The New York herald., 1921-09-21
Locals Beat Tigers by 4 to :
and Again Climb Over
Cleveland.
BY DANIEL.

With another form somersault at the
Polo Grounds yesterday the up and
down Yankees flashed Kaleidoscope
tiipfiop to victory over the Tigers by
4 to 2-and right back into the ever
shifting league leadership.
Up In salubrious Boston the Cieve-
lands demonstrated that the New Yorks
are not the only contenders who can
crack wider than the crater OF Vesu-
vius. So this morning the Yankees en-
JOY an advantage OF four points over tn
Indians. with another game with De-
troit scheduled for to-day and the cleve-
lands due here on Friday to open
series OF four battles. That's wher,
the old flag lies
Harry Harper. left handler. started In
the box for the New Yorks yesterday
against Bert Cole. another southpaw.
and when Jones came up in the ninth
10 be retired for the final out taat self
same Harper st.ll was OH the hill Be-
hind this delightful fact lay pleasing
performance BY the southpaw. Not un-
I'll the seventh inning. when the yam
KEGS already hao all their counters. did
Harper let the Tigers put over run.
There was bit of excitement when
the Detroits jammed two hits into the
eighth---that inning OF sorrowful men,
ory of the day before-but Harper put
on the brakes and forced the visitors
90 wait until the ninth for their second
run.
Fans Tigers Greats.
For six sessions Harper was Ed e.
enigma himself. Over that stretch OF
action the left handler permitted the
Tigers 70 scatter only four hits. with
the crest of his form coming in the
sixth In that round he famed Veacn
and then made the great Heilmann re-
tire In a similar way And the Tigers
wouldn't have scored in the seventh II
Harry had not let pitch go wild
This together with pass, a hit and
long fly. sent In the counter.
1t was Blue who walked. went on to
second when woodall singled, TO third
on the frenzied heave and home on an
aerial sacrifice by Manion, hitting for
Cole. That broke up the Cole and
wood-all combination. In the ninth
Sargent walked. took third on Woodalfs
single and horne on a fly by Holiings.
Second behind Harper among the
Yankees heroes OF the pleasant after
noon was Bob Meusei, back after nurs-
ing stin neck for day. 1t was
hefty hit by Meusel which drove In
two runs In the fourth and II was an
tnf1eid single BY Bob which started the
fourth tally on It's way in the sixth.
Ward obliged with a double TO score
Bob. and he also obliged with sac
rsfice ay to put over the third run in
the fourth.
Hit rn Only Two Rounds.
Only In these two rounds were the
New Yorks able TO get their attack
going. There were three hits In the
fourth, two In the sixth-only seven hits
all told. and all OF Cole. Aollings fin
ished the game and not only held the
Yanks hitiess but faced only six men,
Fair enough.
For three innings Cole kept the
Yankees In the bin with only one hit
4 double by McNally In the third. 1t
took some spry and fancy ding 10
turn the locals back but at that stage.
with the battle still scoreless draw,
the Tigers were spry and fancy.
Following the McNaliy drive SchaT@
shot wickediy past first Blue threw
himself into the path OF the comet,
speared II and doubled McNailS off
second. Then Sargent made remark
able stop on Harper and the fans were
prompted to give the Tiger recruit q
cheer. Fair enough, too
Cole Hits the Chute.
But in the fourth Cole came down
the chute with a rattle that sounded
like three runs--and three II was on
three bits and a brace of sacrifices.
Miller was the boy who started the ra'lS
with hit to centre Peckinpaugh
walked and then Ruth made things lock
black for Cole with a drive to the He'll.
mann sector. This should have mean'
4 run but Miller for some reason was
held on third.
Mcusel confronted the necessity Of
corning through. and for a while he
did nothing more than confront y. Bul
with two strikes on him Bob soaked
single TO centre and drove In two OF
the runners. Now the sacrifice was re-
sorted 10. with Pipp doing the tapping.
Ward sent long fly winging TO Cobb
and Ruth came In. Many who had
hooted the day before now INDUCED In
q bit Of banzaing.
Ward took iusty hand In the club
bing in the sixth and sent the New
York run increment to four. To begin
the session Ruth was called out on
strikes whereat the Babe tossed his
bat high Into the air in derision OF the
Judgment OF BIZ Dinneen- Meusel
cracked a hit to Sargent. went TO Sec
ond on Pipp's grounder TO Blue and
home on Wards double off the right
field wall
Ruth had another bad day. He got
a hit. but famed twice and grounded to
Blue. Cobb Jared little better. with
a hit and a pass and Heilmann. league
leader. also failed TO pass the one hit
mark. Only Miller. Meusel and Woodall
got two safe blows. The score:
DETROIT a. NEW YORK tA1