New-York tribune., 1918-05-31

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Ray B. Caldwell pitched his best
game of the season, but the Codydon
telegrapher had less to SHOW in the
box than the veteran Vean Gregg, who
opposed him. Both kept the hitting
well distributed and each had his spell
Of wildness, but Gregg's support fal-
tered frequently, and Jimmy Dugan
finally kicked the game into the Yam
KEGS won column in the eighth, after
one Of J. F. Bakers celebrated home
runs had made restitution for an ex-
cusable error by the big third baseman
in the fourth that paved the way to
the Mackmen's marker.
There was deal of sharp and lons
hitting, but much of this was straight
at manners of the inner defenccs or
groups. Gardner. Peckinpaugh and
Baker contributed fielding plays that
would have thrilled, had not the loyal
10000 assembled been too benumbed to
feel much Of anything besides the
damp cold.
Mack turned the hulking George
Burns into left field, where another
able athlete with the same names and
a middle initial is accustomed to face
the lowering sun. The former Detroit
first sacker is destined to don khaki
shortly, and the boss of the AS started
in upon the operation of breaking in
Muench, rangy youth from Atlanta,
who was hold-out this spring, at the
near station.
Muench singled to left, after Jamie
son had rolled out in the first inning,
but was doubled up with Walker when
Baker gathered in a stiff rap and put
in motion the two-ply elimination
Shannon and Dugan walked when two
were out in the second, but Bodie came
in and got McAvoy's low fly.
Baker Fumbles Bounder
Tilly Walker sent high bounder
toward Baker to start the fourth, and
in trapping the ball Frank fumbled
Walker then stole second. Burns went
out swinging and saying things under
his breath. Gardner beat out a roller
to Peckinpaugh, Walker advancing to
third. Murray Shannon flied fairly
deep to Miller, whose throw to the
plate, but for high bound, would have
cut down Walker
Meanwhile Huggins's men had been
giving Gregg little concern, although
wry throwing by Mis- battery mate, Nc
Avoy, had him twice in trouble. Gill
hooley was easy in New York's first.
Peck strolled. Baker chased Jameson
to the remote end of the pavilion abut-
ment for grab on which Peck might
have advanced had he expected the
catch. The Yankee captain negotiated
a delayed steal after the first pitch to
Pratt, and continued to third when
neither Dugan nor Shannon covered for
McAvoy's low throw. Pratt went out
swinging, leaving Peck stranded.
Burns made neat catch off the sign
relating the virtues of a new com
mandeered tobacco after Pipp struck
out in the second. The drive was
Bodies and carried portentously high.
Miller bunted in front of the heptagon,
and when McAvoy's throw glanced off
his shoulder he padded to second, but
Shannon and Muench took care of AL
Walters.
Pratt drew pass in the fourth after
throw to second for a force on Pipp's
tap. Bodie, however, elevated to Shan
non, and Miller fouled to McAvoy.
The Yanks failed to hit safely for
four and one-third innings. Then
Caldwell turned double into left near
the foul-line and reached third when
Marsans, swinging for Gi]hooley, went
out. Gardner to Muench, Peck's effort
was a loft to Walker on one of the
few slow balls that Gregg was able to
get near the plate.
Three of Bakers trips to the plate
were rewarded with prodigious wallops.
ae followed up his exceedingly long
ny IN the first with line foul into the
gaping right-field stand at the outset
OF the sixth. On the second subse-
quent offering Baker drove just over
the barrier in right, fan ATTEMPTING
catch and DETECTING the ball back
on to the field. Pratt followed with q
clean single to left, but Pipp forced him
and Bodie slashed into double killing.
Ine Athletics were pounaing the ball
IN the games middle stages. In the
OF a slam by McAvoy and rot his man ,.n
at first. and Gilhooley ran over an. and
ieaped for Jamieson's liner.
=, After Muench famed in the sixth
walker justified his name. Burns
lifted to Marsans before Gardner sin.
gled into the same garden and went
TO second on the Cuban's vain throw
1or Walker at third. Shannon tapped
slow roller at Baker, whose in,-ush
ing pickup and peg. were perfection
margin.
Both Jameson and Muench inet
fouls into the rightfield stand naa,
the tape of dcmarcation before eo;nt
out. Walker singled to centre AM
died stealing. -A'
Baker Sprawls on Turf
:. Peckinpaugh famed 70 get the Neu
York eighth under way. Rake,
doubled down the right foul line. pat
bounded to Gregg, and Baker wa,
caught IN run-up near the shortfeld
Inc hSme.run king finally got in tn.
way OF toss by Dugan, the bali roll
sng beyond third and near the fielf
boxes. Baker rounded the third cor
ner, and Truck Hannah, coaching there
sent him plateward. After going few
YARDS Baker saw Gregg recover the bali
changed his mind, and in turning te
return to third sprawlcd on the soft
turf. IN the ensuing run-up Gardne,
tagged Baker out, but not before prat,
slid into third, whence he scored mo
nent later when Pipp rolled towarf
second, and Dugan. with the easies,
Imaginable play in sight. kneeled anc
let the ball bound off his ankle.
After Burns and Gardner had strucs
out in the ninth Shannon doubled ~
the fence in left, the Yankees va;ri,
protesting that the ball landed fonI
Davidson, pinch-swingin9 for Durar
fouled punily to Walters and the Sa,
was done. A"s
The victory gave the Yanks a corn,
Of ten wins and six defeats in the stay
on the home field, not taking into &C. ac.
count last Sunds e triumph owe,
Cleveland in the l'orest CITY. Las.
night the Yanks cntrained for CHICAGO
where they will open tomorrow the;,
first Western foray, involving sixteen
games.