The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Shortstop's Home Run in 9th
Gives Yanks Triumph Over
Tigers-Score, II to 8.
BY DANIEL.

Babe Ruth hit another home run al
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
his nineteenth of this hectic hitting sea-
son. But while the Babes sirocco-like
devastator into the right field stand
accounted for two of the seven runs
which the Yankees accumulated in
most exciting and pleasant fifth inning.
it was not on Ruth's brow that the
major laurels of the day finally perched.
Let us sing rather of Roger Peckin-
paugh as the hero of another glittering
New York triumph over the irritating
and tantalizing Ty Cobb and his
Tigers-a well earned victory which
came with the breaking of an to tie
in the eighth inning and left the Yankees
in front by IL to 8. 1t was PeclVinpaugh
who well nigh wrecked Detroit's aspira-
tons in the fifth with 81 triple which
drove In three runs, and it was Peckin-
paugh again who dealt the death blow
to Cobbs hopes in the eighth by lifting
the ball into the left field bleachers and
scoring Roth ahead of him.
That eighth inning rally of the New
YorlSs provided a grand and fitting finish
for a give and take, up and at EN- battle
which was full OF rancor, scrappiness.
hits and runs. Fists and threats flied
the air, but none Of the many imbroglios
came to head.
The Tigers took an early lead, but the
Yanks with those seven runs in the fifth
established an to 2 advantage. This
looked like winning one, but what did
those Tigers do In the sixth but land
three runs. On top OF that, in the eighth
they got three more and q tie and drove
Bob Shawkey to cover.
Win or Dutch Leonard.
Thus the stage was set for the great
attack of the Yankees In their half OF
the eighth, which sent $4,000 Into an
other wild ecstasy. Now they faced
Dutch Leonard, once a great lefthander
Harvey Sutherland had been knocked
out in six innings and Hollings had
gone only one round. So up came the
confident Leonard to keep the New
Yorks In check while the Tigers. pre-
sumably, sharpened their claws for an
other big rally and victory. But Leon
ard and Cobb and the rest of that dilly
dallying gang Of exponents of bush
league tactics were in for big surprise
Roth, who already had got two hits,
greeted Leonard with a single TO right.
Peck wasted no time and lifted an early
Offering into the Kelly home run sector.
giving the Yankees all the runs hey
needed to win that particular game.
But there was no letup. Leonard de-
cided to pitch to Ruth, and the Babe
banged a double to centre. Pipp singled
TO Cobbs territory and scored Ruth.
Meusel whanged. hit TO left. Quite a
succession of hits of Leonard. Baker
lifted a pop to Young. and then Leonard
let loose a wild pitch. When Ward
drove a hit through short Pipp scored
Schang hit Into a double play-for which
he was duly pardoned. Wallie already
had done his bit, with four singles In
row.
In the ninth II was UP to Jack Quinn
to keep the Tigers at bay, and he did
a noble Job. Cobb himself was the
first to face the spitballer. and great
was the Joy of the populace when the
leader of the Tigers grounded to Ward.
veach flied to Meusel. but Heilmann
beat out a hit 10 the box. Jones
grounded to Pipp. and the rush for the
exits was on.
Nfne Hits In the Fifth.
Twelve Yankees went to bat In that
resounding fifth inning and nine OF
them pounded Sutherland for hits. The
Tiger right handler took an unmerciful
pasting, but Cobb refused to take him
out. Cobb was not particularly sweet
on Sutherland, but about that anon.
An oddity of the fifth was the fact that
both Schang and Shawkey got two hits
each In the one round. Last season, 1t
will be recollected. Shawkey and Han
nah turned similar trick, duplicates
Of which come ever so seldom.
Schang opened the fifth with g. single
to right. Shawkey beat out a bunt to
Sutherland and Roth continued the
bastinado attack. filling the bases. At
this stage Bush proclaimed that he had
got Schang off second. but Mr.. Din
neen proclaimed otherwise. and there
was q long wrangle in which the Tiger
shortstop showed fists In the face Of