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


third place for two reasons. one Is
that the Yankees refused 10 be
beaten Sunday and the other is that
Cleveland scored 20 runs on Phila'
delphia Sunday. Detroit Is now fu'i
four games behind Cleveland and
must win series while the In
dams are losing one in order 10
sweep into the niche that claim
show money.
This is an idle day for the ath'
letes. and they are making the most
OF IL. This is the first time in many
moons that they have had holiday
that wasn't forced 10y rain. They
will play an exhibition game at To
ronto Tuesday, attempting 10 split
some easy money with Nap LaJoie.
who Is managing there this year.
Wednesday will find the boys al
Philadelphia, where six games X
four days are OH the cards. All OF
the boys will make tho trip except
Hack Spencer. who is Still out be
cause OF spike wound on the back
Of his throwing hand F1sgstead,
the newcomer from the western
coast, viii help Yelle IN second
string duties. and Daley. his rookie
batterymate. VIII 60 along rs pos
sible relief pitcher.
The Yankees won Sundays game
IN the third Inning on the queerest
break that ever featured q major
league game. Walters had singled
and Caldwell had bounced triple
on the right field screen. Caldwells
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 He stopped at third,
and of course that stopped the
pitcher al second. High flied 10
veach, who held the runners 10 the
bags.
Gedeon attempted the famous Yam
kee squeeze play. Boiand knew that
e was coming and pitched high.
Qedeon hunted anyway. The Tiger
lnileld was in. Gedeon's hunt went
Into the air Everybody knows what
3 calamity a bunt into the air is on
squeeze plays. II is certain double
play. This particular bunt OF Ged-
cons. however. scared over the in
Geld and dropped into center field
for such a single that both runners
scored. A play like that wouldn't
happen again in 10 years.
The Tigers won the game back
again In the third. when Boland was
safe on Peck's error, Bush and Cobb
walked, and Veach doubled 10 right
and tailed on infield plays. The
Tanks had scored one in the second.
when Pipp tripled and Tailed on an
infeld play.
Detroit maintained the lead until
ehe eighth. when Pipp walked with
two out and Baker and Mauans
both singled.
This carried the game into over
time, which was a highly tough
break for the pitchers. both OF whom
were firing under the strain and
sultry weather. Both teams scored
IN the eleventh. Pipp singled and
took second on Cobb's error. when
~ tried TO play the ball TOO fast
and kicked il. Baker sacrificed and
Pincbhitter Hendryx singled 10 left,
sending Pipp home,
Detroit got the run back In the
Harper and walked. and &c
ond ON Young's sacrifice. BOBBY
Jones ran for Harper Stanage put
him on third by an infeld roller.
Burns batted for Boland who was
completeiy exhausted George drop
ped a Texas Lacquer into center and
the game was tied up again. Thus
Boland escaped credit for the defeat
and still is unbeaten by the Yam
KEGS
Ehmke pitched for Detroit and had
no trouble in the twelfth. Caldwell
disposed OF Cobb, Veach and He'll
mann In order in this round. Pipp
doubled in the thirteenth. Baker
walked. The runners advanced on a
wild pitch. Marsans hunted in a
double squeeze play. Pipp scored.
but Baker was caught at the plate
Marsans was sacrificed to second by
Miller, but was caught overrunning
the bag. Walters singled and Mil
Ter, who had taken second. ran
home. That ended the scoring Nick
Cullop replaced Caldwell and wiped
out the Tigers quickly.
The Yanks have unique over
time game record this year. They
have played 10 OF these Tits and
lost only three. Three they have
tied and 10 they have won. One OF
the three they lost came in the nrst
game Saturday which was sen
sational 4 TO tilt Bush walked
three times and twice Cobb scored
him with triples. The other time
time Heilmann came thru with the
big smash. The winning run came
in the tenth when Stanage doubled,
Cunningham scratched single AMI
hush hit 10 left, scoring Stanage.
There was no contest to the sec
ond game Detroit won, II 20 ..
Cobb made three singles. a double
and sacrifice for perfect day and
Bush got single and two doubles.
The big feature OF fthe game wes
he excellent pitching OF Mitchell
who had just been notified that he
had been drafted so near the front
hat it is certain that he will have 10
20 in the first contingent He u.s.
y The only TIGER 50 notified up TO
Monday morning Mitchelrs father
vas noted Confederate cavalry OH
ser and Two OF his brothers are in
he service. He was cadet officer
Il the Mississippi Agricultural col
ege, and Is not at all alarmed az the
orCspect of war service