The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-23
RUTH And PIPP HIT
AT FRIGHT MOMENTS
Their Thumps Render Harm
less Harder Batting by Glass;
ers, So Yanks Win.
ny WILLIAM II. HANNA.

SHREVEPORT. La. March %. - The
Yankees backslideds a. bit in the vigor
OF their attack to-day. but beat the
Shreveport Gassers. TO 8. Timely
taurnps by Ruth and Pirp herded runs
over the plate and enough OF them to
render harmless harder hitting by the
Texas Leaguers than the big leaguer5
did
The sparkling fielding OF the Yankees
spilled the Gassers on the several &C.
casions they had the bases filled and
were threatening to storm the plate ell
masse. The fielding of the Yankees was
2 real high light. II took in fast and
difficult plays. with Ward, Fewster,
Meuse.. szitchell and Pipp engaged.
The Yankees hit in a lackadalslca
sort OF way. but It was not day TO
beget peppery play. The weather was
cloudy and chilly and part OF the time
q drizzls fell So the players did their
best while hoping for a speedy ending.
Tom Shetland, the Atlanta recruit,
one Of the sore arm brigade. took h.s
first turn in the box for the Yankees.
He pitched the last four innings. His
start was poor, a hit batsman being fol-
lowed by three singles But after that
he had the better of the batters and
puzzled them more than had Jack Quinn,
who didn't use any more stuff than was
necessary to get through.
Bush. right handler who made the
motions OF man using a spitbal.
bothered the New York hitters not a
little, but didn't bother Ruth and Pipp
enough at the more or less well known
crucial moments.
Pipp banged the hall over the right
field fence in the fifth inning after Ruth
had tripled. Ruth sent both OF his hits
along the ground and they went like a
bullet. He was meeting the ball well.
Mitchell and Fewster showed a COM
bination around the midway faster on
double plays than the Yankees have
shown In the past IN that speciality.
Here was real celebrity and smoothness
III cooperation which must have tickied
the fancy of Manager Huggins, though
Manager Higgins was a frozen figure
cut on the coaching lines all punched
up in a sweater that fit him as II II were
made for Chang. the Chinese giant, or
some other giant
Fewster Mitchell and Pip turned the
lone folks back with a double play in
tie second inning, but in the sixth came
a corling double play ard other pris-
matte fielding. Jackson was hit and
three singles ensued with loud popping
noise. Jackson scored. but when Hack
Eibel tried to follow him home on the
same hit Meusel threw him out from
tight field.
vann grounded to Mitchell and was
,ossed out at first. Pipp came within an
ace of getting the man going from first
to second so quick was his throw. Mean
while another man was travelling home
T. the full extent OF his power to trek,
and Fewster, who had taken Pipp's
throw, got the man going In. The score
Roger PeckinDaugh signed his con-
tract last night, but has not broken into
4 game as a regular yet He'll get
there, however.
Ralph Mcmillan, infielder and Earl
johnson, pitcher have been released to
the Rochester club and viii report 10
George Stallings at Darlington, 5. G.
less Doyle. pitcher, has been released 70
Atlanta, and Ralph Ledbetter, pitcher
to Shreveport. Several youngsters will
be sent home Thursday to be placed at
a future date These are Sid Agnew,
outfielder, OF Philadelphia Charles
Gault OF Philadelphia, catcher; Tom
Godfrey and Edgar Leopard, New York
semi-pro pitchers Eugene Gramley for
mer Penn State pitcher; Joseph Aul-
bach, semi-pro pitcher from Louisville,
and Johnny Thole. semi-pro catcher
from st. Louis.