New-York tribune., 1919-05-12
Great Walter
And Quinn
1n Box Duel
Only 5000 Fans Brave Cold
to See Fruit1ess Contest
at Polo Grounds d 8
Bv w. O. Mcclellan

tied to a scoreless inning tie
at the Polo Grounds yesterday before
about 5000 of the faithful who
dragged their furs out of the moth
balls and faced the chill. About 10000
missed spectacular pitching duel be-
tween Walter Johnson and Jack Quinn,
the one Yankee pitcher who seems to
have something like an Indian sign on
Johnson. The Senatorial delegation
piled up ten hits, eight of them pretty
scratchy, but they we're not able to
jam man across the plate.
The game was called shortly before
6 o'clock, the alleged reason being
the approach of darkness. But in
reality the pastime was halted by
Umpire Dineen because of the dark
ness that exists in regard to the Sun
day baseball law. Mr.. Dineen in
terprets it to mean that baseball may
be played between the hours of 9
and 6. When he saw the hands of the
timepiece back of centre field moving
up to the forbidden hour he held con-
verse with Managers Higgins and
Griffith.
Griffith's Plea Refused
Manager Griffith was for sending
some one to the back field to turn
back the hands of the clock. He did
not claim any originality for the idea.
He got it from hanging around the
formed Umpire Dineen that it was
customary to turn back the clock in
both the Senate and the House Of
Representatives when time interferes
with legislation.
"A statesman may get away with
that stuff. They get away with lot
of things in Washington these days"
said Umpire Dineen, darklv. "But there
is difference between baseball and
craftsmanship. Baseball is on the up
and up. The game is called on ac
count of darkness"
There was no protest to this ruling.
The near-summer sun which shone on
the Giants last Sunday left the Yam
KEGS fiat. The prospects in the middle
of fthe week were that the Yanks and
the Senators would pack them in and
have to park some of the surplus fans
somewhere in the outfeld. But up to
noon and some time thereafter it
looked like more rain and the Yankee
fans refused to leave their dugouts.
Consequently they missed not only the
pitching duel but flash of the Yanks
in a battling mood.
One of the startling features Of the
afternoon was the appearance of Colo
mel Jacob Rupert of the Yankees
without a moustache. Whether he re-
moved it in a fit of dependency or
whether he considered that it's re-
moval would enhance the chances of
the Yanks for pennant could not be
ascertained. The fact remains that
the moustache has disappeared like
the SHOWS of yesteryear. 1t has ceased
to exist.
The discovery was made during the
opening ceremonies attendant upon the
first Sunday baseball game played here
by the Yankees. Major Clifford, of the
11th Engineers, who made telling
speech at Albany in favor of Sunday
baseball, was preparing to hurl out the
first baseball, Suddenly some one de-
manded, "Who is the DISTINGUISHED
looking gink with the Major?" No
body knew. 1t turned out that it was
Colonel Rupert without the nous
tache: 1t was daring thing to do to
say the least, in view of the threaten
ing weather.
Despite the weather Walter johnson
was at his best yesterday. He held
the Yankees down to just two hits.
one by Peckinpaugh in the first and
one by Pratt in the eleventh. He dis
posed of thirty-seven batters, which is
just one more than the law would allow
in twelve innings.
Close Calls for Jack
Jack Quinn, who has played the role
of Nemesis to Johnson before this,
also pitched some wonderful ball
Three times, though, he had the Yam
kee rooters shivering sor1e shiyers that
were not due to the weather at ALL In
the fourth, sixth ard eighth innings
MT Quinn had the bases packed, with
only one out, and it looked as though
the Senators surely would shoot
through the one run needed to win the
alrtight contest. But in the pinches
Quinn was several degrees cooler than
the thermometer registered and he
wriggled out. '0
HIS support was erratic at times. but
when the home plate was threatened
by Senatorial delegation the Yanks
played fighting baseball and blocked
the Solons. Walter Pipp made couple
OF sensational stops that headed off
couple of near drives Agnew, regard
ed as a dependable Washington hitter
laced Quinn in the fourth and sixth
with chance to drive home the needed
run, but he failed. In the eighth, when
the chance seemed to be there again.
Clark Griffith shot in Charity to pinch
mt. But Peckinpaugh foiled his at
tempt.
-Four errors are chalked against the
Yankees, but the errors did not occur
at time when they might have threat
ened the game. You might charge them
to the condition of the grounds, which.
although they were carefully ironed by
Henry Fabian for half an hour before
the game, were soggy and heavy.
The Yankees and the Senators will
meet again at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon. wind and weather permit
ting.
The score:
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