New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-20
Ains1nith Aids
Hugn,en TOWN
By Wild Toss
Slow Fielding by Shorten
Also Contributes to Tigers
Downfall in Final Game
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


DETROIT, July 19.--The fighting
Yankees won their eighth consecutive
victory on the Western trip by defeat
ing the Tigers this afternoon in the
final game of the series. The score
was to 5. with the Tigers coming
from behind to knot the count and
then slipping back into the old slough
because of an error by Eddie Ain
smith. The Yanks have now won
eleven out of twelve games from the
Detroit club.
Chick Shorten's weak arm and a
poor throw by Eddie Ainsmith beat the
Tigers, with Babe Ruth doing more or
less of the beating. In the seventh
normal thrower in the field it would
have been a single. But Chick can't
throw, so Babe went to second. Ain
smith then tossed into center field
trying to nip Ruth off second, and
once more Shorten's weak wing was
called into play. It failed and Babe
scored with the winning run.
Some Anxious Moments
though before the game was over. The
Yankees went ahead at the start, but
the Tigers came strong at the end.
Wallie Pipp, who had hit through nine
Blue and Veach robbed him Of hits.
Harry Heilman. in addition to get
ting three perfectly good hits and be-
ing robbed of triple by Fewster's
glittering catch, turned in the stellar
grab Of the day. In the eighth inning
Wallie Schang hit a twisting line drive
down into right field. Heilman raced
in on the ball, and sticking his glove
down in the grass captured it with
one hand. Bob Veach robbed Pipp of q
double with fine catch. Waite Hoyt
made q great play covering first for
Wards throw on Ainsmith in the sixth.
Peck's play on Blue in the ninth was
spectacular.
Chick Fewster watched four glide by
outside the zones and walked to start
the game. Peck hit in front of the
plate, but Fewster was safe at second
on low throw by Ainsmith. Ruth's in
field out advanced both runners, and
Bakers towering drive to Veach sent
Fewster home.
Scoring activities became somewhat
brisker in the second frame, which was
featured by some furious base running.
Ward ripped the ball through Jones,
and by hard running made second
Schang then poked one to Shorten, and
Ward scored easily. Hoyt sacrificed and
Fewster's double advanced Sc.ang to
the scoring berth. Peck hunted and
was out, Jones to Blue, Fewster racing
all the way home.
Meusel Gets Triple
The Yankees got another in the third,
but they might have had more Baker
poled one to right for single and
scored on Meusels triple to the center
field fence. Pipp hit hard to Bush, who
threw Meusel out at the plate. After
Ward forced Pipp, Schane doubled, but
Hoyt ended the inning with a roller.
While all this was going on Hoyt
went along swimmingly, but his
troubles were yet to come. They start
ed to arrive in the fourth. Shorten
walked, Veach singled and Heilman,
bunting unexpectedly, filled the bases.
Successive outs by Flaestead and Jones
scored Shorten and Veach.
The score was tied for the time being
in the sixth, when the Tigers tailed
three runs on four hits and almost
routed Hoyt. Heilman got his third
hit of the game, and in a trice hits by
Flagstead and Jones followed. The last
rap scored Heilman and put Flagstead
on third. He scored on Ainsmith's out,
and after Dauss was out Blue hit to
left, scoring Jones and knotting the
count. q