The sun., 1918-07-07


fielders that they could not get out OF
the way. In this manner several splen-
did openings were ruined by batsmen
hitting into double plays.
Russell needed perfect, as well as sem
sational support to pull him through.
Slim Love was pitted against Cicotte.
Judging by the way the long left fander
rolled back the Sox. Sims shoulder.
which he was supposed to have strained
in the Red Sox series, is feeling pretty
clipper again. Love. however. allowed
tire only earned run OF the game. as per-
feet fielding would have prevented all
the New York runs scored against
Cicotte.
$4,000 Persons Attended.
The second game was Just the reverse
Of the first. In the opener the Yankees
backed Love as though the champion
ship was at stake, while the Sox
slipped up behind their star. In the
second section Hank Robinson, the for
mer Pirate and Cardinal southpaw.
made his Yankee debut and the Hug
gins tribe treated him as though he
were a stepchild. While the Sox were
rescuing Russell inning after inning
with spectacular fielding the Yanks
did everything behind Robinson but
heave the ball over the grand stand
roof. and Ping Bodle did his best to
achieve that distinction.
Despite the fact that the skies were
very threatening around game time
$4,000 crowd was out to root the Yam
KEGS back to first place. They did their
best to root in another run in the ninth
inning OF the second game, but an in
teresting rally fickered out with the
Yanks still one run short of tie.
The Yankees made enough runs to
win Off Cicotte in the fourth inning
of the first game when they scored two
runs. with one out the usually relia-
BILE Eddie Collins fumbled on Baker.
Pratt sent Frank to second with solid
single to centre. Pipp forced Pratt at
second, Baker taking third. Bodie and
Miller then injected useful singles into
the box score. Ping singled to right,
scoring Baker and sending Plpp to
third. from where Wally scored when
Elmer singled to left.
The White Sox got one In the sixth.
Eddie Collins singled to left and ad-
vanced to second on Gandil's infield out.
Shane Collins hit to deep centre. scor-
ing Eddie. but when he tried to stretch
It into a homer he was pinched off at
the plate on Pratt's accurate relay to
= Bcdie.
A fabby mum by Eddie Murphy on
Bodie in the seventh opened the way to
tne tnlru ankee run IN tne seventh.
Ping opened the inning and the muff
to third, and Walters hunted cleverly
on the squeeze play, scoring Bodie.
Bodie Makes Great Catch.
Despite the fact that Bodie made one
Of the widest throws seen on the Polo
Grounds in years in the second game
he also made a shoestring catch on Buck
Weaver in the fourth inning which was
q pippin. 1t was a low liner and Ping
had to waddle in fast for It. snatching
the ball off clover Connolly per-
mitted the catch. which greatly vexed
Pottsdown Buck. He sat on first ba Sc
and refused to get up. After that he
tried to stamp on the plate and gave
other displays of an ungovernable tenn
per. Tommy stood II for a while, but
at length 1t wearied him and he chased
Buck out of the yard.
The Yankees had an epidemic of wild
throwing in the second inning Of the sec
end contest. when they handed the Sox
a run Weaver walked and stole second
Hannah's throw hit the runner and
bounded out to centre field Weaver set
sail for third. and when Miller threw
wildly TO that bag Weaver kept on run
ming until he scored.
The fifth was the only inning in which
Robinson was hit real hard, when Chi
csgo scored twice. With one out Ieibold
doubled off the right field wall and Bodie
clutched Eddie Collins's fly. Gandil SIN
eled to left, scoring Little Memo. II was
on this play that Bodie threw fully If
teen feet over Hannah's head trying to
stop Leibold The wild throw put Gan
oil on third, from where he scored when
John Collins whipped a double past third.
After linn Beck struck out for Robin
Won in the eighth inning Bob Shawkey
pitched the ninth inning for New York
1T was the first time Sailor Bob has been
on the Polo Grounds this season and the
crowd gave him a hearty reception.
Yankees Start Well.
The Yankees started on Russell as
though they would belt him from TIE
slab In the first inning. Marsans and
peckinpaugh opened with singles. and
moved up on Bakers out. on which Gan.
who threw out Marsans at the plate
Pip also grounded TO Gandil
John Collins cut off one or more runs
On the fourth inning. when. after Pip
had doubled, Bode sent a drive In tn,
general direction of the Harlem River
but Collins pulled 1t down near the fenc,
In deepest left centre.
1t looked as though the Yanks finall,
would crash through Russell's soft de
livery In the sixth, when Peck and Baker
hit fierce line singles. Pratt also hit
vicious smash, but directly at Risberg
and a double play resulted
The Yanks pulled their rally too late
Their ninth round attack Just missed
tying the score. Peck singled to deel
short and Baker again sent him arount