New-York tribune., 1918-04-23

The Yankees in the four games<
played here have amasscd total of
forty-onc hits, or an average of more
than ten to game. This showing with
the stick is especially commendable
when it is remembered that the best
pitchers in the American League have
been subjected to this hammering.
Bush, Ruth, Mays and Leonard arc
the pitchers who have been treated so
shamefully. Bush was the only one Of
the four who was able to hold the
Yankee sluggers in check, Joe allow
ing them only four hits.
Had Huggins's Goat" at First
The Yankees made dubious start
to-day, and their slipshod playing in
the first inning caused Miller Huggins
to pace up and down in front of the
bench, while he summoned every
strong word in his voca balary to ex-
press his feelings. Mogridge, who has
always been a hard pitcher for the Red
Sox to beat, was selected by the Yam
kee manager to halt the mad dash of
the Red Sox and bring the Rupert
boys back into the percentage column.
Hooper, the first man to sample
Georges slants, was an easy out. Dave
Shean beat out an infiea hit to Baker,
and was forced at second when
Schang hit to Peck. SO far everything
was lovely. But Mogridge hit Hoblit-
Zell, and in a iiffy the Yanks went up
in the air. Mclnns singled to Pratt,
who in an cndeavor to head off Schang
at the plate threw past Hannah to the
grardstand, Wally scoring and Hoblit-
zell scooting TO third. Whiteman had
his hit to Mogridge beaten, but the
latter heaved wildly to right field and
Hobby. crossed the plate. 1t was hard
luck for Mogridge, as oil three hits
were of the intield variety. In fact,
Mogridge did not allow a clean hit
until the ninth, when he let down, with
the game won.
The Yankees and Red Sox both went
scoreless in the second, but in the
third Baker wiped out the Boston ad-
vantage. Hannah flied to Schang, open
ing the inning. Mogridge singled to
the same spot, and advanced to third
when Dutch Leonard, the Boston
tWlrlcr, got all mixed up on Gilhooleys
tap to the left Of the box Peck drew
base on balls, SO the hassocks were
all populated when Baker strutted to
the plate. Frank wasted little time in
banging the ball on a line over third
and out OF the reach of Whitcman in
lett. All the base runners talied and
Baker pulled up at second. Pip2 ended
the inning with a grolnder to Hob
litzeil
Yankees Continue Drive
In the fourth frame the Yanks con-
tlnued their pounding attack on Dutch
Leonard and drove him from the box
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bombardment with single TO LETT field
and took second on Mller's sacrifice
hit. Ping raced to third on Hannah's
'Nfeld hit to Mc1nnis and scored when
fumbled Mogridge's smash Gil
noc ey walked. Peck singled to left,
tailying Hannah, and Gihooley also
counted when Whiteman fumbled the
ball, Peck going around to third. This
settled Leonard, and Sam Jones as
cended the mound.
The aforementioned Baker greeted
the newcomer with long fly to
Schang, on which Peck Tailed. Pratt
stopped the hostilities with drive into
the hands of Hooper.
These seven runs were more than
enough, but the Yankees insisted on
adding three more in the seventh and
one in the ninth. Their idea probably
was to show this new man, Sam Jones.
that he was no better than Babe Ruth
and Dutch Leonard. The scoring in
the seventh came as result of singles
by our old friend Baker, Pipp, Bodie.
Miller and Hannah. 1t was regular
procession of hits. The final Yankee
run in the ninth was due to another
safety by Baker, single by Pipp and
an intield out.
The two Red Sox runs in the ninth
followed singles by McInnis and Scott
and a double by Agnew. Mogridge by
now was merely tossing the ball right
at the Boston bats.
If the Yankees can keep up the good
work tomorrow they will return for
their opening at the Polo Grounds on
Wednesday with record of four games
won and four lost. But Joe Bush may
have something to say about this little
matter
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