New-York tribune., 1919-09-22
Pratt Yields
A Mighty Bat
For Home Boys
New York Second Baseman
. Raps Out Homer and
Drives In 2 Other Runs
BY w. O. Mcclellan

The Yanks beat the Tigers by to 8
at the Polo Grounds yesterday, taking
the complete series and going into third
place. The pastme was of such q
"croocial" nature that it disturbed
Harry NJ. Stevens even more than the
state of the steel market and had him
diving into his concrete dugout at fire.
quent intervals. Colonels Rupert and
Huston did the ST. Nitus dance in dif
ferent sections of the stadium. The
$4,000 who looked on got at least one
thrill a head
Pop Pratt, the proud parent and sec
ond baseman, batted home three of the
runs for the Yanks, one Of his wallops
being homer into distant right centre.
Samuel Wick, who started heap of
trouble for the Yanks in the first in
ming by muffing a fly by Cobb, re-
deemed himself toward the end by driv-
ing in the winning run and stopping q
ninth inning rush of runs by spearing
n long drive by Heilman right against
the right field wall. If Wick had missed
that one the crowd might have been
intrenched in the lee of Coogans Bluff
to the time of the present writing.
Cobb Worries Yankees
Tyrus Raymond Cobb contributed
most to the nervousness that existed
as the Yanks made their play to land
in third place. He bewildered the
! ankee inheld with his base running
The fact that Cobb is working with
blstered heel has caused Miller Hug
gins to start thinking again. The mid
get manager is contemplating ordering
all the Yanks to have their heels bis
tered at once.
One Of the most tragic events Of the
day, and perhaps of the season, was
the taking cut of Ping Brode and the
substitution Of Chick Fowstcr as
pinch hitter. Wait till the Rock Roll
ers hear of this. Signor Pizzola as
Miller Huggins should know, is mem
Der Of this warm -blooded and impusive
tribe which infests the slopes of Tele-
graph Hill, San Francisco They are
so called because they are constantly
prying loose the rocks of their native
hill and rolling them down on the in
habitants of the valley. When they
he,r of this etfront put upon one Of
their number they may come to Coo
ean's Bluff and lombard the Polo
Grounds.
1t was Cobb who Disconnected the
Nanks IN the first inning. With two
out the Georgia Peach lifted a high /
one to right field. If it had been any
body but Tyrus Raymond who hit the
ball Sammy Wick would have nailed It
with ease, But the fact that it was hit
by Ty seemed to weigh on Sammy's |
mind. He let the ball go by, and Cobb
got to second base. Neach was beaned |
BY Mays. -
Heilman raped the ball to Pratt.
Pop made bluff at first, then directed /
his attention to Cobb. who had rounded |
third base by this time. He made the
throw to Baker and Cobb was trapped. |
Then Cobb proceeded to bewider
Baker and Ruel with a succession Of
dashes the result being that he got
back safely to third. Fagstead lifted
Texas Lacquer over first with every
body after. The bal! dropped in among
them and went for a two bagger, while /
Cobb and Ncach scored.
Pratt's homer came in the second
inning 1t was a healthy crack and
bounded out close to the fence.
The chances Of the Yanks to hoist
themselves into third place did not look
any too good in the Detroit half of the /
sixth when Henry Heilman lifted one
right over the left field wall for a hom-
er, but in their half of the same innin,,
the Nanks came to life and fell upon |
Dauss with ponderous punches and tied /
the score.
Baker Fools Tigers
Peckinpaugh shot hard ono past
third. Then }. Franklin Baker, who
invariably sends them to light field.
practised bit Of deception. He hit
into left field and it went for a two
bagger Pipp, once called the Picker,
came up and was an easy inheld out.
The hopes Of the Yanks then rested
upon Pop Pratt, whose shoulders are
completely bowed with responsibilities
these days Pop accepted the trust and
cracked one out to centrefeld. Ty
Cobb's blister was acting up about this
time and the great 7. Raymond was
slow in the fielding. Pop Pratt made
IT twobaggcr and Pecklnpaugh and
Baker scored, which evened it.
me winning run got its start by
whisker's breadth of luck Rucl shot
one over to Bobbic Jones. who made a
wide throw to the bag and pulled He'll
man off it just about the time that
Rucl arrived. This annoyed Dauss SC
that be made wild pitch and Ruel
took second. Mays bunted one over to
third base and easily beat it to the
bag. Then came the penitent Sammy
Nick. He punched one through the in
told to centre and Ruel came home with
what proved to be the winning run.
pathizers were breathless most of the
inning and Mays faced the toughest
hitters in the Tiger lineup. if not in
the American League Young popped
out to Baker but Cobb got his base
on balls, and any time you have Cobb
on the bases in "croociai' moment
you have something to watch. More
over, Mays, who has been getting CON
siderable work to DO since -c joined
the Nanks, seemed to be firing.
Neach came up and hoistcd one TO
rght iield that Was easily handled bv
Nlck. Then came Heilman. who has
shattered many & game with one long
swlpe. lie sent the ball out TO the
right field wall. For d moment it looxef.
as though 1t would clear the barricado
and send the Yanks right back to
fourth place. Wick stood with his back
to the wall and got the ball. the force
of its descent slamming his hands
against the board.
The score:
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