New-York tribune., 1917-07-23
Wild Bills Men End
Trip with a Victory
,.r,eze Play Decides Long
Battle-Gedeon Plays
Second Base

,..,oit July 22.-Down in hftn
TWO notches below the position
- occupied when they came West,
:" y,,kees are speeding homeward
y =, sfter an unsuccessful tour
sa'sS this end Of the league.
IT, Donovan boys won the final game
.L.ir series with the Tigers this
-,oon. this victory making the rec
sH. stt., the trip ten defeats and eight
80 80. ~ The score of the game to-
as' vas Z TO 5. The Yanks won in
st.en innings.
strange face appeared in the New
Tn,.up to-day. Joe Gedeon, regu-
w.. .,ond baseman last season, who
~ not made an appearance even as
n.;,,b hitter this season, was at sec
hsse when the visitors took the
~ srainst the Tigers. Msisel's light
....;-S in recent games was the rea-
a. Gedeon's entry. Joe played
y .n IN the field and pounded out a
i.gbls and q single.
Tigers Tie in Eleventh
-. Yankees appeared to have the
-. won in the eleventh inning, wh-n
p.S G njeked up a one-run lead, but the
S..,. tied things up again in their
N after two we're out. With K.
-. on third as pinch runner after
S,~fnrd's walk and two infeld outs,
c..,ve Burns, batting for Boland, hit
:, IN the handle Of his bat, and it
s.,,ed safely in short centre.
n he thirteenth Pipp doubled and
,,l,r walked. A wild pitch sent each
'.,r 4, base. and the squeeze was put
:. Narsans bunting TO Witt. Pipp
,....d easily, but Baker was out at the
a., irving TO make il a double
,.ss,fe Hendrix then bunted safely,
s,,t 70 second while Marsans was
sirs run down on the same bunt, and
sg-,sd on Walters single past Bush.
Neither Caldwell nor Boland, the
ggn,l starters in the box, survived
= yt.s finish. 1t was scorching hot, and
So,oYan let Cullop take up the pitching
J. he twelfth. though Caldwell was
,;rr fne. Nick retired six men in or
i,r in the two innings he pitched.
sake came into the game in the
,S,Hth after Crawford had batted for
AI,nd, and it was against him that the
Y,nks won the game.
n. Tigers began the scoring in the
:,si inning after the Yankees had been
., down in order. Bush opened on
nIv,ll with a double along the right
ia hne, and Witt sacrificed him 70
Aird. Peck blocked Cobb's hard drive
y. could not get Bush at the plate, but
Y. Ty ST first.
II. Yankees tied up the game in the
yu,d Pipp got his first hit of the
ares, triple to centre, and he count
I While Young was throwing Baker
=. 1. first base.
Detroit threatened in the second, but
al.1 10 count. Heilman opened with
i!s.ble to left, and Highs tumble put
r on third. After Harper had
v,,sd 10 Walters Heilman took a lead
a.ird, and Walters's throw 10 Baker
xe. him of. Young followed with
ir1le and died stealing.
isovan's men picked up two runs in
4, third. Walters singled past Bush
L! went to third on Caldwells double
zrght. With the squeeze play called
b, Boland pitched high TO Gedeon. The
Iier bunted the ball. and il went over
ss inheld for a single, scoring Wal
,ts and Caldwell
IN the same inning the Tigers got
.rse runs and went ahead. With one
u Peck fumbled Boland's roller and
s.sn walked. both runners advancing
z Wits sacrifice. Cobb walked and
leach hit to hight for double, scoring
nind, Bush and Cobb.
IN the fourth inning, and again in
Z. sixth. the Yanks failed to accept
Yportunities to score. Pipp started
-s fourth with a double and Peck re-
sitsd in the sixth, but both were left
Z third. With two out in the eighth
app walked, Baker singled 10 left and
a'isans to centre, Pipp scoring. Baker
a.e trying 10 reach third.
Ihe Yanks went ahead in the eleventh
= Ppps single, Bakers sacrifice and
asndryx's single. In Detroit's half
gfsvford walked, moved around to
ird on infeld outs and Burns sent
llas Lacquer 20 centre. tying the score.