The New York herald., 1922-05-20
SIX RUNS IN FIRST
ENOUGH FOR YANKS
Sothoron and Bagby Easy
Clevelands Are Beaten
by IL to 4.


at the Polo Ground yesterday Sad
indeed was the sight as the Yankees
hung Grape or the optics OF the once
proud braves from Cleveland. Using
the lethal claymore as well as the more
subtle bastinado. varying their attack
from the home run hit by Frank Baker
to the bunting tactics with which they
drove Allen Sothoron to the open
plumbing. the New Yorks made the
Seminoles roll over and jump through
a hoop. They were strangely supine
those Indians-and they took their
third straight trouncing by IL to 4.
In SO far as the decision was con-
cerned everything which happened after
the first inning was altogether super
fluous. Six runs came in for the Yam
KEGS in that opening round-one more
than they needed to take the old game.
And they never enjoyed getting runs SO
much, nor did they ever get them any
easier. Sothoron. who hates bunts as
much as the Yankees like to push them
out of his reach lasted just long enough
TO give the natives good start. In
fact, Allen left quite early. before any
body was retired in the first frame
After Sothoron came Jim Bagby, and
the corporal had about as much on the
Dali as ftutn St. DeniS CdTTleS dIOuHu
in one of her classic dances. Jim had
no speed, no control. no curve to speak
Of. and still he was kept in there to
take a terrific pasting. 1t was like TAX
ing a lollypop from an infant to CLEAN
runs off the Bagby delivery. 1t was
bang. bang, bang-and the boys kept
marching until the sixth inning, which
saw Duster Mails and his left handed
shoots face the leg weary Yankees.
Mays Not in Top Form.
While the New Yorks were holding
high carnival the Indians were doing
bit of hitting on their own account.
Carl Mays was not in his best form.
He yielded ten blows, but with that
great lead he did not have to extend
himself at any time. Carlo gave the
Indians a couple Of runs in the second,
but the Yankees went right out in their
half and got three more off Corporal
Jim. There were two more off Carl In
the third, but along came the locals
with three more in the fifth-an inning
which saw four hits send Bagby to the
showers.
For a time the easy process whereby
the New Yorks piled UP the runs was
sweet sight, but after a while 1t be-
came as cloying as the errand boys
second week in a candy factory. There
was altogether too much Of the saccha-
rine stuff on the premises, and the Gus
toners began to hit for the exits rather
early. Iris Speaker conceded defeat De-
fore all the return were in. He sur
rendered as early as the third, when
he relieved many of his regulars and
sent in his reserves.
The locals began to harass Sothoron
with the bastinado right off the reel
Witt opened the home first with bunt TO
the pitcher, and beat the throw. Fewster
went up to bunt too. but found that
he did not have to. Sothoron could not
find the plate and Chick walked. Baker
hunted. OF course, to Sothoron. The
pitcher made crazy throw iato the
right field boxes and sent Whitley home.
while Chick reached third and Baker
got to second. Sothoron pitched three
bad ones to Miller, and then came the
recall.
Bagby No Improvement.
Bagby marched proudly into the box
"a new Richmond, may be. Jim threw
one, and It was bad. This clogged the
bases. Pipp singled and scored two run
ners Ward walked-and again the bags
were full. Schangs fly to Speaker scored
Pipp. Mays singled to right and scored
Ward Witt and Fewster. up for the
second time, mercifully permitted them
selves to be retired.
Bagby drove in the two runs for the
Indians in the second with single after
Gardner had reached first on Bakers
error, Wood had walked and both had
gone on because OF passed ball
Baker opened the locals second with
his drive into the upper tier OF the right
field stand--his sixth homer Of the sea-
son. A hit by Miller, a pass to Pipp.
Wards sacrifice and Schang's single ac-
counted for two more tallies.
Speakers triple to right center--it
would have been a home run for iris
had he had his old speed--started the
Indians toward their brace Of counters
in the third. The score: