New-York tribune., 1921-03-30

defeat when Shreveport scored in
The Texas leaguers put up quite a
battle and actually outhit their oppo-
nents. The Yankees had several chances
to .clinch the decision, but they were
unable to come through with the needed
hits. Shreveport took the lead in the
second inning and held it until the
seventh, when the Yanks tied the score
at 2 to 2.
Johnny verbout, q right handler who
pitched for the Jersey City club in
1918, started on the mound for Shreve-
port and allowed the Yanks one hit, a
single by Pipp in the fourth inning.
Bennett took up the twirling burden
in the fifth and yielded only five more
scattered safeties until Hofmann drove
out his home-run in the twelfth
Ferguson Bumped Hard
With the exception OF Hofmann, who
got double and single in addition to
his circuit clout, and Wallie Ppp, who
connected for a pair of singles, the rest
of the Yankees were unable to make
much of an impression on the local
pitching talent.
Alex Ferguson pitched the first six
innings for the Yanks and was bumped
rather severely in the second and third
but he tightened up and did not allow
hit thereafter. Rip Collins was sent
to the mound in the seventh and, aided
BY fine support, managed to hold his
rivals scoreless until the tenth.
After the Yanks tied the score in
the tenth Bill Piercy held the local
crew in check for the remainder of the
game, although they found him for two
singles in the eleventh.
base on balls paved the way for
Shreveport to take the lead in the sec
ond inning. Eibal walked and Holla-
han flied to Meusel. but Hartford came
through with a two-bagger to left cen
ter, which sent Eital across. Wallace
tempted to complete the circuit, Ping
Bodie cut him down at the plate
Ferguson was plastered for three
hits in the third and was lucky to hold
the local players to only one run in
that inning. With one out. Ewoldt
singled to center and Massey beat out
a roller to Ward. jackson drove one
along the left field foul line for two
bases which scored Ewoldt Eibal
grounded to Pipp for an out and jack
son was caught off second.
Yankees Come to Life
After going hitless for three innings !
the Yankees came to life in the fourth
and showed one run across Pipp
opened the inning with a single to
right field, and when Jackson allowed |
the ball to roll through mis- legs Wallie
went to third. Meusel rolled one to
Hartford, but Pipp was held at third.
Ward took two bases and Pipp crossed |
the plate when Massey dropped an easy
fly to left field. Storey made a fine /
catch of Peckinpaugh's line drive and
doubled Ward off second base.
Neither team scored again until the I
seventh, when the Yanks tied the count
on singles by Ward and Hoffman, and
an infeld out.
The home club filled the bases in the
ninth with only one out, but fast
double play, Ward to Hoffman, to Pipp,
put an abrupt end to the rally
With one out in the tenth, Storey
reached first base by swinging at wild
pitch after two strikes had been called
on him. Ewoldt passed, but Bowman
drew pass. Jackson singled to right.
scoring Storey and sending Bowman to
third Jackson then stole second, but
Eibal famed for the third out.
The Yanks scored in the tenth on a
base on balls, stolen base by Fews-
ter and Connelly's single. The teams
remained deadlocked until the twelfth,
when Hoffman, lifted the ball over the
fence,
Babe" Ruth retired from the game
after the first inning on account Of a.
strained wrist. No one, not even the
Babe" him self, seems to know how he
sustained the injury. On his only trip
to the plate, Ruth held the bat with his
left hand and struck out. "Ping" Bodie
replaced the "Babe" in left field. 1t
was "Ping's" first appearance in the
lineup in more than a week.
The score: