The sun., 1919-09-22
YANKEES ADVANCE
INTO THIRD PLACE
OPPOSE Tigers by Again Van
gushing Jennings's Crew, =.
This Time by A to. 3.
pRATT'S HITS FEATURE
Del,s Home Run and 2 Singles
Account for 8 Runs-17,-
900 See Game.e
pRATT,s HITS FEATURE
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sbe Yanks felt bit more hilarious
,.,t night then the Detroit Tigers. The
uurrins aggregation is closing the sea-
ran Nth a rush The locals needed three
,,rsIRht from Detroit to land in third
r,sea and they got them. Yesterday
m the Polo Grounds they mopped up
tia sluggers from Jungletown for the
,hlrd time In three days. The margin
v,p slight but it was enough. The
score was to 3.
The home victory was one of those
rms delights. The Yanks dashed from
b.hlnd by humping out two runs in
IN, seventh and then compiled the win
ming marker in the seventh. The 1900
sunday gathering put in a pleasant at
tsrnoon. II was a dyed in the wool
Yankee crowd and was as much elated
over the Yanks landing in third place
as we're the Yanks themselves. The
fans were doing handsprings in the
stand when the Yankees tied 1t up In
the sixth.
that with the high price of baby shoes.
third place money will help keep the
wolf away from Yankee doors next
winter Del Pratt subscribes to those
sentlments He knows all about baby
shoes, too. or Briar Stork visited the
Pratt homestead on Washington
To-.
Del Pratt the Hero.
Perhaps Del was thinking of those
sAoes yesterday Or maybe he was Just
celebrating. Anyway he welded a po-
tent bludgeon. The Alabama boy
bounced hits around the Harlem pasture
all afternoon. His bingles were good
for three Of the four New York runs.
He hit a homer to deep right field in
the second and In the sixth his single
sent in Baker and Peck with the tying
Yankee runs To make It good day
he singled again and stole second in
the eighth. but was left by Fewster
and Ruel.
Carl Mays pitched for the Yankees
he wriggled in and out of holes through
out the afternoon. Eleven OF the Fell
Ines were left on the tow paths. But
that has been one of Carl's strong
points ever since he Joined the team
bis ability to pitch with men on the
bases Mays was stung for ten hits.
he walked four and hit another, yet
he escaped with only one earned run.
muf by Wick on Cobb made possible
the two runs which Detroit scored in
the first inning.
Dauss Opposes Mays.
Gecrgie Dauss was JennIngs's hurle-,
and the little fellow isn't as effective as
used TO be. At one time he was
Cute Yankee ink Next TO Boland
b was the hardest man on the Tiger
TAT for New York to beat. Yesterday
he Yanks poked him for eight hits IN
hTen innings. but an error by Bobbie
Jones was the source of New York
winning run.
Bodie got a nasty crack with a pitche 4
ball on his left wrist in the second in
ming and spoke most uncomplimentary
to Daus5 about 1t. That didn't help
Ping, as Dauss' certainly did not try
to hit him. Ping didn't know whether
he could play after the wound, but stuck
II out for two innings, when he gave
way to Fewster.
Detroit got off to a two run lead In
the first Sammy Wick spilled the beans,
but he made up for II later on. With
TWO out he made a two base mum Of
Coobs liner. Veach was hit and He'll
man bounded an infield single over
Mays's head. Pratt fielded II to FIRST
and Cobb was trapped half way be-
tween the plate and third base But
when Cobb gets caught between bases
everybody else gets all wrought up
about 1t. and Ty ducked safely back to
hlrd. Flagstead then Topped a fly just
over Pipp's head. 1t fell Just inside
me toul line for double, scoring Cobb
and Veach. Pratt then tossed out Jones'
Pratt got one back for New York
IN the second when he whistled a drive
between Flagstead and Veach for the
FOUR bases. 1t was the forty-fourth
rank homer OF the year and ties the
Red sox record Of 1910. which formerly
was the high water mark In American
League team home running.
HeiIman Hits for Corcuit.
Heilman enabled Detroit TO regain it's
TWO run lead in the sixth when he
grove home a run into the left field
beachers.
Inc Yanks then put Joy into the hearts
Oh the New York fans in the second
han when they tied the score. Peck
opened with a drive too hot for Jones,
ana Baker sent Roger to third with
double to left, Pipp was tossed out
oy Dauss, but Pratt was the old pinch
hd' Del rammed a single to centre,
sCoring Peck and Baker. Cobb FUN
ped the ball. and Pratt made second.
Del took third on Lewiss out, but Few
"ef, batting for Bodie, famed.
IN the first half of the seventh Mays
worked out Of nice hole. With Bush
she Young on base. he got rid of Cobb
ana Veach and then purposely passed
nellman. He closed up by tanning Flag
New York then won in its half. Ruel
nas safe on Jones's wide throw, though
neiiman wouldn't admit It and followed
ON Dineen around the inield to dis
Saee the decision. A wild pitch sent
muddy to third, and he meandered down
hird when Mays beat out his In
ENDED sacrifice bunt Wick then atoned
,or ms early error by slapping a single
centre which scored Ruel.
osinmy did some more atoning In the
nhth when with Cobb on first he took
,o e'lmans crash of the right field wall
Tor the exit out.
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