New-York tribune., 1921-09-21
Harper Tarlnes
igers i'm Close
Came by 4 to 2
Three Runs in the Fourth
Inning Settle Outcome;
Young Cole Is Batsed Out

BY Charles A. Taylor
The Gopd Old Duke of York
he had ten thousand men:
He Hdrched them ap hall
AH3 he nsa7raed them down again.
Ind suhen they scero UP
they wore UP;
ard whcn they soerc DOWN
Thet Wese DOWN;
And WksN they toerc only half way UP
Thsu accre neither UP nor DOWN.
The ancient refrain given above is
being sung these days by the Yankees
when they return to their clubhouse
after each days "toil" Yesterday the
stress was laid upon the UP lines; to-
day it may be on the DOWNS.
All of which leads by devious ways
to the fact that the Hugmen defeated
the Tigers yesterday afternoon while
the Red Sox were triumphing over the
Tribe of Speaker so the s'Huggers" are
once more hugging first place by a
sQueaky margin of four points. The
score at the Polo Grounds was to 2,
Hackensack Harry Harper being the
pitcher who led the Yanks back again
to the heights.
1t can be truthfully said that Hacken-
sack Harry had wonderful support, Cap
tain Peckinpaugh, Aaron Ward and Ell
mer Miller starring in their defensive,
play. The greatest OF these three was
Miller, who saved heaps of trouble by
his sensational stop of Woodall's saw
age drive to center in the ninth. There
WAS one on base at the time and no.
body out, aud the flying ball seemed
destined to pass right by Elmer and go
bounding on to the bleachers, but Miller
succeeded in nabbing one of the bounds,
thereby holding the smack to single.
Cole Batted From Box
Manager Tyrus Raymond Cobb sent
Young King Cole to the box. This fell
low Cole, it will be remembered, was
the only Detroit pitcher to defeat the
yanks on the latter teams last Western
jaunt. The Young King had one bad
inning yesterday, in which the Huggers
annassed three OF their four runs, and he
gave way to Hollng in the seventh.
This fruitful inning for the Yanks
was the fourth, which Miller opened
with single to center. Peckinpaugh
walked and Babe Ruth hit one-base
liner to right, which filed the bags
with no one out. Bob Meusel hit !
safely over second, scoring Miller and |
Peck. Wally Pip sacrificed, Jones to |
Blue, and Ward brought Ruth over with |
a long fly to Cobb.
The Yankees picked up their final
tally in the sixth by means of single !
an infield out and g double down the
right field foul line by Ward.
The Tigers finally managed to break |
through on Harper in the seventh, al |
though only one hit figured in the lone
counter secured. Blue walked as a
starter. Sargent fouIed to Schang and |
Woodall singled to right, Blue stop
ping at second; Both runners ad-
yanced on a wild pitch and sacrifice !
fly by Manion, batting for Cole, scored |
Blue. Pep Young waited to Ruth.
Rally in Ninth Throttled
In the ninth the 10000 spectators
to locate the plate for Sargent, who
raced to third on Woodall's single to
center. Holling's sacrifice fly to Miller
tailed Sargent, but Young forced /
Barnes, running for Woodall, and
Bobby Jones fouled to McNally for the
last out.
It was a creditable brace on the part
of the Yanks. but with this band of I
ball tossers there is indeed no telling
what day may bring forth.
Babe Ruth is taking holiday with I
HIS big bludgeon. His single in the |
fourth inning was his first safety in
seven trips to the plate. MAYBE ne is
saving his punch for the Indians, who
arrive in town Friday.
Harper allowed only eight hits, and
they were we'll scattered. In only one
inning, the eighth, did two safeties
come together. The sluggers, Cobb,
veech and Heilman, were restricted to
one safe blow each.
Great Catch by pipp
Ward and Pipp made great play
on Cole in the third. The Detroit
pitcher sent mean bounder to Aaron,
who leaped in the air to make the stop
and then was SO hurried that he threw
wildly to Pipp. The latter, however,
caught the toss with his gloved hand
for the out.
G. K. G. Billings, the multi-rnillion-
sire sportsman, has bought box for
the Mathewson testimonial game on
September 30.
The Yanks and Tigers will meet for
the last time this season at the Polo
Grounds to-day. Rip Collins and |
Lengthy Ehmke will probably do the
pitching.
The score: