New-York tribune., 1920-06-07

wall. 1t was some smash, but it wa!
three-base hit that could only score a
The final score was IL to 6 in favor
Lanky Bob Meusel, who is filling the
vacated brogans of Home Run Baker
and filling them very full of feet at
that, got a triple for himself and
walked twice. annoying quite a long
list of pitchers. In fact, every Yankee
got at least one hit, with the exception
of Truck Hannah, who forgot to paste
one safely and was spoken to because
of his absent mindedness.
Pitching Changes Many
Scott Perry, regarded as the ace
among Mr.. McGillicuddy's deck Of
dueces, started the game, but every
now and then they we-e wheeling in
new pitcher as the bombardment pro-
ceeded With the game cinched by
the batting salvos in the first two
innings, the Yankees started to loaf
through the remainder of the game,
and once the infeld and Mays COL
lapsed simultaneously, quite flock
of runs resulting. This has happened
to the Yankees before, and if it should
happen during this Western trip, when
they are playing some more formidable
teams, the Yanks may meet few dis
asters.
To-day the Yanks will hop the rattler
for the West Immediately after the
double-header, the first game of which
Will start promptly at l o'clock. The
fifirst big invasion Of the West will be-
gin, and the result of four four series
which face the Yanks will tell whether
or not the wonderful collection Of ma
terlal under control of Miller Higgins
will crash through to the pennant
Despite the threatening weather
to the Polo Grounds yesterday. If it
had not been for the rain Of the pre-
vious day the attendance at this series
would come pretty close to being big
ger than the yearly attendance at
Shibe Park for the Apathetics and the
Yankees.
The heavy guns started early. With
one one out ,t. Msussl shot a triple. against
doubled to left and scored Meusei.
Then Ruth set his sights for the CEN
terfield fence and tried to lift the ball
over the tasteful green tapestry which
is draped before the bleachers. Welsh
started to run back after it, but
stopped abruptly when the ball seemed
certain to clear the curtain. But it
did not. 1t struck the centerfeld wall
anu w as Ouiv d CIIUlc tuaC scored 1lpD.
Ruth tailed on fly by Pratt.
Entirely New Battery
1t was apparent from the first inning
game. He was yanked in the second
inning. when Mays and Peckinpaugh
singled in turn. To make it official
the Apathetics hanged their entire
battery and made it Martin and Myatt,
but the slueging continued.
Meusel hit to Dugan,awho erred, scor-
ing Mays. Peckinpaugh beat out one
to Dykes. Martin beaned Pipp and
gave him base which brought the
Babe up again. This time Ruth drove
mere single to right field and scored
Peckinpaugh and Meusel. Ruth and
Pipp tried double steal but Pipp was
thrown out at the plate. Pratt and
Bodie drew bases on balls. Lewis shot
hit past Dykes and Ruth and Pratt
scored, but Ping Bodie out after run
ing back and forth between second and
third till his wind gave out.
This gsve the Yanks lead enough to
make it fairly certain that the Apa-
thetics would not catch up for the
afternoon, and the crowd waited only
to see Ruth pole one beyond the bar
ricades. But nothing like that hap
pened. Twice they let the Babe take
his base without getting a chance to
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The Yankees gave one exhibition of
utter collapse in the seventh. Gallo
way singled to left and Thomas lined a
hard one to right. Then Pratt fumbled
a roller by Strunk and the bases were
filled. Welsh sliced one to Ward. who
threw past Pratt, and what was an
easy double was turned into q booting
contest that scored two runs.
Visitors FIJI Bases
With Dugan out witt dumped one in
front Of the plate and was safe when
Hoffman hit the runner, Strunk scor-
ing. Burrus walked and filled the
bases, and 1t began to look as though
the Apathetics might come close
enough to make 1t a contest after all
But Aaron Ward, who had replaced
Peckinpaugh at short, stopped the fool
ishness
Myatt raped a fast one down to
Ward. Young Aaron scooped it up, and
touching second on the run made a
pretty peg to the bag, completing a
double. After that the Yankee infeld
got together and remained more or less
Intact. These little lapses will not dc
the Yankees any good when they start
travelling and meet such teams as the
Sox and the Indians.
Griffin of the Athletics was pain
fully injured yesterday when he
crashed into the wall of the right field
stands making game try to recove,
a foul ny by Walter Pipp. As he
reached the ball Griffin slipped on the
turf and crashed with his head agains,
the concrete. He was knocked uncon-
scious and when he was picked up b,
the other ball players It was fount
that his scalp was badly lacerated.
He was hurt In the Same way tha
Home Run Baker was hurt a few year
ago when he broke two ribs trying t,
field a foul. 1t would seem that tn,
management Of tho Polo Ground
!. should place some kind Of padding
around this section Of tho field. Man,
players have been hurt In tho sam
way.
Young Aaron Ward demonstrates
that his health has been restored com
Rletely He was put in to replac
Peckinpaugh in the middle Of tn
game. At his first time at bat War
cracked out a triple and he ais
starred In the fielding, starting
double play that stopped the threat
ensd rally Of the Athletics With con
siderable abruptness.