New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-28
String Not Yet Gigantic,
but Red Sox Help
Ii Grow.
MANHATTAN'S RECORD
is TWENTY-ONE
Heating Pitches Donovan's Men
to Victory Over the Bos.
ton Invaders.
By GRANTLAND RICE.


spread from the amazed Giants 70 TIE
equally amazed Ysnks. The Yanks have
not been infected yet so badly as tho
Giants with this strange disease, bJ,
they are beginning TO develop alarm
ing symptoms, and Smiling Bill Dono-
van admits that he doesn't know Jus:
what remedy TO use.
While the Giants we're feeling on
SIXTEEN in row yesterday afternoon
the Ianks lost practically no time "a
making it FIVE in row. tn sum total
being TWENTY-ONE victories the two
New York clubs have run gp out OF
exactly TWENTY-ONE starts. You
can see from this how contagious and
how yirulent the dread disease has he
come since the Giants we're tirst bitten
by the demon bug in Pittsburgh on
May 9.
Il may be that il both Giants and
Ianks are beaten Monday that Smiling
Bill Donovan and John J. McGraw will
pool their interests and claim the
worlds record, now held by Providence
with twenty straight wins.
Big Crowd Sees Victory.
The Yanks hung up their fifth pur-
pie banner Saturday before $4,000 peo-
pie when Ray Heating downed Babe
Ruth by the count Of { 70 ,. Threaten
ing weather scared away over 10000
fans. but It didn't scare away the Yanks.
with lve stars in the hospital and
with Heating. who hadn't won a game
all year facing Ruth, who had won FIVE
out Of seven starts. New York's Amer.
can League Winning Streakers settled
the battle in the second round when
they stung the Boston Babe for three
runs by soaking the ball and running
wild on Catcher Thomas This victory
is also partly attached 70 a historical
record, as II makes six times in row
the Yanks have pushed the Red Sox
over the elf.
They won the last three games in
Boston and have now peeled away all
three games played here II there is
any lingering doubt that Iris Speaker
has not been sadly missed these six
oyerthrows should be fairly convincing
arguments. Another item OF pleasing
note not to be overlooked is that by
Saturdays triumph the Yanks advanced
within two and half games of the tor.
When it is considered that through
the six weeks warfare they have had
at odd times. but mostly in punches,
Magee. Gilhooley, Maisel Nunsmsker
Mogridge, Baker. Peckenpaugh and
Caldwell on the injured or hosrital
list their showing this typical May
morning q. e.. showing or raining,
quite an achievement. II they can move
up 70 within less than three games Of
the top with eight regulars endorsed.
what should they be able to do with
the entire lineup intact and still in
iected with the Winning Streak where
the complete cast has picked up thu
germ?
You can search US. but il sounds lik.
something unusually good. The lansi
crushed the iounderng Red Sox TO-
the third time by two early assault,
that found big openings. They came
near breaking up the jubilee in the first
inning. when they filled the bases on
Ruth with nobody out GIlhooley ar
rived on Janvrin's tumble. Lee Msgee
maced a clean blow TO the outheld.
sending Gil on a gallop 10 third. Ged-
con topped one ne.. the box and Gil
hooiey out-foXed he visiting defence
By drawing the tnlo~ 10 third and
beating the same b. a step. With the
bases full Baumarn forced Gedeon.
while Gilhooley scored. Pipp then
tapped 10 the box and In the scramble
that followed Msgee was thrown out
and Baumann caught between second
and third for a double play.
Second Inning Helps.
The second inning landed with
thud athwart the Red SoX sun bis
tered necks. Boone walked and High
singled As Walters famed, Boom and
High pumped through a double steal,
although Larry Gardner had tts bail
ten feet in advance OF Boone's flying
spikes. Heating famed. put GllhVOi,s
lifted freak double down the right
field line. scoring two mates. Gu
scored breath later. when Nagee
again crashed out hit. Lee stole sec
ond. but got no further
With a lead of four runs 20 work
on. Mr.. Heating began 20 feel better
about il. Ray hadn't been able 20 win
a game since one OF those warm days
last summer. and he was beginning 10
wonder whether the time had arrived
10 take gas or merely jump of some
tall bridge. lie felt that, II ever. this
was the time and the occasion 10 break
into winning mood. Heating fed the
Red SoX number Of passes az the
start. but he had allowed only one base
nit. a single by Ruth. until the NTH,
when the husky Babe singled again.
Hooper lifted one against the right
field stand, which GilhOoley held Tor
haf-breath. dropping the ball when he
thumped against the wood. 10 looked
as II Ruth was forced az second on the
play. but Umpire OLoughlin was fac
ing the opposite way, and so had 10
pass the decision 10 Umpire owens,
who ruled that Ruth was safe. Duffy
Lewis then followed with a triple 10
right centre. scoring TWO men.
y - L. DaA oh
In the last four innings Heating linn
tied the world champs Of yesteryear
10 one scratch inheld single, and
famed four Of them while he was
about IL. In the ninth Csrrgan in
serted Olaf Henriksen. who won a
championship in 1912 from Mst,y. bu,
20 show his contempt for tradition
Heating famed Olaf on four pitched
balls.
All told the YAnks maced Ruth for
nine blows. with Lee Magee leading
tho assault. Lee raped out two singles
and double, while Hughey hign was
exceedingly pleased 20 contribute a
brace OF singles. The Yanks also stole
four bases whils Catcher Thomas was
shooting the ball from spot 20 spo,
with auiverlng aim. although the
douhlel steal should have been charged
more against Gardner than Thomas, as
Tarry had the ball we'll in advance OF
the runner he was after.
The one star play Of the day fell
again 70 Wally Pipp. who is Hslehasing
ali around mis- corner OF the plot. IN
the sixth Gardner struck mighty
blow toward right. Pipp raced over.
scooped in the ball with his gloved
hand and nailed Gardaer az frst, with
Keating covering When the missile
! struck the centre Of Pipp's glove ~
sounded like giant hreeracaer IN the
get Of detonatlng.