New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-19
Yankees Score
Their Seventh
Victory i'm Row
Babe Drives Ball More
Than 600 Feet, Breaking
Mark Set by Holman
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

DETROIT, July 18. Babe Ruth
wrested the distance hitting record
from Harry Heilman, of the Tigers, as
the Yankees were winners of their
seventh straight victory this afternoon
and ran their string to three in row
over Detroit. The score was 10 to l:
Babe hit the ball over the centerfeld
fence on a dead line from the plate
The spheroid carried $50 feet inside
the grounds and landed far outside the
park. 1t was twenty feet in the air
going out Of the lot Heilman held the
previous record with a clout Of 512
feet. In the eighth inning, with Peck
! inpaugh on first base, Cole, a left
handler, who had replaced Howard
Ehmke, put one right where Babe
wanted it. The Giant swung and the
record hit was on its way.
The Yanks played well defensively.
| Frank Baker made stop and throw
on Veach's weakling in the third
getting the runner on a simultaneous
scope and heave. Peck made a fine get
on grounder by Ehmke that had
| passed beyond Mays and converted it
into double play. Two other double
plays were made.
Mays Firm in Pinches
Ehmke started the game for the
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seven innings. He took good care that
Ruth hit no crashers off him, for he
passed the slugger four consecutive
times. King Cole then took up the
task of pitching.
Mays stopped the Tigers short in
their tracks. They nicked him for
numerous hits, but were not able to
do much when hits would have counted.
In the second inning scratch double
by Veach and Blues single gave them
their only run
In the first inning they got together
for brace of tallies. Fewster opened
with a single to left and dashed to
midway when Peck hit to left. Ruth
was passed by Ehmke. Baker drove
long fly to Veach and Fewster toddled
home. Pipp then came through with
blow and scored Peck. Ward drove
deep to Shorten and the inning was
over.
The second inning was almost marked
by serious accident. Veach hoisted
to short right and at once Pipp, Ward
and Meusel started for the ball. No
one yelled, it seemed, and the men
almost crashed head on. The ball
dropped safely and the batter got two
bases. After Heilman had been passed,
crossed the plate.
Pipp Also Gets Homer
In the last half of this inning the
Yanks put a counter to their credit.
Wallie Schang walked, and took sec
ond on an infeld out by Mays. A
passed ball put the catcher on third,
and fewster's single scored him.
Ehmke was further Inundated in
the third round. Pipp stepped right
up and crashed the bail into the right
field stands for the circuit. 1t was
his sixth homer this season. Ward
got hit, and when Flagstead was
slow with Schang's grounder both
Ward and Wallie were safe. Ward
got to third on Flagstead's poor throw
on this tap. avs then flied to Bush
in short right and Ward scored.
In the sixth the scoring bee was on
once more. Fewster was safe on a
poor throw by Jones and Peck sacri-
feed. Ruth walked for the fourth
time in succession. Bakers single
scored Fewster. Meusel then bounced
triple off the center field fence.
clearing the bases. The score: