New-York tribune., 1920-05-01

League, had one bad inning which,
tion on the part of Peckinpaugh, let
,Seweta!ns of a downponr started
daring the fourth and Umpire Dinnecn
called tins while Henry Fabian and his
Squad of grass manicurists did some
fancy tarpaulia drilling in double time.
At this period the Yanks were leading
by to |. While the rain was descend
Ing Umpire Dinneen stood out in the
wet and his intellect or something got
rusty.
E,yidenco to the effect that the rain
must have penetrated the roof of his
bean and flooded the cerebellum, or
whatever it is that occupies the attic
os Mr.. Dinneen, was Forthcoming in the
sixth. Walter Pipp, who is pasting
most vehemently for the .Yanks this
season, slammed the ball into the upper
right field stands. Ordinarily your cor
respondent is inclined to the Stephen
Decatur theory, "The ump, may he be
always right, but the ump, right or
wrong" But sometimes an ump can
be too wrong.
= Goes Into Stands Fair
The ball that Pipp pasted landed
four feet fair and it went into the
stands fair. Pipp started to romp
around, sending Ward in ahead of him,
but Dinneen shouted that it was foul
"hereupon he was surrounded by a
squawking chorus of Yanks and the
stands went Bolshevist
a In the ninth inning Menosky shot
one into the lower right field stands
that seemed fair, but close. This time
the squawking chorus of Red Sox out
sauawked the Yanks. The stands were
not certain at first, but, acting on the
reasonable theory that if the umpire
nj h. ct
squawked.
Used to work With the Giants % on spring ring
against the Yankee sluggers, q eas'StSo who
seemed disposed to wait them out.
aaron Ward, the Yank third baseman
was the one member of the home ag-
gregatlon that seemed to have his num-
ber
The Yanks got one in the first. Peck
lnpaugh lifted one into the unguarded
territory behind short and got to sec
end while the infeld and outfeld of the
Sox were debating as to who should
take 1t. wild pitch sent him to third
but he was trapped when Pipp rolled
one. one down to Hoyt. Then came Babe
Ruth with his lone hit for the after
noon: He drove the ball to far right
and Pipp scored.
Harry Hooper tied the score all by
himself in the third. He lifted one
into the right-tield stands for a home
run and this time the ball was so far
1alr that it was admitted to be a home
run. Also 1t happened before the moist
ure caused the subsequent Empirical
alteration.
Yankees Resume Lead
The Yanks resumed the lead in their
half of the third, and they did it in
e.
plastered hit to left. Mays laid down
neat sacrifice and Aaron Ward, who
seems to be filling the vacated brogans
of Frank Baker very adequately.
brought him home with fine drive to
left "
The rain started to drip down in the
1ourth, with Plpp on third and only
ure that if they could get in the four
and half legal innings they might
get away with the ball game. But the
ram persisted, and Harry Sparrow's
oiood pressure mounted to q thousand
at the thought Of having to pass out
ABOUT eight thousand rain checks.
Henry Fabian nervously covered and
uncovered the infeld, while the frank
furter traffic was busy. Finally Din
neen ordered the game resumed.
In the seventh the Sox started to
get after their former star pitcher,
roster led OIL with single and got to
second on a sacrifice by Scott Wal
ters, VINO used to work for the Yanks,
scored HIM with drive to left and
the teams were on even terms again.
The smash came in the eighth, Tim
hendrix, also a former Yankee, drove
a tWo-.bagger to right along the first
base Ane: Mclnnis bounced twister
past Pecklnpaugh Foster rolled one
to Peckinpaugh. who threw to first in
*lo
In the meantime Hendrix, who was on
third, scooted home. Scott drove a
two-bagger almost to the same spot
where Hendrix landed his and McInnis
scored.
Stage Set for Slaughter
The stage was set for slaughter by
Murderers' Row in the Yank ction
Of the eighth. Mays led off with a
double to right and crashed into sec
the sack loose from its moorings.
Aaron Ward struck out this time.
Peckinpaugh was an eaay infeld out.
Pipp drew four balls. MaybT he
was passed purposely, but that seems
highly improbable, because after him
along came Ruth. The Babe was over
wager. He took swing at q low, wide
The air. 1t descended gently into
Fosters mit:..
The matter Of the overrule.i home
runs may not be due TO the excessive
moisture. 1t may bo that the policy
Of the American League is to have
fewer home runs this year.
Oscar WIT, the hold out infelder Of
the Red Sox, has reported and made
his peace with Ed Barrow. He was on
the coaching lines yesterda.-. Wind
and weather permitting, the Yanks will
face the Red Sox and Umpire Dnneen
again to-day.