The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-29
YANKS AND INDIANS
PLAY 10 INNING TIE
Heavy Downpour Prevents
Teams From Battling to a
Dccision-Scorc Is 9 to 2.
Sp.cinI Dssp1fch TO THE SuS.


CLEVELAND, July es.-Another game
Skinned away from the Yankees this
afternoon at a time when 1t bore all the
marks Of n New York victory. II was
no, exactly defeat. It was rain that
ended the contest In the tenth with the
arore tied. but the Yankees saw a pros
nectIvc shutout turned into n no de-
rislon battle after two werc out In the
eighth inning The Indians did not get
runner to third base up to the eighth
ard then Joe Wood. who has been
bounding the Yanks all season, singled
70 right with two down and two on
bases The game ended with the score
2to
Wood had chance TO add more lustre
10 his name in the tenth as iris Speaker
was on third base with two down when
smoky Joe toed the plate. Dark clouds
were hanging over the park lightning
was flashing across the sky and 1t was
evident that storm was ABOUT to break
Joe took his third swing at the ball just
as the shower broke and within Ave
minutes 1t became a certainty that base
hall was OF for the afternoon. The in
field was under water when the FIRST
game was called and the second post
poned a half hour later.
Finneran Suspended.
Joe Finncran wes slated to do the
pitching for the Yankees and was taking
his warm M exercises when Billy
Evans notified Higgins that Joe had
heen suspended indefinitely for his
trouble In yesterdays game. Pay Cald-
well, who had done no pitching for
some tima because of the pressing need
mert which had been Finneran's. Ray
pitched one of his best games of the
year, but the inability of the Yankees 10
take advantage OF scoring opportunities
made his good work useless.
Four times after the first inning when
two runs We're presented TO the Yanks,
some fine opportunities Slipped away
Peck opened the second with double,
but There was no scoring.
In tile sixth the first two batsmen 10
face Coumbe got on the bases. but
Bodic, Peck and Hannah could not as
much Is advance either runner. In the
reyenth the Yanks filled the corners
with none out. only to have Baker, Pratt
and Hyatt fall down and not a run was
scored Baker had a chance to win the
game in the ninth when he came up
with Lamar on second and two out, but
he :!ied tn Carney.
Fred Coumbe allowed the Yanks six
scattered hits to-day after relieving
Mor:Cn with none out in the first in
ming Two poor throws by Morton re-
suited in his Punishment The only runs
scored by the Yanks were carried over
nv the two runners whom Morton left
On the h2ses.
Morton Relieved by Coumbe'.
Norton opened the game by walking
Lamar and he followed with a poor
throw to second when Gilhooley hunted.
In trying to catch Lamar off second
Morton hit him with the ball and II
rolled away, both runners advancing.
AZ this stage Coumbe went into the
game Bakers infie'd out scored Lamar
and Gilhooley registered on Pratt's long
drive to Speaker. This closed the New
York scoring for the day.
The Indians did not pass second base
IN to the eighth. \ pass to Granev
started trouble In this frame, Speake'
chasing Jack to third with double
otter Chapman had flied out. Rott
porred 10 Hyatt for the second out and
Wood followed with a single that tieo
Ut the game
A running one hand catch by Gilhoo
.cy was the fielding feature. The score