The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-13
Gotham Team Defeats Bay
State Aggregation in
Third Straight Game
Robinson Pitches 81 Vic
tory Over Babe Ruth.

Boston, Aug. 13.---The Yankees
handed the reeling Boston Red Sox
another waltop yesterday, making a
clean sweep of the series with the
league leaders by winning the third
game by a score of to 1. AS Cleye+
land annihilated the White sox in. the
West the Red Sox lead was cut down
to TWO games. ..-. --
The Yankees again moved into the
first division as a result of their vic
tory, jumping ahead of the White
Sox. One more victory, will bring the
Yankees back to the 500 mark.
Hank Robinson, the former Ma
tional League left handler, who barely
has been hanging on since joining the
Yankees, had the satisfaction of win
ming over Babe Ruth, the prize left
handler Of the Bostonians. Both pitch
ers were stingy with hits, as only
seven were made in the entire game.
Three were made off Robinson and
four off Ruth.
Both pitchers had a little difficulty
with their control at times, as Ruth
walked four men and Robinson passed
three and also hit Harry Hooper.
However, there were few innings in
which there was any activity on the
bases to speak of.
The Boston club appears jaded and
unless they brace themselves when
Cleveland comes to the Hub during
the latter part of the week the West
erners should snatch the lead from
them. The Red Sox have proved fee
BILE against the soft Yankee opposi-
ton during the series just played.
The Yankees used the squeeze play
yesterday as a means of showing II
what proved to be their winning run
in the second inning, Walters squeez-
ing over big Fourier. --.---.
Robinson started off IN the first in
ming as though he would make things
easy for the Sox, as he hit Hooper
with the first ball and then walked
Shean. However, the kick in the Bos-
ton lineup coald not help this pair
along. Strunk flied to HuInmel, Ruth
popped to Walters and McInnis lifted
to Gilhooley.
The Yankees did all their scoring in
the second inning. Pratt started off
by getting his base on balls, and
Fourier, intending to sacrifice, was
still more successful, as he beat out his
bunt. Old John Humme1 came
through with a single to right, scoring
Pratt; while Fournier wetn to third.
Silent John advanced to second on the
throw to the plate.
After Pack lifted to Scott the Yam
KEGS worked the squeeze play most
beautifully. Walters hunted to Ruth
as Fournier started for the plate, and
Jacques easily made it, as Babe did
well to throw out Walters at first.
Hummel took third on the play, but
Ruth famed Robinson.
AS in the first, so in the second, the
Red Sox got the first two men on,
gled through shortstop and Scott
Ward dropped Cochran's fly, but
picked it up in time to make a force
play on Miller at third base. Robin
son muffed the ball as Walters re-
turned a pitch and Scott tried to go
to third, but Hank recovered the ball
in time to nail him on a quick toss to
Baker.
Robinson displayed some more nice
pitching in the fourth, when Ruth
opened with a pass. Babe hung
around flrSt long enough 10 WatcLl
McInnis and Miller fly to the outfield,
and then tried to steal second, but
Walters easily nailed him. 49,
| Old John Hummel was quite rash
in the seventh and his zeal spoiled
another chance for the Yankees to
score. HummeI walked and tried to
get to third when Shean fumbled on
Peckinpaugh, but was retired at that
station.
Ed Barrows sent in his reserves in
the eighth and they succeeded in get
ting one run. For the third time in
the game Boston got two men on the
bases with none out. Scott singled to
short, and Schange, batting for
Mayer, singled to right, sending Scott
to third. Whiteman hit for Cochran
and hit into a double play, Scott scor-
ing in the meantime.
In the ninth Pratt opened with a,
single and was sacrificed to second
by Fourier, only to be picked off
that base by the alert Sam Agnew.
The Yankees returned to New York
last night Yesterdays scheduled
game was p1ayed as mart of a double