The sun., 1919-08-18
COVELESKIE A MARX
FOR HIGGINS TRIBE
Yankees Drive Stanley Off
Mound by Furious Attack
in First Inning. .
BODIE GETS FOUR HITS
New York Lineup Receives
shakeup-22,OO0 Fans See
Indians Beaten, 6 to 2.
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Special Dsspdtch to THE sux.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 17.--While $4,000
,.ns rooted for Cleveland as only West
avn fans can cheer, the Yankees rose out
~ The depths Of the second division and
ss,shllshed themselves In solo possession
~ fourth place in the American League
nsnnant race by defeating the Indians in
same replete with action.
The YANKEES hit when hits were needed
ana played with rare skill when stabil-
nv Of defence was essential to success.
Thsv we're favored by those incidents of
baseball that rooters call breaks and
won by a score of 6 to 2.
without casting discredit upon the
achievements OF the Indians, 1t may be
aid in fairness to George Mogridge
hat had It not been for the pardonable
Strategic error Of Frank Baker the In
dams would have been besmeared
with whitewash. However, in the
seventh inning. with two out and
Two on, Baker cut in front of
chick Fewster and tried to field Chap
mans tap to shortstop. The blow went
as A hit and scored Steve O'Neill, and
then iris Speaker followed with a
double, scoring Nunamaker, who was on
base at the time.
Mogridge in Fine Form.
Those two runs were all that the In
dams could coax or Jimmy from
Mosridge. 1t was the old George Mo-
gridge who stepped out on the mound to
face the Indians. Iris Speaker sent
Stanley Coveleskie into the pastime to
repel the invaders.
Mogridge held the smuggling Indians
down to six blows, and, as related pre-
vionsly, might well have pitched shut
out had It not been for the over anxiety
Of Baker in fielding play.
Mogridge had two bad innings, one OF
which threatened dire consequences for
a spell, the other in which runs actu-
ally resulted. In the second George lost
control and filed the bases. passing
wamby and Wood and hitting O'Neill.
Two hands were down. however, and
Guy Morton was easy.
The grand Cleveland offensive was
started in the lucky seventh, but It fell far
short Of its objective. Wood started the
inning by drawing q base on balls, and
Steve o'Neill got q double into the
crowd in left field. Leslie Nunamaker
was thrown into the lists as pinch hit
ter and raped smartly to Baker. whose
throw to Hannah resulted in a runup
on Wood and Woods death. O'Neill
took third and Nunamaker second on the
play. Graney was thrown out, Mogridge
TO Pipp, with no result.
At this juncture Chapman hit to short
stop. but Baker got of with the ball
and tried for the play. He failed and
o'NeIll scored. Then Speaker followed
With a double, scoring Nunamaker
Harris was purposely passed and the
port sided batter. Larry Gardner. was
easy.
Like n worlds Series.
While the Indians were dancing their
war dance the scene on League Park
was reminiscent of Boston worlds
series mob. Citizens cheered until their
necks turned a delicate shade Of laven-
der and they ran around in circles
Hats we're tossed in the air and warlike
threats we're hurled at the Yankees
bench.
Those who braved the elements wit
messed a contest that thrilled. George
Mogridge made a couple OF excellent
plays on grounders that we're labelled
for hits. and Fewster did all that was
asked OF him. The star piece OF held
ing, however, was turned in by Dell
Pratt
IN the sixth inning Joe Harris lined
one over toward right field high and
on line. Pratt leaped up and knocked
the ball down, but failed to hold It on
the hrst stab. The conclusion upset
Pratt, but he snagged the leather be-
fore It fell to earth.
Yankees Get EARLY start.
The Yankees got to Coveleskie in the
nrst inning, scored three runs on fve
safe hits, and drove Stanley to the club
house. The scoring bee was staged
after two hands were down. Wick. Pipp.
Pratt Lewis and Bodie got hits In the
Jam. In the fifth frame the Yankees
got three more on safe hits by Wick.
Fewster and Pratt.
Miller Higgins shifted his lineup.
He restored Wick to the lead on posi-
ton, dropped Fewster to second place,
put Pipp in the cleanup Job and dropped
Lewis to sixth place. Bodie was the
hitting star. with four safe drives In
four times up. The score: STA
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