The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Jumping JOE BATS
enough in TO WIN
Has Two Doubles and Four
Base Clout in Four Trips
to Plate.
BUSH STINGY WITH HITS
Courtney Fails to Hold Cham
pions, Who Record Fourth
Straight Victory.

CHICAGO, July 29.-Jumping Joe
Dugan. the Red Sox refugee, slugged
the Yanks to their fourth consecutive
victory to-day in the opening game
of a series of four with the White Sox
In four official times at bat the one
time Philadelphia Athletic and former
Fenway Park fusleer nicked the Of
ferings of two Chicago pitchers for
two doubles and a homer which
batted in all the runs the Yankees
needed to win. The score was to Q.
Three OF the champions runs flowed
across the plate when Jumping Joe
unloaded his circuit smash in the
fourth inning. Babe Ruth also made
homer--his eighteenth of the sea-
son--but 1t came in the seventh in
ming, with all the bases empty, after
the result had been decided.
Bullet Joe" Bush. whip relieved both
Hoyt and Shawkey at ST. Louis and was
credited with two of the Yankees three
victories over the Browns. went the en-
tire route to-day and let the enemy down
with seven scattered hits. Two of them
"a double by Amos Strunk and homer
by Bib Falk-came together in the Sec
ond. resulting in two hostile runs, all
the Sox could score off his delivery
Southpaw Harry Courtney started for
the Sox. but retired in the fifth inning
after the Yanks had found his left
handed slants for nine hits and five
runs. He was in serious trouble from
the start. but managed to escape un-
scathed in the first three innings In the
sourth, however a pass to Wallie Pipp
and singles by Ward and Scott were
followed by Dugan's homer.
Four Huns Result.
Four runs resulted. He tried II gain
in the fifth. but was succeeded by
Shovel Hodge when Ruth and Pipp
raped a couple of singles around
sacrifice and made them good for the
Yanks fifth run.
The Sox started the scoring by grab
bing two runs in the second after the
Yanks had passed up chances In each
of their first two innings. Witt led
off with single to left in the first
and went to second on Dugan's sacri-
flee. Meusel drew n pass. but Ruth
batted into force out at second, and
Schang ended the inning with an easy
tap to Courtney.
Again in the second. the first man up
got on for the Yanks. Pipp coming
through with line hit to left He ad-
vanced to second on Wards sacrifice
went to third on Scotts infied out
but was left stranded when Bush was
called out on strikes.
The Sox went out In order In their
hal of fha first hnt xutt In
the second. Strunk lined double to
left and Falk weighed in with homer
to rightfield bleachers. This was the
Sox leftfielders ninth circuit clout of
the season and was followed by a pass
to Sheely. Bush frightened up. however,
and the next two batters grounded into
easy forceouts at second.
Ruth Fails.
Ruth had another chance TO bat In a
run in the third, but couldn't make the
grade After Witt had been retired
Dugan doubled to left and Meusel beat
nut a hit to deep short. This brought
the Babe TO bat. but the best he could
do was to lift an easy foul to Schalk.
Eddie Collins doubled and Hooper drew
pass after two were out in the second
half and were left on the bases when
Strunk lifted to Meusel.
In the following round the Yankees
finally found the range and forged to
the front Pipp was the first man up
and drew pass. Ward and Scott filled
the bases by lining hits to center and
right. respectively. Bush batted into a
forceout at the plate and Witt grounded
into similar killing at second. but one
run was scored on the latter play and
three more dashed over the plate, when
Jumping Joe" Dugan scattered the in
mates Of the left field bleachers with
homer.
The Yanks renewed their drive on
Courtney In the fifth and blasted him
off the mound. Ruth started the show
with q single through Collins. advanced
to second on Schang's sacrifice and
scored on Pipp's single TO center Shovel