New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
HMgmem Neatly Turn
Tables on the Indians
Mogridge Leads Murderers
Row to Lop-Sided
Victory
By Charles A. Taylor

LEO + ON HdVlUP run OUT OF (ONeleS-
kies for the moment, Miller Huggins
and his Yankees delighted some five
thousand fans to the pleasing spectacle
of an upward march in that brainstorm
of struggle for premier honors which
the American League has developed.
George Mogridgc, the rescuer eXtraor-
dnary of the Hugmen, stepped the
route before Murderers' Row and led
his aspiring tribe back into second
place with a neat turned pitching cf-
fort. The score was 6 to l and the
victory switched positions of the clubs
so that the mad scramble will continue
with all its customary eclat under the
shadows of Coogan's Bluff this after
noon.
The good southpaw. Mogridge,
dropped into soft spot for yester-
days trial, though he did not know it
At the time. 1t doesn't look so soft to
The general run of pitchers when he is
slated to cross swords with such a
slabster as Guy Morton. That fellow
is tough enough Tor anybody, and in his
young and brilliant career has been
especially tough for the Yankees. But
they were mad enough yesterday to
make anybody take to the tall and un-
cut. They hit in their accustomed.
icious style, and if they had not been
quite so frenzied in their base running
rdor goodness only knows how lop-
.ded the score might have been.
Mr.. Mogridge, who manipulates the
spheroid most manfully when he is
ight, was right yesterday afternoon.
On occasion Mr.. Moeridge varies his
Method of propeling the baseball.
sometimes he propels it with his goodly
ash, and generally when in such fashion
On psychological occasion. Such, at
east. was the happy fact yesterday
afternoon. For Mogrdge delivered a
.hree-base knock yesterday afternoon
a three-base knock that led to run.
This run did not win the game. But it
ed to the tally that put the clincher
on it,
Caldwell Steals a Base
MI Mogridge had some able assist
ants in the line of swat. There was
Slim Ray Caldwell, finger of parts.
who is now attempting to emulate the
prowess of Outfielder Smoky Joe Wood
The rakish Yankee cavorted in the mid
pasture without in the least suggesting
any travesty on the work of Tristan
Speaker and speared few flies to boot
He got blow that helped sew up the
game and stole baSe--a rare Yankee
omplishment.
iris Speaker got the first hit off Mo-
gridge with two gone in the first, but
nothing came of it, as Roth forced him.
The Indians finally broke out to the
front with run in the second. Wamby
led off with fancy double to right and
Joe Woods sacrifice sent him to third.
On q squeeze play Evans bunted safely
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was doubled with O'Neill, when the lat
ter hit to Peckinpaugh.
That was the first and the last of
Cleveland's scoring. Mogridge allowed
the Maps only five hits thereafter, and
ne was as steady as a clock in all other
respects. Indeed, one Of these hits was
technicality-a jolt by Speaker that
hit Chapman, who had singled in the
third, with two out. A hit that retlres
the side is no punishment, even for
Mogridge. In the fourth and fifth the
visitors went out in order. There were
two out in the sixth, when Speaker and
Roth punched singles. But the single
of Roth was the ruination of Iris, as
Miller pegged him out attempting to
negotiate third from first base. Graney
singled in the eighth, but again only
after two hands had been discharged.
Yankees Nibble
Meanwhile the Yankees had been
I "nibbling" bit on their own account.
They didn't get very far in the first
one out, as early as the opener. He
died stealing after Baker had lined out.
Nobody got on for Higgins in the sec
ond.
Elmer Miller, however, who was a
hero extensively and dcfensively if ever
there was one, put Morton in dire dis
tress by prying loose the third round
with safety to left Truck Hannah
hit to the same spot, and Miller sprint
ed to third. Mogridge forced Hannah,
Miller holding third, but Gilhooley on
the squeeze" laid down pretty sacri-
fee that registered Miller with the ty-
ing run.
The Yankees sewed it up in the fifth.
But for hard luck and somewhat faulty
base running they might have made
half dozen instead of a brace OF
counts. After Caldwell famed, Miller
beat an inheld tap. Hannah's drive
bounded falsely to Wamby for a
scratch single, but Miller accidentally
collided with the fielder after the ball
had got past and was called out for in
terference.
Battery Error Helps Yankees
Mogridge's third strike was a passed
ball. On the battery error Hannah took
second and Mogridge reached first Gil
hooley walked, filling the bases. Peck
lnpaugha singled to left, scoring Hannah
and Mogridge, but Gilhooley was
trapped off second and retired, Graney
to Evans to Chapman to Evans.
Two more came for the Yankees in
the sixth, and after two were out Fipp
doubled and scored on Caldwelps
single. Slim stole second, and when
Evans threw high Caldwell was able to
cross the plate. Mogridge helped him
self to the last run. He opened the
seventh with a triple to left centre
Gaho;aty HllhooIey pea, peat an in,feld single, but
wind. he waited for Pecks long fly to
Graney, that registered him in a walk.
fly SO far driven that Gilhooley was
able to breeze from first to second after
the catch. Bakers long fly to Wood
put Gllhooley on third, but Pratt lined
to Speaker
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