New-York tribune., 1918-05-14


Professor Higgins was ably assist
ed in his experiment by young intern
named Ray (Slim) Caldwell, of Sala-
manca, N. Y. Intern Caldwell is
an expert OF electricity and all appur-
tenances thereunto pertaining. In his
childhood days up at Salamanca his
only play toy was the telegraph key of
the village station. And in time he
learned to make it talk. There is no
intern better posted on electricity than
successfully handled every known form
Of the fluid from Lightning to Third
Rail.
Professor Huggins spent most Of the
afternoon tinkering up his machine,
which broke down badly at first base
on the first application of the juice,
and it was not until his lecture hour
was two-thirds sped that he called for
help from his electrically inclined in
tern. The rest was simply matter of
customary daily routine. The old
machine hivvered badly and back
kicked couple of times on Expert
that jolted her into killing speed that
spilled the angoras of the cat tribe all
over Harry Fabian's greensward.
Delivers Pinch Punch.
CALDWELL, in short, for the second
time in two playing days, delivered the
pinch punch that barred the gate
against Tiger hopes. The whole story
OF the Yankees triumph of yesterday
was wrapped up in one inning. 1t was
the lucky seventh Saturday. Yesterday
it was the sixth, which proves that the
Higgins crew is one OF versatility as
we'll as resource.
Murderers' Row hadn't been able to
do much with Erik Erickson. a Will
lowy right-hander drafted from the
Coast, who looked Quite the part OF
pitcher aside from the fact that ne
absolutely forgot and forgave base
runner so soon as the latter got on.
In five innings, so battling was Erlck-
sons speed and so sharp breaking his
hooks, the Yankees gathered only three
isolated singles. AS Pipp had booted
off two runs to the foe in the very
first round, the fans were beginning to
resign themselves to defeat.
j. Franklin Baker, the bell wether OF
Murderers' Row, was first up IN the
sixth. The Trappe Mauler, evidently
away with it so easily, happened to be
in a particularly bellicose mood. From
the score board story old Home Run
could see the Athletics freezing out
in front of the world champion White
Sox, and the two humiliations were
more than he could stand.
Baker met one in the Baker fashion.
1t was a mighty line drive to right, in
tended for home rome. but he did
not pull it round quite far enough and
the shot ratified off the deep right
field wall for three bases and nice
starter. This was the first real occa-
sion for New York cheer. Pratt's
best was a fly to Veach, on which Ba-
ker make no attempt to score. Hope
oozed out when Pipp, the Pickler,
famed. 1t was now up to Ping Bodie.
Ping Smites Lustily
Ping smote Justify, wicked shot
that skirted Wits left before he had q
chance to move. But Bush, the kill
JOY, darted over to his right and got
ahead Of the jolt back on the grass. 1t
was the easiest kind of single for
the ordinary runner. But Ping, who
can run further on any given spot than
anybody we know, forgot to take the
trunk off his back. He would have been
dead man had Bush had time to set
the chuck was low and Dresser failed
to clutch it. Baker was over with the
first run.
Armando Marsans, who is patrolling
centre field pending the recovery of
Elmer Miller's finger, smashed one at
Dresser, which the first sacker knocked
down, but could not hold. The ball
rolled over toward Young, with Dresser
in pursuit. Meanwhile, Bodie had
started to run somewhere, and when he
really starts to run he is going some
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stop at second. Ping decided not to
overlook third, however, starting his
slide while ten yards away. Fortunately
for him, Dressen's quick peg to Witt
carried high. Oscar had to leap for the
ball, and when he returned to third
base he found Bodie there ahead of
him. Jennings instructed Erickson to
take no chances with Truck Hannah.
The big fellow was purposely passed,
filling the bases.
Here enters the hero of our tale,
looking bats. Ray went after the first
pitch and fouled it off. He fouled off
another curve. Then he took a fast
one that was low and inside. The next
pitch was wide curve. Caldwell went
in pursuit of it almost the time it
left Erickson's hands, but his eye was
true. and he just raked it all the way
round. Inc QflVe SnOC down through
Dresser like creased lightning and
rolled away to the right field barrier
for as pretty pinch double as any
body ever saw. Bodie and Marsans
scampered home. the Cuban with the
winning run. Who cares that Frank
| Gilhooley popped to Young?
Deserved Shutout
1t looked for considerable spell
as if Erickson was going to take the
young spitball manipulation. That would
have been a crying shame. For Rus
sell richly deserved a shutout. A
double error by Pipp after two were
out in the first paved the way to De-
troit's two runs. First, Pipp booted
Cobb's groundep, then ne threw over
Russells head, putting Ty on second.
Veach singled through Peckinpaugh.
scoring Cobb. On hit and run piay
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