The sun., 1918-07-12
YANKS BLANKED BY
STANLEY COVELESKIE
Cleveland Hurler Wins Pitch
ing Duel From Finneran
Score Is 1 to O..
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.

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hve games in Boston the Cleveland In
dams probably got wise as to how the
whitewssh trick is accomplished. Any
way the Indians treated the Yankees to
the first shutout suffered by the Hugeins
troupe on the Polo Grounds this season.
when Stanley Coveleskie squeezed out a
hair line decision over Joseph Finneran
py a score Of to o.
IL was not the first time the Yankees
nave been shut out this year, but Bush,
| haliio and Geary, the pitchers who pre-
viousiy mad whitewashed them, turned
the trick on allen diamonds. Strangely
| enough, the game also marked the first
shutout achieved by Coveleskie this sea-
son. despite the fact that last year he
LED the pitchers Of both leagues with
nine. WIN
year ago the Cleveland pitchers also
ied the hurlers Of both leagues in blank
ing opponents with twenty-three, yet
win the season half over Covcleskie's
shutout liz only the third one turned I'm
by Cleveland pitcher this year.
no matter whether the shutout was
Cieveland's third or twenty-third, II was
most distressing to Miller Higgins. as 1t
was the third straight game lost by the
Yankees by one run. AS a result ~, Tho
latest defeat the Yankees fell back TO
third place. and now are three and a half
games behind the leading Boston Ruth"
Sox. >o'h
Baker in q stump.
In his last two games Frank Baker has
rallied to get a hit, and when Frank
ISM hitting the Yankees are knocked all
OUT OF gear. Since getting his ninety
nlnth safe drive last Saturday Baker
mas made only three hits in twenty times
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the season. Va
Coveleskie really pitched a remark
apiy nne game. as the biting Yankees
were able to prod him only for three
mus or which only one was absolutely
ciean. Pratt got a lucky bingle in the
seventh inning. when his bounder took
nigh hop Just as II reached Chapman
ana cleared Rays head. Otherwise II
would have resulted in a double nlay
Caldwell also got a hit, which caromed
on Doc Johnston's glove. It was a hot
shot' but a play on 1t was possible.
ohly one Yankee reached second base
and only thirty went to bat. Two OF
those who got on tried to steal on Steve
. NELL, who shot them down with well
directed pegs.
Finneran's pitching was not as hit
PROOF as that Of Coveleskie. but Josephus
also hurled crackerjack game. Desnite
the fact that Finneran's tsllow has hsor
taken from him he has pitched GONE
splendid ball for Higgins. He is doing
peter than was expected Of him. When
Joe first Joined the staff little was ex.
pected from him but relief work.
The Indians bumped Finneran for
seven hits yesterday. of which two went
to Coveleskie Joe also was wild at
times He dished out six bases on balls.
but when he had to get them over he
play.
Waltcrs's Poor Throws.
The support was very sharp on both
sides. with the exception of walters's
throwing. Little Al has been a poor
sharpshooter In the last two games.
Yesterday he wasn't content with letting
the Indians steal. but twice he sent the
runner to third with heave TO centre
field. >@H,
Ping Bodie pulled UP with charley
horse after trying to outsprint an infeld
hit in the second inning He surrendered
his outfield post to Caldwell. who took
care of centre field. Miller shifting over
to left.
The Indians scored the lone marker
OF the afternoon in the third inning.
With O'Neill out in the third inning.
Coveleskie knocked hot bounder off
easy for Joe to have caught the ball as
It came down, but Finneran looked
every place for 1t except in the air and
eventually the ball fell at his feet for
an infield single.
Graney popped to Peck. but Chapman
knocked a single to centre. sending
"Covey" to second. Speaker hit a single
past Baker. which Frank slightly de-
Elected but was unable to check. and the
Indian pitcher scored. Millers throw
would have stopped him had II not
taken a bad bound to Walters.
The nearest thing to a Yankee rally
was put on in the seventh inning when
a rain storm forced the players to take
a quarter of an hour intermission. Peck
opened the inning with base on balls.
and Baker lifted to Graney. Pratt then
bounded his lucky single over Chap
mans head. and Peck took second. 1t
was raining pretty hard by this time
and after Pipp fouled to O'Neill Umpire
Connolly called time. After an inter-
mission of about twelve minutes play
was resumed. Caldwell caught one of
Covey's pitches right on the nose, but
by getting on his tip toes Doc John
ston pulled 1t in.
The Yankees might have had chance
to tie Il up In the ninth had an ordinary
fielder been in left field. Peck sent
drive almost out of the county, but
Graney got under It. The score:
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