the coming Cobb when Ty's best oay'
are over. Derrill Pratt, the Alsosn,s
athlete who kicked twelve held goa
one season. nailed the second brown
hit in the seventh. This was the brown
total until Shawkey shut on MS yer.
rife steam in the ninth AFTER W a ys.
had driven two more over ana the lon
hee count was ~. - -
Shawkey. who is the star goli,er %
the club, could see no reason Tor tntoE
ing his arm away with a ten-run !es. ,
and one round to go. But the snutos'
was there II he had cared 20 take az
vantage Of the situation.
Crandall Is Homel
After Weilman had been retired ~
Magee's home run Jones began 20 tnro"
in one pitcher after another. PARK TO-,
lowed Weilman, and an able oodls,'
citizen named Fincher supplanted ParA.
The only excitement that broke 10 NJ w.
closing rounds came when Old 10.
Crandall. a Giant favorito or o,ns'
days, batted for Fincher in the eisn'n.
The Old Doc soaked one 70 Pipp' :
hard hit ball, but an out lie repot.
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