New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06

pciIuciiCe LAY ceiSDralI0n CnaL naQ
before. They had murder, arson al
trooped to the plate.
The celebration of the Mackna enS
lasted for one hectic inning. during
anich they caused Bill Percy to beat
hurried retreat and drove Jack Quinn,
his successor. to the cooling showers
with 3 fractured metacarpal bone and
= dat tire. When the last Of the
pyrotechnics had fiickered out the Ath-
ietics had plastered the surrounding
landscape with five ringing hits and
scored four runs.
They evidently thought that was
enough. But it wasn't.
After Quinn had been slammed un-
tremendously from the picture the
Athletics lay docile and becalmed be-
fore the gunfire Of waite Hoyt, and in
the sixth and seventh innings the Hug
men numbered their heavy caliber
rifles and shelled Bob Hasty, the Phil
aoelphia pitcher, for FIVE runs, which
were enough to give them the game.
The hnai score was Z to 5.
Babe Trots Around Again
A decidedly entertaining feature of
the local attack was the thirty-frst
home run of the season off the bat of
Babe Ruth. The round-trip slam came
IN the sixth inning and was a prelude
to the anvil chorus in the seventh that
added one more drop to Connie Mack's
bucket of bitterness.
no other runs recoiled over the plate
SIS result Of the Ruthian rap, but it
served to reveal to the other eight men
on the field that Bob Hasty was not
ss last and furious as his name might
indicate They took the hint ara in
the. following canto Hoyt, Peck, Baker
and Meusel delivered the blows that
wound up the Yankees present engage
ment on the home sward with a victory.
Ruth's four-bell wallop put a large
cent IN the facade of the upper tier in
right field and caromed off sharply, to
hight on the dome of straw headpiece
worn by some inoffensive gent in The
bleachers. Incidentally, the hit gave
the "Babe" batting average of 1000
per cent for the day. double and two
oases on balls having marked his other
appearances at the plate.
1t was the last base on balls issued
to the Battering Bambino that blew the
works for Mr.. Hasty and the Athletics
IN general. 1t was an intentional pass,
and 1T not only filled the bases with
suf1clent number of potential runs to
tie the score, but brought to bat one J.
FRANKLIN Baker, youth wac once had
lease on the home run throne now
occupied by Mr.. Ruth.
Timely Hit by Baker
Hoyt and Peckinpaugh, who had
singled after Schang and Fewster had
been disposed of, moved up base each
to make room for Ruth, and all three
scored when Baker pasted q double
against the right field bulwarks The
spectators giggled audibly. Baker
romped home moment later when
Bob Meusel got somewhat scratchy
two-bagger off the shins of Chilly"
Walker, in left field. Pipp ended the
session with a line drive to Witt.
There was a raucous argument in the
fourth inning that reached such super
heated proportions that it looked as
though the Bambino might swing with
something else besides bat The Babe
opened this festive session with a re-
sounding smash to right that had a
home run written all over it. The ball
Just failed to clear the wall in right
field, and as it fell fan reached out
and diverted it from its course. When
Witt finally recovered the ball Ruth
was third base.
Miller Higgins and all the lawyers
on the Yankee roster informed Umpire
Connolly in no uncertain tones that if
the fan in the right-field stands had
not interfered with the ball it would
havs been home run. Connolly
seemed disposed to argue the matter.
and for ten minutes there were enough
speeches and gesticulations to settle
the Irish problem, to say nothing OF
the Anglo-Japanese alliance. The result
was that Connolly ordered Ruth back
to second base.
Baker doubled sharply to right a
moment later. but Wits fast throw to
the plate caused Ruth to anchor on
third. Both scored when Meusel
punched hard drive through Gallo
way. A fast double play disposed of
Meusel and Pipp; then Ward flied out.
Piercy Departs Quickly
Witt, the first man up in the first
inning, singled off Piercy, and con-
WINGED the latter that he had no bust
ness pitching ball game that day.
He raised an o S signal, and Higgins
brought Quinn to the slaughter. Dykes
was safe when Pipp's effort to force
Welsh had died, Chilly" Walker,
Johnny Walker and Cy Perkins singled.
Dugan followed with a slashing two
base clout to right, and Quinn's days
work was done.
The Athletics put over final tally
in the ninth, when Witt singled and
came home on 'Tilly" Walkers double.
lhe Yankees leTr Tor the west last
night to begin the invasion that prob
ably Will reveal what is contained for
them in the bat bag of destiny. The
games with Cleveland late in the m onth
may decide whether this is the Big
Year they have been pursuing for two
decades or just another baseball sea-
son. The score:
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