New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Yankees Make
Showing
Against Indians
Wild Bill Injects New Blood
Into Lineup, but to
No Avail
By w. ]. Macbeth

Mid Bill Donovan lnJee''a .o'
rounr blood into his lineup Tor
a''' ,.rewell game against Cleveland
w Polo Grounds yesterday alter
" y" pu, il didn't do a bit Of good
lY." YANKEES lost with the same reeS-
80, -. abandon. The score was e to 2
70, T,.h.r Shocker had the honor of los
.hs sixth straight. He is a young
ny ~ talent and arranged a real
go, ,-,, for his defeat. For seven inn
81, yr. shOckcr gave an imitation OF
ls c,veleskie family pitted against
v,rlees He had the fans kidded
w ~, ,rpectinc another Onc-hit game
W. errloded in the eighth. What
y" thereafter was pitiful
Cub Out6eld Wabbly
n course Shocker found many will
,,,5s 70 help him along the broad
= ,,sv path. Wild Bill had a com
~, new outheld under arms. 1t must
..;d II belonged. 1t looked just like
=. Yankee outfelds of the last ten
~, Lamar got by ell right, for he
"a little to do. But Camp and WICK
~ contributed a ridiculous error or
.So tbat helped materially TO keep the
y,,t,,s on their consistent way.
Nile Donlin, the eminent thesplan'
-. S-aced the press box with his
.-,,,sce. seemed more perturbed over
y. two blurders of Wick than did
s.-uv himself. Nike had just been
.S.nil;nr the virtues Of this youngster,
10 worked a while for Donlin in Mem
MS last spring, when Wick spilled the
istording 10 Mike, Wick was a sure
a-s second Ty Cobb. And Mike may
- rieht in the opinion after all. The
vriter saw Cobb break in with Detroit
and he looked the biggest bust ever
sent up to polite society.
Il does seem out of place TO throw
hammers al this young talent, which
vas doubtless nervous and confused.
The lads were trying, at least. That
more than can be said for Fritz
ysisel. He might have kept the Yam
p,s in the game had he not quit on
,-ith's foul. He gave this the col
ig. try, though he had lots of room
nd plenty Of time. The bases were
illed and catch would have retired
II. side. With a new lease of life
Elmer Smith tripled off the right wall,
Onver;ing a duel into q massacre.
These lean September days are
omewhst dreary 10 the boys who have
% ST, EN- out. But Tom Connolly,
he patriarch Of the umpires, has been
70 case-hardeaed through dreary Sep
smbers that he can now laugh in the
hce Of death.
Friend Tom added a touch Of COM
,jy 10 relieve the gloom Of ShOcker's
Unexpectedly sad fate when he en-
gsged in q verbal head-spinning con-
Test with Leslie Nunamaker. As he
retired TO the bench after Cleveland
finished its ninth Nunamaker grum-
Bed at the umpire:
4 Little Repartee
You're the biggest joke that ever
STOOD behind the plate"
Look in the mirror" countered
Connolly; then send up somebody in
your place who can hit"
As Nunamaker waited his turn to
BAT in the ninth he opened another
broadside al the arbiter. Connolly
halted the game. cooked his finger at
The offender. then changed his mind.
NO, III not put you out Of the
zane" he finally said. an let you
stay in so that Bagby can strike you
OUT Bagby didn't got the strike-out,
tut he did retire Nunamaker single
landed in the last play and turned the
laugh on the big backstop.
The only hit off Shocker for seven
innings was Speakers double that
opened tho fourth. With one out in
ne eighth. Wick misjudged ONeills
me drive and il got through him for
triple. Roth, hitting for Klepfer,
.ihgled for the run. Graney walked,
~, was forced by Chapman. Then
Speaker walked, filing the bases.
Elmer Smith, who has broken up .
tf dczen ball games on the Yankees
his season. tripled off the right field
val after Maisel permitted his foul
70 drop near the grandstand. Evans
singled IN the ninth and got to third
!hsn the hit rolled between Camps
." ~ SNOItu Oh " .Ne'ii 4Oi,S ~
70 Vick. Wick then mussed up
Graney's single for a two-base error,
5agby tallying. Ray Fisher then came
10 and prevented further scoring.
Barring the fourth inning, the Yam
ices were unable to hit Helpers spit
Ter in the pinches. Wick and Fewster
contributed timely hits toward New
fork's two runs in this inning Pipp
,irolled 70 start tho frame. He was
forced by Lamar. : ok singled TO left
and Fewster TO right, filling the bases:
Nunamaker's single TO centre scored
Lamar and Wick as Speaker momentar-
ly iumbled.
The score: