The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-24
YANKS WIN BY 6 TO 4,
RUTH HITS z MORE
Quinn Holds Indians to Five
Hits, and Hugmen Trail
by Only a Point.
BY WILLIAM u. HANNA.

BY WILLIAM II. HANNA.
Syecsnl Despatch 10 THE Nsrw YORK HERALD
CLEVELAND. Aug. 2S.-Boss Higgins
of the Yankees slipped Jack Quinn into
the breach to-day SO as not to overworl;
his regular pitchers, and the old fellow
came to time with a splend!dly pitched
game OF ball He held the American
League leaders and champions to five
hits. and Babe Ruth rammed two home
runs to the distant beyond with man
IN base each time. Between Quinns
timely production of winning pitching
and Ruths equally timely and much
more dramatic clouts to the world out
side, tho Yankees won handily by TO
/ and are only one point behind the
Indians in the race for the American
League penmint.
Ruth made first his forty-scventh.
then his forty eighth home run OF the
home run 'bedecked year. He is within
six circuit belts of his record " last
| wear and is biting all Corners with great
freedom and enjoyment. Yet he and
Quinn bad no monopoly of the service
able tie-eds this afternoon. Schang was
batting live one, too and fielding Of UNI
common speed and precision was done
by McNally. Peck and Ward. with
brilliant running catch by Ruth OF
shoEt foul to the left field lire.
Caldwell was the sufferer in the
CLEVELAND box The Yanlls MADE but
ssyen hits in all. but made five OF them
tSn Caldwell and manipulated thHr
seven hits for six runs. Opportune bat
ting did it and the opportune error by
Wambsganss of the home circle.
Five Hits on Quinn.
| Quinn pinched the Indians down TO
five hits. all but one being madc with
two out Only in the NTH was Quinn
menaced. He pitched with Elaboration
and care bestowed on every batter and
with hair line control broke his spitoail
into the pronounced confusion OF the
left handed batters opposing nm.
The first blow delivered by the yam
KEGS was Ruth's home run. Peck was on
first by grace of Gardeners tumble when
the Babe swung at three and one. Tne
bali shot very high and dropped on the
Hintarland side OF the right field screen.
with Elmer Smith peering up wistfully.
Elmer Miller In the second half, snatched
a shoetop liner from Wamby's wand In
scrumptious style.
Ward popped double into right In the
second, McNally sacrificed, and Schang
bored the centre field scenery with a crisp
single. He tried to make double of 1t
and was thrown out by Speaker, but he
sent Ward to where the latter wanted
to go.
The Babe came up again in the third,
with Peck on base. This time Peck had
singled. Caldwell grooved ball at three
and nothing. 1t came up straight and
big and Ruth took a toe hold. He rode
that balloon sized baseball over the right
field boundary and on to tho roof or a
little house far. far south OF there.
Meusel almost pounded into the left field
bleachers, but well Judged catch by
Jameson turned him back
Doc Johnston began Cleveland's half
with a swat to centre, the Indians first
hit. Then the fans began to root. and
they can turn things upside down here
when they get started. Peck made a
fine play on O'Neills slow grounder, and
Pipp's fast return nearly picked JOHN
ston eff second. Quinn stayed steady
and no further trouble developed.
Mails relieved Caldwell in the fourth,
his first appearance in three weeks.
Schang drubbed him for a double and
came home when Quinn's ground ball
filtered through Wambsganss.
smith Hits Homer.
Smith got into the home run game In
the fourth. He hit over the right field
screen with two out. Sharp work by
McNally and Ward on shooting ground
ers kept the Clevelands from doing moro
execution.
Sewell's foul in the fifth gave Ruth a
chance to star on defence. He ran full
tilt to the foul line and was Off balance
when he caught it. fair amount Of
applause greeted the catch.
Ward complicated matters with a wide
throw to first on Johnston, and O'Neill
made an infield hit. Mails Topped On
strikes, but Quinn couldn't work jamie
son and filled the bases by passing him.
Quinn seemed a bit fustered by the
deafening applause and followed Two
strikes with three balls. With the run
ners all in motion. Peck threw on.
Wambsganss. Burns batted for Mails
in the seventh and Morton was pitch /,
in the eighth. He passed Ruth. but ma I
have had something. as Mersel. Pipp
and Ward were unable to hit the pail
hard. Ward let two strikes whisk by
while he stood there a craven image.
From the fifth on until two were out
in the ninth. Quinn moved them down
like bowling pins. O'Neill cut in wi n
hit in the seventh with two out ii
Sewell In the eighth with two out. Blu.
Johnston poked to Ward in last effort
and the game ended, Ward to Peck, =
paugh The score: