New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02

the season, were about to hit the
pennantward.
Judges Of distance declare that the
Ruthian swat of yesterday travelled
much more rapidly than his twenty
eighth homer of last season, which also
cleared the roof. 1t was the first homer
for the Babe" this season, which is
somewhat reassuring. in view of the
fact that the morbid-minded were in
clined to believe that the "Babe" might
have lost his wallop after the injuries
received on opening day.
1t was the first ball pitched in the
sixth that Ruth sent out of the lot.
The blow must have dazed Pennock, for
he shot a straight one over to Duffy
Lewis, and Duffy hoisted the same into
the left-feid bleechers. This being the
first game the Yanks have wrested from
the Sox this season, 1T begins to look
as though the spell of tough luck has
been spiked, and the Yanks, who have
been looking like an expensive pile of
junk to date, are beginning to assemble
themselves into ball-playing ma
chine.
Game Fairly Acrimonious
The game was fairly acrimonious up
to this point, "Home Run" Dinneen, the
umpire, displaying most of the acri-
mony. In the fifth he entered the Yam
kee dugoutt, tianked by Umpire Nallin,
and banished three of the Yanks-
Mays, Shore and O'Doul. This incident
revealed the fact that there were two
visitors from Cincinnati in the stands,
for two pop bottles came hurting down
into the melee. Empty pop bottles
tossed into the field usually are accept
ed as visiting cards from impulsive ex-
lies from Cincinnati
Bob the Cob Shawkey was quite
ready for starting the season yester-
day afternoon, and when Robert the
Colbert is feeling like full days work
they do not do a whole lot to him. He
allowed four hits in all and they were
SO widely separated that they meant
absolutely nothing in the lives of the
Yanks.
The Yanks got their first run in the
opening inning in the thoroughly
orthodox fashion. Ward got his base
on balls, Peckinpaugh sacrificed and
Pipp brought in the run with hit to
center.
The awakening of Ruth came in the
fourth. Instead of swinging at distant
scenery the Babe this time shot hit
along the right field line for two bases.
An out by Lewis sent him to third and
he scored when Pratt was thrown out
by Foster.
Yankees Rile Dinneen
1t was fairly peaceful ball game
until the fifth, when the occupants of
the Yankee bench began to discuss
umpiring in a more or less dispassion-
ate fashion. William Dinneen began
ID get bits Of the conversation and his
gills started to turn delicate purple.
Finally he strobe over to the dugout
and demanded that Mays, Shore and
ODoul leave the game fiat
The midget manager, Mr.. Higgins,
joined in the conversation and it be-
came more or less general throughout
the grounds. A wirehaired for ter
rier, which was occupying box with
it's fond mistress, added its voice to
the debate, and with more than canine
Intelligence strove to get at Mr.. Din
the sagaci US animal said, eff you bite
an umpire you would get hydrophobia,
darling" Whereupon the intelligent
terrier seer ed TO see reason, and quit.
The Cine n-.ati pop bottles were
hurled during this disturbance and a
pleasant time seemed to be had by all.
The picking of Pennock came in
the sixth after the tumult had sub
sided to some extent. After Pipp had
struck out the Babe shuf1ed up to the
plate and swung at the first thing Of
fered. 1t topped the third fagpole
from the end of the stadium roof by
some distance. The Babe watched it
disappear, then trundled around the
sacks while the multitude went Boil
sheviki.
Iry Cobb Proves Mascot
The crack Of the ball seemed to indi
cate that the Yanks had awakened for
the season. Irwin Shrewsbury Cobb,
who was making his first inspection of
the Yanks, saluted gracefully in appre-
citation OF the fact that the Yanks had
postponed their real start for the sea
son until he could be present.
Duffy Lewis looked fer moment at
the top Of the stands where Ruth's hit
had disappeared. He seemed to con-
clude that the wall was trif1e too
high for him and glanced at the left
field bleachers. He hit the first ball
pitched to him and sent it on line
Into that sector of the fsld for another
home run. This fired Ping Bodie with
ambition, and he tried for the same
target at which Ruth had aimed. But
Ping was bit short and the hit was
mere Dagger.
This inning naturally discouraged
the pensive Mr.. Pennock, and Harper,
the wild man of Hackensack, N. j.,
tried some pitching in the seventh. He
passed Ruel and Shawkey. and both
advanced on long fly by Ward. Then
the Sox tried Fortune, whose name
was deceiving, and Peckinpaugh
brought Ruel in with a single.
Fortune was only bit less wild than
the wnd man from Hackensack and he
passed Pipp. That filled the bases,
with Ruth up and set the stage for
some more pyrotechnics; but this time
Ruth merely rolled one down to first
which let Shawkey score.
Really and truly it begins to look as
though the Yankees were starting their
season.
The score:
BOSTON "a. IL NEW YORK "a. L.
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Hoouer IF 40l o o. Ward. 3b. % l
NrcNalv. 2b.3 l 3 9 o. Peck'sh. $50 0
MeJosky if.$ 0 0 lPipp III ...3
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