New-York tribune., 1918-04-20
Yankees Get atriots' DAY
Spirit; Are Martyrs 7wice
Red Sox Pitchers Too Eff
cient-Pratt Makes 1t
"Pratt-riots" Day
By Charles. A. Taylor

numerous and populous suburbs cele-
brated Patriots Day to-day, and a good
time was had by All the Beaneaters, in
cluding the Red Sox. The Yankees
were the guests of Barrow's team. and
although the morning and afternoon
contests between the two American
League ball clubs did not appear on the
offlclal programme. the strangers from
the metropolis caught the spirit of the
day and allowed themselves to be
beaten twice. The score of the morn
ing game was to l, while the after
noon battle resulted in a to score.
DerrD Pratt, the new Yankee second
oaseman, was so prominent in the pro-
ceedlngs on the diamond that he was
nrmly OF the opinion that the day was
mlsnamed. "Prettriot's day" was the
amendment Del had to offer, and he had
many packers Of his contention. Pratt
was IN the same humor as the small
crowd that attended the opening con-
test. 1t was too early to make his
presence felt, so he was content to
make only one single in four times at
pat and to field perfectly.
IN the afternoon, with the spirit of
the larger assemblage of fans to in
splre hlm to greater deeds, Del swung
the willow so effectively that he col
lected two doubles and two singles. and
committed three glaring and costly err
rors IN one inning. The crowd was
WIN fratt In the afternoon, especially
"hen he made two misplays in sue
cession and later contributed another
IN the fifth inning, thus aiding the Red
oox greatly in the gathering of five
runs and the ball game.
Star Boxmen Assigned
The test the Yankees faced was just
about the hardest they will be con-
fronted with during the remainder of
the season. Joe Bush and Babe Ruth
were the men chosen by Manager Bar
row to assure the complete and sue
cessful celebration of Patriots or
"Pattriots" Day. Bush was the box
man who officiated in the morning en-
counter and he acquitted himself most
nobly Joe held the Yankees to four
hits, only one of which went for an
extra base, double by Miller. Bush
was his usual wild self, giving four
bases on balls, but only one Of these
passes amounted to much. Ping Bodie
walked in the fifth and after advanc-
ing to third on two outs, scored on
Russell's infield hit.
The Yankee pitching in the first
game was intrusted to Allen Russelr
and he also performed we'll. It should
be noted, too, that he was the first
Yankee pitcher to start a game and
flnlsh it thus far this season. Russell
allowed eight hits and gave three
passes.
The Red Sox made the first of their
two runs in the second inning. Nc
lnnis and Whiteman both singled,
Peck making a wild throw on White
mans blow which permitted the former
Athletic to advance to third McInnis
tallled, while Baker was throwing out
Scott.
Pipp's Part Pif1ing
The Red Sox added their second run
in the next frame as a result of an
error by Pipp on Hooper's grounder,
Shean's single to left field and Strunk's
sacrifice fly to Gilhooley. The Yankees
best chance to tally second run came
IN the sixth inning, when Pratt singled
with one out and took second on a
passed ball Pipp, however, struck out
for his second time, and Baker, who
had walked, was left stranded with
Pratt when Bodie flied to Strunk.
Babe Ruth divided the honors with
Pratt in the afternoon game. Ruth
was found for thirteen hits. while the
Yankee pitchers, Caldwell, Thormahlen
and Monroe, gave only eight. The
Babe, however, was there in the pinches
and powerful factor with his old war
club. He hit the ball so high in the
fifth inning that Del Pratt got tired
waiting for it to come down, and
dropped it when it did arrive.
In the following frame, with Scott on
second and one out, the Babe drove the
ball clear to the right field bleachers.
Gllhooley made miraculous one-hand
catch, but Scott scored all the way from
second after the robbery. 1t is seldom.
indeed, that sacrifice fly tallies run,
ner from second.
The saddest feature of the double
Yankee defeat was the failure of Raw
Caldwell to finish his game In Wash.
lngton Ray had to be removed from the
box after only few innings, while to-
day the slim one was sent to the bench
after only four men had faced him in
the first inning.
Ray began by giving pass to Hoop
er. Shean sacrificed, Hannah to Pratt
ana strunk singled to centre for the
put Hug by this time had become skep-
tical of Rays ability and sent Thor
mahlen to the mound.
Thormahlen got along nicely until
the fifth, when three hits and Pratt's
three errors gave the Red Sox five runs
and the game. Ed Monroe pitched the
last two innings for the Yanks. and. al
though he allowed only one hit. he was
unsteady, and the lone bingle, double
by Whiteman, sandwiched in with a
base on balls, tumble by the same
Monroe and double steal. accounted
for two runs.
The Yankees picked up a run in the