The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-11
YANKS LOOSE POORLY
PLAYED GAME TO SOX
Worlds Champions Win Con-
test of Blunders and "Bones"
by a Score Of s to 4.
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.

The Yankees ana COmiskeya Wnlto
Box had a stupid contest on the Polo
Grounds yesterday to see who could out
blunder and outbase on balls the other,
and the Yankees won that Is they won
the stupidity carnival. Their right to
wear the Ounce cap over night Is I'M
questioned, inasmuch as the Sox won the
game by score Of to 4.
1t was the last of an extended six
game series between Hugginss pennant
hopes and what Is left Of the worlds
champions. and by winning yesterday
Chicago succeeded In getting $3.50
break. In the meantime the Red Sox
appear to have taken a fresh lease on
life and have expanded their lead over
the Yankees to two games and half.
Yesterdays game at the Polo Grounds
was an exhibition OF baseball at its
worst, containing as II did a never end
ing string of bases on balls, a choice
cluster of ''bones," and plays showing
a total lack OF Judgment. There were
FIVE double plays, but three were made
on Ivory" base running.
The contest started off as a conflict
Of left handlers, as George Mogridge
pitched for the Yankees and Reb Rus
cells rusty wing having got by last Sat-
urday Rowland sent him out to take an
other crack at the Yankees.
Mosridge n Mark for Sox.
The Sox punched Ave hits out OF Mo-
gri6Ss before he got rid Of a single Sox
In the second and he was shooed away
In favor OF the New York Russell. One
thing that could be said for Allan Rus
sell Ia that he matched each of his six
bases m balls with a strikeout.
Tho Chicago Russell dished out bases
on balls in Wholesale lots in the fourth
inning. and he gave way to young Shell
lenbaok. After Pipp knocked a double
with the bases full the kid held up well.
though the Yankee attack against him
was poorly directed.
Tho White Sox got of to q running
start. They scored twice in the first
inning. Murphy, usually weak against
left handlers, raped single to cen re
and Leibold forced him trying to sacri-
foe. Eddie Collins singled to left. and
when Bodie kicked the bali around Little
Memo and Eddie each took an extra
base Gandil celebrated his return to
tho team with a single to centre. scor-
ing Leibold and Collins. Gandil pulled
bone No. when. after Shane Collins
was thrown out at first. he got caught
OF second base and was run down.
Weaver opened on Mogridge with
triple in the secoad inning and scored
when McMullen knocked single to CEN
tire. After that George folded his tent
and departed.
Pitchers Are wild.
Tho Yankees went after Reb Russell
IN the second. but failed TO take fuil
advantage of their fine opening. Pratt
walked and Pipp singled. Bodie then
banRed into a double play, Pratt going
to third Del scored when Miller
bounced q single of weaver's shina
In the fourth inning the two Rus
sells We'd with each other to see VINO
could be wilder. With one out the AL
Ian variety Of Russell hit McMullin and
walked Schaik. Russell sacrificed and
Murphy singled. scoring McMullin and
schalk. Murphy stole second and took
third on Walters's Wild throw. Lei
bold walked and stole second. but Eddie
Collins struck out
Then Ewall Albert Russell tried to
see how wild he could be and passed
Peck and Baker in the New York half.
getting in only one strike on the two.
He also pitched one ball to Pratt.
whereupon Rowland RAN out OF the
dugout in great excitement yelling
Enough. Enough
Young Shellenback then came on,
and by pitching three straight balls to
Pratt finished the base on balls that
Russell had started. That filled the
bases with none out. Pipp then dropped
a double just inside the left field foul
line scoring Peck and Baker. Bodie
sent a long sacrifice fiy to John Collins.
Pratt scoring and Pipp taking third.
The rally ended when Miller fouled to
Lsibold. Pipp was sent home and Ne
mos throw easily doubled him up at
the plate. The inning left the Yanks
a run behind and they were unable,
to bridge this gap.
Pratt Spells Yankees Chances.
MurdereTs Row was UP In the eighth
and q beautiful chance to break up the
eame was ruined by Pratt. Peck
opened with a single, and after Baker
flied to John Collins, Pratt singled to
right, sending Peck TO third. Pipp
fouled to Gandil and Bodie walked
filing the bases Now Miller has been
the big boy in the pinches in this Sc
ries and had not Pratt gummed II up
Elmer might have come through.
With each pitch to Miller ""att rap
almost down TO third base. IayInAn
IN tho press stand remarked: 1T would
be cinch for Schalk to call for a
pitchout and catch Pratt Off second"
which was exactly what happened.
schalk snapped the ball down to Col
Inns and Pratt was caught of his an
chorase. In an effort to save him Peck
made dash for the plate. but Collins
got the bail back to Schalk in plenty
Of time to catch him. Miller then
opened the ninth with a clean single.
Schalk had a finger split in the ninth
inning and was forced to retire
Things are surely breaking fine for
Clarence Rowland. To-day the Yam
KEGS take on the Cleveland Indians.
who were roughly handled in Boston.
The score:
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