The New York herald., 1922-06-27
Mr. Lands and 5000 Specta-
tors See a Real Good
Ball Game.
YANKEES OvERTAKE sOX
Bambino's Smash in 5th Starts
Fireworks and Shawkey. Fin
ishes Job in Ninth.

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BosToN, June 26.-George Herman
Ruth resumed his accustomed position
In the Yankee outfield to-day and with
his robust aid the Ruppert-Huston
forces shattered losing streak ex-
tending over four consecutive games.
With two out in the fifth inning. run
ners on first and third and two runs
needed to tie, the Babe smacked a
homer. his eighth. of the season. into
the distant. right field bleachers and
laid a solid foundation for final
count of to in favor of the harassed
champions.
Among the 5000 spectators who saw
the Babe return from his suspension was
Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Lam
dis. The benevolent despot Of organ-
lied baseball arrived in Boston this
morning and after long talk to men,
bers of both clubs drew the Babe aside
for few private words with him.
Neither divulged the nature of the con-
versation but it is rumored that the
commissioner cautioned the Babe that
IL
missioner saw the Babe make his homer
but left the game in the seventh inning
to catch the five o'clock train to New.
York.
Homer for Shawl<ey.
The Babes home run was not the
only one of the game. With the score
knotted at four-all in the ninth, Battling
Boz Shawkey caught one Of Jack
Quinn's spitters on the end of his bat
and lifted 1t over the left field fence for
what proved to be the winning counter.
One more run was scored by the Yanks
thereafter, but this one wasn't needed.
Shawkey pitched the entire game for
the Yanks and let the enemy down with
ten hits and four runs, only two Of
which were earned.
The Yanks made threatening gestures
In each Of the first three innings, but
each successive rally was stopped by a
double play. In the third they filled the
bases on Hofmanns single to left Pit
tenger's tumble on Shawkey's easy roller
and Wits safe bunt toward third. but
McNally tapped to Quinn and a two ply
killing at the plate and first base re-
tired the side without run.
Sox Make Good start.
piled up three run lead by scoring two
runs in the first and one in the third.
Srnith led off in the opening round by
punching double to right. He went to
third on Menosky's sacrifice and scored
on Burns's single to center. Burns went
to third on Pratt's single to right. but
tried to score on Dugans bunt to Shaw
key and was caught at the plate for the
second out. Collins then grounded to
o~J ha ha 10 "A md
stand, Pratt scoring, Dugan going to
third and Collins reaching second on the
error.
Shawkey prevented further scoring In
this frame by tanning Muddy Ruel. but
in the third another error gave the Sox
another run. Menosky led off with an
infield hit and was sacrificed to second
He went to third on wild pitch and
SCORED when Freddie Hofmann matted
Wits throw on Pratt's fly to center
Ruth drew pass at the start of the
fourth but nothing came of It, In the
fifth, however, Quinn again passed the
first man. up and this gratuity which
nut Deacon Scott on first paved the way
10 four Yankee runs. After Hoffman,
and Shawkey had been retired Witt also
walked and McNally singled to right,
scoring Scott and sending Witt to third
Ruth's Eighth Homer.
This brought Ruth to bat. and after
passing up a bad one the Babe laid
his bludgeon against a splitter and
eplashed it into the right field bleachers
for his eighth home run of the season,
Witt and McNally trudging home ahead
of him.
Singles by Smith and Burns were
wasted in the Red Sox half of this in
ming. but in the following round the
knights of the Crimson hose tied IT
up on Dugan's infield single, Collins's
double to left and Pittenger's sacrifice
fly to Ruth. Quinn had chance to
bat In run In this inning. but famed
for the third time.
With one out in the seventh, Shawkey
singled to left and Witt drew his second
pass McNally grounded solidly through
the box, but Pittenger made a dazzling
one handed pickup back of second for
a force out on Witt, and Ruth ended
the inning by rolling to Derrill Pratt.
In the second half. Smith singled to
right and was forced at second on
Menosky's bunt to Shawkey. sMenosky
went TO third on Burns's third hit. a
single, which took bad bound over
Deacon Scotts head. but thried to score
on Pratt's grounder to McNally and was
caught at the plate, after which Dugan
lined to Ward for the third out.
Neither side threatened in the eighth.
but with one out In the ninth and the
count one and one Battling Bob Shaw
key hoisted homer over the left filed
fence Witt beat out bunt toward
first. and after McNally had been
thrown out by Dugan the Babe was
Intentionally passed; this brought Bobbie
Meusel to bat and the California clouter
brought Witt home with a single to
left The score:
NEW YORK [A) BOSTON (A)