New-York tribune., 1919-08-12
Four Pitchers
Fail Higgins;
Honers Wasted
Pipp, Lewis and Bodie HI,
Hard. but Visitors Hit
Harder in Batting Bee
BY W. O. McC,eeb.n

Of their pitching staf unde- in;,..
tions or restraining orders abico mt,
prevent the opposing teams e,om
plastering them all over IN. IL.
Yanks won't have much chance of ~. me
ting their lead back An iniun,,s-.
worked well with Carl Mays 1t see,,,
up to the two Colonels 70 get .be,s
lawyers busy with the other nitchf hsf
Inc ranks used up four hurlers YES
terday and were beaten out nv -
Cleveland Indians by the exprss.:us :us
score of - to 9.
1t was rather doleful exh.bi.io, =.
the national pastime to those Who ~. -.
to see Colonel Rupert win the nov
nant and the right TO make h..
than two and three quarters per COZ.
Jack Quinn started for the Yarta..
and went badly right from the stsr.
Despite this the lanks gave h,n,
three-run lead, but ne went to piecs,
in the second
Then Ernie Shore, who has been do.
ing nothing for the Nsnks this vss-
but occupying more than single avsa
CT bench at home and lover berth
on the road. went in and lasted sono-
thing less than two innings. Wsl.s-
Smallwood, late first sergeant of A..
tillery, tried it for while and III.
Yankees finished with Francis Xsvie,
O'Doul, springtime wonder in tbs
box.
1t wasn't because the Yanks conls
not hit that they were so pen.;fp,iv
plastered. They hit with aviditv and
promiscuity. Pipp, Lewis and Bodis
coming through with home runs. Bu.
the pitching staff seems 70 have been
torn to tatters for the present. The
dependables are worn out and ,ns
bench seems 10 be cluttered with
lot OF sore arms and other arms tnac
might as well be sore.
Games Are Drawn Out
While we are in this depressed a,5
depressing frame Of mind le' Us alSo
rise on our high legs to remark "a.
this American League is taking up TOO
much time with its games a. ne Polo
Grounds. Not that the average ian
is pressed greatly for time but he
begins to yawn considerably when the
game strings over two hours and a
nalf. Let us continue with the har-
rowing details.
With one out in the first, Chapman
hit to center and Iris Speaker nimbly
beat poke to Quinn. Smith shot one
to Pipp, who abSently shot he ball 70
the plate and Chapman scored. Cranev
doubled to right and Speaker scored
The Yanks came back battling j,
their half and drove jim Bagby out o.
the pasture for the second time IN this
series. With TWO out. Baker singled %
centre and Lewis hit to p gh' lheq
Pipp the Picker placed one IN the rgh.
field stand Tor homer. scoring three
Pratt shot d hit over short. and Booze
got base on balls. Ruel mt 10 rgh:
and Pratt scored.
In the third the Yanks got couple
more. Pipp got base on balls. and
was sent to third by single b., Bodie
after Pratt had popped out. Ruel aid
down bunt to the pitcher and sGu eezed
Pipp across the plate. Quinn drove a
nit over short and scored Bodie
The Indians began to get after Quln,
IN the fourth when Johnston slammed
double against the RIGHT field wal.
With two out Grancv drove one INTO the
dirt in front of the plate. Rue threw
to Pipp, but the bah glanced of Grs-
ney's shoulder, letting the runner so 70
second. and Johnston scored.
Quinn Nanishes in Sixth
The finish Of Quinn came IN ne
sixth. Speaker started the final wa'lop
with single 10 short Then Elmer
Smith drove a home run INTO the upper
Quinn was taken out at this paint, and
the languid Mr. shore. who looks like
Jess willard and acts like Jess Willard
after Dempsey landed the first wallop
on the Fourth at Toledo. went into the
box.
Shores exit was signalled for in the
seventh. after a succession Of calami-
ties. Chapman got base on balls.
Speaker singled to centre. Smith got
a hit because Shore was too langud 10
raise an arm to nail d chance that the
average pitcher would have blushet
to let get by. and Chapman scored:
Gardner hit through second. and
Speaker scored ! men Shore was evic''
ed, and Sergeant Smallwood. the accu-
, rate artilleryman. took his place. Inc
scoring continued Wamb sganss got
base on balls Johnston hit 80 centre,
: scoring Smith. O'Neil hit to centre,
and Wambsganss scored.
In the Yankees half Of the seyen,s
Francisco Pizzola- Bodie came to NE
, and threatened FOR while 20 deay
the game. With two out Pratt drov'
} a hit to centre. Then the Signor Nig-
, orously plastered one into the rlgnt
field stands for home run. ms
made it two moro for the Yankees.
In the eighth Speaker continued MS
determination to average at least one
, run every time he came TO the plate,
He got base on balls. stole Seconc
and scored his fourth run on Gard
ner's two-bagger TO right.
With O'Doul pitching IN the nlnth'
:, the Indiana continued TO accumulate.
Myers singled and Graney walked;
) Chapman hoisted one to centre ana
Speaker forced Myers. Then WOOD,
batting for Smith. poked one ths'
Fewster dropped, and Myers scored,
Speaker stole home as Gardner pokeo
one to O'Doul Francis Xavier IN DIS
agitation hurled the ball into the
stands and Il ood scored.
Duffy Lewis drove a homer INTO the
left field stands IN the Yankee hai-
of the ninth and that ended the luga-
brious afternoon.