The New York herald., 1921-08-28
THREE HOME RUNS
win FOR YANKEES
Meusel Contributes Two and
Miller the Other at
Detroit.
A NINTH INNING RALLY
Cluster Of Hits Defeats Tigers,
z to 5-C0Ilins Weakens
i'm Sixth.
A NINTH INNING RALLY
by WILLIAM d. HANNA.

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 27.-Rip Collins
had two innings to-day which were
spotted and squally, but he was in
vincible in the other seven innings,
and the Yanlls beat the much bat
tered Tigers by a score of Z to s. A
ninth inning rally by the YanlSs was a
life saver for them.
Home runs cut large and luscious
figure in the visitors success. Elmer
Miller started the game with one and
Meusel unloaded two. TO the great dis
tress OF the assembled rooters. Meu-
sells were both monsters to left and
his hitting helped greatly in the YanlS
victory. lie batted in three runs.
In the first inning Elmer Miller for
the ball over the left field fence. This
one went over with more room to spare.
Cobb had to jump for Peck's liner.
Ruth was easy, Oldham to Blue. He's
hardly hitting out of the infield the last
two days. Meusel slugged one far over
the left field fence. The ball disappeared
in a tree across the street 1t was hit
with Ruthian velocity - more velocity
than Ruth produced just before it.
Two Quick Innings.
No headway against the pitching was
made by either of the contending parties
in the next two innings. Ruth opened
the fourth with a hit. but on the hit
and run received no help whatever from
Meusel. and was thrown out. That in
ming was over quickly. Oldham had
frightened up n great deal.
The cheap handclapping business and
waving Of score cards to rattle the
pitcher was tried on Collins in the
fourth, but beyond a base on balls the
uncouth tactics were ineffective. Col
Inns. however. was streaky in his work.
His control for Blue and F'lagstead In
the fourth was faultless. but with two
out he walked Bassler, making Oldham
the third out and thus losing the tactical
advantage of bringing up weak hitter
to open the next inning. 1t proved
costly, as the Detroit sixth showed.
Failure to score in the sixth. on New
York's part was case Of poor base
running by Miller and a feeble whff
by Ruth. Miller singled through a driz-
zle and Peck singled to right. Miller.
head down and not watching the ball or
the coacher. ran halfway to third, then
turned and ran back He was thrown
out and never should have turned sec
ond and did fine bit of osseous base
running. Ruth left Peck by striking
out.
Jones. in the sixth. with one out. made
the first hit off Collins. That hit
started something. 1t flustered Collins
and Cobb singled The hit went through
Meusel. allowing the runners to advance
an extra base. and Veach batted them
home with two Dagger past Pipp. In
the twinkling OF an eye the Yankee lead
had been wiped out.
Lead Il Reestablfshed.
the lead. He sent another home run
across the left field fence. Nobody was
out-not then, but soon. Pipp and Ward
were weak willowists and Veach made a
good catch Of McNally's line smash.
Stamping OF feet and the rhythmic beat
Ing of drum. belonging to a soldiers
band. didn't feaze Collins In the eighth.
although Cobb delivered a single with
two out
Peck in the ninth delivered a two
bagger with none out. Oldham thought
1t over and walked Ruth. That brought
UP Meusel. instigator of fifteen home runs
In his own right. He rammed single
to left which scored Peck. and Veach's
fat witted throw to the plate allowed
Ruth and Meusel to move up. Pipp
doubled to the score board in left and
rushed them to the hearthstone. and Nc
Nally. with a first ball single, sent Pipp
to that place Of hearts desire.
Collins. with the game In his glove.
proceeded to give his mates heart pangs.
He had n shaky ninth and finished
weakly. A walk. two singles and dou-
BILE put the Tigers In possession of three
runs. 1t was a good thing, an exceed
ingly good thing, the Yanks had made
their ninth inning rally. The score: