The sun., 1918-07-10
YANKEES FORCED TO
TAKE AN EVEN BREAK
After Winning Opener, 6 to 4,
Locals Are Beaten by Sox
in Ten Innings, 4 to 8.
BY FREDERICK @. LIEB.

The Yankees made q bold bid to stave
In the worlds champion White Sox in
both sections OF a double header on the
Polo Grounds yesterday and barely
missed turning the trick. Eddie Cicotte,
who seems to have lost his magic as
Yankee charmer was soundly thrashed
In the closing innings of the first game
after he had been sent in TO protect a
one run lead, and the locals came
through with n 8 to 4 victory.
Two runs behind when they went to
bat In the ninth inning of the second
game, the local pennant chasers again
knocked In the tieing runs. They had
Benz staggering. and with Miller on sec
ond Walters whipped n single to left.
Miller set sail for the plate with what
would have been the winning run, but
Leibold's throw beat him to the plate.
The Sox then took fresh heart and
knocked out run In the tenth. winning
by score of TO 3.
AS Cleveland lost again to the Red
Sox. the even break raised the Yankees
back to second place A 10000 crowd
pulled hard for double victory.
Slim Caldwell won the first game. and
for the first time this season he has
more victories than defeats to his credit
He now is credited with six victories
and fve defeats. The Sox hit Caldwell
hard In the early innings. but he tight
ened after the third frame. and per-
mitted only one hit In the last six in
nings.
The Yankees got of to a two run lead
In the second inning Of the FIRST game.
Two were out when Bodie whacked a
single to left and stole second. Miller
walked and Walters singled to left, scor-
ing Ping. Leibold made futile peg to
the plate, and Schalk tried to catch AL
going to second. He threw into centre
field and Miller scored. Walters also tried
to come In. but relayed throw cut him
or at the dish.
The worlds champs scored three in
the third and took the lead for few
moments. Schalk singled and took sec
ond on Danforth's sacrifice. Murphy
fouled to Walters. and Leibold singled
to right. scoring Schalk. Eddie Collins
then blew himself to a homer into the
right field stands. scoring Schalk ahead
OF him.
ianks Tie Score I'm Fourth.
The Yankees tied It in the fourth In
ming when Pratt singled and scored on
Bodies triple to right centre. Stupid
| coaching by Truck Hannah sent Ping
to sure death as Truck advised him to
make It a homer.
Chicago took the lead in the seventh.
to second on Weavers sacrifice and
scored on McMullins single, the only
hit jolted out of Ray after Collins's
| third inning homer.
1t was then that CIcotte was sent in
to protect the slender lead. The Yam
KEGS promptly tied the score on Shine
Ball Eddie. Bodie sent John Collins
into the flower beds In deepest centre
for his fly. Miller singled to left and
ha VoIt
! near the press screen on which Schalk
! made a difficult catch. Ray was out
OF position to throw and Miller reached
second, from where he scored the teing
run on Caldwells single.
Two were out IN the eighth before
| the clubbing of Cicotte began all over
again. P!pp singled to left and Bodie
was hit. Miller. who was swinging
most useful ash, tripled to right. scoring
| Pipp and Bodie with the winning
, markers.
Early Lead for Sox In Second.
In the second game Chicago scored
| all three runs before the Yanks got
| started. 1t was a regular procedure
! yesterday to do all the scoring with
| two out. Jacobs and Benz punched
doubles for the first Sox run in the
second after two were out Two also
were out in the hfth when Leibold, Ed
| Collins and Risberg punched hits. which
with a steal by Columbia Eddie Matched
! two runs.
Three Yankee hits and n base on balls
| produced only one run in the sixth.
! Walters opened with a hit. but was
| pinched trying TO stretch II into a
, double. Singles by Love and Giihooley
and a pass TO Peck then loaded the
bases The best Baker could do was
roller to Risberg, scoring Love.
The big rally came on in the ninth
, Baker opened with single through
| Risberg. and Pratt flied to John Collins.
! Pipp sent Baker to right with a single
| and Frank scored on Bodies out, Pipp
advancing to second, Miller sent Wally
! home with the tieng run with a single
to centre and took second on the throw
| in. Walters cleaved another single to
left. but Leibold nailed Elmer at the
plate.
In the tenth Risberg doubled TO right
with QUE out. Higgins then took out
Robinson and sent in Finneran. John
| Collins belted Fin" for a single to
! right, scoring Risberg with the winning
| run. The score:
CHICAGO a. NEW YORK (A)
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