The New York herald., 1921-09-08
Hugmen Support Pitchers in
Rare Style and Beat Red
Sox by 6-2 and 7-2.
by WILLIAM h. HANNA.

Two well won victories came to the
Yankees yesterday, when they returned
10 the Polo Grounds and continued their
clash with the Boston Red Sox. They
shifted back to high speed. hit some
pretty good pitching to profitable pur-
pose. had steady and first class pitching
OF their own and played splendidly In
the field. They played pennant base
ball-unbeatable and stainless--and
won by scores of to and to 2.
The home run stalwarts. Meusel and
Ruth, were at 1t. In the first game
Meusel made his nineteenth home run.
The ball scaled the left field fence and
Elmer Myers was the pitcher thus vio-
lently assailed. In the second game
Ruth made his fifty-second home run.
and 1t came at a time when its moral
effect was great. 1t was one of the
Babes hardest driven hits--took low.
streaking line from the end of his iron
bat to the lower corner of the grand
stand. Herbert Pennock's left hand
service was thus assailed
The double plays of the Yankees
and corkers they were-held up the
hands OF the Messrs. Mays and Harper.
New York pitchers. though those emf
nent descendants of old Knickerbocker
blood--or Kentucky or New Jersey
did good work on their own account.
Mays Well Supported.
Mays, hit freely, was not in any seri-
Gus plight Half of the hits off him
were with two out, and, If not into
double plays, nevertheless swept away
any menace. McNally. Peck and Ward
burned up the infield and did 1t In both
games. Harper. coming through with
another well pitched game, was un-
steady in the first inning only. He
gave two bases on balls then. only one
thereafter, but double play started by
the flashing McNally pulled him out and
toned him up for the rest of the after
noon A timely double that.
IL Mays was of mind to take his
ease II was not until the Red Sox were
we'll on their way to retirement and he
always was able to put on the screws.
Allan Russell had a mean spitball taking
wicked tangents. He had the upper
circles Miller, Peck and Ruth. blocked
off completely. but McNally. Schang and
Mays. combined on him with such effect
that he was undone. Still. he was a
tough bird. and tough even in the third
when he lost control and gave the Yanks
two runs without base hit. A poor
safe when Russell threw Mays's bunt to
second also counted. The throw beat
Schang.
The infield playing of the Yankees
was remarkable-great. In the first
game Peck had nine accepted chances.
oipp sixteen Ward ten, McNally seven
IN the second Peck had four. Pipp twelve.
Ward six and McNally five. McNaiiy
was a regular sleight of hand slicker.
Peck took jumping ball back Of second
and started double play which made
you catch your breath.
Pratt Hits Into Doubles.
Pratts inability at the bat to produce
furthered the Yankee interests He hit
Into two double plays and one one-ply
force. flied out once with man on
base and besides his heavy footed run
Jng twice saw him thrown out at first
for the third out and with n man on
base each time.
McNally knocked in the first run OF
the first game after Pipp had purloined.
in the second Russell walked Schang
then fielied Mayss bunt to second with
lthe result aforementioned. He hit Miller
and walked Peck. forcing In a run. ana
'Ruth's twister to Menosisy scored Mays.
Schang doubled and Mays singled in
the fourth--one more run. Singles by
McNally and SchanE. Fosters failure to
hold throw-a palpable error if there
arc any such things as errors any more
and Mays's sacrifice fly scored one in
the sixth.
Meusel hit to the Boston Post road
in the seventh. With three and none on
him in that same inning Ruth fatuously
swung at balls outside the plate. ground
cd out and threw away a run. Maybe
the Yanks can afford to do that. maybe !
not. Meusel gave Menosky hit In the
fifth by his slow work and indecision
on a fly ball. The hit knocked a run