The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-28
YANKS, MINUS RUTH,
! WIN FROM TIE SOX
Peck's Single in Twelfth In
ming Results in Victory
| by 6 to 5. -
ny CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

The fact that the Yankees defeated
the White Sox ut the Polo Grounds yes
tordny afternoon by to & In n bitterly
contested twelve inning battle would
have been regarded by tho fans as
sufficient return for their money. but
the Yankees were In generous moon
and they gave the spectators more
thrills In the two hours and fifteen MN
utes OF play than are usually found IN
an entire series,
1'ne fSst excitement came when Babe
Ruth failed to apps. IN his POSITION
and when later he was seen with bhh-
daged arm and the report was circu-
lated that he was threatened with Dloou
poisoning there was general consterna-
tion. Every one OF the 10000 persons
was ut the game to see II the Babe would
not make his forty-fitth home run, and
his absence naturally was the cause OF
keen disappointment.
Carl Mays In spite OF mutterings In
Cleveland and Washington, pitched
good game Of ball and apparently had
the game won by 4 TO 3 In the ninth In
ming, but he was unlucky enough TO
yield enough hits in the ninth to give
the tlelng run, and was succeeded by
Jack Quinn, who seemed 70 have the
game by to 4 in the tenth But again
the Sox tied the score. Quinn. however
frightened up and the Nanks won in the
twelfth.
Kid Gleason, true to his word, made
not tho slightest objection when Mays
went to the mound, and there was no
friction due to the presence OF the man
who keenly regrets the unfortunate ac-
cident that resulted In the death OF Ray
Chapman. Mays appeared 10 be n bit
nervous at the start but he soon
steadied and pitched his raise" ball
with fine control and effect
An Exciting Finish.
The final inning was one designed to
keep the fans on the razor edge Of ap-
prehensIon. The Sox had been retired in
their half OF the twelfth by cool work
by Quinn and his support at time
when II seemed they would score. With
Collins out OF the way Rlsberg singled
and wild pitch let him to third. Schalk
was purposely walked. and when Jour
dan. batting for Wilkinson, hit
grounder TO Pratt Rlsberg was nipped
at the plate. Strunk ended the inning
with fly 10 Lewis.
Ruel, who had been hitting the hall
soidly all through the game opened the
twelfth for the Yanks with n single.
Quinn laid an artistic bunt on the green
sward for q sacrifice and Ruel raced to
second. Peckinpaugh approached the
rubber with his favorlte club and with
out any frills at all raped liner over
Risberg's head for n single and the
winning run.
The Sox got a run Off Mays In the
first frame on singles by Strunk. Jack
son and Felsch. and they scored two
more In the second inning on Schalk's
single, Cicotte's double and r. Coll!nss
single. In the next six innings the Sox
made exactly two one base hits off Mays
and nothing resembling q run.
The Yanks got their first run In the
opening inning on Plpp's pass, Meusers
double, on which Pipp was held at third
and Pratt's out at first. The Yanks got
another In the third on Pecks pass
Pipp's single and Meusel's sacrifice fly.
aSt Yanks Lead I'm Fourth" 10
The Ynnks took the lead In the fourth
inning. getting two runs on singles by
I|eWls' huel ana Mays and an error by
Jackson. In the succeeding Ave innings
they did not get hit off Clcotte. and
when the Sox went to bat In the ninth
the score stood to 4 in favor OF the
Yanks, with all Indications pointing to
a hnish In their favor then and there.
But the SoX reached Mays in that In
ming and tied the score on singles by
Strunk and Il. Collins and Weaver 5
double.
The Yanks went to the front aga in
In the tenth, scoring a run on double
by Wick. batting for Mays an out at
first and Pipp's single The Sox tied up
the score again in their half OF the tenth,
getting n run on Schalk's double, an out
at first and Strunk's single.
The eleventh inning was without spe-
cial incident, but the Yanks set off the
main piece Of fireworks In the twelfth,
and II. was all over save the cheering.
The score: