The sun., 1918-07-09
BAKERS CENTURY
HIT BEATS CHICAGO
Comes in Ninth and Brings
Victory to Yankees in Up
hill Game, by 6 to 5.
ny FREDERICK G.. LIEB.

The Yankees whipped the White sox
;, to 5 at the Polo Grounds yesterday.
Incidentally patience met its Just re-
rard. Everybody knew trat ]. Frank
I'm Baker, master inauler OF the Yam
Rees. had ninety-nlne hits to his credit
and was out for his century thump.
Every time Frank came UP the crowd
whooped things zip for him, but for once
the player without nerves, who hit
Mathewson and Vanguard for homers in
'Na pinches in worlds series, appeared
'idgety and overanxious. Frankie Shell
ienhack, the young right handler OF the
White Sox. turned him back four times
!n succession on easy chances.
1t simply was not TO no that Baker
should make his one hundredth hit at
some ordinary moment. After he met
his fourth failure In the eighth, ground
ing to Risberg for the second out, Pratt
ripp and Bodie took the situation in
hand themselves and collected three
runs. tieing the score.
BY the time Baker came up for his
ffth try the stage was all set for the
century hit. Joe Finneran was on sec
ond and Gilhooley on first. There were
Two out Peckinpaugh Just having
finned BY this time Daring Dave Dam
forth, who was member OF Connie
Siack's congress of wild pitchers while
frank was one OF the shining lights Of
The Athletics, was pitching for the Sox.
Lands on First One.
Baker cufred the first ball to centre for
long single, chalking up his one hun
dredth hit, while 1t also knocked In Joe
Finneran with the winning run. The
worlds champs had enjoyed to 0
lead as late as the fifth inning.
Baker is the first player in either
league 10 get into the century hitting
'lass this season.
Yesterdays contest was one OF those
games dear to the heart of every fan,
In which the home team. apparently
crushed, comes from behind with a rush
IN the late innings and wins out. The
Yankees are not wanting IN oral en-
enlargement these days. As the Red
Sox and Indians split even on a double
header the three leaders again are
punched. Only ten points separate the
leading Red Sox from the third place
Yankees.
Allan Russell started for the Yankees
ana didn't get by. He was unsteady
end ineffective and his support was full
Of holes. All Of the runs scored on him
might have been averted, but Russell
IN the second inning. so Finneran was
called in to give him a lift
Finnersn In Form.
Finneran pitched the best ball he has
displayed since the day George Moriarty
took his tallow from him, and richly
ueserved his decision. A rife bullet
drive by Pipp almost carried away She'll
tnhacks left wrist in the fifth inning, and
after that the young Chicago pitcher
started to slide
chick Gandil was called to his home
IN Cleveland by the illness OF his wife
Swede Risberg played first in his stead
rs though born and reared there.
the White Sox put over a run in the
frst inning. Murphy opened with a
double to right. Gilhooley failing to hold
h's stiff liner. Baker fumbled Leibold's
tscrlhce and both runners were safe.
EDDIE Collins knocked n sacrifice nv TO
Miller. scoring Murphy.
The Sox got three runs in the second
TIER the side should have been retired
n order. On weaver's tap to Pipp
Wally threw high to Russell. who COW
cred the base, Buck being safe. Nc
Nli'.n flied TO Miller and Peck threw
'nf Sohalk. Russell then walked Shell
,eHback and Murphy knocked n single TO
centre scoring Weaver. Leibold stung
one into left for a base. scoring Shell.
!ehhack and sending Murphy to third
Eddie Collins was purposely passed, and
lisoerG singled to deep short. scoring
'durphy. Russell had two balls and no
strikes on John Collins, when Higgins
Nanked Allan and sent in Finneran, who
got rid Of Shane on liner 10 Miller
The Sox scored their NTH run in the
Fourth inning. when Murphy bounced "A
tlnsIe out of Finneran's glove took
i'ird on Leibold's single and scored when
Trait fumbled Eddie Collins's roller
Fipp Torpedocs "shcu."
The lanks got started In the fifth
mp opened with the single that nearly
cook wing off Sheilenback. The blow
unsteadied Shell" as he filed the
Eases by hitting Bodie and walking Mil
'5". Weaver came to his rescue with a
.'or in deep short on Walters on which
- started = double play, Pipp scoring
New York scored another one in the
.N'h. Gllhooley hunted pop fly which
N'Mullen muffed. after which Peck was
n. Baker expired on a fly to John
loI!ins, hut Pratt singled TO left. send
:Hg in Gil"
The Yanks made the fur hy after two
were gone in the eighth and tied II up
]'ratt singled and scored on Pipp's long
Touhle to right centre Bodie dashed a
SHgl" to right, scoring Pipp and when
The ball rolled through Murphy and oar
'1ned off the right field wall Bodie also
scored before Murphy was able to get
.. 70 the queer deviations taken by the
ball
The finish came in tho ninth. In the
trst half Finneran again issued an en-
for ed pass to Ed Collins. filling the
Asses and got rid of Risberg. Jacobs
nd batted for Shellenback and Dave
:arforth. the lefthander was the young
"'ers successor. After retiring Walters,
Dave hit Finneran and walked Gilhooley.
Peek struck out, but Baker lit on the
rst ball for single. sending home
'Fin' with the winning run.
A double header with the Sox Is on tho
lift for to-day, The score:
CHICAGO a. NEW YORK a. !
All h o a. alb h q q
,1rphv.rf 53s oilGilh'ley.rf. 40 90
.'uO,tlf. An3 ; 00,P'paugh.s 40t 20
Tins n 900 hlBaker, 30 sol -