New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-15
Mays Amazes
Fans With Bat
As Yanks Lose
Red Sox Pitcher Gets Four
Hits in Four Chances
With Stick
By w. J. Macbeth

boston champion heu soN was Inv
second worse ball team that played at
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
In a game Of give" they simply had to
take victory by the score Of s TO ).
This squared the present series. u
also assured Boston an even split with
the Donovan clan for the season. The
interclub argument for the year now
stands eleven 10 nine in favor or the
carmen hose, with two contests remain
ing.
A hundred different. good reasons
might be advanced why the Yankees
lost Yesterdays lurid. lacksdaisical
combat. Inversely the big reason was
Carl Mays. This low slung. underhsnG-
ed relic OF a delivery that was populsr
when Squire Ebbets was getting his
baseball through knot hole by no
means could be pronounced himse'.
That is defensively.
Poor Base Running
The Yankees clipped this toiler OF
low visibility as he has seldom beer
clipped. They scored enough runs O.
him to win any game. And they woui'
have scored many more had their pas
running wits not been WOOL gatherinE
all day. But what Carl Mays lacked de
fensiyely he more than made up on
offence.
He rad such an afternoon with the
old ash as would prompt Ty Cobb o.
iris Speaker TO demand a $4,000 raise.
I'd four times against the varlegated
pitching Wild Bill put on display the
squat hurler of the Hub poled no les
than four clean singles. Three OF them
were pinch hits that drove in as many
runs.
Indeed it was field day for May
and his battery mate. Sam AgneN'
For Agnew, like Carl, WAS suffering
brainstorm of rampant swattlng. he
didn't hit quite so often as Mays, oul
he hi: for quality rather than quantlty
Sam delivered two pinch triples. Inc
fret drove in two runs and the second
one. Wherefore Boston's battery ac'
counted for every one of the hall dozen
tallies necessary TO a Boston triumph,
4 rather sad picture. that, for al
but the Sox and Back Bay sailor ana
Harry II. Frazee. the somewhat mourn
ful owner OF the flat-wheeled champlon
array. Most particularly distressing
was George Mogridge, the slender
southpaw OF the GothamItes. Why Bl0
Donovan ever gambled so long on this
erratic entry will ever remain one o.
the afternoons mysteries. IL will So
down with Home Run Bakers classic
bone" OF the ninth.
Yes. J. Franklin, of Trappe. Nd, was
asleep az the switch. Either asleep or
knocked out by the most brazen efron'-
cry OF Leslie Nunamaker. Baker and
Pipp singled, with only one out in tho
ninth. Nunamaker forced Pipp. Ther
Les, TO the surprise OF everybody, in.
Guiding Agnew, actually pulled a de-
layed steal Of second base.
Agnew was. so startled that he made
poor throw 10 Barry. Jack had TO
dive after the numbering Nunamaker
and dive in such position that there
was absolutely no possibility Of play
at the plate. But when the dust cloud
settled and showed Nunamsker safe
Mr.. Baker vas discovered rooted TO
third. He had thrown away the big
chance for the tieing run. Maisel, hit
ting for Shocker walked, filling the
bases. But Gilhooley grounded TO
Barry.
Stupid Base Running
Bakers was not the only bit of base
running stupidity that proved costly TO
the chances of the locals. During
batting rally in the third inning Hughle
High was doubled Of second base for
the third out.
Lewis made a hne catch of Peckir
paugh's line drive. But there was n
occasion for High to take chances. Hal
Duffy missed the ball Hugh could hayr
walked home from second. Gilhooley
broke up another rally in the fifth. Bu
in his case it was smart thinking or
the part Of the same Lewis that foiled
smart thinking by little Frank.
On hit TO left field Gllhooley made
bluff Of scoring from second TO draw
throw 50 as 70 permit Peckinpaugn
TO go on to second. Lewis whipped tn"
ball to McNally, where il WAS waiting
for Gilhooley when he doubled bsck
TO that station.
The Yankees got two runs in the
third. With one out Mogridge triple
and scored on G.lhooley's double fiign
walked. Gilhooley stole third whe1
Mays threw to catch High of first
Frank and Hughie then started =
squeeze play on a wild pitch, th
was doubled on Peck's line drive 10
Lewis.
Boston got three in the fourth afte-
two were out. Scott walked and Me-
Nally scratched a single 10 Pcckir-
paugh. Agnew tripled TO centre field,
scoring two. Mays hit Agnew home
The Yankees took the lead witr
three more runs in the fifth. Pipp an
Nunamaker singled and the formor
scored when Agnew manhsndled Mog
ridges bunt. Nunamaker scored or
Gilhooley's single and Mogridge 81
Highs sacrifice. When Peckinpaugh
singled TO left Gilhooley was caugh,
oyerrunning third as described above.
Mogridge was driven from the boN
in the sixth when Boston tied IN.
score. McNally singled. Agnev de
livered his second triple, scoring him.
Mays singled off Shocker, who sue
ceeded Mogridce.
Boston's winning run ~as delivered
in the eighth inning. McNslly singled.
Agnew sacrificed and Mays did the
rest.
Che score:
boston A. L. NEW YORK "A. L.