New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Yankees Smite Smoky Joe,
Causing Him Lots of Woe
Former Star Fails to Come
Back, but Wild Bills Men
Regain Winning Track

Cleveland, May 26.-The Yankees got
back at Cleveland to-day in small
way for yesterdays ninth inning hui
initiation and bagged their first sea-
sons triumph over the Indians by
score of A to 3. That the victory was
relished goes without saying. Yet
there was a pathetic touch to the bat
tie which even the visitors seemed to
appreciate even though they. smothered
sentiment in every action.
Joe Wood-the Smoky Joe Who won
remnants and worlds championships
for the Red Sox in 1912 and 1915-was
on the hill, against New York, trying
to effect a comeback. 1t was the first
game Wood had pitched for Cleveland;
the first game, in fact, in which he had
appeared since August, 1915, his last
year with the worlds champions when
in twenty games. despite bad arm, he
bagged fifteen victories.
Not Wood Of Old
Wood to-day was not the Wood of
old. That was not to be expected of a
veteran who had nursed his arm for
hot weather after more than a years
absence from the pitching box. But
those who had Wood relegated to the
old mems home may live to see him
win quite a lot of battles for the
Indians. Joe pitched eight innings.
In that time he was touched for
eleven hits, yet kept such fine COM
mand of the situation that New York
was able to count only three times off
him. Nearly half of New York's safe
ties were of the scratchy variety.
With perfect support New York would
have had only two runs and tie off
Smoky Joe.
Donovan went after Wood with Bob
Shawkey, his most reliable pitcher, yet
for four innings it was a stern chase.
Shawkey kept Cleveland's six hits scat
tered through as many innings and
contributed to his own welfare through
some fancy stick handling. His sac
rifice in the fifth inning helped largely
in the manufacture of the two runs
that tied up the game on Wood, while
his double in the seventh broke the tie
and put the Yankees in front, never to
be headed.
Lee Magee, who failed 10 impress
Yesterday after a protracted rest. was
benched to-day in favor Of Angel
Aragon. the Cuban inhelder. As an
outfelder Angel didn't show much with
the willow, but he handled three hard
chances in fine style. Elmer Miller
was the only outfielder who did any
hitting. He. Baker, Peckinpaugh,
Walters and Shawkey each collected
brace of bingles. Peck had triple
and Shawkey a double. Maisel and
Pipp were the other hitters; each had
a single.
Indians Score First.
Cleveland scored first in the third
inning. O'Nell walked and worked his
way TO third on two infield outs. He
scored on Graney's single. Another
run was added in the fourth. With
one gone Roth got TO second on Plpps
error. Wambsganss singled but Roth
kept third. When Guisto hit TO Baker
Roth beat the throw TO the plate. Wal
ters came to Shawkey's rescue by tap
ping Wambsganss off second base.
The Yankees tied in the fifth. Peck
and Walters singled and Shawkey sac
rificed. Peck scored while Chapman
was throwing out Arsgon. Guisto tried
70 catch Walters off third but made a
poor throw and the little catcher
in with the tying run.
New York took the lead in the
seventh, getting run on Peckin-
paugh's triple and Shawkeys double.
The visitors sewed up the game in the
eighth on singles by Miller and Baker
,andwiched round Maisers sacrifice.
Cleveland's last run came in the
ninth. Roth tripled with one out and
scored while Peckinpaugh was throw