New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-27
Substitutes Show Worth in
Rallies Which Bring
Victory.
LITTLE AL WALTERS
IN THICK OF FRAY
Big Bat of WalLy Pipp Turns the
First Game into Column OF
Home Folks.
Bv GRANTLAND RICE

full Of winning stresks that the citizens
are beginning TO stumble over them on
their way home at each new dusk. The
aforesaid streaks are beginning 70 stick
20 yo2r feet and get in your soup. Ana
yet the annoyance felt is said to ne
slight.
The Giants have hung up fourteen
without the semblsnce Of q dent, and no
later than yesterday the astonishing
Yankees. despite n large hospital at
tendance. strung out four in q row by
wrenchinC n double-hea away from
the Red SoX by the counts of 10 ! and
10 D. Never before have we seen
5000 fans lifted TO such heights Of
bliss. In each contest the Nanks came
from the shadows that Turk in the rear
and cut their way 90 the front by final
inning rallies that were not 10 be
checked by any pitching in the CARR
gan stable.
Ray Fisher upset Dutch Leonard in
the opener when the bats of Gedeon,
Raumsnn and Pipp came into play.
pipp's fine wallop scoring the winning
tally. I'm the second episode the Yanks
were trailing two runs in the eighth
when they liz on Mr.. Mays and tied IL
Up. Al Walters, the Waco nectsrine.
pumped out the single that scored two
runs. and IL was Waco Al who led the
attack i'm the tenth. scoring later on
Bob Shawkey's winning hit. Shawkey
replaced Russell IN the ninth and not
only held the Red Sox hitless, but ran
his string up to five victories out of
six starts by driving Walters home.
Red Sox Disappointed.
With Caldwell and Mogridge unable
20 pitch and with Baker. Maisel and
Peckinpaugh under medical care. the
Red Scx came here expecting one Of
the merriest visits OF their lives. At
the edge Of darkness they were still
trying to gather up the fragments that
strewed a field Of Boston desolation.
Leading in both battles near the clos
ing moments, they saw their great left
handlers padded TO a pulp as the re-
doubtable Yanks formed for a series
Of wild charges that carried the day
They fought the Keeling Red Sox Off
their feet m both onslaughts with as
sturdy a determination 10 win as we
have ever seen. IN the first affair
Wally Pipp was the outstanding hero
In the second the olive wreath was
firmly adjusted to the clammy brow Of
Al Walters. who now holds New York
fandom in his grip. Pipp not only ef-
fected three great plays in the first
plays that Hal Chase would have envied
but he drove home both runs after
Joe Gedeon had opened a brace of
rallies i'm the seventh and ninth
I'm the fifth, sixth and seventh innings
Pipp made three timely assists that bub-
bled with brilliancy and had an i'm
portant bearing on the final score.
There were star plays in the closing en-
counter by Hughey High and Paddy
Bsumann, Paddy again playing grand
ball at third. but Al Walters was not
TO be dethroned. The Waco Kid buzzed
all over the lot after foul flies. pegged
out number of Red Sox runners and
then closed out the account by driving
in the last three runs in the eighth and
tenth when the Yanks needed three TO
achieve q double triumph in their rush
toward the top.
Vermont Exccls California.
Ray Fisher stalked out after Dutch
Leonard, and Vermont left California
fat. For five innings neither club was
able to get started. hut in the sixth
Fisher walked Leonard and Hooper.
Hooper finally scoring on a smack b.
Duffy Lewis. In the seventh Gedeon
singled and Baumann forced him.
Paddy stole and travelled on to third
Il
safe drive. In the ninth, Gedeon dou-
blod, Baumann singled and Pipp drove
one on a line to right centre that might
have yielded three bases, but one was
enough.
Having disposed Of Leonard the
Nanks whizzed into the second game
with Russell facing Gregg In the sec
ond round the home talent scored twice
on singles by Bsumann and Boone,
Pipp's sacrifice and two errors by Ag-
new. Then, with one out, High singled,
Walters doubled, Russell walked and
Gilhooley singled without a run result
ing, as High was tossed out stealing
and the rest Of il merely filled the
bases.
The Red Sox took the lead in the
fourth on pass TO Hobby. triple by
{. Walker and singles by Gardner and
Agnew. They added two more in the
seventh on a pair of passes and two
wild pegs by Pitcher Russell. In the
meanwhile Mays had supplanted Gregg,
and from the third inning to the eighth
the highlander had the Yanks tied up
in a number Of true lovers knots. Us
ing an underhand delivery that closely
resembled the Australian crawl stroke,
delivery that started abruptly from
the ankle bone, the Red SOX entry linn
tied Donoyan's cast 20 two singles in
five reels. The tornado arrived in the
eighth with two out and the lower end
Of the batting order up, showing once
more the Astounding uncertainty Of the
game. Pipp singled and Boone dou-
bled. High singled, scoring Pipp.
Hughey then pilfered second, and Wal
tiers scored two on a lusty poke TO CEN
tire. taking second on the throw home.
Caldwell was inserted TO pinch of hit
and Ray replied with the correct an
swer. a punch 20 left. Walters, racing
in with the winning run, was shot down
at the plate
Shawkey at Helm.
Shawkey then took the helm and once
more made good as rescucr of note.
He stopped the Red Sox in their large
and unsightiy tracks. In the tenth,
with Jones pitching for Boston and
two out Walters singled and advanced
on Barrys bad throw to first. scoring
when Shawkey raped one into centre
for hit. This double triumph,
achieved under such a handicap, has
carried nc Yanks well into the polite
society OF the game. Wit third place
sewed up they are now but three games
from the TOP, and, what is more 10 the
point. they are fighting for every lnc1
Of ground and playing the brand Of bali
that counts. They have also begun 10
rise up and assault me ball. Ihey
netted ten hits of Leonard, and no less
than fourteen of Gregg, Mays and
Jones.
In spite of the fact that Baker and
Peck are out, the infeld is putting up
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