New-York tribune., 1918-05-29

The game went further to prove that
they do come back, for Pitcher Jim
Bagby accompanied Joe Wood on the
way. jim was nicked for large num-
Der Of hits of varied size Saturday and
lost a to / ball game to Slim Love,
came he deserved to lose.
Bagby Vast Improvement
But yesterday he held "Murderers
Row" and the attendant Yankees to
about half the hits tney made Satur
day, and succeeded in skating grace
fully over the thin ice he encountered
on the nine-inning route. Most grace
fully did he perform in the seventh inn
ing. when, with three men on base and
but one out, and Baker and Pratt af-
forded an excellent opportunity for
killing, he forced the "home run" king
to nit innoeuously to E. J. Miller, while
Pratt lined with customary effect to
sneaker. Centre field is an Improbable
6eld of operations when it is guarded
by Speaker, and though Pratt's hit was
terrific the breathless fans saw that it
vas headed straight at Tristram and
straightway abandoned any hope. that
II possibly could score a run, for 1T
constituted the third out.
Russell had done exceedingly we'll up
TO the seventh inning, and his over
throw came so suddenly and unexpect-
edly that the defeat could not be at
tributed to managerial shortcomings.
Roth. the ex-newsboy, who faced Rus
sell first in the seventh, hit the first
pitched ball for double to left field.
Wambsganss hit to Peckinpaugh, and
there was no great alarm felt as Cap
tain Roger tossed out Wamby, even
though Roth moved to third.
There were, to be sure, those who
recalled Joe Woods homeric swatting
Of few days ago and wondered if he
would repeat, but the law of average
was against it. Wood caught the ball
on the outside and lifted it in tan
taliaing parabola that descended in the
lower tier of the grandstand and tied
the score.
Then O'Neill Duplicates
1t was shocking. Turner sent up
meek foul to Walters and the fans were
looking for extra innings when young
Steve O'Neill stepped to the plate. But
ONeill did the unexpected. He caught
the ball on the nose and sent 1t crash
g>into the left field bleachers, indi-
eating that this season the Cleveland
club is going to hold home run jinx
over the Yankees.
The Yankees had scored their runs
in the first and third innings in the
most accepted Of fashion. In the first
inning, after Gilhooley had expired,
Peckinpaugll drew walk. Baker
promptly sent single through short
and Peck waltzed along to third upon
it. Pratt's long fly to Speaker was
the scoring equivalent of single for
it brought Captain Roger home with
the first run of the day. s
In the third inning Gilhooley nailed
single past the ancient Tuck Turner
and was sacrificed to second by Peck
inpaugh. Baker lined to Roth in deep
right and after the catch Gil legged
it for third, arriving there with all
possible speed and dispatch. From
here he was moved home by Pratt's
smashing double inside third base.
The Yankees had at least two other
Chapman, whom experts have called
the best shortstopper in the American
League, played a prominent part in
nullifying these rallies. In the fifth
inning Chapman made q marvellous
stop and throw on Gilhooley, going
far over second for the ball. Then
Peck walked and Baker again singled,
sending the Yank captain to third.
Pratt hit rough bounder to Chap
man, who picked up the ball, touched
second and threw to first for a double
play that abruptly terminated the
Yanks' rally.
Baker Fails in Pinch
In the seventh inning the prospect
was even better. After Walters went
out. Russell walked. Gilhooley hit to
Eddie Miller and he tossed wildly to
second in an effort to nab Russell.
Peck singled to centre and the bases
we're filed.
This brought ]. Franklin Baker to
tho plate with the promising chance of
z single winning the game or a long
ny tying it. The best Baker could do
was to hit to Eddie Miller, whose throw
70 the plate nailed Russell. Then Pratt
hit with great force and accuracy
STRAIGHT IN CnnoLor