New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-29
Fisher Allows
Only TwoHits,
Yet Yanks Lose
Red Sox Twice Bump Pen
nant Hopes of Donovan
-Magee Batting Star

Boston. June 2S.-The world cham
picn Red Sox strewed Wild Bill DON
ovan's smile and large chunks OF mis-
pennant aspirations all over Ferway
Park this afternoon when they bumped
OF the Yankees in both sections OF a
doubleheader. Dutch Leonard got the
verdict over Ray Fisher, 10 ,, in the
first contest. Pennock outpitched Ray
Caldwell, to 0, III the second.
Old Les Nunamaker and his bum dog
chased victory away in the opener. II
Ray Fisher ever deserved TO win .
game IL was this one. lie held the
champions 20 two hits. The Yankees
combed Leonard for nine olngles, but
couldn't hit lick in the pinches. The
catching of Alexander in the second
game was no improvement, though !,
made little difference IN the result.
Pennock had Donoysn's fellows hand
cufTed As is customary, New York
couldn't get run for Caldwell. In this
second game New York got at least one
runner on in every inning but the
fourth and still couldn't score.
Magee in Line-Up
The only pinch of comfort Donovan
got out of the double disaster came
from most unexpected quarter. Lee
Magee, VINO had disappointed half a
dozen times because Of inability TO hit,
was put back in the lineup to-day
Evidently the lsy-of improved his bat
ting eye. In the first game he col
lected two hits and scored a run in five
tires at bat; in the second he eXcelled
himself with a perfect average, a dou-
BILE, two singles and pass. II one
could believe Magee capable of main
tanning Just half such speed linden
nitely the loss Of the TWO games might
be forgotten.
RAY Fisher was just a trife wild at
the start of the first game. He passed
Hobitzell and Gardner, filling the
bases. after Hooper had reached sec
ond on his single and Barry's sacrifice
with Lewis up Barry ordered the
squeeze play. II worked like charm
Duffy bunting perfectly. Hooper
scored easily, but Eoblitzell, who tried
10 convert the hunt into double
squeeze, was nipped at the plate.
Nunamaker's errors gave the game
to the Red Sox in the fourth. Hoblit
zell singled and Gardner walked. Lewis
forced Gardner Walker flied TO Mil
Ter and the latter's fine throw hac
Hoblitzell caught at the plate by sew
eral feet. Nunamaker, however, muifec
the ball. A little later. when Scott at
tempted a steal, Nunamaker threw int
centre field permitting Lewis to count
Singles by Magee and Baker, sand
wiched round Baumann's double. gave
the New Workers two runs in th'
eighth Russell, a pinch runner, tool
a desperate chance to tie the score II
the ninth. He attempted to score from
second on Magee's infeld hit, but wal
snuffed out for the last play Of th'
game. The visitors had fine chances e
score in the sixth and seventh innings
Miller famed with two on in the sixth
Hendryx struck out in the seventh
with third and second bases occupied.
Hits Were Needed
The trouble in the second game wa
that nobody could hit save Magee Let
walked with ore ont in the first, bu
was caught stealiG1l lie singled viii
the sixth with a double 70 left, but go
no further than third Baker. safe or
Gamers error with none out in III,
seventh. was doubled off the bag wher
Peck lined to Barry. Hendryx wa!keC
and Magee singled with only one GU
in The eighth, but Maisel and Pipp were
helpless.
The scores: