The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-19
BAKERS HIT GIVES
YANKS EVEN BREAK
Breaks Deadlock in 10th In.
ming Of Second Game, After
Tigers Win Opener.
BY FREDERICK G. LIEB.

After suffering defeat In the FIRST half
o, twin bill for their fifth straight
setback at the Polo Grounds yesterday
the Yankees checked their retreat
with ninth inning rally. They
drove in two runs after two were out.
Then in the tenth inning. with the bases
full, Frank Baker came out OF his bat
ting trance and smote the first pitch
into the upper right field stand for a
home run" single.
Walkers home run with two on the
bases won the first game for Detroit
BY a score of 4 to 1. while Bakers pow
erful wallop decided the second fray in
New York's favor by a score Of 8 to 2.
Hughe Jennings was absent. He went
70 Scranton for a visit and Bill Donovan
was in charge of the Tigers.
Herbe Thormahlen, the Jersey left
handler, was trotted out in the first
game. The contest was the first that
the sensational young southpaw ap-
peared in since June IL. when he beat
the Tigers In Detroit. After pitching
himself out OF many holes due to his
generosity with bases on balls he sue
cumbed to straight lifting In the seventh
Bill James Tight in Pinches.
Bill James, who pitched the first game
for Detroit, also had trouble with his
control. He matched Thormahlen's
seven passes. but the Yankees couldn't
touch him in the pinches.
Ty Cobb, who injured his left shoulder
after a dive to first base in last Tues
days game, again hurt the same MEM
Der Of his anatomy in the fifth inning
Of the first game and was forced to re-
tire for the day. Cobb came up in the
Afth inning with the bases full and only
one out, when in knocking a foul into
the ground he again cramped up with
the old hurt.
In the first inning Thormahlen worked
out OF yawning abyss. when with the
bases full as result OF three passes
he struck out Walker. However. the
latter was to have plenty of revenge. as
he raped Thormahlen for a single and
homer later on. and in the second game
prodded Finneran for two doubles and a
single and scored both Detroit runs in
that affair.
The Yanks were the first to score In
the opening game, getting a run with
two out In the second. when Peck
walked, stole second and scored on WAL
ters's single. Higgins shook up his
lineup again yesterday. putting Caldwell
In second place and dropping Peck to
sixth.
Detroit tied in the fifth on nifty base
running by Bush. Stanage singled and
James walked. and Bush forced Oscar
at third. Bobbie Jones was hit. filing
the bases. 1t was here that Cobb again
FORCING James at the plate. Walters
shot the ball back to Pipp. trying for a
double play. and in the meantime Bush
scored from second before Pipp could
return II.
Detroit won in the seventh. After
Pinp made a great bare handed stop on
Jones Cunningham and Veach singled
Holman forced Veach at second for the
second out. Walker then hit to deepest
rght for homer, scoring Cunningham
and Hellman ahead OF him.
In the second game Finneran opposed
Kall!o.
Bodie Has Field Day In Second.
Bodie had field day in the second
game. hitting single, double and
triple Heating finished the game for
the Yankees and received credit for the
victory
Detroit scored in the first inning
when, after Walker singled. he scored
all the way from first on Veach's Texas
League single between Pratt and Cald-
well. Walker scored again in the third
on his double, a wild pitch and He'll
mans sacrifice ny.
The Yanks made only three hits on
kallio until the ninth. Caldwell opened
with double and Baker popped 10
Rush. Pratt went out. Heilman to
kallio. and the pitcher was spiked on
the play. He was out for several min
utes and was not the same twirler there
after. Pipp's double to left scored Cald-
well, and when Bodie hit far over
Neachs head for another double Il sent
IN Pip with the tying run
Walters opened the tenth with sin
gle and Heating forced him trying to
sacrifice, Glhooley and Caldwell both
Knocked singles to left. filling the bases.
Baker then sent the first ball far into
the upper stand, and 1t was all over.
Heating scored from third. and under
the rules Baker could be given only a
single. The score
FIRST GAME.