The New York herald., 1921-05-15
BABE CROWNS ONE,
VICTORY FOR YANKS
Eleventh Homer by the King
of Clout a Mighty
Smash.
BEATS THE CLEVELAND
Quinn Does His Best Pitching
SO Far of Year-Sc0re
6 to f..
BEATS THE CLEVELAND

SPECIAL Despatch 10 THE SEW YORK HERALD,
CLEVELAND, May IA record break
ing homer by the King of Clout sent
the Yanks away to a flying start TO-
day in their series with the baseball
champions of the world. With the
lands, linn Bagby on the mound and
two waiting runners on the bags, Babe
Ruth uncorked the only circuit drive
that has ever been hit into the old
wooden bleachers back of left centre
field, and gave the Yankees a lead
that was not threatened thereafter.
Wallie Pipp, the next man at bat for
the Yankees, lifted another homer, his
over the right field wall, and made
the final count s to in favor of the
Yanks.
The Babes homer was his eleventh
of the season and received from the
fans the plaudits ii deserved. More
than 10000 persons saw the blow de-
livered that wrecked the Tribal hopes,
and they cheered the Babe to the echo
as he cantered round the paths
Manager Higgins sent Jack Quinn
against the champions, and the burly
spitball pitcher justified the faith reposed
in him by turning in the most impressive
game he has pitched this year. He was
tapped for two runs in the first and an
other in the sixth. but the run recorded
by the tribe in the seventh was the re-
suit of an overthrow by Wallie Schang.
Yanks First to Score.
The Yankees were the first to score,
breaking the ice in the first on a pass to
Peck. Ruth's infeld out and single to
right by Pipp, This slender lead was
soon wiped out. With two out i'm tn,
home clubs half. Quinn passed Speaker
! and opened the way to a pair of runs
Smith bounced double off the righ
field wall, Speaker riding home on tn
blow and Gardner. one of the best pincl
| hitters in the game. slammed a single &
right centre. scoring Smith,
Poor running cost the Yankees Z
chance in the third. With one out Rott
pumped a single TO right and was cut
down at second while trying to stretch
the hit Peck then singled to left and
Ruth Irew a pass, but with Plpp at BAT
and the hit and run ordered. Peck broke
away to a premature start and was
thrown out at third. Bagby to Gardner.
Better fortune attended the Yankees
efforts in the fourth, in which they tied
the score. Pipp led off with double
off the right field wall moved up or
Meusels sacrifice and scored on Bakers
single to right.
The tie endured until the sixth. in
which Elmer Smith led off for the Tribe
with a scorching single 10 right and was
en- tn hsr nd
got hit on q slice through Peck. but
Smith overran third and was run down.
Peck TO Baker 70 Schang. Sewel adj
vanced to second on the play and scored
on Stephenson's double TO right. O'Neill
walked and Bagby aimed a sizzling shot
toward centre. Ward cut across back Of
second. raked in the ball with one hand
and flipped il TO Peck for a force, which
retired the side.
Bagby meantime had been turning
back the Yanks In order that the Tribe
appeared TO have the game sewed NJ. IN
the eighth. however. the Indian pitcher
nlcked Bobbie Roth In the shoulder with
the first ball pitched PeckinpauKh
slammed a single over second and the
Babe. swinging at the second pitch.
smacked the ball into the distant left
field bleachers.
The plaudits or the fans scarcely had
subsidized when Plpp lifted his second
circuit smash OF the current campaign
over the right field wall. Meuscl and
Baker We're easy outs. hu1 Ward drove
TO right FOR a single and sprinted around
To third on Il similar smash by Schang
the latter reaching second on tho throw
to head off Ward.
Quinn then sent q smoking liner into
deep ieft centre. where Speaker made the
most spectacular catch or game replete
with thrilling plays Quinns hit bounced
out of hts glove but yielded to q second
grab The score