New-York tribune., 1920-03-16

League race 1t he had half dozen
unless he showed more horse sense
1t should have been cake walk, a
romp, for the Yankees, instead of a
second straight defeat at the hands of
National League rivals. Jimmy Ring was
wilder than the maddest March hare
for two innings. In that time the
Yankees should have had half dozen
runs had there been any judgment
shown in the direction of the attack.
Four runners were either caught off
first base or clipped trying. to steal
in two innings, with pitcher who
couldn't find the plate once In five
tries. If Higgins had fast team there
might have been some excuse for this.
But he has the slowest aggregation In
the major leagues and he directed a
foolish base running attack over base
paths that were ankle deep in sand.
Yankee Errors Costly
As to the game itself, New York was
not disgraced. Cincinnati got only
three hits. Errors by Peckinpaugh and
Ruel gave the Reds their first run in
the sixth, while Thormahlen, who
handed out three passes in the eighth
inning, forced the winning run over the
plate.
1t is true that errors helped the
Yankees tie the score in the seventh,
but these errors were more than Offset
by a very unjust ruling by Bill Dineen.
The umpire ruled Ward ran into his
fair bunt in the seventh, when, as a
matter of fact, he laid it perfectly ten
feet or more from the plate. Pipp and
Ruth, who advanced to third and sec
ond, were sent back and this deprived
the Yankees of at least a couple of
runs, perhaps.
Higgins relieved Del Pratt to-day.
He sent Fewster to second base and
Ward to third. The switch clearly bene-
fitted the Yankee infield. Higgins said
nothing of this contemplated move to
the New York newspaper men who ac-
companied him, but his friends of the
Cincinnati press had the story five min
nutes after the mite manager reached
town.
The Reds broke the ice in the sixth
inning upon the appearance of Herb
Thormahlen. 1t was no fault of the
southpaw. Roger Peckinpaugh kicked
Neale's easy dribbler all over the lot
and Greesey took second on Rariden's
out. Neale selected a wild pitch on
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way home when Ruel heaved wildly
past the plate after retrieving. Rath
followed with a clean single to right,
but was stranded.
Reds Return Run
In keeping with the justice of the
occasion the Reds handed this run
right back to the Yankees in the sew
cnth. Pipp led off with a pretty single
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right at Crane. With an easy double
play in sight Rath muffed the toss and
every one was safe. Ward laid down
q pretty bunt but Dineen claimed he
struck the ball with his foot in fair
territory and declared him out.
Bodie hit to Crane, but Ruth beat
the throw to second and the bases were
filled. Groh messed up Ruels grounder
and Pipp scored the tying run. Thor
mahlen struck out.
Thormahlen, by his wildness, threw
away the game in the eighth. With
one down Herbert passed both Neale
and Rariden. Moran put on the hit
and-run and Luque scratched single
through Wards deserted position. This
filled the bases and pass to Rath sent
Neale home with the winning run. A
moment later Daubert hit into double
play.
The Yankees refused to take advan-
tage of Jimmy Rings early wildness.
Both Fewster and Peckinpaugh drew
passes. Fewster was caught off first
and Peck was nailed stealing. Higgins
was coaching at first at the time.
Ward Retires Side
Because of Del Pratt's lame arm Hug
gins put Fewster at second base and
sent Aaron Ward to third Young Ward
made an impressive debut by retiring
the side in the first inning. None of the
three plays was easy, but Ward handled
the ball with Creat assurance on the
rough inheld.
The Yankee attack in the first two
innings was enough to make the shades
of Frank Farrell's regime burst right
out crying. Ring walked four men
two in each inning. Two were trapped
off first and two were thrown out
stealing.
Ping Bode opened the third ith a
terrific jolt that handcuffed young Sam
Crane, but he went the way of his
Yankee base-running predecessors. He
was doubled stealing on the pitch that
struck out Ruel.
Carl Mays's submarine ball had the
Neds completely up in the air. He was
breaking his deliveries just above the
knees: Mays struck out Winro and
ting In quick order IN the third round.
Jake Daubert got the first hit Off
mays, with one out In the fourth Inn
ing: 1t was the first ball driven ont
OF the lntield, clean single to Bodie.
but moment later Carl struck ont
Heinie Groh. and Muddy Ruel snanned
me ball to Pipp, doubling Jake of S;s
station. '""0 y" Ills
Bodie Nipped at Plate
Bodies triple with two ont ~ +ho
NTH sent Duncan back to tho feroo ...e
1t would have been homer for P;nu
on any but such sandy, heavy has,
paths. But Ping tired under :we;@ht
in the last sixteenth and was ninned
at the wire. ffNN
Barring early wildness, Ring pitched
first class ball the five Innings he
worked. Ping Bodie got the only hits
off him--a single and triple.
In his five innings Mays fairly scin-
tillated; Only fifteen batters faced
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