New-York tribune., 1921-06-17


The astuts Mr.. Gleason, with one vic
tory tucked in his bat bag, decided to
gamble the limit with his somewhat de-
pleted pitching staff, and so nominated
p recruit named Roy Wilkinson to do
the hurting for the White Sox against
our own Robert Shawkey. Gleason
doubtless figured that if Bob the Cob
were right no pitcher would have
chance against him, and that if he were
strong Wilkinson somehow might be
able TO worry through. In any event
Faber the Red would be saved for an
other day and, perhaps, as good as as
sure tie on the series.
Wilkinson started we'll enough, but he
didn't so as far as expected. In the
third inning the Yankees made sortie
that landed couple of runs. Fred
Hofmann beat hit to deep short as q
starter. Then Shawkey sacrificed,
Sheely to Collins. Wilkinson made
nifty stop on Bobby Roth's hot shot,
and by fine, quick throw, after knock
ing down the ball. got his man at first.
But on the out Hofmann moved TO
third. A moment later Mcclellan gave
Peckinpaugh life with low throw, on
which error Hofmann Tailed the first
run OF the battle.
Tall Two-Base Hit
Then along came Ruth. The Bam-
bino hois$ed one of the tallest two
base hits ever seen at the Polo
Grounds. The ball went up and up and
out and out until it was almost lost in
the high ciond fecks above. Mcclellan,
who by this time was somewhat fus-
tered, ran around in circles until he
was dizzy trying to locate the ball.
Finally it fell some yards beyond him,
and before it hit the earth Peck was
over with the second run. Lank Bob
Meusel popped to the agile Eddie Col
Inns.
Our Mr.. Shawkey got bit careless
in the fourth inning, and as the direct
result of a turn of wildness had some
difficulty in pulling himself through at
the expense of single run. The just
~ famous Collins edged himself out by
way of a tall watt to center field, but
old Harry Hooper wormed pass out of
Bob the Cob and nimbly hot-footed it
to the near corner when Flack banged a
long single into Meusel's beat. Flack
negotiated second base on the throw to
head Hooper at third, one of Meusel's
best throws, which arrived a fraction
cf second too late.
Lacquer into the right that scored
Hooper and sent Falk to third. Sheely
flied to Meusel. Shawkey purposely
handed a base on balls TO the danger
Gus Schalk, filling the cushions in
order to take a chance with Wilkinson.
1t was excellent strategy, as the best
tho pitcher had in the pinch was
puny indeld roller.
The Yankees threatened again in the
fifth, but little came of it because of
failure to make the most of base run
ming opportunities. Roth led off with
a single and was forced by Peck. Will
kinson passed Ruth, but Pipp forced
the Babe. For the second time Meusel
failed III the pinch. this time supplying
puny grounder to short.
Fielding Feature by Roth
A great play by Roth featured Chi
csgos half Of this same inning. The
right fielder played Eddie Collins's line
drive off the right field wall perfectly
and by an accurate peg to Ward nailed
his man when the latter attempted to
streach the swat to double. Baker
opened the sixth by drawing a base
Ward sacrificed, bat Shawkey whitfield
after Holman tapped to the box.
The locals cinched the argument in
the seventh, after the brilliant Collins
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with split finger. Eddie injured The
digit in intercepting a throw-in from
Hooper on Babe Ruth's long single to
right. Bobby Roth doubled to left as
a starter and Peckinpaugh hooked
after Hofmann tapped to the box.
Wilkinson pegged wildly to first
after fielding the bunt, and on the
error Roth scored. Peck moved to third
on Ruths single to right. Hooper's
throw In manned Collins so badly that
eddie had to retire from the game
Mcclellan moving over to second and
johnson going to short field. Pipp's
sacrifice fly to Strunk registered Peck.
Meusel tripled to right, scoring Ruth,
but Bob was out at the plate, Hooper
TO Mcclellan to Schalk Baker and
Hofmann followed with clean singles,
but Johnson killed off Ward. The last
TWO Yankee runs in the eighth came on
singles by Shawkey, Peck and Pipp,
with Roth's sacrifice hit sandwiched
in Wilkinson famed Ruth on this
occasion.
The Sox scored twice in the ninth.
Hooper bounced double of the right
field wall and Falk beat bunt. The
two runners advanced on Strunks out,
Pipp to Shawkey. Sheely's long fly to
center Tailed Hooper. Falk ecored ON
Schalk's single to left.
The score: