New-York tribune., 1920-07-10

fifth inning with nobody on. At his
frst appearance at bat the Infant
cracked liner to Heilman, loosening
couple Of Heinfe's digits. 1t was not
anything like homer, and some Of the
more conservative "Caseys" were won
dcring IL the order had not been a
little precipitate in hanging diamonds
on the Infant. But when the burst came
the thousand visiting "Caseys" tore up
their summer millinery in wild burst
of enthusiasm.
The blow spattered into the upper
tier of the stadium and bEdnded back
into the field. The twenty thousand
customers knew that III was a home
run and the stwenty-fifth, as soon as the
bat met the leather, and the outburst
was vociferous. 1t wasn't the longest
hit in the world. It was just home
run, but it happened to be the twenty
fifth home run for the Infant for the
current season and he needs just five
more to break the record.
Two Scratch Doubles
The home run scored by Lank Bob
Meusel in the third inning was punier
blow, but lots more effective, for it
brought in three runs in all and de-
cided the bali game. Lank Bob did
not swing at the ball. He held his
bat as though he were trying to bunt
into right field, but the ball went into
the lower tier of the grandstand for
homer and brought three runs across.
In addition Lank Bob got a couple of
scratch doubles and made himself de-
cidedly useful all around.
The toothless Tigers got one run
across in the third inning. Ainsmith
hit weird bounder down to third
and it hoped over Meusel's shoulder
for hit. Oldham sacrificed and Young
slapped one just out of reach Of Chick
Fewster. Bush squeezed the run home.
laying down a sacrifice to Mr.. John
Picus Quinn.
The Yankees came right back. With
one out Fewster drew q base on balls
and Sammy Wick was creased by a
pitched ball. Pipp slapped one down
to Bush, who tried to touch second for
force-out But Bush was straddling
the bag when he finally speared the
ball on the bound and Umpire Hide
brand called everybody safe.
This started the entire Tiger infield
to squawking. Bush shook his fist in
the umpire's face, while Young picked
Off his glove and started to kick it
through the infeld. Hildebrand did
not mind the brandished fist, but the
glove kicking seemed to lasso his
nanny, and he chased Young right out
OF the pastimc for the afternoon. Jones
replaced Young.
This set the scenery for a lot of
melodrama, the bases full and Ruth at
bat. The Infant took healthy swing
and cracked liner that made Heinie
Heilman think that he was fondling a
thunderbolt when he got his lunch
hooks on it. The ball popped right
out of them, but Heilman got it on
time to throw to second, mailing Pipp
Fewster scored on the play.
Three Runs in Bunch
Then came Lank Bco Meusel, who
had seen Ruth's, diamond watch fob
and was wondering if the "Caseys"
might not do something for him for a
home run. Lank Bob placed his neatly
in the right field stands just foot or
so inside the lines and brought Sammy
Wick and Ruth home ahead of him.
In the fourth inning Derrill Pratt
bounced a two-bagger off the right
field wall and went to third on a sacri-
flee by Truck Hannah. Fewster scored
him with snappy single to center.
Before the fifth was reached all the
authorities upon Jinxes had agreed
that it would be utterly impossible for
Ruth to connect for a home run that
afternoon. Some of the Caseys were
just beginning to wonder how they
could get the diamond fob back in a