New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
Baker S Errors
Present Game
To the Indians
Shawkey Outpitches Bagby
but Luck Refuses to Stay
with Yankee

Cleveland, July 1.-THE star OF Bob
Shawkey just refuses to rise this sea-
son. Robert. last year was about as
good a pitcher as they come in the
American League, and that is as good
as they come anywhere. But this is
another year. and Bob somehow cant
get going. Take to-day's game for in
stance, which hs dropped TO Cleveland
and Bagby by a score Of 20 ..
Shawkey should have won it. lie
outritched Bagby clearly from start to
finish. The Yankees gave him two
runs lead, but Baker did a little tun-
nelling that made those two runs look
like a quarter keg at Dutch picnic.
Mr. Baker was not his usually grim
and deadly self defensively, for he
made two errors, and both hurt like
everything.
Next time, possibly, shawkey may
win. For in spite of to-day's upset
things seem brighter now than at any
time since the Yankee struck the West.
Armando Marsans. the Cuban outtleld-
er, secured for Lee Magee, is expected
10 play here tomorrow. MarsanS
should add speed 70 the team, une
arm 10 the outdeld and general de-
fersive strength to the cast. Hughle
High got back to-day after long lay
of from an attack Of b0ils. lie started
of with three hits in four times at
bat, one g double. II is not too late
TO make a fresh start. The happy cir
cunstance may be effected with some
new blood in the lineup.
Baker Too Generous
II was play of the loosest kind that
permitted Cleveland 10 take the lead
away from Shawkey in the sixth inn
ing. In this period not a ball was
batted out IF the infeld, yet the Ind
ians scored two runs. Their run in the
fifth, more's the pity, was gift from
Baker. On the other hand. the Yam
KEGS tossed off several chances by des-
perate and foolhardy base running.
In the very first inning Fritz Maisel
gummed the works by failing TO con-
meet with the ball on an attempted
squeeze play. This failure ruined a
beautiful three-base hit by Peckin-
paugh, that had fallen with only one
out. Nunamaker opened the third with
a single, but the next three batters fell
down.
New York finally hammered out a
couple of runs in the fourth. Maisel
and Pipp singled, and while Harris
was retiring Baker the pair Of them
took third and second, respectively
Miller wormed a pass out OF Bagby
filling the bases. High singled 70 GEN.
ire, scoring Maisel and leaving the cor
ners still crowded. With the inheld
drawn in Nunamaker clouted hard, bu;
right at Evans, and Pipp was forced al
the plate ONeill, trying for double
play, hit Nunamaker In the back. The
ball rolled past first base, and Miller
scored on the error, High taking third
and Nunamaker second. Shawkey. how
ever. struck out. In Cleveland's half
Shawkey was saved by three forced
plays after Chapman and Speaker had
singled with none out.
The Indians finally broke the ice in
the fifth. O'Nelll beat a slow roller to
Baker, getting second when J. Frank
lin made a bad throw 10 first. Bagsby
singled TO centre for the run. The
sixth, when Cleveland scored twice and
won out, was criminal.
How Indians Won
Roth walked with one out. He stole
second, as a short passed ball got away
from Nunamaker. Harris singled 70
deep short, though Peck held Roth TO
second base. Pipp retired Graney alone,
the two runners advancing. Smith, bat
ting for Evans, was purposely passed,
filing the bases. O'Neill hit sharply
to Baker who, with a chance for a
double play, fumbled the ball. On the
tumble Roth scored. Baker then made
a play for Smith at second and Harris
kept right on for the plate, beating
Maisels return easily. With men on
third and second Shawkey struck out
Bagby.
High doubled to centre to start the
seventh. He was doubled trying for
third on Shawkey's fly to Roth. Baker
doubled 10 right, with only one out in
the ninth. He was caught at the plate
on Graney's fine return of Highs single.
The score: