The New York herald., 1922-03-12
Yankees Overcome Early
Lead Of 4 to | by Timely
Use of Bats.
BIG JIM JOLLEY rs WILD
Four Of Seven Runs for Peli-
cans Are Accumulated
Off Southpaw.
ny CHARLES A. TAYLOR.

ny CHARLES A. TAYLOR.
Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
New ORLEANS, March 11.-Hinkey
Haines ,one Of the Penn State twins,
was the bright and shining light in
the opening ball game of the season
here this afternoon with the New York
Yankees and the New Orleans Peli-
cans as the opposing teams. Nary
home run did the big Babe obtain
throughout the entire wearisome nine
innings, whereas the speedy Hinkey,
who entered the contest in the sixth
inning as substitute for Elmer Miller
In center. In his first trip to the plate
drove the ball far over the head OF
the Pelican left fielder and tore around
the bases at such a terrific rate that
he registered the one and only cir
cult smash Of the day.
The Babe was waiting at home plate
to greet his rival and escorted the
college boy to the bench amid the
howls and yowls Of the assembled pop
ulace. Inasmuch as the Yanks won
by the narrow margin Of one run.
to Z, it may be readily seen what an
important crash the Penn Slater per-
petrated.
As for the Babe. ne tried his mightiest
to give the 5000 customers their moneys 8
worth. He found himself unable to
send the ball out Of the lot. He found
1t no trouble at all to fan a couple
of times and these feats won him
just as wild an acclaim as anything else
he might have done. When he famed
the last time he turned to the shrielxing
fans and promised to do better to-
morrow and he Is more than liable
to keep his word.
Not So jolly for JoIIey.
Manager Higgins chose Big Jim
Jolley, the numbering southpaw from
Lockhart, Tex, as his first moundsman
and four OF the seven Pelican runs
were accumulated off his tosses. In
the second inning the home team had
q real batting picnic. They seemed to
hit back any old kind of ball Jim
served them and they hit 1t back far
too.
Oliver Tucker. one of Hugs rookie
outfielders loaned to New Orleans for
the afternoon. started Jolleys pad
inning by drawing a base on balls.
Tuck went to second on Kallenberger's
single to right and both runners scored
when Johnny Wight. the Pelican third
baseman, drove the ball to deepest left
centre. Wight Tailed in turn as the
result of Ricker's long fly to Camp
Skinner in right.
The Yanks managed to get one Of
these runs back In the fourth inning
~ -taf1 4hx-Ax rxh ttA xxttl1 OF
Thomas. the first of two southpaws the
Pelicans showed in against the New
Workers.. With one out Thomas walked
both Ward and Mitchell and Hofmann's
infeild hit filled all the bases. Thomas
famed Jolley, but then gave Elmer
Miller pass to first. forcing in Ward.
Fewster ended the inning by popping
to Knaupp.
The Pesky Peiicans cancelled this
Yank run In their half Of the fourth
when the irrepressible Wight and Kicker
banged out singles. the former scoring
on a cleveriy executed double steal which
caught Johnny Mitchell mapping.
The spurt starts.
With the home boys leading by 4 to
everything was serene and lovely In
bleachers and stands. 1t was already
apparent that the big Babe was having
an off day and the Pelican pitcher
seemed to be getting better as the game
progressed. But In the fifth inning the
1ankee bats began swinging viciously
and before three men had been retired
five New York runs had spattered across
the plate.
Ruth opened the productive acssion
with an ordinary single to right. Nc
MILAN. batting for Baker. put the Babe
on third with a blow to right. Skinner
popped out and then the procession got
under way. Ward and Mitchell singled
In succession. Quinn. who had relieved
Jolley as the Yank pitcher. walked and
Elmer Miller smashed out another safety
to center and Fewster walked. With
four runs counted the Babe. up for the
second time. drew pass and forced In
the fifth tally.
Townsend. another southpaw took the
place of Thomas as the New Orleans
twlrler in the sixth and was going along
nicely until, with one man out in the
seventh. Hinkey Haines snatched the
center Of the picture from George Her
man Ruth by knocking out his homer.
In the ninth the Yanlts manufactured
their run, singles by Devormer and
Quinn, a pass to Fewster and Ruth's
longest smash of the day. high fly
20 right, being responsible
The Pelicans picked up n score in
the sixth and another In the eighth and
fell one short Of tielng up the game In
the ninth. In the final inning Quinn
was made groEgy by the first two bat
ters who faced him, Kolienberger and
wight The first named singled to left
and the second doubled to the same field.
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