New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-17

day S peri 0rmanCe Is TO De TAKEN as any
criterion of his average speed. 1t must
be confessed that Connie Mack's club is
no major league test. Ere next October
this outfit will be right at home, as
usual, wallowIng about in the cellar of
the American League apartment house.
It's simply a habit now with Connie,
i: would appear.
Tsut Picrcy went about his work Of
r. lng the Athletics where they prop
O. belong in workman fashion
/ aao a wicked last nall That c;mc up
eth such \ moo as Bill Donovan had
Z. his prime. He had u curve that was
thing of beauty, and though he was
prone to wildness and sometimes had
u lay one over when in the "hole" he
showed he carries more above the
shoulders than a No. cap.
Mr.. Plercew was aided and abetted bv
two of Miller Huggins's heaviest siege
guns. Bob Meusel and Babe Ruth each
contributed home runs. This probably
should have been mentioned earlier.
. But, then, Bob and Babe are liable to
make nome run or two any day;
Piercy can make his debut only once in
lifetime.
Meusel out bambinoed. the Great
bambino himself. There never was a
mightier clout seen under the shadow
of Coogan's Bluff than his tremendous
drive which practically sewed up the
game IN the second inning. Meusel
drove the ball mile out of the Lot
and thirty feet fair from the left field
foul line. The drive shot up at an
angle Of about forty-fve degrees SO as
TO attain the greatest possible Garry"
and, as the wind was behind it, it was
far ont yuhon l. i
the left field fence as to look like
canary shot.
The great Bambinos drive fell with
two down in the sixth inning when the
one-run lead of the Yankees seemed
doubtfully slim. He had been putting
the old ash to the horse hide all af-
ternoon. He was up three times and
every time hit cr mile.
Barely Misses Homer
WEIGH was away out by the flower
beds near the center fence to pull in
Babes first skyscraper in the opening
parasang. The Babe dropped one into
in the fourth before he chased Witt
to the exit gate for another tall soarer.
This foul, by the way, was so high the
ball came down covered with frost
and would have been Babes opening
home run of the season had not a cop-
trary wind whipped it many feet out
of alignment in descent.
There were two down when Ruth
came to bat in the sixth. The count
was 3 and 2 when he finally hoisted
the pellet into the upper right-hand
tier. Before this, during the same
stand, he had knocked ball a mile
over the entire stands in light some
twenty feet foul. The crowd of more
than twenty-five thousand went into a
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king trotted round the bases.
Bryan Harris, a string bean of a
right handler, who opposed Piercy all
the way, would have given the boys
rumble but for Meusel and Ruth He
allowed Murderers' Row only four hits,
though he had some luck at that, as
hard jolts invariably travelled right at
on hit and run play, when Ward lined
wickedly to Dykes, saved the string
beams bacon
Harris, who halls from Houston, Tex,
and who has to stand twice in the same
place to cast shadow, handed the
Yankees a run in the first. He chucked
Brewster's safe bunt into right field
putting Chick on third. The lead Off
man Tailed while Dykes was throwing
out Peck. Meusel hoped on a curve
for his home run. He was first up in
the second, and hit curve with all he
had. Bodie singled neatly a moment
later, but was doubled when Ward
the Yankees had tough luck on their
hit and run attempts. Perkins out
guessed both Meusel and Schang to cut
down Pipp and Ward in the fourth and
fifth, respectively.
Forgot to Touch First
Only nine men faced Piercy in the
first three innings. Perkins was safe
with two out in the second when Bill
overlooked the formalty of tagging the
base in taking Pipp's throw But a
moment later Piercy picked the catcher
off that station
The official scorer gave Witt a hit
with one down in the fourth To the
writer it should have been an easy play
Tor Peck, who seemed careless in get
ting down for the jolt. Piercy then
ncked Clarence Walker on the wrist.
BRAZIL doubled down the left foul line,
scoring Witt with the Athletics only
run. Piercy Immediately frightened and
struck out Dugan; then he tossed out
Perkins.
Schang had difficulty in holding
Piercy's fast ball, SO much stuff did
Bill put with the smoke. But Wally
was catlike in retrieving the near
passed balls, and he made a play on
Calloway's dribbler in front of the
plate in the seventh that was a field
ing classic.
The stony mask of the taciturn Con-
ME Mack almost cracked in a smile as
he left town last night. Cornelius Nc
Gillicuddy actually won a game during
the series, practically half as many as
he bagged from the Yankees all last
season. And he carried off more swag
than he had seen since he sold off his
million dollar club or 1904
Joe Dugan made some fashy plays
around the near corner. This young
gentleman is a real ball player. He
seems satisfied with his unhappy lot
for the first time.
Harris Fans Thrice
Piercy hung out half dozen strike
outs. "Stringbean" Harris was a vic
tim three times. Dykes whitfield twice
and Dugan once. Harris famed the
same number. He got Percy and
Schang twice, as we'll as Chick Fewster
and Ward.
Those couple of homers should add
five thousand apiece to to days attend
lnce. The Red Sox are here, and the
rivalry between these particular clubs
has always been bitter
They love the old Bambino still for
what he can do as much as for what