New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17

through with victory and the scor,
Battling Bob Shawkey held the Tigers
in absolute subsection for eight and
two-thirds innings, and it looked like
the easiest sort of a proposition fol-
him to win, since the score stood to Q
in his favor. But one never can tell
about baseball, and one can tell less
about Tigers and things of that sort
Even pitchers have been known to
go suddenly wild for no apparent rea-
son, and thus it was with Shawkey He
went wild, simply wild, over the Tigers
and he mighty near lost himself ball
game. In fact, without the timely aid
of Carl Mays he undoubtedly would
have lost himself ball game
Cobb Starts the Riot
Lou Blue, first up in the ninth, was
passed and allowed TO scamper to third
unmolested. Jones was called out on
strikes, and Bassler fouled to Pipp
Cobb, however, hit in place of Oldham.
Cobb singled and the riot was on. Bush
singled, and Flagstead and Shorten
both walked. Shorten's pass forced
home Cobb and left the bases filled.
Mays was then called in, and Veach
shot single, scoring Bush and Flag
stead. Heilmann was purposely passed,
and Blue, up for the second time, rolled
to Mays.
Shawkey and Hub Leonard both ex-
perienced the humiliation of stepping
down in game they started Shawkey,
however, did not lose his stuff. Con-
troll was something else Bob could
make the old apple whine as it went
through, but his control was a terrible
thing. Leonard, after three furious
innings, lost his stuff and had to quit
in the seventh. But by that time the
game was pretty we'll secured for the
Yankees.
Without the aid and management of
Miller Higgins, the Yankees are play
ing a fair sort Of game, and certainly
a more versatile game than heretofore.
They are departing from the time-hon
ored slam bank stuff, that is all right
when it works, if it would work. They
are stealing the bases, making delayed
pliers, such as Ward pulled in the
fourth inning, and mixing their hit and
run efforts strategically; The defense
is as good as one could ask. Meusel
continues to improve with the games,
and his catch on Veach in the first
inning was a pippin.
Big Time in the Fourth
For three and thirds innings
Leonard had the Yankees hitting at
forked lightning, but in the fourth
three runs were scored by the visitors.
In the opening inning both Fewster
and Ruth fell victims to the cunning
second Meusel, Pipp and Ward all
struck out.
Peck walked to start the fourth, but
was forced by Ruth, and the latter was
out stealing. Baker rolled to Bush,
who fumbled, and the scoring bee was
on. Meusel drove long single to
center, Baker taking third Pipp
walked, filling the bases. Ward then
came through with single that scored
Baker and Meusel and placed Pipp on
third. Ward stole second. Schang
booted it, and Pipp walked home.
Shawkey was an easy out.
1t looked for awhile in the first and
second innings as if the Tigers would
get couple of runs, but rockribbed
defense prevented it. In the first Ward
made fine running catch of Shorten's
fly over the infield and Bob Meusel
went right back to the right field
screen and took Veach's fly.
In the second Heilman rolled
grounder through Peck for base hit
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for a single. When Jones rolled to
Pipp, both men advanced Bassler
then grounded to Baker who threw to
the plate and Heilman died in run
up, following which Leonard forced
Bassler at second base.
Tigers Make Several Bids
In the fourth Busting Babe pre-
vented the Tigers from getting very
far. With one out Heilman singled to
left and Blue walked. Jones drove a
liner to Babe and Heilman was doubled
off second on fine throw to Ward.
The Tigers kept clawing in the fifth
and sixth, getting a hit in each inning.
The Yankees played their best in the
pinches and Bob Shawkey, good game
fighter that he is, gave the bali his
last ounce.
The Yankees took out a little in
surance in the seventh inning and got
their fourth tally. With two out, Few
ster was hit on the ankle with pitched
ball and then Roger Peckinpaugh
crossed up the entire works by crack
ing double along the right field foul
line, Fewster getting home easily.
The score:
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