New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-09


nlace OF this years American Leagu'
and the Yanks was most gorgeously
A host of $4,000 or nore (even Colo
mel Huston was unaoie to count 'enn)
gathered TO bid thu Babe goodby and
incidentally see ball game between
COR Higgins men and the band led by
Cornelius McGillicuddy Mack.
These $4,000 persons actually saw
ball game which stretched into the
Fourteenth inning before the bats Of
the "Connies" pounded their way to
victory by score of 8 to 4.
Mr.. Cy Perkins and Bambino, the
Buster, had most wonderful duel with
their bats before the Eagle of Triumph
perched on the head of Perkins. 1t
IS generally conceded that Ruthless
Ruth can hit the ball, but it was never
Ruth can hit the ball, but Is was never
surnised perhaps by the average ian
that this mammoth slugger, when his
heaviest smashes failed to materialize,
could make more than the most out OF
ANYTHING his bat connected with.
Babe Slides Into First
The Babe, seeing his visions of an
y
serday's struggle progressed, took it
upon himself to slide out two of his
puny Knocks and win the decision at
first base. And it was these two I'M
expected and ambitious slides that kept
the Yanks in the running, despite the
generally air-tighs pitching of Ed Rom
nell, who was once under the wing OF
John j. McGraw.
The Babe did his best when there
OF Mt
CIV Perkins. with whom crash into
the bieachers is most extraordinary
happening, kept busy with long sue
cession of singles until he eventually
w gilissAv won 1T the game. 30 Cy Perkins
finaily gained the laurels.
There was an added entry into this
most thrilling ball game who made
himself conspicuous, and that was
Chick Fewster. for it was brave Chick,
when Yankee hopes had been drowned
IN the nearby Harlem, who put the
entire Apathetic team miles In the air
by stealing home with the run that car
ried the game into overtime.
The first runs of the contest fell to
the lot of the visitors in the fourth
inning. Bill Piercy, the recruit who
had three victories TO his credit, fall
tered for the moment before the mass
of humanity which glowered at him.
Witt, the blond, was the first batter OF
this inning to face Bill, and an infield
hit upset Percy, the youngster, TO such
an extent that he threw the ball wildly
past Pipp, giving Witt an extra base.
Sacrifice Fly Scores witt
Joe Dugsn followed with q single to
left, which put Witt on third, and then
Clarence Title Walker sent Babe Ruth
back to the bleacher wall TO nab sac
rifice fly, which scored Witt.
Frank Walker famed and cub Percy
began to breath easier until Cy Perkins
raped so fierce grounder at him that
the ball shot from the pitchers glove
and wendell it's way into center field
for safety, which tailed Dugan.
The Yankees, who had been having
all manner of trouble in solving the
shoets of Rommel, managed to work
one run across in the fifth. Ward had
fled to center as starter, when Hoff-
man drew pass, advanced to third on
a single to center by Piercy, and
counted on Roth's inheld out, Dugan
10 Griffith.
In the sixth the svaricious Athletics
got this Yankee run back and then 1t
did look, the way Ed Rommel was trav-
cling, that the runs CLEANED by Con-
MES men would be more than suf-
icient.
But along comes rally and Fewster
in the ninth, which set the stands all
topsy-turvy. Bob Meusel sent cloud
kissing ball to left which Clarence
Walker failed to hold after he was all
set. The muf netted Meusel two bases
and storm of approval reared from
stands TO bleachers and back again.
Baker Comes Through
Frank Baker, who was making his
bow Of the, season to New York fan
dom smashed the ball past Galloway to
center for single that scored Meusel.
Ward sacrificed and Fewster was hur-
ried to second to do the running for
Baker. Schang, who had replaced Hoff-
man as the Yankee catcher, walked Rip
Collins, who had superseded Bin,
Piercy as Huggins's moundsman,
famed. but Bob Roth worried pass
cut of Rommel, and just as Rommel
started one of his CHARACTERISTIC wind
ups in delivering the fourth ball 60
Roth, Fewster started for the plate
and made it. Frantic frenzy is no
name for what the throng of fans pro-
duced at this stage.
with the score tied the battle rolled
merrily onward to the fourteenth,
which Witt opened by being tossed out
by Peckinpaugh. Joe Dugan singled
to center. Tile Walker was hit III the
small of the back and staggered to
first. Frank Walker smashed savage
II to Collins, who let the ball bounce
from his glove in time for Peck to
make wonderful play at first. And
next appeared the irrepressible and
pugnacious Perkins, who sent the ball
far over the head of Roth in left
center for triple, which scored pugan
and c. Walker with the winning runs.
The Yankees rallied nobly in their
hale of the fourteenth. Babe Ruth,
tho opening wedge, beat out hit to
right field by his second desperate but
successful slide of the afternoon and
sped TO third when WaIlie PipD con-
nected fairly with drive past first
base.
Meusei hit sacrifice fly to left, on
which Ruth scored, but Mentally forced
pipp at second. Ward singled to left
and still hopes ran high, only to have
Waliie Schang send up towering fly,
which fell into the grasp of Dykes,
ending everything.
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