The sun., 1919-08-15
YANKS BEAT TIGERS
IN FIFTEEN ROUNDS
Baker and Wick Bat In Victory,
5 to a.; Mays Is Chased
From the Game.
Special Dsspatch 10 Tnn sux

Special Despatch to The suS.
DETROIT, Aug. 14.--Miller Higgins
walked on to Navln Field this afternoon
and. armed with new injunction, fired
Carl Mays right at the Tigers in tho
Yankees first game OF their final West
ern trip. While Mays started he was
not In the box at the finish. The New
yorks fought the felines tooth and nall
every inch of the way and triumphed in
fifteen innings by score OF 5 to T.
The fifteenth opened with the count
tied at to 8. Ayers, who had relieved
Boland after the Yankee jinx had
worked nine innings, weakened. The
Yankees put two runs over the plate
and, as matters turned out. won the con-
test With one down Ayers started
trouble for himself by passing Ward.
who had gone into the game in the sixth
inning, when Brick Owens chased Chuck
out three Dagger, scoring Ward. Then
Baker made his third hit of the day, a
double. and Wick counted too, sewing up
the game.
The Tigers countered In their half
with run. Hellmann got his fourth
hit and scored when Flagstead sent a
double to right. Ellison was sent In to
pinch hit for Jones, and at this stage
Shawkey went into the box in place of
Mogridge Shawkey pitched only one
ball. Ellison tapped 1t for an easy infield
out, and the $4,000 fans went home sad
and sore.
Mays Chased From Game.
Owens In the tenth inning. While the
Tigers had located him for ten hits and
three runs in nine rounds he had been
going along In fine shape and was pitch
ing alright ball. In the tenth Owens
called him out on strikes. Mays de-
clared that the last strike called had
been clear robbery and threw his bat
down the right field foul line. Owens
Immediately ordered Mays from the
grounds
This summary action. following Few
ster's Punishment. indicated to the Yam
KEGS that Ban Johnson had ordered his
umpires to take nothing from the New
Yorks, with emphasis on Mays. Mo-
gridge took up the pitching burden in
the tenth and did we'll THE Tigers
fought hard to win from the ninth on.
In the ninth they tied things up when
Bush tripled to centre, scoring Ainsmith.
The Tigers executed the first triple
play yet seen at Navin Field in the
ninth lining. Pratt doubled and Bodie
got a pass. Ruel lined to Bush. who
beat Pratt going back to second. and
threw to Heilmann. who nipped Bodie
who was yards of his base.
The day was replete with satisfaction
for the Yankees, Not only did they
emerge victorious from the long battle
but they had the satisfaction of forcing
Bernie Boland, their old jinx, to retire
from the game after nine innings, dur
| ing which they hit him pretty hard
The Yanks collected a round dozen hits
Baker leading with three Pipp con.
tributed the one hitting feature with
home run into the centre field bleach
ers, with nobody on. in the fourth
inning. Ruel got two hits, both OF which
drove In runs. The Tigers outhit the
New Yorks. with sixteen safeties, He'll.
mann being the biggest contributor with
four and Cobb getting three.
Get New Injunction.
| In spite of the fact that Frank Navir
| announced that he would raise no obtec.
ton II the Yanks wanted to use Mays
I Col Huston went before Justice Arthur
! W eOster OF the Circuit court This morn.
! ing and obtained an injunction which
| permitted the Yankees to pitch the much
| discussed player. Just before the game
Huston was notified from New York
that the Board of Directors of the league
had gone over Johnsoa's head and lifted
Mays's suspension. whereat there wa,
much rejoicing In the Huegins camp.
| The Yanks were the first to dent the
home plate, in the second round PipI
| walked to open the round and after
Pratt had skied to Flagstead, wallit
| stole second Bodie was an infield out
but Ruel slammed one through the box
scoring Pip. The Tigers came righ
back with one in their half on He'll
mann's double and Ainsfnlth's single.
In the fourth Pipp again opened hos
tilities for New York, and he hit hi,
homer A second Yankee run was reg
istered Immediately afterward wher
Bodie hit to centre. stole second, ant
came home on Ruers hit to right.
/ Detroit made its second run In tn,
sixth. Cobb beat out hit to short
Veach sent a Texas Lacquer to shor
right, Cobb taking second and just beat
ing Vick's throw to Fewster FewsteI
held that he had niped Cobb and com
planned so long and loudly that he wa
put out of the game, Ward taking hi
place Heilmann flied to Wick. who's,
throw to third hit Cobb on the back
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