New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Hugg1nen Make
Sweep Against
Tanned Tigers
Meusel Contributes Homer
in First; Score Is S to O.;
Tackle Indians To-day
BY w. O. Mcclellan

Rip Collins, the Texas Ranger who
turned square, shut out the Tigers for
the Yankees here to-day. to O., and
made it. four games straight and the
entire series. The Ynaks are leaving
this pastoral and pacific home of Hen
merry Ford this evening full of raw
meat and shouting; Bring on your
assorted Pollaks."
Tomorrow the united assassins OF
Coogan's Bluff meet the Cleveland In
dians in their own home town for the
most "croocia" series of this most
"croocial" dash for a pennant. After
the McGillucuddys will come the Ruths
and the Meusels to Cleveland, and
medicine men of the Indians can be
heard in the offing beating the tom
toms and dancing the woosh woosh and
other dances to keep away the evil
spirits
Collins pitched wonderful game.
Only five hits were allowed and of
these Ellison got three. Only one man
reached third and that was Ellison.
That Ellison did not score was due to
the stability with which the reliable
Truck Hannah is constructed. With
Ellison on third Woodall slashed hard
one at Collins. Rip held it and threw
to the plate as Ellison dashed in. Ell
lison hurled himself at Truck and up
was hurled backwards.
The showing that Collins made is
highly encouraging. 1t looks as though
Rip will be able to take his regular
turn with the Yanks from now on The
ex-ranger seemed to be better as he
went along. He has arrived with his
spurs on.
And Mighty Babe Fans!
The home xun of Lank Bob Meusel in
the first inning spattered among the
steerage passengers in the right field
bleachers. Normally Robert pastes
them to left or center field, and fire.
quentiy over the fences Babe Ruth
came to bat in the same inning, but
the infant was called out on strikes and
initiated the call of the wild crab to
it's mate on Lake Erie, to the great de-
light of the local customers.
Thereafter until the fifth inning
there was one of those languid things
known as pitchers duel between Rip
Collins, the Texas Ranger (reformed), /,
and Dutch" Leonard, the lop-sided
raisin grower of Fresno, Calf Duffy
! Lewis assisted the ranger considerably
by being in the right spot for every
body. in lef- field. BabeRuth dropped
one by Veach after lingering lovingly
for a second.
Signor Pizzola, the Wonderful Wop,
started some action in the fifth. The
impulsive Ping swiped triple to the
fence along the right field line. He
scored on hit past second. Then Rip
Collins showed a dash of border speed.
He laid one down to Leonard and beat
the toss to the bag. Rip travels with
the speed of the native tarantula juice
of his city Of San Antonio.
1t looked like lot of runs here, and
there might have been a considerable
number if it had not been for Veach,
who has been trying to take all the fun
of the series for the Yankees. Peck
plastered one that threatened to spatter
againct the left field fence, and it would
have spattered there had it not been
for Veach. This JOY killer bumped his
back against the barricade and speared
| the ball with onc hand, then he threw
to Bush and doubled the astounded
Truck Hannah.
Hannah Chokes OF Run
Ellison started the Tiger half of the
fifth with double that Jared the
scoreboard Pinell sent him to third
with a sacrifice. Woodall lashed one
at Collins, almost tearing him from
the box. But Collins held on and made
the throw to Truck Hannah, blocking
the run.
The Yanks got two more runs across
in the sixth, chiefly because the hinges
/ on the back of Mr.. Wooda!l, the Tiger
backstop, needed oiling. Their stiff
ness prevented him from bending to
block the Yankee brand of hook slide.
Meusel opened the inning with a
two-bagger to the left field corner
Pipp bunted to Pinelli, who pulled Ell.
lison off the bag, and Pipp was safe,
while Lanky Bob reached third. Ruth
slashed one to Leonard, who threw to
the plate, but Woodall refused to stoop,
and Meusel slid home under his hand.
Pratt laid down a sacrifice Bodie
slapped one to Young, who threw to the
plate, and this time Pipp slid under the
unbending Mr.. Woodall.
Leonard presented Collins with run
all to himself in the seventh. Rip
rolled one down to Dutch, who made
wide throw to the bag, and the mean
derings OF the baseball gave Rip time
to reach third. He came home when
Leonard committed wild pitch.