The sun., 1919-07-16
YANKEE STRING OF
SETBACKS SNAPPED
New Iorks Beat Tigers in
Second Game of Double
Header by 8 to 0.
DETROIT TAKES FIRST
Brings Losing Streak Of Hug
gins Crew to 6 With
1872 Whaling.
special Despatch to TaE Sun

DETROIT. July 15.-After losing six
straight the Yankees finally beat the
Tigers in the second game of a double
header on Navin Field to-day. The
game was called in the sixth inning to
allow New York &c catch a train for
st. Louis. with the score . to 0. New
York was swamped In the first game
by a score OF IS TO 2.
Higgins shook up his lineup and
Roger Peckinpaugh bobbsd up as lead
of man, while Pip moved up to second.
Wick was dropped to seventh. and Pratt
and Bodie moved up notch. The new
lineup got of to a bad start in the
opening game, when the Yankees took
one of their worst lambastings of the
year.
1t looked as though the Yankees had
broken, and were in a wild retreat.
Ernie Shore started of as the Yankee
pitcher and gave a wretched exhibit
ton. In four innings he was bonn
barded for eight hits and six runs. Then
Walter Smallword tried his hand and
he was tanned Just as badly. Eight
moro hits and seven runs were jolted
out of the former doughboy.
Young Star Batsman.
The Tigers looked invincibie. and
slapped the ball to all corners of the
lot Pep Young starred with triple
and three singles in four times at bat.
while Bob veach had two triples and
a single. Bush and Heilman also got
three hits apiece. while DOME also car
rfed in three runs Oddly enough. Cobb
got only one hit. double. of this
cream puff pitching.
While the Tigers were scoring hits and
runs in droves, the Yankees could do
little with George Dauss. Only seven
hits were made of him. In the second
inning Lewis, Pratt and Ruel punched
single with sacrifice by Bodie for
New York's two runs That cut De-
troit's lead to to 2, but shertly after
that the Tigers started after Shore in
earnest, and soon the Yanks were hope
lessly distanced.
George Mogridge placed his left arm
between the Tigers and victory In the
second game and SO checked the losing
streak of his team 1t was George
first victory of the year. The Yankees
betimes wreaked vengeance on Bernie
Bolapd who beat them last Sunday and
has been Yankee jinx ever since he
came In the league.
The Tigers threatened in the fourth
inning of the second game. Cobb singled
and tried to score on Veachs double,
but was nipped at the plate, Bodie TO
Pratt to Hannah.
Mogridge Hits Too.
New York scored it's first run in the
third game. Mogridge singled and went
TO third on Peck's hit TO right. This
was Pecks first hit since July II in
Cleveland. Shorten made a marvellous
catch of Pipp's drive and Mogrdge
scored after the catch. In the fourth
Bodie doubled and scored on Hannah's
single,
Storm clouds blew up on the horizon
in the fifth. Shorten singled and Mog-
ridge faltered in his stride for just a
moment He was wild in pitching to
Dyer and Ben singled. placing two on
bases and no one out. Shorten, how
ever was picked of second base Mog-
ridge to Peck. and Stanage hit into a
double play.
In the sixth Lewis doubled and took
third on Pratt's bunt. Duffy scored
when Boland made a wild throw. Pratt
took third on the error. but remained
there, while Bodie died on a roller TO
the box. Wick fouled out and Hannah
lifted to Dyer.
Chick Shorton's catch on Pipp in the
third was one of the greatest ever seen
on Navin Field. Shorten ran back and
leaping high caught the ball as 1t was
about TO go over the wire fence. 1t was
a classic In catches and the fans cheereu
nightly. The scores: