The New York herald., 1922-05-11
Hugmen Collect Only Two
Scratch Hits Until the
Seventh Inning.
CUSTOMERS CHEER YOUTH
Veteran Harry Hooper Drives
in Winning Run With a
Single to Right Field.
by w. o. McGEEHAN.


Charley Robertson. the young Texan
who pitched a no-hit, no-run game at
his debut in the big league. demon
strated to a critical crowd of Gus
toners at the Polo Grounds yester-
day that it was no accident. Shooting
over a fast ball that had most OF the
Yank batters blinking. Robertson won
q pitchers duel for the White Sox
with the comparative veteran. Carl
Mays The Yank crustacean was at
nings for the. Sox to beat the Yanks
by 2 to 1.
Up to the seventh inning Robert
son held the Yanks to two lone hits
scratched through the inf1eld. In the
seventh three singles In a row
brought in a run that tied the score
and 1t looked as though the young
Texan would explode with detona-
tion that would satisfy the impromptu
coroner's jury that had assembled ex-
pecting this thing. But Robertson
passed the one bad inning and 1t was
Mays, the veteran, who cracked first.
The neutrality of the New York base
ball customers was demonstrated yes
tsrday afternoon when they cheered
Robertson every time he carne in from
the box The skepticism concerning his
first big league performance disappeared
entirely and some of the enthusiasts
were hailing the Texan as another
Mathewson Well. anyhow. the lad is
1a @
as all Of the Yank sluggers are willing
to testify in affidavit form.
SchooImate of Rip Collins.
This Texas Turbins was born in Sher-
man, Texas. and is schoolmate or
Rip Collins. who was ruthlessly sold TO
the Red Sox by the Yankees. Kid
Gleason bought him in 1920 and gave
him a~sharp cornsr of the White Sox
bench to squat upon. In 1921 the KID
sent him to take preparatory course
with the Minneapolis baseball team.
This spring the Kid recalled the Texan
and being short of pitchers gave him a
lower berth and all the perquisites of
a first string twirler.
Trouble started for Mays in the third
inning. Schaik lifted single over short
few inches higher than Scott's itching
digits- Robertson laid down bunt.
johnson drove hit to left ana SchalS
Sscored This run looked larger and
larger as the game proceeded.
To make things more difficult the
White Sox had shifted tbs signs OF the
Zodiac Evers. the Crab. was coaching
at first and Gleason. the Scorpion. was
on the third base line instead of vice
vorsa as they appeared on the previous
day.
In the seventh inning. which is sup
posed to be lucky one for the Tanks.
the first annoyances of the afternoon
piled up on Robertson. With Baker
out Elmer Miller singled to center.
After Pipp hoisted an infield fly Aaron
Ward singled to right. Scott shot a
hit to the same place and Miller came
IN with the run that tied.
'Ha. ha," mumbled the skeptical
gents among the customers. Right
here is where the new wonder blows
right UP into a whole lot of pieces"
Submarine Going Strong.
But the Texan merely started to get
interested in his work and 1t was evil
dent that the game would run into
extra innings for with real baseball
weather for the first time this year
the soupbone OF Mr.. Mays was work
ing with some of its midseason ease.
The submarine ball was coming UP from
the grass and breaking beautifully. II
looked as though the shades of night
would do their stuff on Coogan's Bluff
before the pastime could be completed.
The conventional ninth passed with
the score still one apiece. In the tenth
the Sox showed their teeth and signs
of crashing right through. They had
a gent as far as third but he did not
get any further.
Falk opened this inning for the Sox
with a smash to center but he was
forced by Mostil. Mcclellan was thrown
out by Mays. Mostil going to second.
This brought up Ray Schalk. who has
been known to bust them In a pinch.
After giving Schalk steely stare Mays
walked him purposely to get Robertson.
which proved wise.
The Yanks seemed to have chance
70 break out In their half OF the tenth.
Ward singled to center and went to
second on Scott's sacrifice. But there
ho remained. for Schang. pinching for
DE Vormer. lifted long one to right.
and Mays was thrown out by Eddie
Collins In person.
The smash came In the eleventh.
johnson singled to center. Strunk hit
one to Scott. who made a nice throw
to first but the ball caromed off
Etrunk's shoulder. counting an error for
the Yank shortstop. With Collins out
Hooper hit to right. Whitley witt. in
his eagerness to retrieve the pill booted
1t further into the grass. johnson
scored. and Hooper continued TO cir
cumnavigate the sacks Witt picked I'D
the ball at last. and n relay shot Il to
the plate just in time TO nail Hooper
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