The New York herald., 1921-09-20
Detroit Scores Eight Runs in
Horrible Eighth and Wins,
10 to 6.
ny DANIEL.

Kings for one day. testers for another.
Such seems to have become the adopted
way OF our Yankees at a critical time
when jesting Is not only unseemly, but
threatens dire consequences. Yesterday
afternoon at the Polo Grounds the tan
TALKING New Yorks crowded nearly all
OF their jesting into as horrible an eighth
inning as has been seen In this neck of
the woods this year--suffercd eight runs
in that agonizing round to enfult their
lead OF four-accepted a beating from
Detroit by 10 10 8 and fell half a game
behind the Clevelands
For seven competitive innings the
Yankees supported the effective pitching
OF Carl Mays. with power at the bat
and verve and dash in the field For
teven pretty sessions Mays. though oft
and anon in trouble. turned back the
Tigers without score. For seven keen
chukkers the Detroits saw ten OF their
number left on bases---a condition which
was due not only TO the highly success
fu. singing of Mays in the pinches, but
10 the unintelligent and langourous way
in which the Tigers met opportunities
between third and home. With the Yam
). KEGS In possession of four runs and al
ways threatening. the Detroits looked
whipped--and they looked as II they
knew II.
But that eighth-that horrible eighth,
in which boots and catcalls resounded
through the stadium for the inept Yam
KEGS and their inept hurl!ng-that ses-
sion was the nightmare of the home sea-
son OF the New Yorks and left the un-
happy Miller Hugglns in no enviable po-
sitfon. Seven hits, one a triple by Veach
costly error by Wallie Schang and two
fpasses figured in the upheaval by means
OF which the Detroits sent the locals
recling from the league leadership.
Four Fingers Suffer.
Nays was taken out after only one
run had been scored. He had forced 1t
I'm himself, and Higgins thought It wise
70 remove the underhand pitcher. After
him came Bob Shawkey and after him.
still IN the eighth--came Waite Hoyt.
who had hurled a hard game only the
day before. And at the close Jack Quinn
was eased into an uncomfortable spot 70
oniciate at the windup of the route Or
this quartet or pitchers the Tigers got
cnjneteen hits
With the order from Higgins for
Mays to leave the box came open in
subordination by the pitcher-and not
trc' first of the season. Mays felt that
ne would gather himself and pull
through. Perhaps he was right. He
knew his condition best-though he did
look mighty wabbly. But when Huggins
teignalled for his retirement Carl could
see no reason for obeying. For while
he sulked on the mound and would not
sglve way to the oncoming Shawkey.
tThen came OLeary to bring the word
id.rect to Mars. and the pitcher left.
Taken all in all, 1t made no delectable
Feature Of horrible inning.
With Quinn. HARPER Collins and n
sfcw others on the bench 1t probably was
mo great wisdom to send in Shawkey.
swho has sore arm and had been
tjsnccked out IN four successive starts
Perhaps 1t was the selection of Snawkey
rather than his retirement that Mays
tresented-resented for the club as n
whole. That incident, the complete
breakup OF the Yankee machinery In the
eighth. the defeat--all made a combina-
tion which howled vociferously for Hug
gins to take the sternest measures-
and the best conceived measufes--of his
career as a manager.
Schang Hits Home Run.
The Yankees opened with vigcr and
got run In the first. They got another
In the second, when Schang hammered
the ball into the right field stand They
gathered two more tallies in the third
on timely triple by Ward They were
scooting along like champions against
ponderous opposition which seemed to be
sriffering from the hookworm.
All these runs were scored of John
Oldham. red headed left handler. Old
ham left in the fourth and for four
innings the Yankees had to contend with
Howard Ehmke--and that was consider
nble contention. for the right handler al
lowed only two widely separated hits
and nothing like a run.
On ton of this sudden sbackiino ~ .bo