New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Tigers Meek Except
In One Brief Sbas,,1
Pipp's Home Run Drive Into
Bleachers Helps Sew Up
Victory by 5 to 2

DETROIT, June 16.-lhough the
Yankees gave Ray Caldwell lead OF hve
runs in as many rounds to-day ne was
unable to hold it, and Was forced out
of the contest in Detroit's fifth with
no one out, two Tigers home with
their tallies and two more waiting 70
score them. He gave way to the Ready
Rescuer. Mr.. Mogridge, who won event
uaiiy by to 2, thereby making this
series official. No records OF series IN
which the Yankees engage is accepted
at league headquarters now unless TINS
hurler is marked up as the tinisher OF
two or more games.
Mogridge finished this one in style.
He was not counted on in the relief
round or in any other, and the score
at the finish, to 2 New York's way,
was the same as it stood when he ap-
peared on the scene. Erickson, sup
posedly Detroit's strongest pitcher,
who was on the slab for the first time
in two weeks, an injured shoulder hav-
ing placed him on Jennings's hospital
list, was hit hard and at the right time.
Only one hit was made off Boland in
the four innings that he worked. He
looked as good as hallio did on Satur-
day.
Detroit Handcuffed, Mostly
the Detroit batting record is concerned.
Outside of the scoring session, where
one man died waiting when double
play wiped out the side, there was only
one Tiger left on the bases. That was
Veack, who singled with two gone in
the ninth and who was allowed to steal
second and third. Outside of the fifth
no other Bengal got to second base.
Veach singled with two out in the
off
first, and Bush hit to start the sixth,
but was doubled with Cobb when the
latter grounded to Pratt. That is the
complete history of the Detroit end,
apart from the fifth. Just why Cald-
we'll should go to pieces so suddenly
and so completely is mystery. Maybe
the sudden change to extremely hot
weather told on him. Or maybe he lost
his grip on himself as result of a
Owen to caution Jennings, Donovan
and Caldwell himself, and Umpire
Hildebrand to make little speech to
the New York bench. Just what was
said could not be gathered in its en-
tirety, but its general purport seemed
to be that Detroit, under existing con-
ditions, is better place for camel
than for a pitcher named Caldwell.
The pitchers principal retort was that
L
disc, as the Tigers do. That was for
Jennings. His we'll taken retort to the
umpires was that the Detroiters had
started the verbal combat and that he
had right to q comeback
Caldwell, as told, had five runs to
work on, and had allowed but one hit
when the fifth opened. Heilman poked
triple to right centre, and Witt
smashed out single that sent him
home. Cunningham doubled. and Witt
scored. Young singled to left, but Gun
ningham was held at third The stu
alton began to look serious, so Mog-
ridge was called in to replace Caldwell.
He struck out his first batter, Yelle.
Spencer hit for Erickson, and the rally
was off when he grounded to Peck, a
double play, Peck to Pratt to Pipp, re-
sulting.
Yankees Break the Ice
New York's first score came in the
third inning on singles by Marsans and
Gilhooley, with Walters's sacrifice
sandwicheH. Pratt hit for a base in
the fourth, and Pipp sank home run
into the same right field stand into
which Babe Ruth recently maced three
circuit clouts in as many days. That
would have won the game as it turned
out, but just to give Higgins time to
look things over when Caldwell might
blow up, should he, and as did he, the
Yanks tore off pair more in the fifth
on a double by Caldwell and singles by
Peck and Baker, passed ball aiding
the New York captain to get around.
Ideal weather for baseball brought
out a crowd of about twelve thousand
spectators-small for a Detroit Sun
day game, but pretty good for a tail
end team that is not showing any evil
dence of intent to be anything else in
the immediate future. The series will
end on Monday, and the Yankees will
go from the ball yard to the train
reaching New York about 9 o'clock or
Tuesday morning