New-York tribune., 1918-07-17


nreted, nleaps a pennant. But in.
seem to 3D. steering direct course t.
Fifteen thousand fans gathered yes
terdsy to witness the double bill be-
tween the home Yanks and the Detroit
r;sers. They saw slaughter most
terrible in the first contest and then
after the interval between the two con-
Acts and with the taste of Harry
s.svens's frankfurters still in their
,onths they saw the aspiring Yanks
aw once more in defeat. The "Beast
SBerlin" was not responsible, but the
igers of Detroit were.
The Jennings Jungaleers walked"
way with the first battle by the lop-
ided score of IL to /, and ran" away
nth the second encounter by a count
Il to /. Luckily the Yanks were so
;rmly intrenched in third place that
tley Just couldn't drop any lower in the
sanding, but the Senators by their
sjctory over the Cleveland Indians are
creeping ahead. and a few more ex-
,ibitons of the sort displayed to hope
hl New York fandom yesterday means
rot "over the top" but the "bottom."
"Murderers' Row" Grows Weak
What pray, has happened to "Mur-
lerers' Row? They don't murder any
more. For time they threatened to
make the classic murders of the Rue
Norgue" pale into nsignificance. Home
Run Baker, the chief killer of the
Row" has been resting ever since he
made that "hundredth" hit. Of course,
he has gathered q couple Of safeties or
so since then, but even Slim Love
makes hit now and again.
Derrill Pratt attempted vainly to up
hold the reputation of the "Row" on
Monday, when he made four safe
drives, but with the inspiration af-
forded by the Trappe farmer missing,
Del, along with Pipp, have taken holi
day and Ping Bodie has sprung a
SPAWN or something like that.
In fact, the only thing that looks
natural about the Yanks these days is
Pat 0'Connor coaching at third base.
He is coaching just as we'll as ever,
but, unfortunately, few Yanks get so
far along the pathway to the home
plate as to need any coaching. 1t makes
it easy for Pat.
Whenever the Tigers come to town,
no matter how far down, the fans turn
ont in fullest volume, whether it be
early in the week, when the sport in
stinct wakes dull. or later on in the
seven-day period when the drudgery
OF labor calls for a few spoonfuls of
.he glorious ozone and the musical
ciaeh Of ball and bat. There are two
reasons for this. One is Tyrus Cobb
end the other Hugh Jennings.
Both Idols Present
Both these idols of the faithful we're
present yesterday afternoon at the
Polo Groun Is. and they afforded two
reasons for the double triumph of the
Jungaleers. The grass eating Hugh
kept the fans merry by his customary
antics on the coaching lines, and the
superman of baseball lived up to his
reputation even at the risk of putting
quletus on his diamond activity for
all time.
1t was wonder of a play that Cobb
attempted in the sixth inning of the
second game. No one but Tyrus would
have conceived it and taken the chance
1t involved. Del Pratt was on first, to
which station Cobb had been SHIFTED d
alter the injury to Heilman in the
thlrd inning when Pipp hit high foul
some distance from the initial sack.
fecklnpaugh was on third with the
run that would have given the Yanks
the lead.
!, Cobb caught the ball not far from
'ne stand He saw Peck at third fig
flhg MS chance to score after the
yalGh' and ne saw Pratt with a long
iesa on nrst, Tyrus thought quickly
ne had to and invariably does. He
I,ade bluff throw to third, which sent
ecN on MS way back to that bag and
ss a. 'he same time drove Pratt few
u.
Cobb Is Hurt
COBB then dashed for first to double
pra.t' pIra.t' and both slid for the base.
caat cladtV' according to the umpire, won.
.sg oo9o reeied as he rose from the grass
tlme be called. '''''
boa ne ERE reckless, but "basebally" Tyrus,
Of of u,l,;lL hGrL ms arm In that slide, the aim
rssrrnI "mleh %as.well real baseball. He
aSsu1'eo aosi play after five minutes and the
applause he received from the snnc-
~ e0,s showed most conclusivelv that
toel t,e pay ne attempted and the risk he
ban. On we're fully appreciated. Ty nigh
tbo IfoKen limb at least. but he took
/, 'nahce 1t was BASEBALL.
ers WY we nfst game the opposing pitch
Lard "e!e . Caldwell, Vance and Bern
Tioosdi ior IN the fanks and Dauss for the
wo1 rsets. rs. The cause of the easy victory
Jn Inopy Gy the Jungaleers can be traced byy
thai ay0t n, at the box score, which reveals
sna; a; lhe visitors made fifteen hits az
"eTinSt the Yanks' seven.
-vnne, pne big and eventful inning for the
hmnels h,nneIs vas the seventh. when thew
welfIs yifsa Ray Caldwell to n fare-thee,
oer of " Ia .baIiylng five runs. Every mem
with tbo 'ne ne Detroit team had his fling
Jones ". slngles by Coffey, Stanage, Bob
Bob SIeS v ana Ty Cobb, and double by
' 'each did the business.
-, Visitors Enjoy Picnic
tho .ue Tigers faced Dizzy" Vance in
twirlas w ae$s 7, frame and found that the
ine tba s,eaned from Toledo was bear
was di sne right nickname. Everybody
he he's salzzy, including Vance, as long as
bows vssaipied .id the mound. The Jennings
- ADDED two more tallies at the eS-