The New York herald., 1921-06-22
YANKEES DROP TWO
GAMES TO RED SOX
Crowd of $4,000 Gloats Over
Failure of Ruth to Make
More Than a Single.

Special Despatch 10 THE New YorR HERALD.
Boston, June 21.-The Yankees es-
tablished new season record for them
of their double header with the ram
pant Red Sox, to and s to 2, before
a crowd OF $4,000. These thousands
gloated over the misfortunes Of the
great Bambiuo. In nine official times
at bat the Babe made ony one hit, tha-
one a single to centre in the closing
round of the sunset section of the bar
gain bill. This was The only ball that
the Sultan of Swat hit beyond the Red
Sox infield in either OF the two engage
inents.
Pennock, the Boston southpaw. out
pitched Shawlley and Sheehan in the
opening engagement and received the
better support. He was especially ef-
fective against the great Bambino. who
was thrown out at first on compara-
tivelyfeasy chances on each of his five
times up.
The Sox started the scoring after two
were out in the first inning, getting
two runs on Menoskey's single to CEN
tire. Wards low throw on Pratt s
grounder and McInnis's double to the
left field emoankment, which was poorly
played by Roth.
The Yankees tied it up in the second
on consecutive singles by Pipp, Ward
and Norman and passes to Roth and
Peck. The Eabe came to bat with all
the bases filled and two out and
grounded out to Pratt.
The Pad Soy then mt Tho game on ice.
scoring four runs in the second half Of
the second. With one out Ruel beat out
hit and PennoclS smashed homer to
the flagpole in deep centre field. Witt
singled over second, Leibold tripled over
Ruth's head and Menoskey singled to
centre for his second hit.
Menoskey's third wallop, doubl to
centre. Pratts infield out and McInnis' s
sacrifice fly gave the Red Sox one more
run in the fifth. and they picked up an
other in the seventh on Leibold's In
field hit. couple OF infield outs and
Mclnnis's single to centre
The Yankees last run was scored af-
ter two were out in the eighth and was
compounded OF Pipp's triple to centre
ana Ward's third hit, single over
Wits head.
Manager Miller Higgins of the YAM
section
OF the double bill and Field Marshal
Duhy Of the local countered with Bpsh
iawks replaced Roth in left for the
Yankees and started the game with n
nome run drive to centre. Peckinpauyh
singled TO left and moved a peg on a
Wild pitch, but Ruth. Baker and Meusel
ialled to bring him home, and the YAM
kees did not get another hit off Bush
until Pinchhitter Roth cracked ono to
right centre, after Schang had been re-
tired in the eighth.
The Sox experienced little trouble in
solving Hoyt's delivery. Pratt openod
the second inning with a triple TO centre
ana scored while Peck was maltreating
Mclnniss easy grounder Collins sim
gled to right. sending McInnis to third.
and after Scott had lined into a double
play at first Catcher Al Walters poled
hit to right, scoring McInnis.
Menoskey's double TO left, an infield
out and q sacrifice fly by McInnis gave
the Red Sox q run in the fifth, and tbey
piled up three more in the sixth on
Bush's single to right. pass to Witt
and successive singles to centre by Lei
bold and Menoskey. Ruth ard Meusel
singled TO centre and left respectively in
the ninth, but q double play was sand
wiched in between and nothing came of
these belated blows.
The scores: