New-York tribune., 1919-08-01
Shore Batted
Out i'm Fourth: !
Recruit Victor
Kerr Holds Locals i'm ChecL
After Bakers Homer
Ties the Score i'm Second
By w. O. Mcclellan

The Yankees were stopped again q.
the Polo Grounds yesterday in +he;-
Herculean endeavors to come out fror,
under. Ernie Shore, who started fo-
the prodigal New York Americans va,
yanked in the fourth inning when thu
White Sox had to 2 and Wal.as
Smallwood, who spent couple of vears
as flrst sergeant of artillery with the
a. f. t'y finished out the game. The
final score was to Q
Shore was not only Ineffective in his
hurting, but he was as graceful as a
baby hippo in his attempts to field
bunts. Being possessed of considerable
shrewdness the Sox bunted with fire.
quency, and Shore was constantly tyinp
hlmseif INTO double bow knots trying
to pick up the slow rollers. Dick Kerr
virtual recruit, pitched another win.
nlng game for the league leaders.
There was just one little grain "a
comfort to the Yankee friends and ad-
mirers. That was the fact that Home
Run" Baker remembered that he rad
to do something to keep his nickname
alive in view Of the recent perform
ance of Babe Ruth. Baker pasted one
home run into the right field stands IN
the first inning. Il brought Packin-
paugh. who had singled ana rad sto.en
second, in ahead of him. But after
that session Ken kept the hits fairly
we'll scattered.
The SoX got in their kick early n
the game, Lebod got base on ball.
to start the contest and Eddie Collins
pasted a single 70 right Fewster Jug
gled the ball aid Leibold got to third.
Collins taking second. With Weaver
out Shore passed Jackson. packing the
pillows.
Little Bunts Undo Big Ernie
Felsch rolled bunt down to Shore,
who got it with some difficulty. Then
the pitcher with the Jess Willard bulk,
and some of the Willard sluggishness
of the thnktaak lnade q wild heave 20
Truck Hannah, and Leibold and COL
Inns scored beckiHpauga made 4 nics
stop of a poke by Risberg and threw
ont Jackson at the plate Risberg con-
tinued on his way to second and Felsch
tried to sneak home, but was trapped
by throw by Pratt 10 the plate The
Yanks tied II in the same inning on
Peckinpaugh' single and Bakers home
run.
In the second inning Shore came in
for some more punishment. McMullen
singled 70 centre ana schalk drew
base on balls. Kerr sacrificed. Then
Leibold rolled another bunt to Shore
and the 1op-neavy pitchers feet got
into an other argument. BY the time
Shore was able TO unkink himself Lei
bold was safe on first and the bases
were filled again. With Eddie Collins
out on a pop fly. Buck Weaver crashed
out a double to left, scoring McMullen
and Schaik.
The White Sox got another run, and
Shore got the gate in the fourth. Kerr
and Leibold singled in turn, and Man-
ager Huggins wigwagged Shore to de-
part. Smallwood replaced him and was
Immediately plastered for hit by
Eddie Collins, Kerr scoring and Leibold
taking second jackson was passed
again, ana once more the bases were
cluttered, and it looked like a slaugh-
ter. But Felsch hit into double play.
The session was particularly agonlz-
ing TO Colonel Tillinghast L'Homme-
deu Huston, who had predicted that
the Yanks would stage one of the most
spectacular comebacks in baseball dur
ing their stay at home. They started
we'll while they had the three hard
working pitchers to fall back on. But
yesterday found the team with the de-
in reserve Shore was not ready. it
seems He has not been ready this
season. The former Red SoX pitcher
has not been himself since he suffered
from the "iu" last winter.
Score Two OF Smallwood
With the failure of Shore, Murderers'
Row seemed to become a bit despond-
ent. The Sox continued to nibble at
Smallwood. and rubbed it in by taking
run in the sixth and another in the
seventh.
The Yanks will take their stand
against Hughey Jennings's Tigers this
afternoon. The Tigers have developed
considerable clawing power this sea.
son, and with the addition of Dutch
Leonard, who was destined for the
Yanks early in the season, Jennings
has something Of pitching staff. or
course, the Yanks gave Mr.. Leonard
quite a macing the last time he ap-
peared against them. They may re-
peat. and again. they may not.
The Mays incident has put the own
ers of the Yanks in a battling mood.
If this becomes infectious and some OF
the players get it, their stand at the
Polo Grounds may yet make little
history.
The score: