New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-05

The score of the first game was g.
to 4 and of the second, Ia to 4. The
first clash was ball game; the second
exhibition was something else, for the
lively ball got busy toward nightfall
and hits and runs came in focks.
The first contest of the humid after
noon afforded enough thrills and chills
to keep the perspirers interested. In
the first place an umpire by the name
of Chill was officiating at the home
plate. And, strange to relate, the heated
fans took exceptions to more than one
of the Chilly" decisions that came
from the arbiter. But the fact is
that the Yanks ploughed through to
victory despite it all, with Bob Shaw
key at the helm.
Baker in Old Form
The shades of the past came to faunt
and discomfort the Pathetics. j. Frank
lin Baker, the ex-home run king, forgot
his cabbages at Trappe, Md, in honor
of the day and acted like the Bake"
of old. Two home runs did the former
master of the art produce in this first
game, and by strange freak of fate
it was Babe Ruth who was on base each
time when j. Franklin became reminis-
cent with his home runs.
Both balls that Baker treated SO
severely found resting place in the
lower tier of the right field stands.
The first rejuvenating crash had its
being in the first inning with two men
out and Babe Ruth resting on first as
the result of high fly which eluded
the grasp Of Dykes.
The second Ponce de Leon smash by
Baker came in the seventh inning with
the Babe again sojourning at first on
base on balls. This second "upris-
ing" of the batting hero of old did
not carry quite so far as the first, but
it was equally effective. In truth, the
opening encounter between Higgins
and McGillicuddy was put to the credit
of the home team just because Baker
was born again.
The Pathetic pitcher in the first game
was a parsonage by the name OF Keefe,
but no relation to the famous Tim of
bvgone days. The modern Keafe
would have gotten away nicely had it
not been for Baker and Ruth. OF
course it should be noted in this home
run era that Bob Meusel returned to
the fold with a clout in the seventh
inning that hit the sign board of q
clothing concern back of the left field
Dleachers.
Local Team Stages Rally
The second game was characterized
by the powerful comeback staged by
the Yankees after the Pathetics had
piled UP lead of four runs in the very
first inning Carl Mays, the under,
hand singer of the Yanks, had most
miserable experience in this opening
spasm, but Carl seemingly got all his
woes out of his system at this time
with the result that thereafter tht
/ Pathetics were once more made pa
thetic in their endeavors to hit the
| ball to safe territory.
The home run fends of this seconc
conflict were Aaron Ward and Wallie
Schang, and Ed Rommel, who was once
looked over most carefully by John j
McGraw, of the Giants, was the pitcher
who was unable to hold his four-rur
lead against the onslaught of the Yam
kee batsmen. In the seventh inning
the hits fell so fast and furious that
six runs battered across the plate and
Mr.. Rommel battered to the club
| house.
There is really no need to enumerate
in detail what happened to Rommel
| In the words of slangdom he got his
good and plenty"
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