New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Baker, Ruth and Meusel
Swing Bats Effectively
and Score 7-3 Victory

'
ing batting rallies, a whirl of runners
on the paths and the Cleveland Indians
fell back beaten before the New York
Yankees this afternoon.
Twenty five thousand rabid fans
packed the STANDS to capacity and over
flowed along the, left and center field
borders of the fields while the two
mines waged their strife on the play
Cleveland victory, They remained to
watch in half silence one of the finest
games played on Dunn Field this year
And they saw the Yankees prove their
ability in no uncertain manner. The
score was 7 to 8.
1t was J. Franklin Baker who started
the Indians on the way TO defeat, and
the great Babe Ruth who kept them
going once they started. Bob Meusel,
who scored the first run Of the after
noon for the Yankees and drove over
two more with his terrific hitting in
the plnches. also merits special notice.
Yanks Shine on Defense
Coupled with the attacking power
was defence in which Ruth and Meu
sci did their share and would not
break. Fewster made an error, to be
sure, but it was pardonablc slip
caused by the wind and it had no eff
feet upon the score.
Some one Of these fine days the ball
players are going to realize that Baker
is no guy to fool with. If Mails had
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differently altogether, but Buster is
great game ne is playing. In the eighth
inning with Fewster SID Peck on the
lines Mails passed Rnth. Baker at
once stepped in and crashed for e
single that scored two runs, and right
then and there the spirit of the tribe
was broken.
Those two runs put the Yanks N
the lead, and it Was New York that
snarled and ragged about the field. The
Indians were comnlacent compromis-
ing gentlemen of athletic pursuits and
tendencies from that time on. But
there was no compromise. The Hug
men wanted that game to save the
series. They carried on in the ninth
inning, having knocked Mails out in
the eighth, and with Bagby hurting
in the last frame got three more runs
and made the game absolutely certain.
Bob Shawkey, the sturdy sailor,
worked against the tribe. II e pitched a
rare ball game, allowing only three hits
when he stepped back to let Ping
Bodie swing a mace in his stead. Ping
famed out, but the rest carried on.
Shawkey was fast as streak but had
the hard luck to issue pass to Smith,
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the bats of Larry Gardner and Joie
ahead when Mays came into the game.
the credit for the victory goes to
Shawkey.
The Yanks bid for run in the first
inning, but the bid was not accepted.
Mails was bit unsteady and walked
both Fewster and Peck without get
ting more than two balls over for both
of them. Ruth came up and glowered
at the left handler, who glowered right
back. Then Buster got the Babe on
strikes. The first inning for Cleve-
land was marked by Ruth's remarkable
one-handed catch on Speaker.
First Run in Second
The first run in the game came in the
second inning. Meusel started with
the taking of second possible. After
Ward walked. While the process of
walking Ward was in operation, Meusel
made a clean steal Of third and scored
on Schang's fly to Smith in short
right
The Indians got the tieing run in
their half of the second frame. Smith,
who always could hit Shawkey, doubled
to right He took third on Gardeners
bunt, which was fielded slowly by
Shawkey so that both runners were
safe Joie Sewell came up with long
fly to center and Smith cantered home.
There was nothing stirring in hit
ting way from then on until the sixth.
Mails walked Baker in the fourth and
Fewster's error put Speaker on the
lines. In the sixth, with two out,
around on blows by Gardner and
Sewell. The crowd went crazy over
that suspicious happening. Indeed, it
looked enough to win with Mails going
strong.
Miller Higgins seemingly gummed
the game for the Ysnks in the seventh.
Ward made a legitimate triple to CEN
ter, but was stopped by Hug at second
to die stealing third. However, the
Yanks tore loose in the eighth inning.
Bodie, first man up, struck out.
Fewster and Peck hit consecutively,
and Ruth was walked. Baker walloped
the ball for single, sending Fewster
and Peck over with the runs that put
the Yanks ahead. Ruth went to third
and scored on Meusel's smack for
sacrifice fly.
In the ninth Mays singled, but was
forced by Fewster. Peck again hit
safely and Ruth tripled. Meusel then
doubled and the Bambino came over
with the last Yank run.
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