New-York tribune., 1918-05-07

be starts, mostly, even though he was
just a trtle ftful on q couple of oc-
casions. But when one is possessed of
an unusual gift of beef and Drawn one
may sometimes be excused for shortage
of motive power north of the medulla
oblongata. None of his sun-god wor-
shippers yesterday afternoon would
have accused the eccentric Ping of any
thing short of Cnsar-lile triumph over
the pasture hordes.
1t was quite an afternoon for Mr..
Bodie, despite a couple of "fox passes"
He crashed out three resounding sWats,
every one of them a pinch poke. The
trio OF bingles cashed no less than
seven Of New York's runs. Another
one friend Ping carried across himself.
That would have made Roman holi-
day for Ping but for the s'fox passes"
the fourth inning, while the battle still
hung in the balance and where every
run looked like the Big Run, Francesca
committed the objectionable base-run
ming sin. Trying to score on a little
infield bounder, he not only failed to
hit the dirt, but gave up and veered off
six feet from the plate without ever
attempting to make its acquaintance.
For this he was bawled out properly
ny hiiiSI 1luSSluS.
Refused to Try Speed
Later on Francesca refused to try
his speed against q safe swat from the
bat of his old roommate, Stuffy Nc
Innis. The latter got three bases on
blow that might have been held to a
double. But by this time the game had
been cinched beyond recall, and as two
were out double or triple cut little
figure.
Francesca Pizzola usurped the lime
light in this third consecutive subjuga-
ton of the proud Red Sox leaders, it is
true, but only because fate favored him
more or less. TreDchant as was his
nipping ash, it was no more so than the
maces welded by several other Yankees
of Murderers' Row that might be men
tioaed. Bode had two singles and
double in four times up. Each of the
swats just happened to fall with
chafing base runners on the wing.
J. Franklin Baker duplicated Pings
hitting performance. Indeed. the Home
Run King would have gone the Native
Son one better had the official scorer
been in a more affable frame of mind.
Baker was denied a hit on wicked line
drive that spread apart the deadly fins
of Harry Hooper. Any cellow who can
handcuff Hooper with a line drive is
entitled to his blow.
Wally Pipp was busting them, too.
He had perfect batting day, and, like
the other two, contributed a brace of
singles and a double. He walked twice
when he wasn't walking he was hit
ting.
Mogridge in Luck
George Mogridge, the veteran south
paw of the Yankees, who is soon to
desert the pastime to engage in ship
building, dropped into pretty soft
spot in yesterdays assignment. In the
early part of the game, before his
teammates gave him working margin,
Mogridge's mind seemed to be entirely
on shipbuiidng. In the fourth inning
the Red Sox fell upon him like devour-
ing wolves, and but for break in the
luck he would have been through with
the shower bath long before. Carl
Mays, the .tunnel-ball expert of the
Sox, presented his ticket to the master
of the baths.
Until Boston fell upon Mogridgc in
the fourth the entertainment had
been most edifying pitching duel,
Mays showing to slightly poorer ad-
vantage because of his wildness. In
the fourth, however, the Red Sox un
single for all their three runs. Who
got the homer? Why, who else but
Babe Ruth? He essayed the role of
first bascman because Dick Hoblitzell's
index finger was put out of commits
sion in practise.
Wally Schang opened this fourth
with a double down the centre of the
left chalk mark. Stuffy McInnis bunt-
ed. 1t was a pretty bunt, leaving
at first. Mogridge darted in quickly
for gamblers chance of stopping the
somewhat deliberate Schang at third
base.
There would have been no chance to
nip Schang at third had he not over
slid his station, especially as Mo-
gridge's peg was bit high. But he
did overslide and Baker rode him on
the journey till Evans had declared
the out. 1t was here that the bastard
ly Ruth got in his back-biting slam
He lined one into the upper right tier
some fiftt feet fair, that shot on a line
like rife bullet and knocked the back
out of the seat. Scott doubled off the
left field wall. Agnew singled to the
same field, scoring him, but was out
trying for second, when Mogridge cut
the throw in and whipped the ball to
Pratt.
Yankees Even the Score
The Yankees squared accounts in
their half, but because of lot of bush
league errors that completely unnerved
Carl Mays. Baker opened with clean
hit to centre, and Pratt walked. On q
hit.and-run play Pipp singled far to
right, but Pat O'Connor, coaching at
,hird, tagged Baker at that station. II
looked like the prize bone of the wear
tll bodie whistled line single into
Frank Baker walked home on this
nit. OF course. Schang cut loose verv
bad throw that went between third and
the catcher to the stand. On tho error
Frat scored easily. Agnew made a
wrctched return to the plate. ON this
error Pipp Tailed and Bodie reched
third. Miller's hat was Knocked off hv
pitched ball. But Bodie was snufYed
out at the plate because he refused ia
MT the dirt when Hannah bounded to
Shean. Miller, who stole second. WAS
also caught at the plate on Mogridge's
roller to Shean. .
The Yanks sewed it up in the fifth.
Peek singled, and Hooper dropped Ba-
hef's liner. An out advanced the run-
ners. Pipp reached second on wild
pitch thar passed him. Peck scoring.
Bodies single counted Baker and Pipp
Sam Jones succeeded Mays after Carl
had pitched two balls to Miller.
The Yankees raped Jones hard in
the eighth and ninth innings. Singles
BY Baker and Hannah and doubles by
Pipp and Bodie gave three runs in the
seventh. The last came in tho eighth.
when two passes, double and a single
were punched with sacrifice ffy.
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