The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-02
BAKER BREAKS TIE,
YANKS WIN IN NINTH
With Two Out and Bases Full
Single Clinches Game
Score, Z to 3.
Special Despatch to THR suS.

Trappe mauler, was hero or villain--it
all depends on whether one comes from
Now York or Boston--in a thrilling nine
inning baseball drama that might have
been called either Revenge" on won
In the Ninth" before n distinguished
gathering here In Fenway Park to-day.
with Yankees and Red Sox dead
locked at 3 to 3 in the final frame, two
out and the bases full. Baker leaned into
one Of the underhand shoots OF Carl
Mays and sent the ball screaming into
centre. Wick and Peckinpaugh clattered
across the platter with what proved to
be the winning runs Before the Yankee
| deluge could be stopped two more tallies
filtered across the plate. When the
smoke Of battle had cleared off the field
the big scoreboard in left field read:
New York. 7 Boston, 3.
The thrilling Yankee victory was am
pie revenge for the 10 to defeat admin
| istered to the Clan Higgins by the
worlds champions In the opening day
game on the Polo Grounds last week.
The same pitchers. George Mogridge and
Carl Mays who crossed shoots in Gotham
| started duelling here to-day Mogridge
weakened in the eighth and Jack Quinn
| had to be rushed to the rescue. The vet
, eran hurled the he'd hosed brigade back
runless in the final frame.
Governor Throws out BALL.
About 10000 persons. including many
dignitaries. were hand to get the
! first peek at the Red Sox of 1919. Gov.
Calvin Coolidge of Massa chusetts, Rear
Admiral Dunn. the newly appointed
cornmandant of the First Naval District.
and Col. Edward Logan Of the 101st
| Regiment of the Twenty-sixth Division.
| Bay Stato's own" we're the guests of
| honor. Gov. Coolidge threw out the
| ftst ball, which deftly was pocketed by
| Umpire Tommy Connolly as a personal
| souvenir OF the occasion.
The large and distinguished gathering
got thrills aplenty. though Boston fan
! dom had to drink the dregs of defeat.
Those who remained away possibly as
protest against Ruths suspension by
| Manager Barrow acted in vain. for the
| Red Sox chieftain relented at the last
| minute and Babe went to his regular
| post in left field when the diminishing
| lines were thrown out. This morning
delegation Of Red Sox players visited
| barrow and made a strong plea for the
lifting OF the suspension. Barrow would
not hearken to It.
| When Ruth, just before the game
time, informed Barrow that he was
sorry for his infringement of the play
|
straight TO the code In the future Bar
row consented to lift the suspension.
Ruth Sends In Run in First.
| Ruth made his presence felt in the
| opening frame. when. with Barry on
| second. Babe caught one of Mogridge's
| shoots on the seam and sent the ball
soaring into left for two bases, register
ing Jack. Thereafter the Yankee Twill
ers held the Boston slugger in subjec-
| ton. Pratt found that Ruth had a
| throwing arm almost as good as his bat
ting orbs when Derrill attempted to go
from second to third after Babes catch
of Bodies long foul in the fourth. Babes
rife bullet peg to Mays. who covered
| the bag. got Pratt at third.
The eighth inning was q hectic ses-
| sion. enlivened with New York attack
| against the umpirlng which resulted in
the ban!shing of Wally Pipp With the
Yankees leading to l in the eighth
Barry launched the Red Sox or with a
single TO centre strulk doubled In the
same direction, planting Jack on third.
Mogridge winged Ruth, filing the bases.
Exit Mogridge. Enter Quinn.
| McInnis sent n SLOW roller down the
first base line. Quinn while attempting
to field the bah was bumped by McInnis
and Stuffy reached first. Barry scoring.
The Yankees naturally claimed iEteIfer-
| ence on the play, but Connolly and Nal
lin refused to recognize K. Tho game
was neld up for seven minutes while
Higgins argued strenuously but in vain
with both umpires. Pipp edged into the
debate and promptly was "shooed" OF
the field. Lamar was called into play
first base for New York and the game
proceeded.
nt,ln ,nfp t., 4.
with the tying run. Peckinpaugh then
hurled himself in front Of Scott's liner
for a corking catch and doubled McInnis
off second with a swift peg to Lamar
Schsng forced Witt Peckinpaugh to
Pratt.
stage Set for Baker.
New York's cause looked well nigh
hopeless when Ruel started the ninth by
striking out and Quinn flied TO Strunk.
Then came the fireworks. Wick got a
life when May. covering first on Sans
grounder to McInnis, failed to put his
foot on the bag. Sam raced all the way
to third when Peckinpaugh's bunt
skidded away from Witt for two bases.
Lamar walked. loading the hassocks.
! The stage was set for Baker-tie
score. last inning, two out and bases full.
Frank made good with vengeance.
He shot a smoking drive to centre that
registered Sam and Roger and put Bill
on third. A wild pitch scored Lamar
and put Baker on second. Frank raced
TO third on Schany's poor throw to the
plate. Pratt walked, stole and when
Scott failed to cover the bag on the
throw Baker registered and Pratt went
| TO third, where he was marooned when
Lewis was thrown out by Witt.
! Barry reached first on Bakers low
throw with one down in the first inning.
took second on Strunk's sacrifice and
scored on Ruth's double. Bodie singled
and stole with two down in the second
and got home on Ruels timely thump.
Muddy took second on the throw and
raced all the way home on Mogridge's
lash to left.
Bodies big bat again was prominent
In the seventh. Ping started the inning
with a double TO left. went to third
when Ruel hunted safely and tailed on
a wild pitch. The score:
NEW YORK a. BOSTON "a
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