New-York tribune., 1921-05-15

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Had Ruth been playing on the Polo
Grounds at home there is little doubt
that he would have driven this ball
into the center field bleachers. The
leather passed over the wire screen
that rises twelve feet above the play
ing green and landed two rows from
the top Of the seats. iris Speaker
standing far back near the terrace that
rises to the stands, merely doffed his
cap, exposing his thinning crop of
close-clipped grey hair, and bowed the
hurting leather.
The Babes home run smash was not
the only thrill of its sort. Immediately
after Ruth made his wallop Walter
Pipp knocked the ball over the right
field screen. Pipp had field day, for
he made single and a double as we'll
Jameson robbed him of 20 extra base
blow by thrilling catch aear the GEN.
ter field stands.
Great CatcG Ev Speaker
iris Speaker rasde one of the great
est catches ever seen in Cleveland
when he snagged Quinn's terrific drive
in the eighth. Riggs Stephenson made
great stop and throw of Schang'
roller In the seventh inning. Peckin-
paugh and Ward starred defensively
for New York
1t was expected that Huggins would
start Carl Mays this afternoon, but the
big fellow had worked so hard the last
week that Huggins allowed him to rest
and sent Quinn on the mound. AL
though hit hard at intervals, Quinn
pitched a good game and well deserved
his victory.
The Yankees lost no time in getting
a ran off Bagby. After Sewell had
tossed out Bobby Roth, Peck drew a
pass, Babe Ruth ambled to the plate
and the crowd waited for a lot of
things to happen, but Ruth was easy
for Stephenson, who threw to john
ston. Peck, however. reached second,
and when Plpr laced to right for a
single, Peek sIid over the plate.
Speakers men were even more ag-
gressive in their first, asd had an error
by Meusel to help them along. Two
hands were down when Speaker walked
and Elmer Smith hit the centre field
screen for a double, sending Spoke
over the rubber. Larry Gardner hit to
right center for a base and Meusel,
eager to get his throw off quickly,
fumbled. The ball rolled to the fence
and Gardner pulled up at third Joie
Sewell ended the inning with line
drive to Roth.
Pipp Doubles in Fourth
Before the Yanks were turned back
in the fourth they knotted the count.
Two doubles and single were utilized
in producing the run. Pipp opened
with double off the center field fence
and Meusel pulled the unexpected and
bunted down the third base line PipI
made third easily. With the Cleveland
infeld pulled in close, Baker rammeG
timely wallop through to right field
Pipp walked home. Schang's double t.
right put Baker on third, but although
Quinn wailoped the ball, Elmer Smith
was on deck and made good catch.
The Indians broke the deadlock in
the sixth. Smith singled, and went to
second on Larry Gardner's sacrifice
bunt. He ran to third on Sewell's
single to Peck, but ventured too far
off on the turn to home, and was run
down Stephenson got lucky double
then, while pulling away from a fast
ball. Sewell scored, and also added
another run in the seventh.
In the eighth inning Roth was
wounded slightly by fast ball, and
went to first base. Peck singled to
center on the hit and run play and
Roth took third At this critical point
Ruth entered the scene. He ignored
Bagby's first offering wide of the plate
but the second was in the slot. Ruth
swung with all his terrific power The
ball arched far over the diamond.
Speaker conceded the hit and made no
move.
The score: