The New York herald., 1922-09-29
1.-TWO Gum Texan Forces Lead
ers to Bite Dust Of De-
feat by 8 to i.
OTHER cAsToFFs HELP
Pratt Drives In Final Run
and Mitchell Bats In
First.

Special Dispatch to THE New York HERALD.
BosToN, Sept 2S.-The Yankees met
an unexpected setback this afternoon
when the tail end Boston Red Sox took
them into camp in the opening game
OF a series Of three and prevented
them from establishing the mathe-
matical certainty which would make
them world series contenders for the
second consecutive year. The score
was to 1. with flock Of Yankee
castoffs playing leading roles in the
discontinue of the New York club.
Two Gun Rip Collins. who helped
he Sox win a double header from the
lamps the last time they were at the
s'olo Grounds, repeated this afternoon
and received lot of timely aid from
Derrill Pratt and Johnny Mitchell,
both of whom were with the Yanks
before they were sold to the Red Sox.
Collins let the champions down with
four scattered hits and was at his best
lin the pinches. He was very wild at
times and issued seven passes. but only
one of these gratuities was costly. Bull
let Joe Bush, his opponent on the hill,
also was wild and unlucky to boot,
since two of the passes he allowed paved
the way to runs.
Nine hits two OF them doubles, were
Sade off Bullet Joe and three of them
,sere made by Derrill Pratt. who scored
the winning run in the sixth and batted
in another In the seventh.
Ynnks Threaten EARLY.
The Yankees put men on bases in
each of the first two innings. but
couldn't do anything with them. In the
first Collins passed both the Babe and
Wallie Pipp. but put one over for Meu-
sci, who grounded to Derrill Pratt for
the third out In the second Ward
doubled after Schang had been retired
and went to third on Scotts inf1eld out.
Bush then popped to Pratt, however,
and that chance was gone.
A double play on Pratt's roller to
Scott turned the locals back in the first,
but in the second Bullet Joe presented
them with a run by passing O'Rourke,
the first man up. j. Collins sent the
runner to third with a line, hit to right
and Johnny Mitchell, former Yankee
bench warmer, brought the run across
with hit to left. Ruel laid down a
sacrifice-. but with runners on second
and third and only one out Bush set
tied down and famed w. Collins and
Mcnosky.
Thc Yankees tied 1t up in the third.
witt led off with a base on balls ana
went to third on Dugan's single to CEN
ter. Ruth grounded into a force out at
second. but defeated the attempt to
double him at first, Witt slipping
through on the play. Ruth went to third
( on Pipp's line single over second, put
Meusci rolled to Mitchell and donble
play retired the side.
In the fourth. Wallie Schang led OFF
with a pass and stole, only to be caught
az third on Wards splash to the box.
Scott then lined to ORourkc, and
double play ended the inning The Sox
vent out in order In their half of this
round.. but punched couple of singles
in the fifth and Bush had to fan George
Burns TO prevent scoring.
Red sox Regain Lead.
In the sixth wallie Pipp led off with
pass and stole. Meusel famed and
Schang grounded out. After Ward had
drawn pass Scott ended the inning
with long high fly to Miller. Inthe
second half Pratt's high fly to short
,.irht field fell safe in front OF Meusel
and bounded past the lanky Californian
for a double. O'Rourke laid down a
sacrifice and J. Collins brought the run
across with a line single TO ceutcT WHicn
bounded out of Whitley Wits gloved
hand. ~,,
After Mitchell had famed J. Collins
stole second and Muddy Ruel was pur-
posely passed, bringing Rip Collins to
hat. The temperamental Texan pre-
vented further scoring by taking called
third strike.
! The Sox rang the bell again In the
seventh. Menosky was the first man up
and walked Miller laid down a sac
rifice. but Burns grounded to Dugan
and Menosky was run down between
second and third. Pratt then smacked
a double to the left field fence and
Burns scored all the way from first.
Pratt took third on passed Dali ana
oRourke drew a pass. but witt backed
out into deep center field Tor J. Coiine
lift and dragged It down for the third
out. -
Elmer Smith batted for Scott In the
ninth and Baker for Bush, but neither
come >Sj afely, while Whitley Witt, the
third man UP in the ffnai round. also
was an easy out.