New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

easy victory over Colonel Tilinghas
insects were beaten by the Yankees /
the former able seaman, who once
in the first inning, but after that
normal state of apathy.
Despite the threatening weather and
the presence Of the Apathetics. there
were three thousand hanging around
when it was decided to play. 1t is be-
lieved that these three thousand are
members Of the prophets union, which
has been predicting for three years
back that Mr.. McGillicuddy will some
day have ball team once again.
Their slogan has been: Watch the
Athletics this year" And they con-
month after month. Why they are
watching them they Go not know. Yet
wise wise queer II am mn not mistaken H % nv
amiable colleague, Hughio Fullerton,
is on of those who said early this
season: ''Watch the Athletics.' If
this is true, why isn't Hughie here
watching the Athletics and hurting
his own eyes!
Apathetics Score Early
The Apathetics started after Bob the
Cob in the first inning with rush of
base hits. With one out, Witt beat a
hit to Pratt on whisker' s-width de-
csion. Walker shot out double to
centre and was thrown out trying to
make it a triple, but Witt scored. Then
Burns lifted one into the left field
bleachers for a home run.
This exhibition and a flock Of mosquf-
toes which invaded his box caused in
tense mental and physical anguish to
Colonel Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Hus-
ton. His sutferngs were slightly allevi-
ated in the Yankee half of the inning
by vigorous slapping at the mosquitoes,
while the wildness of the other insects,
the Apathetics, enabled the Yanks to
tie the score.
Noyes, the saliva singer, who was
putting them over for Connie Macks
comedians, passed Fewster and Peck
inpaugh. Bakers out advanced both
runners. Pipp was tossed out by Tur-
ner and Fewster scored. Derril Pratt
smashed a hit to centre and Peckin-
pauRh scored.
In the second inning the Yanks be-
gan to bunch hits as thick as the
mosquitoes on Noyes. With two out
Ruel Fewster and Peckinpaugh singled
in rapid succession. Then Baker shot
long hard single to left and Ruel and
Fewster scored
During the early part of the game
Robert Gilks, the ivory hunter of the
Yanks, who has been combing the
Southern leagues with the finest of
fine tooth combs, delivered report to
Colonel Huston. The report, slightly
expurgated, read something to this eff
fect-: Il have been through both of
the Carollnas and the surrounding
states, but ! have discovered nothing
but large hunks of cheese"
Robert is the scout who turned in
Muddy" Ruel and some other promis-
ing material to the Yankees. But take
1t from Robert, the crop Of ivory is
pretty tough, especially in the South
Robert attributes the scarcity of ivory
to the fact that every able bodied man
in the South is at present in govern
ment employ and will not even think
of working until there is a change Of
administration.
In the third inning signor Pizzola
fattened his batting average, which has
been suffering from malnutrtion, by
cracking out q two-bagger to right. But
there were two out and nobody on at
the time. Noyes was evicted in tho
fourth inning, when the Apathetics got
two more on, for Kinney, who essayed
to pinch hit Kinney was called out
and Johnson-not Walter--went in.
Fewstcr started after Philadelphia
johnson by beating a hit to short and
taking second when Mickey Dugan made
wild peg. Fewster got to third on
FeckInpaugh's out and scored when
Turner tossed out Baker.
Fine Catch by Lewis
Duty Lewis showed himself to be
moro than d fair mud horse in the
nth, when he chased through the slush
to the distant corner Of left field to
retrive high foul By Burrus. Duffy
was knee deep in couple Of bogs be-
fore he nailed it Then Bob the Cob
suddenly began to take an interest in
his surroundings and struck out Witt
and Walker in turn. 1T had begun to
sprinkle and Robert saw a chance of
haying the ordeal completed in con-
slderabiy less than nine innings.
Ihe drlzzle subsided shortly and the
sun began to shine as brightly as it
could with the Apathetics at the Polo
Grounds. Pipp slashcd 4 hit through
centre IN the Yankee section of the
seventh and was sacrificed to second
But he remained there when Walker
made fne running catch of long
one by Lewis and Bodie was throws
out by Thomas.
With two out in the ninth, Turner
caused little CONSERVATION by plaster
Ing two bagger to centre field The
mud was too thick for Signor Pizzols
TO skid through it in time to snare tn,
oaIi' But McAvoy mercifully ended i
one jump ahead Of the rain by beins
thrown out by Peckinpaugh
The score:
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