New-York tribune., 1920-09-15


to the front with their bats and the
sheer force of their drive, chasing
Dauss and Ayers out Of the lot, and
they can pound their way to the pen.
nant in the same fashion if they keep
their confidence in themselves and in
the power of their bats.
To-day's victory means, that the
Yanks have taken Ave straight in the
six games they have played since they
left home for the last rush through
the circuit. This series they took ir
straight games. On this pleasant after
noon the Yankees looked invincible
Bob the Cob Shawkey was pounded fre.
" enough, and the Tigers frequently
punched their clouts on him, but the
drive Of the Yanks was behind him and
any pitcher could have won with the
output of their bats.
Keep Eye on Scoreboard
Only two of the Yanks failed to hit
the assortment of Tiger pitchers. One
of them was Bob Meuse1 and the other
one was Babe Ruth. The local inmates
went away disappointed, for the ball
game furnished them no particular en-
joyment, and the fact that the Yankees
stepped into first place is not an i'm
portant society item here.
The Yanks were playing with one
eye on the scoreboard, where the game
at Cleveland was being recorded. When
the announcement went up that the
indians had been shu tout there was
considerable hilarity in the Yankee
dugout. Colonel Tillinghast L'Hom-
medieu Huston, vice-president of the
Yanks. wore smile that would rim
Lake Erie.
The old warrior was dreaming
dreams of worlds series that would
involve no part Of the country but
the two ends of Brooklyn Bridge.
Stranger things have come to pass, but
they are to participate in that series
they will not make the dream come
true
The Yankees play an exhibition game
in Toledo tom orrow. Then they 90 to
Chicago, where one of the "croocialest"
of the "croocial" series will be staged
at Comisky Park. So far this season
the Yanks lead the Sox by twelve games
to seven. While it is practically GER
tain that this race will be hectic one
to the last game, much will depend upon
what the Yanks can do in the shadow
of the stock yards.
Babe Again Twists Knee
The Yanks started the afternoon with
a run in the first inning. Pipp force :
Peck, who led off with a single to left
Ruth got base on balls. Pratt drove
single to left and Pipp scored. Ruth
hurled himself at third and came up
limping. For q few minutes it locke
as though his wandering knee had
started on another journey that would
keep him out of the game. But he
thumped it back into position.
The big drive came in the second in
ming, aided and abetted by an error
by Bush. Ward singled to right and
Truck" Hannah struck out trying to
sacrifice. A passed ball put Ward on
third. then Shawkey lifted high one
to Bush. Peckinpaugh got base on
balls. Pipp lifted one to short center
and Bush went back after it, calling
that it wa his ball. The pill slipped
through his glove and Pipp was safe
while Ward scored.
After long and earnest conversa-
tion between Stanage and Dauss, Ruth
cracked one across third base just out
of reach of Ping Pinelli, the local Wop
and it bounded across for two -bagger
clearing the bases and sending Peck
Pipp and Ruth home.
In the Tigers half of the second Bob
the Cob was in the hole for bries
session. Eeach opened with a single
With Heilman out, Shorten plastered 6
hit to right; Pinelli's single scored
walked and filled the bases, but Young
made swing on third one and tho
Tigers were tame again.
Double Play Ends Rally
Lewis drew base on balls to start
sacrifice. Truck Hannah bounced 4
double off the left field wall and scored
Lewis. Shawkey punched single tc
right, and Hannah scored when Shorter
let it get by him. The local customers
began to demand that Dauss be daussed
out Of the pastime. but Peck ended 9he
inning by batting into a double play.
The Tigers continued 10 punch at
Bob the Cob in their half of the third
Bush opened it with single to left
With two out, Henie Heilman SHOOK
the scorehoard with doub'e that
scored Bush. Doc Ayers relieved Dausz
in the fourth.
Sammy Wick was sent into right field
in place of lank Bob Meuse! in the
fifth. Meusel has been favoring his
left leg for some time.
in the sixth. Wally Pipp started i.
with long drive into the right-ficld
corner for three bases. Ruth hoisted
long fly to center and Pipp scored
Pratt bounded single off Heilmans s
No. II shoes. Sammy Nick drew base
on balls. Lewis singled to center and
Pratt scored. Wick scored when Ward
forced Lewis. Truck Hannah got him
self single TO right, but Ward was
trapped off second.
At 5:44 the magic numerals ap-
peared on the score board to announce
that Cleveland had been shut out by
the Senator'S, which meant that the
Yankees had swung into the lead ir
the league race. Colonel 7. L. Hustor
gulped and bit the neck on bottle OF
pop which he had been clutching as he
gazed rnoodily at the scoreboard. The
youngsters in Ruth's own personal
band burst into shrill cheers.
In the seventh, with two out, Babe
Ruth came up and sighted for The
right-feid fence. He swung on the
third pitched ball, but Shorten made a
running catch CT it, and the Babe did
not even get single.
The Tigers got one more run IN the
seventh inning. Cobb forced Bush 70,
the second out. Veach singled to
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