New-York tribune., 1919-06-19
Indians Win.
Ii to 3, and Tie
For the Lead
Thormahlen Batted Out in
Second Inning; Locals
Drop to Third Place
By Charles A. Tavlor

AHe CleVeland FOhllleS, with the pen-
nant bee buzzing loudly under their
bonnets, paid their first visit of the
year to the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon and what they did to our
aspiring Yankees is shame to relata
Irls Speaker, Steve O'Neill and Jim
bagby led the onslaught on the Col
onels pitchers with such telling effect
that when the toll was taken at the
end of the ninth it was found that
these Ohio Indians had collected total
OF thirteen hits and as many runs. The
Yankees, in the mean time, had gath
cred the paltry sum of nine hits and
three runs.
As Tlllinghast L'Hommedicu Huston
httingly remarked at the close of the
slaughter: Il sincerely trust that our
ooys nave thoroughly purged their
systems to-day and will now settle
ao"n TO- their old winning habits. If
they don't, I shall be forced to discard
my iron boiler and buy straw hat. Z"
Inc victory gained by the Fohllies
yesterday placed them in a tie for first
place with the White Sox, who. oddlv
enough, chose this particular time to
drop game to the Senators. Make no
mistake, these Cleveland lads are 90
ing to have a whole lot to saw as to
"hlch American League park the pen
nant bunting will fly in at the end of
the campaign.
A Well-Equipped Team
They certainly have the hitters. as
1our Yankee twirlers can testify afte
yesterdays experience, and thew ara
not n, at all weak in the pitching end of
'he game with Bagby, Morton, Coumbe
ana Coveleskie to do the heavy work
ana with Smoky Joe Wood threatening
to take fling in the box whenever he
gets tired of his outfeldng.
ne first two innings and the eiph+h
were the high spots in yesterdays con-
lllct. Herb Thormahlen, who had rolled
up a total of six straight victories for
inc season, was the man Huggins
selected to tame these wildmen and
the fun began when Graney, the lead
on batter of the Cleveland outfit took
the first of his four strolls to first
chapman sacrificed and iris Speaker
JOCK am at the first ball offered him
ana banged it to centre for a double
which brought Graney over the plate
NeAt came Joe Wood, who showed as
llt14e hesitation as the great iris. He
grove out single over second and
Speaker tailed. There were two r,n.
ana the Indians were not even warmed
up to their task.
- ''e second frame away they went
again and before this period ended
iIelo 1hormah!en went away himsolf
"ambsganss, the human corsonant
opened the chapter by drawing pass
ne sacrifice was once more BROUGHT
into play, this time by Doc Johnston
and then Steve O'Neill beat ont an in
held roller which put Wambv ON th;rd
Ncln TOOK second on passed ball.
ana Wamby scored on Bagby's drizzler.
winch completely befuddled Baker and
fecK. Graney took his second walk TO
first and the bases were full.
Russell Goes to Mound
Miller Higgins was satisfied that
lhormahen had gone far enough. 50 he
called Allen Russell to the monnd
INV W odheI, VINO threw to
Hannah to force out O'Neill at the
plate but Truck muffed. On Speakers
MT to Pipp Bagby was forced at home.
put Speaker beat Hannah's throw TO
hrst and Graney tailed on the plav.
IT was slovenly work on the part of
the Yankee fielders and Russell was
Justlhed IN his mumblings of com
plaint.
Russell was taken out in the seventh
IN order that Wickland, the new PLAYER.
might have an opportunity of fam
nlng, and Luther Nelson went to the
box. Lutte started by striking out
Lunte, who had replaced Chapman, and
then the Indians started striking Lutte
until in less than no time five more
runs had trlckled across the plate.
1t is wholly unnecessary to describe
IN detail how the Yankees accumulated
their three tallics, the only noteworthy
feature in this regard being a triple
by Sam Wick in the fourth which paved
the way for two of them
The battle for first place will be re-
sumed to-day and if the Yankees lose
once more it would mean new
straw" for Colonel Captain Tilline>
hast.
The score: