The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-25
YANKS AND TIGERS
EACH WIN GAME
Cobb and Jennings Speak to
Fans in War Savings
Stamps Drive.
TY SOON GOING TO WAR
BY FREDERICK G. Lien.

The Yankees met the Tigers IN
double header on the Polo Grounds yos.
| terday and wero we'll satisfied ,o 10.
away with half tho SPOTS. An even
break enabled the YshAs 10 &c. th-ss
out of four from Detr,sk aid IN tbslr
present emaciated condition :; is moral
victory for the Yanks to win a ser,..
from any team.
In the first game they we're Obliged
to run into their Boland link and "
Cobb on 4 rampage at the same time
At that they weaaled Bernie harder than
usual in three games, and 1t took wild
throw BY jacques Fourier to give the
Michigan Felines their winning -.n. the
score being 5 to 4. In the second gam.
Mogridge scored his second victory o,
the four game set, blanking the Jen.
nings tribe with three hits BY score
Of 2 to 0.
Despite the fact that baseball !ntere,,
hereabout has sunk to a low ebb. the
best crowd in a fortnight-about $4,000
was out for the twin bill. Perhaos
they came out to take a farewell peeo
at Ty Cobb. at least for the period OF
the war.
The crowd had a chance to hear
Cobb's melodious voice, as we'll as that
Of Hughie Jennings. During the inter-
mission between games War Savings
Stamps drive was launched by Billy
Lyons. a deputy sheriff from Colorado,
assisted by fightlng sergeant.
Jennings and Cobb in Stamp Drive.
Sheriff Lyons commandeered Ee-yah
Hughe for his sales force, so the lead.
ing Tiger climbed on the roof OF the
Detroit dugout and discoursed on the
merit of the little quarter stamps Next
Cobb was called on to make a speech,
during the course Of which Tyrus in.
formed the crowd that he hoped 10 10
over there by October l. Cobb *.
poets to get a commission In the chem-
cal warfare division. Jennings also
hopes to get to France in some capacity
in the near future.
In the opener Boland won his thlr.
teenth game from the Yankees out Of
fourteen pitched since he came into the
league in 1915. He opposed Joe Fin
neran. Huggins's active pitchers have
been reduced to Love. Mogridge and
Finneran. Finn stuck around until the
fourth. when he was withdrawn vita
had pitched on Thursday. was rushed n,
but Cobb smacked him for single,
sending in two runs. After that Love
permit Led only one more hit
Detroit scored twice In the third IN.
ming of the first game. Wit smaCked =
hit through Baker and scored ahead 0.
Cobb when Tyrus drove homer into
the right held STAND.
The Yankees got these two back In
their half. Peck singled 10 deep short
and took second when Finneran drove
a clean single to centre. on the hit and
run Gilhooley rammed a single through
the space vacated by Witt. Peck scoring.
Lamar lined to Bush and Done would
have doubled Finn off second If his
throw had not been a little wide. Baker
then came through with single, scoring
Flnneran. Baker was caught overrun-
ming first base. and during genera!
run down G!lhooley was nipped at the
plate.
Detroit scored two more in the 'ouIth.
With one out Spencer hit double 10
left on which Ham Hyatt got all tangled
up in his feet and eventually fell down
so hard that he needed help to get up.
On Boland's tap to Ffnncran Spencer
was run down. Finneran then tlod me
bases by walking Bush and Wit. Love
was called in to face Cobb and 1y
dropped a Texas Lacquer to right scor'
ing Boland and Bush.
The Yanks got one back in the f'th
on Loves single, Gilhooley's double ana
Lamar's out. Detroit scored its WI.
ming run in the seventh. Wit walked
and stole second. Cobb famed, mue1
to the delight Of the multitude, hut VII
took a daring chance to score from s"r'
ond on Veach's infield out, and made II
when Fourier threw wild TO walters
MoEridge Wins Another.
In the second game MogridGe Won 's
second victory Of the series from paHS''
who usually posters the Yanks as mu'H
as does Boland, Mogridge permitted
only three infleld hits He was We.
supported. as tho Yankees pulled OF,
three double plays. Dauss only above.
Ave hits, and Bush and Ellison MADE
pair of sensational stops behind MN
The Yankees scored their first run IN
the fourth, when Lamar singled 10 'rrP
short and TOOK an extra base on b.+',
wild throw Baker sent In his '''.N
Marylander with a single TO I'sh' il.
the fifth Peckinpaugh walked and Sto'''
on singles by Hannah and MogvNse,
Lamar left the Yankee Gun ~
night. He had enlisted in the ma,
aviation service. but has now been '''.r'
In the draft. II he can arrange
will enter the naval air service I'7
scores:
FIRST GAME.