The Detroit times., 1917-07-23
Yanks Win Sunday Thriller,
But Tige Takes the Series
BOland Still Is Unbeat-
en- BY New
York


that the Yankees refused 10 be
beaten Sunday and the other is hat
cleveland scored 20 runs on Phila
delphia sunday Detroit - now full
four games behind Cleveland and
must win series while the In
dians are losing one in order 20
sweep into the niche that claims
show money
This is an idle day for the ath
ietes. and they aye making the most
OF It. This Ia the first time in many
moons that they have had holiday
that wasn't forced by RAIN. They
viii play an exhibition game at To
ronto Tuesday. attempting 10 split
some easy money with Nap la1oie.
who ia managing there this year.
WEDNESDAY viii find the boys at
Philadelphia where six games IN
four days are on the cards. All OF
the BOYS viii make the trip except
Hack Spencer. who is sfill out be-
cause OF spike wound on the back
of his throwing hand. Flagstead.
The newcomer from the western
coast, will help Yelle in second
string duties. and Daley. his rookie
batt"rymate; will 20 along as pos
sible relief pitcher
The Yankees won Sundays game
IN the third inning on the qucerest
break that ever featured "A major
league game. Walters had singled
and Caldyell had bounced a triple
off the right field screen. Caldwell's
triple went for only a double, how
ever. because Donovan tried 10
coach both Walters and Caldwell at
the same time and the Former be-
came confused ue stopped at third,
and Of course that stopped the
pitcher az second High flied 10
Neach. who held the runners 10 the
bags
Gedeon attempted The famous Van.
kce squeeze play. Boiand knew t6at
b. was coming and pitched high.
Gedeon hunted any way The Tiger
inhcld was in Gedeon's bunt went
into the air. Every body knows what
a calamity a bunt into the air Is on
squeeze plays. II is certain double
play. This particular bunt Of Ged-
con Z, however, scared oyee the in
aeld and dropped into center field
for such a single that both runners
happen again IA 10 years.
The Tigers won tho game back
again in he third when Boland was
safe on feck's error, Bush and Cobb
walked. and Neach doubled to right
and tailed on infeld plays The
Ianks had scored one IN the second.
when Pip trirlcd and tailed on an
inheld play.
Deuot maintained the lead until
me eighth, when pipp walked with
two out and Baker and Maifans
both singled
This carried the game into over
time. whicn was highly tough
break tor the pitchers. both Of whom
were tiring under the strain and
sultry weather Both teams scored
in the eleventh Pipp singled and
took second on Cohb's error. when
Ty tried 70 PLAY The bali too iAst
anG kicked 10 Baker sacrificed and
Pinchnitter hendryv SINGLED 10 left.
sending pipp home.
Detroit got tho run back in the
eleventh. when Crawford baued for
Harper and walked, and took =
ond on loungF sacrifice BOBBY
Jones ran for Harper Stanage pui
him on third by an infeld roller'
Burn. batted for Bnland. Nh0 0ae
completely exhausted George drop
ped Tevas Lacquer into center and
tho game Was tied UP again Thus
Bohrd escaped credit for the defeat
and still is unbeatcn hN INC Yam
kces
Ehmke pitched for Detroit and he'd
no trouble O tho twelfth Caldwell
disposed ot Cobb Neach and He'd
mann IN order iu this round. Plpp
doubled in the thirteenth Baker
walked The runners advanced on Is
Wild pitch. Marsans hunted m "a
double squeeze play Pipp scored.
0ut Baker was caught at The plate.
Mat-lns was sacrificed 20 second by
Miller. but was caught overmnning
the bag Walters singled and MI
Ter. who had akon second. ran
homo That ended The scoring Nick
Cullop replaced Caldwell and wiped
out the Tigers quickly.
The Yanks have a unique over
ZINE game record this year They
have PLAYED l6 OF these Tits and
lost only three Three .hot haze
tied and 10 thcy have won. one O.
the three they lost came IN the hrsi
game Saturday, which was a son
satlonal ( 10 tilt Bush walked
three times and twice Cobb scored
aim with triples The other timc
time Icllmann came thru with he
big smash The winning run came
in Tho zenith when Stanage doubled.
Cunningham scratched a single ana
Bush hit 10 left. scoring Stanage.
There was no contest TO tho SOC
ond game Detroit won. 20 ..
Cobb made three singles, double
and sacrifice for perfect day and
Bush got n single and two doubles
The big feature OF fthe game WIS
The excellent pitching of Mitcnrl
who had just been notified that he
haG been drafted so near the front
that it is certain that he viii have 20
20 in the first contingent He -
the only Tiger 80 notified up TO
Monday morning Mitchells father
was noted Confederate cavalry ON
cor and tVo of his brothers arc in
the service lIe was cadet officer
al The Mississippi Agricultural col
legc. and b. not 20 al alarmed at the
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