The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-09
Bakers Tooth Hit Gives Tanks Win Over Chicago
New York Star Comes Through With His Cen tury Smash and Gives Yankees Triumph in 9th After White Sox Had Se- cured Early Lead.

Home Run Baker of the Tanks, ex- ecuting his one hundredth deadly hit of the season, broke up to tie with the White Sox up at the Polo Grounds yesterday, and coaxed Joe Ffnneran cSer the plate with the joy ous unit which gave the pastime to the Huggins troupe, to 5. Baker is the first major leaguer to reach tho century mark with his hits this sea son, and he inserted the one yester- day just when it was most needed. es
 In the last of the ninth, after Walt CTS was out at first, Ffnneran was hit by one of Shellenback's rampant shoots. Gilhooley drew a pass and just when Peckinpaugh could have made a lot of Tank fans happy he chose that time to strike out. After the groans had subsided it was mo- ticed that Baker was at the bat: He cracked neatly placed hit in short centre field where no enemy hands could touch it, and Finneran romped home with the victory.
 Up to the eighth it looked like vic- tory for the White Sox, for they were busy with their bats early in the game and in the second inning ham, mered Allan Russell out of the game. Shellenback the infant pitcher of the Sox, didn't permit much hitting while he was in the game, but he was inclined to treat the Yankee bat ters rather roughly by hitting them with the ball. He bruised two Tanks and when Danforth came to the mound in the ninth he assumed Shellenback's failing and when he nailed Finneran in the short ribs with the ball he paved the way for the White Sox defeat.
 A glaring error, which was all wool and a yard wide, by Eddie Murphy in the eighth inning made it possible for the Tanks to tie up the score. When Ping Bodie shot a single along the carpet to right in the eighth Pipp was on second and romped home. The ball trickled right through Murphy's tootsies and rolled merrily to the outer ramparts. The ball rolled so far that Bodie was able to make the excursion trip without an interruption with the tally which summed up events.
 The White Sox had the fuse all set to dynamite the game in the first of the ninth, but F'inneran closed up like a clam and decided otherwise. With two out and two runners aboard, Fin neran walked Eddie Collins and load ed the corners. Risberg then forced Collins at second for the third out
 Eddie Murphy greeted Russell in the first with a terrific two-base bang, which went so high over Gilhooleys head that the ball only fiirted with his hands. Leibo1d sacrificed, but Ba- N.1 were safe. Eddie Collins hoisted sacrifice fly to Miller, Murphy SCOT ing. Risberg playing first instead of Gandil, famed, and Baker tossed Shano Collins out at first.
 With one out in the fourth, Murphy got an infield hit, and went to third on Leibold's single to right. Murphy scored when Pratt fumbled a ground CT from Eddie Collins's bat. Risberg closed the round by hitting into a double play.
 Pipp cracked hot liner through the box in the fifth which almost carried away SheIlenback's wrist. Bodie was hit by pitched ball and Miller walked, filling the bases, with no one out. Walters hit into a double play, Pipp scoring during the excitement. Finneran died at first for the third out.
 The big b1ow-off came in the eighth after two Tanks had been turned back to the bench. Peck flied to Murphy and Baker grounded to Risberg. Pratt singled to right, and scored on Pipp's two-base smash to right centre. Bodie singled to right, scoring Pipp, and when the ball rolled through Murphy 4o +bo Fapoa Rodie went all fba UaV through with the tying run.