New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24

Inc Yankees made only three hits
CT Sothoron and in four of the nine
innings they walked the plank in or
der. They tried his old weakness by
bunting, but ID. no purpose. The one
tap that came his way he handled nice
~ and made perfect throw to Doc
Johnston.
]. Franklin Baker was the one New
Yorker to get to third base. In the
fifth he doubled and took third on a
wild pitch, but ne stayed right there,
with none of the Yankees able to crash.
Ruth hit safely in the first frame,
and Hoyt got blow in the eighth.
Meusel walked and Fewster was hit,
which was all that happened for the
Yankees.
Yanks Hit Weakly.
Including the three safe hits, the
Yankees got ten balls out of the infield,
and all of them were easily handled by
the Cleveland fly-hawks. Smith had
four easy chances, Jameson had one
and Speaker had two. Not much nour-
ishment there. The infeld chances
were easily handled, too, for the Yanks
simply could not get hold of the ball
right
Waite Hoyt lost his first game of the
season to the Indians in three starts.
He was clouted for thirteen hits, four of
which were punched in the third in
counting. After that the tribe had
runners on in every inning, but the de-
tense of the Yankees was SO strong
that 10 scoring was possible. The
Hugmen played errorless ball and were
constantly alert, but to no purpose
whatever; they just could not get to-
gether
Babe Ruth made a grand running
catch of drive by Speaker in the
eighth inning, and the rest of the men
lid their share Fred Holman played
well behind the bat.
Hoffman, Slaves OF Disaster
The Yankees may thank Fred Hof-
mann for a fine bit of defensive play
which presented the Indians from q
certain score in the first inning. In
TACT, the luck of the game was with
New York in this stanza. Charlie
J Jameson opened the game for Cleve-
land with single to left, and then
Wamby arched weak one to left
center. Babe Ruth pursued the ball
and got one hand on it, only to drop it.
Babe. however, recovered and threw to
doubled, Wamby pulling up at third,
and Smith flied to Meusel.
When Meusel made the catch Wamby
6arted for home, and Long Bob cut
loose throw. The ball carried up the
line few feet from the plate and Hof-
1aann grabbed it. Incidentally, he
body checked Wamby, who did q p;n-
wheel and landed on his expansive back
Holman forthwith leaped on him. Iris
Speaker resorted to oratory, declaring
that Hofmann had illegally blocked
Namby, but Owens told him to beat it,
or words to that effect.
The Indians broke through in the
third inning and scored three runs.
Steve O'NeiIl opened the frame with
q single to right, but Sothoron, trying
20 advance his battery mate, forced
him at second, Hoyt to Peck. Jameson
then jammed single past Baker,
Sothcron going to second. Wamby's
drive to center scored Sothoron and
put Jameson on third, whence he pat
tered across the plate on Speakers
booming fly to Ruth. After Smith had
drawn pass Gardner singled, scor-
ing Wamby.
Indians Checked in Fourth
Offensive movements developed i'm
medjately in the fourth inning, but
stopped before any runs resulted.
Johnston singled to left for starter,
and on the hit and run play O'Neill
Just about threw his bat at the ball
end arched it into center for hit,
Johnston getting to third. Sothoron
lined to Ward, who doubled OyNeill to
Pipp. Jameson rolled to Peckin-
paugh.
The score:
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