The New York herald., 1921-06-20
WHITE SOX, ALIVE,
BEAT YANKS, 6 TO 4
Little Dick Kerr's Pitching
and Hitting Again Beat
the New York Team.
DRIVES IN THREE RUNS
Piercy, Quinn and Sheehan
Suffer IL Safe Blows-Ruth
Has Quiet Day.
Rr DANIEL.

BY DANIEL.
For six innings at the Polo Grounds
yesterday afternoon Dick Kerr. wise and
cunning little left handler Of the White
Sox, held the Yankees to only one hit
and even that was of extremely doubtful
parentage. In the seventh the New
Yorks rallied to accumulate three runs,
and in the eighth they organized an
other. but shortllved. outburst. There was
gobs and gobs OF excitement but when
all the rallying was done the Yankees
still were two runs short OF tie. The
Chicagos again were the victors. by to
4, and Babe Ruth's home run mark still
stood at twenty-three.
All OF which goes TO emphasize the
wei! known fact that you never can tell
in baseball. Just when you think you
are set for the softest of soft going you
are just as likely as not to run into a
stone wall. Yesterday 1t was Kerr for
the second time in the series, and for
the second time it was defeat for the
New Yorks He not only pitched well,
but drove in three runs. The White Sox
came here ostensibly 70 provide the Yam
KEGS with the league lead, but they left
with three out of four and the respect
and admiration of the fans Of this city.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
the White Sox are entitled TO yester-
days imbroglio, for while Kerr was hold
ing the New Yorks to six hits-four
doubles and brace of singles-the WIS.,
itors were getting to Piercy, Quinn and
Sheehan for an accumulation of thirteen
safe blows, which included two doubles
and a triple. And yet with little alert
ness and spryness on defence and a swat
in either of couple of late pinches the
Yankees might have squeezed through.
Again, the White Sox won mainly be-
cause they were alive to every oppor-
tunity and because their defence at all
times was intelligent.
sleepy Game Until Seventh.
Until the Yankees found Kerr in the
seventh and started ruction which
reused the lethargic 10000 the game
was about as interesting from New
York viewpoint as chapter out of the
Congressional Record In the first in
ming Roth lifted a high fly into short
left and three Sox scurried to be In at
the killing. But the ball struck the
ground while several Sox found them
selves on the wrong foot. 1t went as
two bagger. but it was hit altogether
tainted
Roth's contribution provided a prom
ising start. but the start was the finish,
too. Kerr put on the brakes for Peck
and then put them on some more for
Ruth. who struck out In his best fan
ming form. Not that Ruth did not got
t.S1 - .J.,.t
In six innings only twenty Yankees
faced Kerr. Pipp who walked in the
first. was the only man in addition to
Roth who reached first base.
But in the seventh came that arch
trouble maker Ruth, to open the inning
with a double to the right field wall
which almost carried s. Shelley with il,
and the local Rip Van Wrinkles who
already had set the day down as a total
loss began 10 sit up and take notice.
Excitement ran higher still when Kerr. |
in fielding Pipps bunt, slipped and left
Yanks on first and third. Meusel faced
one of the many chances which he has
confronted recently, but again he fg- |
nored il and forced Pipp. But he did
let Ruth go home.
Kerr wanted none of Bakers game
and gave him a pass. Ward continued \
the forcing business. and Baker ran |
into an out at second. Mcclellan tried |
for double play and made a wild |
throw, which permitted Meusel 10 score. |
The rally reached fever heat when
Schang, after having two strikes called
on him. doubled to left and sent Ward
across the plate. This was a fine place
for some blushing hero TO rush into the
film.
But Miller Huggins picked Ping
Bodie. who does noe blush, and. to
make matters worse on this occasion.
also failed to bit Ping lifted foul to
Falk. and thus ended hair raising
episode.
Rally number two punctuated the
eighth, after Roth had opened with
strike out Peck banged one at Kerr.
who DETECTED the ball into McClellans
terraife for single. Ruth made
mad lunge at the first pitch and picked
It for two bases to right centre. putting
Peck on third. Pipp lifted sacrifice
TO Strunk and Peck came home. Meuscl
again had big chance. but again he
passed II up. IT must be admitted,
though. that Mcclellan committed a bit
OF robbery. for his stop OF Meusers
sizzler was peach.
weak Threat I'm Ninth.
In the ninth the Yankees threatened
again. but not for long. Baker opened
with n hit but Wards best was a foul
20 schalk. Schang forced Baker and
then came Hoffman in the role OF pinch
hitter. He forced Schang, forcing the
game into the Chicago column and the
crowd into the exits.
Chicago did its winning off Piercy.
whose return to the box after a long
layoff was not what might be called
brilliant.
The eane completed not only the
series but the home stay OF the Yankees,
who left last night for Boston. To-day
n charity game will be played at the
Polo Grounds and tomorrow the Giants
viii return there with the Braves. The
score