New-York tribune., 1919-05-07
Proves
Bit Too Foxy
For Huggggins ggi
New Workers Lose to the
Athletics After Contest
That Goes Extra Innings

PHILADELPHIA, May g. Connie
Mack outgeneralled the midget Miller
Huggins in the opening game of the
Yankees first series here and carried
homo the bacon from Shibe Park after
ten fretful rounds by score of 8 to 2.
A whole lot of things conspired in
favor Of Comics weaklings to turn
back the club that has just made
mincemeat of the worlds champion
Red Sox, but not Scott Perry, the tall
tactician's big ace. Connie withdrew
his burly right handler in the seventh
inning for a pinch hitter about the
time he was willing to concede the
one run New York had spotted Herb
Thormahlen as plenty for the occasion.
But you know what happens to the
best laid plans. Thormahlen chucked
his lead in a fit of rrenzied wildness,
and the usually reliable Bob Shawkey
followed suit a few rounds later after
the pastime had dragged into overtime.
But nobody should very much blame
even Thormahlen or Shawkey 1t was
enough to make anybody wild to watch
those Yankees kick opportunity right
in the face, time after time.
Perry was just about the widest
coot that ever mounted a wind-swept
mound and hittable to boot. How the
Yankees failed to get a half dozen runs
during his stay is a matter that can
not be explained away by scientific re-
search. Time after time he opened
the gate and tried to coax them in. He
couldn't interest them.
So far as that goes Huggins deserves
no sympathy whatever. He wasn't con-
tent to let we'll enough alone. He
broke up winning combination, one
that had just won series from the
worlds champions to try out Halas in
Sammy Vicks place. And he ended the
day by re-substituting Wick.
In the third the visitors got q run.
Peck walked and Pipp sacrificed
Shannon threw out Baker but Pratt
horned in with single, scoring Pipp.
In the fourth Bodie singled, only to die
stealing. Clean singles by Thormahlen
and Halas followed to no purpose. Peck
was caught off first after opening the
fifth with a single. Then the Yanks
just started TO qualify for the brown
derby.
Pratt singled and Lewis walked, with
none OUT IN Uno SlXtH. 1Hcy pulleu d
double steal after Bode famed. Ruel
popped to Witt, Thormahlen walked,
filling the bases, and Halas popped to
Burns Peck walked, starting the sew
enth. He advanced on Pipp's sacrifice
but was trapped when Pratt grounded
to Dugan.
Thormahlen was stingy with his hits,
but generous with his passes from the
start. He passed the first two in the
opening inning, yet pulled out safely.
He had no such luck in the seventh.
Witt opened this with a single, the
first hit off Thormahlen. Shannon sac
rifced. Thormahlen forced home the
tying run by passing the next three
batters, two of them pinch hitting for
Comics battery. Thomas's single
drove home Dykes, a pinch runner.
In the eighth the Yanks tied it up
again. Lewis singled off Seibold and
BoGie sacrificed. Lewis scored when
Dugan threw poorly on Ruel. Lamar,
batting for Thormahlen, doubled to
left, sending Ruel to third. When
Mack pulled out Seibold for Kinney
Huggins substituted Wick for Halas.
Sammy fouled out to Thomas. Peck
walked, but Pipp blew New York's
great chance by striking out.
Philadelphia pulled the game out of
the fire after Shawkey had got the
first two batters of the tenth inning.
Burns singled and stole second. Witt
walked Shannon singled to right for
the run.
The score