New-York tribune., 1919-05-01


have demanded, this farewell of the
seasons first home stand. but in spite
of shortcomings here and there the
exacting fan was privileged to see a
whole lot for his money. One thing
he saw which he is not likely to see
again In coon's age-a swamp coon.
at that, and swamp coon is supposed
never to die-was the muffing Of two
easy pop flies in succession by sup
posedly capable fielder. Ping Bodie,
please write
He saw, this exacting fan, some of
the best and brightest third basing
put on at a local lot in the last ten
years, and In which Comics young
Thomas was entitled at least to q draw
with the veteran, Home Run Baker.
He saw the hustling and eager young
Sammy Wick, for whom everybody is
pulling hard, drive one on a line into
the left field bleacher some twenty or
twenty-five feet fair, as fine a pro-
duction as the mighty Babe himself
could ask. And he saw the higgins
men hammer away at right good will
pitching OF both starboard and port
varieties.
Many Opportunities Lost
True, as intimated above, the Yankees
d1d not improve to their full many OPP
portunities, while the pitching ap-
peared particularly soft They knocked
highlander Watson-no kin to Mule.
the rival Quaker City lad--out of the
box in a round; they pummelled An
derson, little lefthander that fol-
lowed, for four runs more. And vet
IN the first five innings, though as
many runs were tailed by the big town
boys, nine runners were left stranded
on the paths. Nor had they put the
game SO far beyond the reach Of chal-
lenge that when the quickly weakening
Thormahlen few the distress signal a
lusty clout might not have over
whelmed the willing Shawkey. who
rushed to the rescue.
Connie Mack's kids displayed in Tho
face of adversely that spirit out of
which champions develop They never
even thought of surrender. They kept
plugging away resolutely while their
pitching was worst; they plugged quite
as spiritedly against Thormahlen and
Shawkey at their best. And twice
they might, indeed, have broken
through but for saving double plays.
One of these helped Mogridge; the
other saved Shawkey.
The real pip was the second two
ply killing in question Thormahlen.
who looked like a million dollar beauty
for five innings, weakened rapidly in
the sixth-he hasn't quite recovered
from the effects Of en- attack of "fu."
With nobody out, he passed Perkins
and Grover, who batted for Anderson.
Shannon hit to Pratt and Grover was
forced at second. Kopp then doubled
OF the right wall, scoring Perkins.
Thormahlen lost Roth, too, and She pass
filled the bases with none out
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George Burns in prospect, Huggins
sent out the o S for Robert Shaw
key. He went about his work in mas
terful fashion till he had two-two
count on Comics cleanup man. Then
he shot in fast one, with a prayer.
Burns's moriarty met it, but not fairly.
twisting high foul resulted, TO which
Wally Pipp gave pursuit. 1t was a
tough race for the first baseman and
the catch near the field boxes left him
in an awkward position to throw to
the plate. With the catch Shannon
broke for the rubber
Fetching up from hfs mad career.
Pipp was doubled halfway over field
box, but even so be whipped the ball
on line to Muddy Reul The latter.
of Shannon's FURNISHED
steel, squatted right over the platter.
almost completely covering It, aud
thls DIE OF bravado saved Shawkey one
run at least. For Shannon's hook slide
beat the pretty throw home a good
two feet; the runner missed his marx
BY an eyelash, and before he could re
cover Reul tagged him with the hall.
Athletics Set Up Howl
Umpire Nallin, behind tha plate.
waited for this formality before declar-
ing Shannon out: Needless TO say his
decision called forth g hornets nest
of young Athletics round his ears. The
Mr.. Shannon in question was not ths
least timorous in expressing his opinion
OF umpires in general and the Nallin
family in particular, which stirred I'D
a few counter bleats from the arbiter-
pacifst.
The other run of ThcymahIen wsr
gift Dugan's line drive to left, which
opened the third, should have been the
easiest sort OF chance for Lewis.
Duffy couldn't locate the ball till ii
was right on top of him He jumped
in time to break it down with his finger
tips and hold 1t to two bases. With two
out, Shannon's single to centre drove
the run in.
The only other hft off Thormahlsn.
aside from the sixth inning, Of course
was Roth's wicked drive off Baker's
glove In the fourth. Only one was ONT
at the time. But J. Franklin came mn
with beautiful pickup Of a wicked
smash from Burns and started a. double
play by way of Pratt
Shawkey faltered bit in the seventh
when Bodie faltered worse. Witt waiked
as starter. Bodie dropped Thomas
easy fly, but recovered in time TO throw
to Peckinpaugh for force out at sec
ond. Then Ping mufFed Dugan's par
tlcuarly soft lift. He clutched foatcr
from Perkins. finally. Then Shawkov
struck out Geary.
In the eighth PhiladeIrhia got its
last run. Shannon walked. took third
on RuePs low throw to catch him nan
ping and third on Il passed ball. Konn
ana Roth both fouled to Pipp. Burns
walked on a pitch that apparently
struck him out. Witt singled TO centre
scoring Shannon. Shawkey struck out
Thomas
The Yanks took a strangle hold Of
the pastime in the first inning. After
Wick poked his pretty homer into tho
eft field bleachers Peckinpaugh waikad
Two infeld outs sent him to third. and
Pratt's single Tailed the captain. Rode
greeted southpaw Anderson with q
double in the second. Ruel scratched a
hit to Shannon and Thormahlc-, s.~u-oa
Alling the bases, with none ont On,v
one run came out of the mess and th;.
,n Peek's long fly, as Wick famed and
Pipp fouled to Thomas.
Pipp beat a hit TO Shannon. ,sho
made wonderful stop awav behind
The middle bag, starting the fifth inn
ing. Two insield outs put him on third
Lewis singled tn left scor;,, Tri.t