The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-13
YANKS TAKE LEAD
IN REMNANT RACE
Beat Detroit Tigers for Third
Time, While Red Sox
Defeat Chicago.
sHAwKEY WINS ANOTHER
Takes Sixth Straight Game,
but Scoreless Chain Is
Broken-Score, 6 to 1.
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.


table and see wnere the proud Yankee
spent the night. After quito valiant
climb the Yankees roost on the very roof
81 Ban Johnson's standing of the clubs.
1t is the first time since the second
week OF the season that q team other
than Kid Gleason's lighting ROSTERS
from Chicago have breathed the pure,
crisp air from this exalted height. It
probably made the kid" feel pretty
bad to leave It!
A third straight victory over the De-
troit Tigers on the Polo Grounds yes
terday enabled the Rupert and Huston
outfit to move into berth No. 1 in the
American League. Faithful Bob Shaw
key did his hitch at twisting the tail of
the Detroit Tigers. winning by score
OF 9 to 1.
A former pal of Bob's when the pair
we're members OF Connie Mack's con-
gress Of wild pitchers worked in in con-
junction with Shawkey In putting the
Yanks in front The little pal was Herb
Pennock, the lean lefthander of Ken
meth Square, Pa. and the Red Sox.
Herble had one Of his tame days yes
terday and blanked the White Sox in
Boston with three hits.
sixth Victory for shawkey.
ShawlSey rung UP his sixth straight
victory, but Ira Flagstead. the new De-
troit outfielder. put a dent into Roberts
scoreless inning string. "Flaggy," as
Ee-yah Jennings terms him, spun a
homer into the left field bleachers in the
seventh inning. The lengthy thump came
after Shawkey had turned back his OPP
ponents in thirty-one consecutive in
nings without a run.
IT also was New York's fifth straight
victory. The drive that put the Yanks
In first place started after the rout in
st. Louis last month, where the Yanks
dropped three straight. Since recrossing
the Alleghanies the Yanks have won
eleven out Of thirteen games. Shawkey.
Quinn and Thormahlen have shouldered
the pitching burden in these games.
Howard Ehmke, the long-legged lad
from California. who wore the army
khaki last summer. started off against
Shawkey. and 1t would be unjust to say
that Howard carried much luck into the
tiff with him. Ehmke was in the game
for isx innings before giving way to a
pinch hitter. and only two hits were
garnered on his elusive slants. One of
them was four cushion slap by Duffy
Lewis, while Ehmke also was indiscreet
enough twice to slip passes to Sammy
Vick. Sam promptly turned the gifts
into runs ...- - 80.
Tyrus Cobb is not getting much nutri-
ton for his batting average here He
got an infield hit and a base on balls
Yesterday In the three games hts hit
harvest has consisted of three infeld
bingles. Ty's only consolation IL that
Veach. his smuggling teammate, is faring
no better.
Contest n Keen One.
While the Yankees had a comfortable
margin at the finish, the game was closer
than the score showed. The Tigers es-
pecially squeezed Shawkey hard In the
seventh, when they had one run in and
The bases full when Bob got rid of Pep
Young on a foul to Hannah. A grand
stop by Pratt on Jones, making the Sec
ond out saved Shawkey all kinds OF
trouble In this inning.
Wick scored Tor New York in the first
Sammy got his base on balls and darted
around to third when Peck drove a
steamins single through Bobble Jones
the ball taking a bad bound. Wick trot-
tee home when Baker forced Peck.
New York got two more in the third
\ Wick again started II with a base or
balls, and he got around to third or
Pecks sacrifice and Bakers out Duffy
I-twiS won some new converts In the left
held bleachers when he waited a home
run out to the sun worshippers.
Much conversation. with a side dish OF
horse play. was damned into Detroit,
seventh, but when II was all over De-
troit had only one run. Nevertheless II
was a squeaky frame and all hands were
glad when II was over. With one out
Flagstead duplicated Lewiss homer into
tne oleacherS. Pratt then made his gilt.
terlng stop Of Jones's hot erounder, q
ball hit well over toward first which was
labelled a sure hit.
Stanage followed with a single Il
rlght and Shorten. batting for Ehmke
singled to centre. While Ellison was VI
there was much chatter about the bali
shawkey rubbed a new ball into tn,
grass and Owens took It from him ant
threw in another new ball.
Cobb Tries to Hide Ball.
In the meantime Cobb, who was stand
ing by. tried to sneak an old ball out o.
the game and Brick Owens tried to talk,
from him. They played Button! but
ION Who's got the button" but Bricl
hnally seized It. When the excitement
subsidized Shawkey walked Ellison, bat
ting for Dyer, but Young dashed Jen
ilhgss hopes to the ground with his poI
20 Hannah.
George Cunningham faced the Yanki
IN their half OF the same inning anG the,
promptly got the run back. Pratt sin
gled. took second on Bodies sacrific,
and scored on Hannahs double The,
ADDED Two more for good measure In tn,
eighth on a pass to Peck, singles b,
baker and Pipp and sacrifices by Lewi
h. LAT
play, The score:
DETROIT (A) NEW YORK fA1
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