New-York tribune., 1920-08-06
Tigers Trounce
Shawkey, IL,
I'm First Game
''Murderers'' Are Easy for
Ehmke; Baker Now Ready
to Return to the Yankees
By w. @. Mcclellan

DETROIT, Aug 5.-Still wallowing
in their life of shame that they have
led since they left New York, the
series to the Tigers here to-day by a
score of to /. The lone tally Of the
Yanks was the thirty-ninth home~ run
OF Babe Ruth.
The Yankee outfeld had as many
holes in it as q full sized Swiss cheese
and the infeld had almost as many
Murderers' Row failed to answer to
roll call. There was nobody home in
the cells from which the assassins
used to emerge with their clubs and
clout. The whole team seems to be
suffering from ennui, which has be-
come more and more pronounced. At
this rate the Yanks are going nowhere
1T all. The Boston Red Sox saved hem
from slumping into third place.
1t has come out that j. Franklin
Baker, the late home run king, may be
induced to join the Yanks in the near
future. Baker has recovered interest
in the game and thinks that the New
York team ought to win the American
League pennant. He viii talk baseball
with the owners of the Yanks in the
near future.
Present Horrible Contrast
Huggins's horde to-day were a hor-
rible contrast to the team that made
the last Western trip. They are a
most depressed band Of athletes and
unless they ginger up the pennant
procession viii have passed them be
fore they land at Coogans Bluff again
Five thousand fivver riders saw
Ruth sock the thirty-nlnth home run
The pill did not leave the enclosure
It cleared q wire screen that divide
the steerage from the first cabin pass
cngers and spattered against the right
field wall. The Infant Swatigy, up first
in the second inning. soaked the FIRST
one offered by Howard Ehmke for the
homer.
1t looked as though Bob the Cob
Shawkey was about to explode with
some considerable detonation in the
third, but he emerged intact. With one
out Stanage got base on balls. Ping
Bodie, the Wonderful Wop, in his cele-
brated imitation Of Tristram Speaker
made good running catch of a long
swipe by Ehmke. Young singled 10
left and Stanage was held at second
by a fine peg by Meusel.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb chopped one
down to Peckinpaugh and the pill
slipped through Peck's paws while the
peach sped on for an official hit. This
packed the bases and Shawkey threw
three wild ones to Veach. 1t looked as
though Robert the Colbert would either
be knocked loose from his ties OF
force one in. But the Cob shot two
strikes by and Veach took a wild smash
at the third one.
HeiIman's Homer Ties
Heinie Heilman tied the score in the
fourth with q home run inside the lot
1t was smash to center and it looked
the pill grossly deceived Ping godie
the little spheroid shooting by MIN and
caroming against the center GelG fcnee
pursued and harassed by Ping While
VAe Wonderful Wop was circumnavi-
eating the quarter section of grass
Heiiman had rounded the bases.
with Shorten and Pjnelli out. Stan
age cracked a single 20 right. Ruth
reached for it, but it slid by him, Stan
age taking second, where he passed
away peacefully, as Ehmke hoisted one
TO Lank Bob Muesel
The Yankee outfield was looser than
1romage de brie in the fifth and the
Tigers put another run across. Young
cracked one out to Ping Bodie, who
should have held the smash to single
but once more the little pellet passed d
Ping and it went for triple. Tyrus
Raymond Cobb lifted one to MeuseTs
territory. While Mcusel was musinp
and breeding over fancied wrongs the
pail dropped to the grass and sIidded
Iar enough for Cobb to make it two
bagger. Young scored
Veach beat hit that dropped in
front of Hannah. Holman struck out.
Shawkey elected to pass Shorten and
pack the corners. 1t proved to be good
strategy, for Pinelli the wild wop OF
tilvvertown, was thrown out by Ward
Ruth Gets Another Walk
With one out in the sixth. Babe Ruth
was passed again after he had hoiste d
foul ball to such an altitude that il
came down with ice on it and passed
through Stanages glove Meusel rolled
one down to first and accompanied it in
a leisurely fashion and was thrown
out Bodie hoisted one TO center. The
long Mr. Ehmke seemed to be leading
the Yankee angoras around in peace
Iul herd that bleated plaintively as il
passed.
In the sixth Veach hit a two -bagger
along the right field line, while Pratt
and Ruth almost collided trying tc
spear it. Heilman, however, lifted one
into Ping Bodies mitt. With two out
in the seventh Shawkey lifted one r.