The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-16
Yanks Spoil C|eve|and's
Chances of Climbing
Indians Chance of Creeping
Full Game on Red Sox
Spoiled By Effective
Pitching of Ray Caldwell
-Gilhooley and Graney
Star at Bat.

New York, Aug. 16-Ray Caldwell |
quelled a threatened Indian uprising
yesterday at the Polo Grounds and
brought the Yankees safely through
their second game with Lee Fohls
warriors on the long end of a 8 to 2
score. In the last three innings it
appeared that Caldwell was to be the
victim of a rally by the Indians, but
Ray gamely stuck to his guns and
warded off the threatened disaster.
Caldwell twirled one of his best
games of the season. Up to the seventh
inning his pitching shone with that
brilliancy which Is characteristic of
Caldwell on a good day. The Indians
tried nightly but could do nothing
against Higgins tall twirler. And
behind Ray the Yankees spread a
network Of defense THAI sparkled,
particularly in the region of short
field, where Roger Peckinpaugh held
sway. y
Stanley Covelesli opposed Caldwell,
but he didn't possess the same decep-
tiveness which attached to Sims
work. In the second inning Stanley
was touched for a run, and in the
third two more TALES resulted from
resounding Yankee wallops. This
lead was all that Caldwell wanted to
spur him on to his best, and Ray
served his utmost with effect.
When he saw that his team was
helpless in the face of Caldwell's su-
perb pitching, Manager Fohl of
Cleveland rearranged his lineup. The
change came in the seventh after
Caldwell had turned the Indians back
with only three hits, two of them of
the scratch variety, in the previous six
innings.
Bob Bescher, who had played with
the Giants before being reQuisitioned
by Cleveland, was injected into the
game as a batter for Evans in the
seventh and ripped clean single over
second. While Caldwell was throwing
Tuck Turner out at first Bob ad-
vanced to second. O'Neil fouled out
to F)urnuier, and then Coveleskie
gave his team it's first run when he
scored Bescher from second with a
single to centre. Caldwell passed Gra-
ney, and with two on the paths great
things were expected of Chapman.
The danger was passed, though, when
Chapman fouled out to Walters.
In the eighth iris Speaker started
the Indians off on another rampage.
Iris sent a double to right, and took
third while Peckinpaugh was throw
ing out Joe Wood at first. Baker
made a great catch of Johnston's foul
sacrifice fly back of third base near
the grand stand, but his throw to the
plate was easily beaten by Speaker.
Peckinpaugh also threw out Halt,
who replaced Evans at second in the
seventh.
The Indians fought desperately to
change the complexion of the game
in the ninth. After Tuck Turner had
skied out, O'Neil belted a single to
left. Coumbe ran for O'Neill, and
Thomas batted for Coveleskie. The
strategy failed as far as Thomas was
- concerned, for he famed, grudgingly.
Graney put a promising aspect on the
situation for Cleveland with a single
to right, which sent Coumbe to third
Del Pratt downed Cleveland hopes
however, when he made a hard catch
of Chapman's fly to short right.
Fourier started the Yanks on thei1
winning way in the second with a
clean single to centre. He stole Sec
ond, and when O'Neil's throw to Tur.
nier continued to third. He registered
from that station on Peckinpaugh!
blow to left after Hyatt slIied out t
Wood. Peck was caught stealing.
With one down in the third, Cald
we'll beat out a hard-hit grounder t.
Johnston. Ray didn't stay on the frs
corner very long before he was sen
scampering about the base paths t.
the plate on Frank Gilhooley's three
base blow to right. Gilhooley scoret
the Yankees third run while Lama
was being thrown out at first.
Coveleskie frightened thereafter, an
the Higgins clan was moved dow
with monotonous regularity in tn
succeeding innings. In the fifth Gil
hooey singled, and in the seventl
Hyatt singled, for the only othe
blows made off the Indian twirler.