New-York tribune., 1922-05-14

iSNSA4Nh' iiStl DOU t!lc 900 Was
him, with the score tied in doubl
Then Smiling George Murray was
called into the pastime by Miller Hug
Gins. and though he held off the enemy
m the twelfth. the heavy end OF the
De;ioi. batting order fell on his slants
IA the fatal thirteenth, scoring three
runs on four singles through the in
heid and sacrifice hy. T1at ended
the festivities. though Schang raised a
spark of hone with his single to open
the horne half OF the last inning.
II was not to be. however Tae Yanks
mad twice come from behind to over
haul the forocious Tigers and the
tram was too much for the third eff
fcrt 10 succeed. 1t was heart break
lhg struggle from the fifth inning to
lne Knockout blow in tie thirteenth
The enemy batsmen fell on Bob Shaw
key FOR three nisS and two runs in the
hfth after the sailormaa had held
mem through the first four ina.ngs
without the sign of safe blow
Inc HHgmen scored a tally in the
slHth and then went into the lead with
three runs in the seventh on singles by
witt. Fewster and Ward and combi-
Nauon of errors on the part Of the
visiting Clan. Dan Clark, the Young
second sac&er for the invaders, pumped
the ball INTO the right field stand5 in
tne hrst .alf of the seventh. so the
snd of the lick inning" found the
Rupport Huston forces leading by the
marrow margin of 4 to 3.
Blue Ties the Score
IL was too narrow BY half Lou
Blue was the first hitter for Detroit in
lhe eighth and he surely did hit. He
crashed a line drive down the right
center alley. and by the time Whitey
Wit and Elmer Miller got through
chasing it and bouncing it of the
renee, the run that tied the score was
over the pan.
The fans settled back to enjoy the
usual SATURDAY extra-iAnng game that
seems to be lie dernier cri" in base
pail fashion these fine spring davs.
but When Bob Veach, Harry Heilmann
ana Emory Rigney combined their
singles in the eleventh to score n
much needed run, the fant-hearted
supporters started for the exits. That
no more damage was done in this in
ning was due to the fact that Wal]v
Schang and Deacon Scott killed off
Hellmann at the plate on an attemnted
double steal.
One run looked as big as a battleship
at that moment, but they are doing
away with battleships in this peaceful
era, and Whitley Witt is strong for dis
armament himself With Camp Skin
ner who batted for Shawkey. OFT of the
way on sharp grounder to Cutshaw
hltey came up to the plate with a
previous record of three hits in four
iimes at bat. That is generally enough
to satisfy the ordinary athlete as fair
hut H..
seemed Unsuitable. He caught hold Of
one of Ehmkc's slants and wbaIed -
flgRt past Tyrus Raymond himself to
The far left-center corner of the Fabian
parade ground.
on, that my love had wings" Ty
as he hotfooted it after the acetinr
ncfsehide. the while Mr.. Witt, late Of
oieepytown, was dashing around the
circuit IN wideawake fashion. "Whitev"
came across the plate standing up-and
mats the way the assembled multitude
received him, too, standing up. with
iouo' long and raucous thunderings of
applause. Home runs certainly came
IN handy for both teams Yesterday.
The twelfth was fairly peaceful on
both sides of the firing line. Ehmko
showed no signs of weakening. and
Smller' Murray, who bobbed up in
ohawkey's place, held the Tigers in
SunJection. Then that thirteenth. Bob
Jones hit liner that Ward lust rrazed
with his finger tips on his skvward
leap. Cobb had gone hitless in fvo
times at bat. and it was too much to
expect that he would fail again. He
spanked a grounder between Ward and
"1tt, Jones going to third
The intield crept in close thcn. IN
cut on the threatening run. 1t has been
stated that the rabbits, kangaroos and
other assorted animals that went to
make up the "lively" ball have been
extracted from the present spheroid.
nut the flock of home runs continues.
ana eras1ng runner at the plate on a
hit to the infeld is still classed among
the lost arts.
Bob Veach proved this when he
spanked grounder that Deacon Scott
would have put in his pocket in the
old days, but it went through the in
field for clean and unsullied hit, and
the run was over. Harry Heilman went
out on foul fly tc Pipp, and then
George Cutshaw blossomed forth with
another grounder that eluded the
grasp of infielders. That meant an
other tally and the third and last run
came over when Rigney sent long
sacrifice fly to Miller. That was three.
and that was plenty. Wally Schang
singled In protest against the to 5
verdict. but no one supported him in
the Yanks' last turn at bat, and the
game was over.