New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-06
Ruth Slams Out
5lst Home Run
In Second Game
Shawkey Shuts Out Red Sox
in the First Contest, 8
to O, Before 25,O 900 Fans

by NnarleS "A. aylor
BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 5.--The Red
Sox celebrated Labor Day by breaking
the winning streak of the Yankees,
which had reached total of seven
straight games. The Hugmen won tho
first contest on to-day's double bill
with ease, the score being to 0, but
the second affair was a far different
story, Boston coming out on the win
ming end by count of s to 2. The
only consolation the Yanks could OBJ
tain from this defeat was the fifty-frst
home run Of Babe Ruths, which came
in the ninth inning. 1t was one of
the Babes "smsshiest" sort Of homers,
the ball travelling into the center field
bleachers, which are about as far from
the home plate at Fenway Park as at
the Polo Grounds.
The twenty-five thousand fans on
hand had been pleading all through
the two games for just such hap
pening, but the proper brand Of curves
was not served to the Swat Sultan
until the very end. With this prayer
answered there was a hurried rush
from the park as the Red Sox had a
read of seven runs at the. time and
there was one out and no one on base.
Ah0 PAtCdiHk VI IOUs ouoWhcy was
the outstanding feature of the. opening
game, the home team being confined
to eight hits and never threatening to
break through and score until the
| ninth, when its hopes were dashed by
double play. Opposed to Shawkey on
| the mound was Sam Jones, who mad
three very bad innings in which the
| Yanks accumulated most of their four
| teen hits and all their runs.
! Meusel Goes on Rampage
Bob Meusel and Wally Pipp took a
| special liking to the slants of Mr..
Jones, Bob getting triple and four
singles, and Wally a double and two
singles. Meusel scored three runs him
self and drove in three. Pipp drove IN
two runs with q single in the first AID
| another with double in the seventh.
The first batch of Yankee runs rolled
oyer the plate in the opening inning
after Elmer Miller had famed. Peck
inpaugh walked and went to second or
Ruth's single to short. Meusel singled
to left, scoring Peck, and then Pipr
hit safely to right, tallying Ruth and
Meusel.
In the seventh Jones was again in
dire straits, three more counters com
ing the New Workers. way Shawkey
singled to center and Miller famed fol-
the second time. Peckinpaugh forced
Shawkey at second. Ruth then made
his first bid for a home run with a
drive to right center. A strong vino
prevented the ball from carrying into
the bleachers, but it dropped safely
Peckinpaugh counting and Ruth pull
ing up at third. Meusel singled, scor.
ing Ruth, and then Pipp drove Meusel
in with a double to left.
single by Miller, sacrifice hit BY
Peckinpaugh and singles by Meusel and
Pipp gave the Yanks two TALES in the
ninth.
Collins Chased to Cover
In the second game Rip Collins and
Benny Karr performed in the box. Rim
performed so badly that he had to be
withdrawn in the middle of the sixth
inning, but Karr held the Yankee slug
gers safe all the way, allowing only
three hits aside from Ruth's homer.
The Red Sox gathered a run in the
third and Menoskey's single to center
and another in the third, when Liebolc
walked, went to second on sacrifice
by Foster and crossed the plate Oh
Menoskey's out, Ward to Pipp.
The Yankees scored one in the fiftl
without making hit. Pipp and Ware
walked and McNally sacrificed. De
vormer sent long fly to left. which
brought Pipp home.
In the sixth a shower of hits assured
the Red Sox Of victory. Foster walked
Menoskey's out, Peck to Pipp. So ia,
SO good, but Pratt singled, McInni
singled. John Collins doubled, Scot
singled and Walters singled, all O
which put the Yanks four more rum
behind.
Jack Quinn, who had relieved Ri,
Collins in the stormy sixth. essayed t.
pitch the seventh, and he, too, prove,
a target for the Red Sox marksmer
Singles by Foster, Menoskey and Pratt
and an error by Meusel combined t
bring about the two final Boston tallies
Tom Rogers, the right handler, recentl
acquired by the Yanks from Buffalo
twirled the eighth inning and held tn
Sox runless.
Derrill Pratt. ex-Yankee, made tn
first hit off Shawkey. 1t was a no
smash, which McNally made a bare
! handed attempt to nab.
Bob Meusel hit the fence in lef
center with u triple in the third, blu
there were two out, and Pipp famed
leaving Bob stranded
Ward made a fast play on Liebold'
) slow roller in the fifth.
McNally's Streak Stopped
McNally, after hitting safely i
thirteen consecutive games, was stop
ped by Jones.
) Meusel collected four singles and
triple in his five chances at bat in tn
first game.
! Miller made long running cate
: Of McInnis's fly in the opening innin
J Of the second game.
!; A shccstrlng catch by Pipp spoile
SCOTS attempt to sacrifice in the sec
!, ond.
/ A lucky break prevented Sox ru
in the second. With John Collins o
first, following single, Walters h
safely to right and Meusel made
2 wild throw to third. Collins kept Q
going, but was caught at the plat
y Mentally getting the hall IN P.