New-York tribune., 1918-05-23


Polo Grounds the Yankees yesterda.
teen-inning game by the score of
Herbert Thermahlon. verdant'
youngster, new to the big league fin
ishing school, opposed Eddie Cicotte,
the White Sox pitching ace and worlds
series co-hero. and fought the grizzled
veteran gamely until, in the ultimate
inning, age bowed to youth. Cicotte
was victimized by the Baker. Pratt and
Pipp segment of "Murderers' Row
and the worlds champions were fairly
overwhelmed.
Thermahlon's notable victory over
his distinguished rivals promotes him
to the first rank of 1918 pitchers. and
demarks. incidentally. the thirty-fourth
consecutive inning of shutout ball that
he has pitched for his compatrlots.
Last week he defeated the ST. Louis
Browns by the same score he beat Chi
cage yesterday. Earlier he had held
the Philadelphia Athletics runless for
nine frames, and he had previously
finished another game with sufhclent
scoreless innings to give nm MS pres
ont imposing total.
The fourteenth inning of yesterdays
contest was sizzling crucible of base
baltic excitement. Only the best of
luck prevented the White Sox from
scoring. after they had filled the bases
with but one out, and the deft defen-
sive work of the Yankees in this vital
frame really marked the beginning of
the end. Cicotte wilted after his team
mates failure to get him the one all
important run and triumvlrate from
out the illustrious "Murderers' Row"
shot three successive singles through
Rowlands infield defence for the run
that terminated the contest.
Cicotte Long Ihvincible
Until the final frame Cicotte had
been invincible and Pipp, only, of the
Huggins outfit, reached third base.
Four hits were the most the Yanks
could make up to the final inning off
the celebrated "shine ball" artist, who
has been the greatest single pitching
hoodoo to the Yankees IN the kmeri-
can League. 1t has been popular
fable in American League circles that
Cicotte had but to toss his glove onto
the pitching mound to beat any team
that ever represented the metropolis
in the American League. Yesterdays
victory was, therefore, doubly sign!fi-
cant in that it smashed the psyche
logical advantage Cicotte has long
held over the local Americans.
The vital chapter of yesterdays
game was the climactical fourteenth.
Beginning that frame Pipp let "Nome"
Liebold's easy roller go betwixt his
legs. McMullin, who batted the Sox
TO victory unaided in their first game
here, dropped perfect sacrifice that
moved the speedy Liebold to second.
Eddie Collins, invariably to be
counted upon in pinch, sent single
into short left upon which Leibold
moved to third. Thormahlen. prompted
by Higgins, then executed the pitching
stratagem that probably won him the
game. Felsch was next up and the
husky Chicago outfelder is known for
his batting prowess against left hand
of the worlds series and broke Sallee's
heart with a drive over the left field
barrier in the Windy City park.
Passes Heavy Hitter
Thormahlen purposely passed Felsch,
filing the bases. Buck Weaver, an
other dangerous pinch hitter, drove a
gentleman of goodnight" fame shot
the ball to Hannah for a put-out that
nailed Leibold at the plate aid pre-
vented a run Hannah was too slow
in his relay to Pips for Il double and
the bases were still filled.
"Chick" Gandil, most dangerous Of
fence-busters this season. hit a long
fly to Elmer Miller for the third out,
which concluded the Sox rally and
brought the Yanks to bat.
The light was fading from Coogan's
II vuho !
Cicotte in the fourteenth. He hit to
Weaver, who made a splendid stop and
throw for an out. Baker, next up, hit
ball to deep short, upon which
Weaver made brilliant stop, but he
was out of position for the throw, and
the Yanks' famous slugger was credited
with single.
Del Pratt caught one of Cicotte's
benders on the nose and sent it hum
hit terrific drive to centre, which won
the. game for the Yankees. Felsch
made an heroic attempt to reach Pipp's
slam in order to make a throw for the
plate, but slipped in the sodden out
field and fell, the game ending as Ba-
ker trotted over the pan.
Makes Brilliant Catch
1t had looked in the twelfth inning
as though the game were to cease
abruptly. In that frame with two out
Buck Weaver hit powerful drive to
right field. At first it seemed the bali
was destined to clear the right field
barrier Gilhooley in hot pursuit
leaped into the air and caught the ball
as it was about to impinge on the
stands. and then fell headlong in the
mud, for the most brilliant fielding
play of the day.
The game throughout was marked b,
the excellent defensive play of both
teams in the pinches and the outstand
ing excellence of the pitchers.
The Clark Griffith Bat and Bal, Eunl
day was celebrated. but because of the
small crowd, owing to overcast skies
Colonel Rupert, owner of the Yam,
KEGS, announced that later in the sea
son another day would be set aside fo,
this patriotic feature.