New-York tribune., 1919-07-31
Locals Snatch
First in 10th:
Lose Second
''Squeeze" Nets 6-5 Victory
for Shawkey, but Quinn
Is Beaten i'm Extra Inning

Inc Yankees looking every Olt as
good as the league leading White Sox
split double header with the West
erners at the Polo Grounds yesterday,
and greatly enhanced their chances of
capturing the series. Both contests
were hard fought, and each went ten
innings before decision was reached.
The locals took the first, to S, and
Chicago won the second, s to 3. Each
the very last inning. They were nip
and-tuck struggles from the start to
the last ditch. They contained plenty
of spicy play, enough thrills to keep
the large crowd of some $4,000 on
edge throughout, and were sprinkled
with dazzling fielding stunts and hard
hitting.
The squeeze play" perfectly ex-
Colonel Huston's employees the first
battle. 1t was also the squeeze, or an
attempted squeeze, that tied the score
for New York in the ninth inning of
the second game. But this second tie
was unavailing, as the Chicagoans un-
loaded batch of wallops in the tenth
that gave them two runs and victory.
Bob Shawkey and Claude Williams
began the pitching in the opening tilt.
Bob remained until the end. but
Claude saw only two innings of the
scrap from the slab position. The
going became so warm for him that
he retired to the cool showers in the
third period, and Lowdermilk finished
the task. Shawkey was touched up
rather freely, but he always retained
enough stuff to keep his head above
water.
Bodie Overlooks First
New York got the jump in the first
and iDCroQcaH ifc load
four in the second. Peck walked as
a starter. He was sacrificed along by
Pipp and moved to third on Bakers
out. Duffy Lewis lined to centre,
solid smack that scored Peck Ping
Bodie doubled to far centre, and Lewis
and Pratt scampered home, but Pingus,
in his hurry to reach the second sta
ton, missed connections with the first
base and the runs went for naught.
Fenster opened the second inning
by getting a pass. Hannah hoisted to
Kisberg. Shawkey sacrificed and Peck
whaled triple to centre, scoring
Ieaster. Pjpp hit into the right field
stand for a homer, adding two more
runs.
Chicago got run in the fifth on
1ackson's pass, j. Collins's hit and
sacrifice fly by Mullen. The pace
makers tied the count in the next
period. With two down Leibold sim
rled to short. f. Collins got another
inheld hit. Weaver hit into right,
I.eibold scoring. Jackson also sim
rled to right, Collins scoring and
Weaver taking third, when Fewster
tUmbled the ball J. Collins's fly 10
night let in Weaver.
The Yanks made q run in their half
IN passes to Bodie and Fewster Han
nah's tap to the pitcher forced Bod,c
at third, but Shawkey came through
with hit that scored Fewster. A
single by Ed Collins in the eighth and
Neaver's double to right allowed the
White Sox to tie up the score again.
Hannah Saves the Game
Hannah made one of the biggest
stops of the season at this point He
stopped Weaver by his physical bulk
Weaver was on third by Jackson's
sacrifice. j. Collins tapped to Pipp,
who threw home to nail Weaver. TIE
Chicagoan started back to third. Han
nah threw to Baker and Buck made
a dash for home. Bakers throw, OBJ
viously meant for Shawkey covering
the plate, was intercepted by Hannah,
as the ball and runner sped by him.
The ball dropped to the ground and
Hannah dropped Weaver By this
time Weaver had extrcated himself
rom the mass Of legs, Shawkey picked
up the ball and touched him out.
Pratt was safe on his wallop to
Lowdermilk in the tenth. Bodie, after
attempting to bunt, slammed into CEN
ire, Pratt taking third. Fewster fed to
Felsch. Hannah then laid down neat
bunt toward first, Pratt tallying with
the winning run.
Chicago began the scoring off Jack
Quinn in the second game in the open
ing inning. E. Collins singled and
went to second on a wild pitch. He
scored on Jackson's hit to centre.
Yankees Get Busy
The Yanks got one in the second and
another in the third off Red" Faber.
Bodie. An error put Ping on second,
whence he scored on Fewster's single
y single by Baker, his steal and Lewis
ingle netted the locals one in the
third.
After Chicago had scored two in the
xth and had taken the lead, these two
runs being made on hits by jackson, J
Collins and McMullin, the Yankees
we're handed run in the ninth. Lei
bold mufed Bodies fly and went to
second on a sacrifice by Fewster. Ruel
received instructions to sacrifice He
fouled the first, then attempted to bunt
the third and missed. Bodie was on his
way TO the plate. Lynn cropped The
Before he could recover Ping had sliC
over the rubber.
Faber, Weaver and Collins all hi
safely in the tenth, scoring two run.
and giving Chicago the first win O.
the series
The scores:
FIRST CAME