New-York tribune., 1918-07-14


Pratt follows Home Run Baker in
the lineup, and Home Run Frank ha,
been almost useless since he drove oua
that hundredth hit a few days ago. m
was about time that somebody got busy.
and Del felt the batting mantle be-
longed to him. Del certainly put Hose
Run Baker to shame by his antics with
the old bludgeon yesterday.
The, harvest for the Yanks was
reaped in the third "ploughing" of the
burrows around the base lines. Four
large runs were harvested from the
pitching of Fritz Coumbe ANY per
son bearing the name of Fritz has no
business to face the Yanks when they
are IN the mood to hit the bali "over
there.' In baseball cover there" means
where they ain't, and that's where the
fanks hit 'em in this fruitful fourth.
Truck Hannah opened the inning bv
getting base on balls. Truck was
willing and ready to hit. but Southpaw
Coumbe was unsteady. Slim Love, who
has compiled a remarkable record as a
batter IN the last few weeks, put down
bunt along the third base line that
advanced the Truck to second.
Marsans Obliges
Marsans most obligingly smashed the
ball against the right field wall, and
truck had an easy stroll homeward. It
was most lucky that Marsans hit the
pail so far. Otherwise Truck would
have been stranded somewhere between
first and third
lhls blow of Marsans put the Indians
very much up in the air Pratt banged
the ball to Evans and beat the hit with
ease. Evans, however, figured he had
a chance to nab Pratt at first and
hurled the ball wildly TO Johnston,
poth Marsans and Peckinpaugh scoring.
Plpp continued the bombardment BY
singing to right, tallying Pratt. Ray
Caldwell put a quietus on the proceed
ings by tanning.
The Indians were undismayed by the
four-run advantage gained by the
fanhs, and in the seventh they broke
loose with such a strong attack that
Slim, Miller Higgins and everybody
else got worried. Slim is ever careless.
and with that four-run lead he acted
more careless than ever.
Alter Wambsganss, the human con
sonant. had flied to Gilhooley for the
first out, Joe Wood teased Slim so much
that ne received free ticket to first.
Joe Evans singled to right field and
wood dashed on to third
Close Call in Ninth
HteVe " -Neli, the Cleveland catcher,
made one of his semi-annual hits ou. in
GaldwelPs direction, and Wood and
Evans scooted across the plate. These
two runs were all that the Fohllies were
able to CLEAN from Slim, but the lanky
twirler had a mighty close call in the
ninth
=, After Wood had popped to Pratt in
the hnal stanza Evans strolled to first
and went to second on O'Neill's fiy to
Gllhooley. Topsy Turner, the twenty
year veteran, was called upon to do a
little pinch hitting, and Topsy lined the
pail safely to right-just the sort of hit
ne was wont to make ages ago.
Elmer Miller played tag with the ball
IN MS anxiety to make throw to the
plate. with the result that Evan
scored. Chapman drew base on bali,
and then came the play that undoubt-
eediy saved the game for the Yanks.
with two men on base and two out
Johnston hit savage liner toward
right. Wally Pipp leaped high in ths
ar and grabbed the bali with one hand
lt was a sensational ending to a medi
ocre ball game
Derrill Pratt upheld .hs reputatio,
OF "Murderers' Row" by maxing fou,
hits in four times at hat. Pratt
safety IN the third was i scratch. bu,
all his other blows were clean.
Home Run Baker, after accumutatino
his lO3d nit three days ago. took
vacation until the seventh. inning OF
yesterdays game, when he singled "a
right field. 1t is fair to assume that
Bake will continue his slugging wsy,
from now en-, inasmuch as the olo
proverbial ice is broken.
Ray Caldwell is having the time OF
his life cavorting about centre field
He loves 70 "eat 'em up" on the fiy
and Is making sufficient number OF
bingles to put him in the 800 class.
Slim Love gave fine exhibition OF
the twlrling art in the fourth innin,
He famed Evans, O'Neill and Coor,bs
in a row.
Chapman, the brilliant shortsto, o,
the Indians, got Loves number after
two flies, one of which Miller gobblec
ard the other fell into the nit OF
Pratt. Chapman followed these pon,
with a single to left and then coaxed
Slim into giving him two bases or
balls.
Old Topsy Turner got a cordial vel
come from the fans when he appeared
as pinch hitter in the ninth. The
evidence that Topsy is still on the job
was educed by his single to left, which
scored run.