New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Baker and Pipp Prove
Mighty with Bat and
Yankees Win Twice.
CALDWELL OUTPOINTS
SOUTHPAW BOEHLING
Between Contests Altrock and
Sawyer Entertain Throng
OF 23,500 Fans.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

yesterday OouOie matinee NJ the fOl0
Grounds 23,5o0 buoyant fans rose up
and chanted that ringing ballad. en-
titled This is the end Of perfect
day"
1t was all that. plus. For the ecsta.-
ic multitude present had the rare
privilege of watching John Franklin
Baker and Wally Pipp surround the
Washington bali club in a double
header and maui 1t into a CORY pulp.
Baker and Pipp-the two double
Jointed, gangling. left-handed wsllop-
ers from Wallopland--were the Sons
of Slug who lifted the Yanks to within
one thin game Of the top, while ham
mering a double defeat from the cour-
ageous, struggling Nationals, who
fought hard to the finish, but who
were forced TO battle in a losing cause.
The scores were to / and to 3.
Two Were Busy.
In the two epic combats the rising
Yanks scored six runs. Baker and
Pipp scored four Of these and drove
the other two across. Their big maces
we're directly and pointedly respon-
sible for every Yankee tally; so IL is
small wonder that as the sun dipped
down they we're hailed and acclaimed
as the Nonpareils. For the blows they
used to win the day were the kind
of them sailed with bullet speed into
the right field stands; another came
near tearing away part of the right
field wall, and the others whistled like
shots upon their way.
pinp and Haksr wo, th. Trat rama
with their bats, but it was not until
the second that the Siege Gun Twins
were at their best. In this closing
contest Washington had rung up three
runs, with Ayers working like mas
ter.
In the fourth inning Pipp singled,
and Baker followed with a wallop that
sounded like an explosion Of gun
cotton. The ball travelled on a high
line deep into the upper tier of the
right field stands, striking the iron
post that divides the false from the
true. the fair from the foul. That
smash got two runs back.
In the eighth, still trailing, Gill
hooley walked. Then, with two down,
Pipp stepped into one with full force
OF body and arms, and the only wonder
is that he didn't murder some frenzied
spectator in the right field stands. The
orive, starting fairly low, was just be-
ginning to rise as it cleared the wall
one Of the hsrdest-hi, smashes we
have ever seen. As Gilhooley scored
and Pipp sauntered around the bases
bearing the winning tally of double
triumph, the stands we're a matted.
writhing mass of maniacal men and
women.
A Vocal Cataolysm-
No one could distinguish a cheer,
but there beloved forth a vocal cat
aclysm, one that lasted for several
minutes, that came rocking down the
steel girders. Hats were smashed and
thrown into the field, while thousands
of circular paper fans whirled back
and forth in the demonstration. We
doubt very much if world series tri-
umph could evoke such an outbreak
from the crowd.
These two home runs were the DAYS
big features, but they were not the
only ones. Highly spectacular fielding.
starring, kept vnrious Yankee pitchers
in the fight. In the third inning of
the second game. with two Senators
81
low-rollins flyer, almost directly over
second. Base hit" was written above
the trade mark.
speed, saw that his sprint was des-
tined to fall short, so Roger tn.
Rover dived headlong for the play,
came up with the ball, with his feat
ures scraping the ground. and started
double play by a quick flip to Joe
Gedeon. This play was only one sam
pie OF the defence which Washington
fought in vain 20 break down. But
there was TO opening through which
any charge might enter for a winning
assault.
Ray Caldwell gave battle with Joe
Boehling in the first contest, and Ray
was close against his best. The Penn
sylyania Sycamore suppressed the Wis
ltors with four scattered singles. But
inning. netting the lone Washington
score.
Pipp tied this uD in the third. b.
driving Gilhooley home with a smash
to centre. With two gone in the fifth.
Pipp started another winning .purt by
a line wallop 10 right. Baker fol-
lowed with shot that struck the right
field wall with such force that il
bounded forty feet back. sending Pipp
ever from first base.
Two Great Plays.
In :he sixth Caldwell walked Shank.,
and Foster singled with no one out.
But two great plays by Peck and High
throttled the rally. and wiped away two
impending tallies. Caldwell then weat
the rest Of the way in winning shar.
Between battles Nick Altrock. the
Russian Lew Fields. put on a fake golf
match with Carl Sawyer, the India rub
ber comedian, as head caddy. The big
crowd, with victory under it's belt,
was in rare humor for the pantomime,
but was also ready FOR the second game
that came starting in disaster.
Donovan pitted Mogridge, his big
left-hander. against Ayers. Mogridge,
still suffering with weak arm, was far
from par pitching. In the first inning
he Talked Shanks, Foster and Williams,
while Milan singled for two runs. In
the third he walked two more, and in
the fourth a high peg by Peek and a
double by Mcbride added another.
Ray Heating supplanted the south
paw here, holding the visitors to
brace OF singles in three innings be-
fore he gave way 20 pinch hitter.
when Koating left Bob Shawkey came
20 the rescue with his famous strike
out ball in the pink Of condition. Bob
famed four OF the six men who faced
him. and a. he took up the game while
behind he thereby 10 credited with the
victory
This wa the contest that made