The New York herald., 1921-06-09
YANKS WIN IN 9Th,
SPEAKER PROTESTS
Manager of Indians Declares
Baker Famed During
Great Rally.
a0TH'S SLAM DECIDES
Uhle Forced Out and 'Covey'
Loses Again-Ruth Ar
rives in the Sixth.
aoTH's SLAM DECIDES
nv DANIEL.

AZ $40 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
the Polo Grounds. with Frauk Baker at
bat. the Yankees. led by the irrepnessi-
bic Miller Huggins himself, were vehe-
ment In telling Mr.. Wilson. umpire De-
hind the plate, that he was sighuess'
while the Indians we're yawping, "X're
-1ght, wilse.''
At 5.<4 P. M. with Baker stin at bat
those self-sarne Indians. led by the IRE
pressibie iris Speaker himsalf. were
even more vigorously engaged In en-
phasizing to Mr.. Wilson the allegation
that he was as blind as bat and didn't
know his business. anyway. And al the
while the run-thirsty. champtng fanks
were caroling. "Y'ns right. Wflse"
All of which was just baseball. And,
OF course. thereby hangs a tale. It's
yarn of a ninth inning rise or the New
Yorls which gave them two runs and
the game by to 3--a story of G. gritty.
phil fight which seemed to be born
with the bslated arrival of Babe Ruth
in the sixth inning. and smashing
rally In which the Yankees swept
George Uhle off the pitching hin and
then hammered out their triumph ut
the expense OF Stanley Covsleskte.
whom they had knocked out only the
day before. It's a tale Of q second bril-
liant success over the league leading
Clevslands, and 1t left the New Yorks
only half a game behind the foe.
Take It from Speaker. who in the
ninth protested probable New York
victory, Wilson rather than the Yam
KEGS beat the Indians. TaSos 1t from
1900 fans who saw the throbbing tussle
which developed with the rally. sue
cessive singles by Meusel. Baker and
Ward, and then grand smash to right
by Roth. which drove In the winning
run. isncompassed the downfall of the
worlds champions. 1t was a most dra-
matte ninth-bickering and all!
Says Baker Had Famed.
Speakers protest cams because Will
son did not call a third strike on Baker,
which would have made It two out. But
as Baker did not fan, Wilson was wall
within his rights and the best of COM
mon sense and good judgment in letting
Frank continue. Speaker Immediately
served notice that Ban Johnson would
have to look into this-and then Baker
singled. gave the game an entirely new
complexion and showed the Yankees on
their way to victory.
For eight innings Uhle had held the
Yankees just where he wanted them
He had yislded only three hits. Victory
seemed to be his beyond all doub.
Nven the arrival OF the great Ruth,
fresh from his one day sentence IN jail
FOR speeding, had failed for the time to
prod Uhle from his pedestal Of COM
mand over the New Yorks. But then
cans the glorious ninth.
Pipp started that inning sweetlv
enough for Uhle, for he lifted a Nv
10 Speaker. Bodle was slated 10 bat
rcxt. but Huggins relieved Ping and
sent I'm Meusel, who had been out for
several days freezing out an attack of
appendicitis. Meusel took a hefty wal
fop at the ball and it sped to right for
hit.
Up came Baker. Uhle shot over a
mighty low one-a ball IL ever one was
pitched-and Mr.. Wilson shouted In his
best tone. ''Strikeew Up strobe Hug
Gins, up came Baker, up came nearly
everybody else on the Yank bench. But
the decision stood while Huggins was
chased to the dugout.
Strike Two, Then a Hit.
II was ''strike two" on Baker as he
took smash at the breeze. Uhle then
curved one close in and Baker and
bat Grew away in haste. ''Balli" yelled
Wilson. "Strlkel'' howled the Indians,
and IN came Speaker from way out in