The sun., 1919-08-17
|YANKS BEATEN;
| LOSE CHANCE
TO BREAK TIE
New Workers., Unable to Hit
Ayres In Pinches, Drop
Game to Tigers.
HEILMANN HITS HOMER
Circuit Drive in Third Inning
Accounts for Runs That
Clinch Victory, 8 to 2.
HEILMANN HITS HOMER
Special De,pateA 10 THu Sun.

Special DespatcA to THE Sun.
DETROIT, Mich. Aug. 16.-The Yankees
lost glorious chance to win their way
back into undisputed possession Of fourth
place in the American League pennant
race this afternoon, when they were de-
feated by the Detroit Tigers They bent
tho knee to the Jennings tribe. and as
a result still are on even terms with the
st. Louis Browns, who went down to de-
feat before the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Yankees made a game fight and
strove to make their final appearance OF
the year in the city one to be remem-
bered with bitterness by the Tigers. But
the answer lies in the final score. which
In this instance Is to 2.
The weather king almost prevented
any game at all. A heavy thunder
storm broke over the city early In the
morning and intermittent showers fell
throughout the afternoon that delayed
the start of the game until nearly
o'clock Despite the conditions a howl
ing pack of fans jammed their way into
the stands, eager to cheer the Tigers on
| to victory. Detroit is pennant mad. and
the bugs here can see nothing but the
Tigers.
Doc Ayres, the venerable dentist is
regarded as a fair sort of second string
pitcher in this city, but II the work he
| flashed to-day be a fair criterion he is
all hot sand and ginger and will be OF
invaluable service to Jennings In the
closing games of the series. Certain 1t
is that the ancient one had the Yam
KEGS right on his staff for the greater
part of the journey along the line.
Ayres Effective.
II was not so much that Ayres pre-
vented the Yankees from hitting the ball.
| He spread no spell of necromancy over
them, but he was effective and then
| some when the time came for big things.
Nor can the Yankees say with truth that
scoring possibilities were not theirs They
had men on the lines in six of the nine
frames. On three occasions men got on
18th none out Three moro times men
got on with only one out. but, as the
score will attest, Just twice were they
able to break through.
Herbert Thormahlen, the slim left
handler embarked upon the perilous ad-
venture OF facing the hacking Tigers,
and all things considered he performed
| his task we'll enough. Some spirited play
aided Thormahlen. Two double plays
checked the Tigers. One OF these, started
by Fewster. with Pratt as the pivot man,
and Pipp making the final play, was
| ripsnorter It rid the bases of Heilmann
and F'lagstead in one fell swoop. Thor
mahlen began another that passed
through Fewster and Pipp and stopped
| the Tigers in the eighth.
Brilliant play was seen. with both
sides sharing the glory. Sammy Wick,
right fielder of the Yankees. contributed
one OF the gems to the afternoon Of
sport. In the very first frame Hammer
| ing Harry Heilmann drove long fly
toward the right field fence. Wick was
playing over toward centre field. He tore
over at top speed, however, and just
barely snagged the ball as IL was drop
ping to earth. Ty Cobb clashed into the
wall going after Bodies drive that fell
safe for a double.
Yanks Lose Chance in First.
The Tigers started their defensive
work with scintillant bit Of work in the
first frame, and Heilmann. the slugger.
worked with the aid Of Donie Bush in
turning the trick. Fewster opened the
game with a sizzling single to the in
field. Viclc switched in a swinging
bunt, and the entire Detroit fnheld, ex-
cept Bush, was pulled out OF position.
Bush dashed over to cover second and
Heilmann, quick to sense the oppor-
tunity, shot over a throw that forced
Fewster.
Ping Bodle almost duplicated his great
catch Of yesterday in the fifth inning,
when he ran back to the wall to drag
down Bob Veach's wallop Off the centre
| field stands
Fortune was kind to the Tigers in the
| first frame for they fashioned their first
tally out of two fiuke hits. Bush opened
the offensive for the Tigers by scratch
| ing a hit to Fewster. The Yankee fielder
stopped the ball readily enough. but he
slipped in the mud in trying to straighten
| out for the throw. Pep Young died on
| the altar Of sacrifice. The great Tyrus
then beat out a hit to Pratt, Bush TAX
ing third on the blow. Bob Veach then
raped the ball down to Pratt. who
made a fine throw to Fewster, forcing
| Cobb, but Bush scored easily on the rap.
HeiImann's Homer Decides.
1t was the walloping Harry Heilmann
who next made life unbearable for Miller
| Higgins and his band OF specialized ath-
| letea Heilmann's home run cleared the
left field fence and drove Bob Veach
home before him. The ball went half
| way to Pontiac and half the crowd quail
flied for sleeping quarters in a certain
exclusive resort located in that city.
The Yankees picked up the broad trail
| to the plate after four runless innings
Ping Bodie opened by bouncing a double
| off the centre field stands. Ty Cobb
made fine effort to catch this drive. but
failed. Ruel slapped a single to left.
sending Bodie homo. Fuel took second
on the throw to the plate. and his jour
ney waE made easy by AinEmith's poor
hurl to second.
In the sixth the Yankees cut into
Ayres for another run, using a single by