New-York tribune., 1922-05-23

roof Of the right field stand. just
into the b.eacherz.
That homcsic blow did not win ths
game. J. didn't even tic the score
bat i gave the Yanhs SIT impetus tc
assault the Browns IN the ninth VIII
echo Of the n shty crash was stll ring
Ing through the arches Of the stadium,
when the Hugmc1 Won out in the thir-
teenth inning BY the count Of 20 3
Nor did BABE Ruth return iron
Elba - unaccompanied. Long Bob Meu-
sci tagged along with the Colossus O!
Clout and, like the Bambino, had lett
long and lingering doubts in the mind
Of the Saturday and Sunday crowds
as to just what he intended to do with
those bats he Was Juggling 10 the pla Ia
ard When.
There IS time for every thing
ssld Batterine Bob IN the final inning
yesterday even for my FIRST hit, and
| believe this is the very place" With
out more ado he sent the pellet uhis-
ting 70 left field for his maiden ba se
blow tor the 1922 season Wally Pipp
sacrlhced him 10 second and then
Deacon Scott sent the commuters home
10 indignant housewives with line
drive over second base or which Long
Bob rompcd across tho plate
Browns First to Score
Battling Rob Shawhey started the
game for the Ruppc rt-Huston outfit.
and Jared well enough until the fifth
inning. when the Browns fell heavily
on his slants and the salorman he,
gan TO suspect that lift on the
ocean wave had some advantages over
ths JOB Of trying TO curve q baseball
past an assortment Of s. Louis
bludgeons. Johnny Tobin started all
the trouble when he laid down pcr-
feet bunt and beat it out. That made
me third tine in this series that
! ohm pulled of that little stunt. It
also was the twentieth consecutive
game in which the little right fielder
has hit safely.
A double b. Gerber to the left field
fence sent Tobin to third. and then
George Sisler took hand in the pro
csedingS. II ever there was ar in
s'stent' hitter it's this man Sisler.
The tighter the pinch the harder he
hits. If he ever gets caught between
the justly famed upper and neither
mlllstones' he viii probably drive out
double, triple and homer with one
blow ard ruin those stones for fur
ther grinding AZ that particular mill
In any case. he slammed single 20
right at this point yesterday, scored
] ohin and Gerber. went 10 second
when Williams drew base on balls.
stole third, and rushed home when
Nslly Schang threw the ball into left
telo trying to break 10 the Crime
"ave' Of base stealing. A brilliant
stop NY Ward and a great catch by
scott checked st. Louis runs in other
innings.
That made three runs for the op-
position. while the Yanks were prying
mesgre hits from the right-handed Of.
ferlngs Of Elam Van Glider. one hit
per inning. with not a sign Of tally
up 10 the eighth session. Then along
came Ruth, Up to this time he had
ono walk. one pop fy to Ssler and an
essv hoist TO Tobin. His preceding
turns at tho bat had been draped in
ceremony. He had pulled ur his belt.
adjusted his cap, spit on his hands
and had gone through other such light
exercises This time he lust walked
mp 10 the plate with his big green
hat and cracked the very first ball
that Van Glider hurled in his direc.
ton
Starts Yanhs on Way
What sudden change in life that
spherold enjoyed, One moment il was
! league ball sailing westward iowa rd
Severeld's glove. and the next instant
~ WAS travelling skyward, south by
east, 1870 miles an hour with sixteen
thousand throats hailine it in it's fash
Ing fight 20 the topmost and outer
most rim Of tho facing Of the right
field grandstand roof
That would have heer soace for the
fans even II the 1anks had lost the
game. but they didn't lose The Ruth
ian smash put heart into the home
athletes. aud their ninth-inning rally
carried them % a te with the Browns
at 3-all Scott started the trouble
with blow 70 center. Wally Schang
followed suit with long single to
tight. and when Tobin threw wild on
the return, the Deacon ambled over the
plate and WaUy took second Only
one run needed. so Shawkey was with
drawn and Camp Skinner sent up with
bat in his hand. TIE boy from the
Texas League came through with the
needcd hit, and Schang dented the
scoring plate with the run that tied.
That WAS enough for Elam Van
Glider. He retired IN favor of Hubert
pruett The gentleman with the eu-
phonious name turned out TO be a left
lander. and good one, too. He
comes from the classic shades Of the
campus at the University Of Missouri,
and even if the YanAs did pry the win
ming run from his port-sided hooks in
the thirteenth, the younester by 10
means disgraced his Alma Mater. With
shsvksy removed from the contest.
Bullet Joe Bush celebrated his re
turn to active business by holding the
Browns scoreless through four innings
until Meusel and Scott collaborated on
the winning tally in the thirteenth.
The score:
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