New-York tribune., 1922-09-25


changed before Thursday, when the
Hugmen open a thTee-game series at
Boston, following With one game At
Washington next Sunday. The Browns
will be idle until Friday, when they
open three-game series with the
White Sox. One more New YORK VIC
tory or one St. Louis defeat will settle
the race.
The New Workers would have liked
very much to drive the final nail into
the present pcnnant structure, which
victorv this afternoon would have done.
But tJhle's pitching was too good Tor
the lee%rs to cinch the pennant
through their own efforts in their last
game in the West, and they turned
their faces East tonight with the
honors still to be cinched.
The hitting, and perhaps to sIiRnt
degree the pep, too, slumped this after
noon, but nothing but praise is IN order
for the Yankees hard fighting and fire
playing generally since they left home,
d crusade on which they outfought op-
ponents on their own grounds. The
playfng has carried them to a position
lacking. but one victory Of being unas-
sailablc, and the glitter Of when Is not
to be dimmed by an occasional defeat;
The hits Off Uhlc were but SIX, and
ali scattered. Ruth was the only New
York batter who batted or otherwise
clambered his way as far as third
base. He lifted a deep triple to center
field for that solitary visit TO the third
tavern.
Five Hits Of Shawkey
Sfawkey lost, but his work was strong
and there seemed to be no i'll effects
Of the injury to the arm he received
from ball pitched by Ehmke The In
dian hombres popped Shawkey safely
but five times He had one off inning,
the seventh, when the chances are he
would have Jared better if Bob Meusel
had stayed back on . Texas Lacquer IN
stead OF rushing IN on 1t and thereby
letting it bound for three bases. There
was none out at the time, nobody on
base, and there was no irl perative need
Of irving for catch at 5he RISK Of
putting a man on second or third
Shawkcy followed with a base on
balls and then sacrifice fly, on which
the runner barely beat a good throw
from Ruth. brought score. Wood
singled, and again runner barely ar
rived home in ahead Of throw, this
time a good one from Mcusel. neatly
placed SINGLE by McInnis on a hit and
run play did the rest, w ood taxing ad-
vantage Of a careless loop throw by
Rdtu to Ward and scoring. That was
all tho offense worth mentioning to the
game.
Wi5t opened she game with a bunt
which UhIe couldn't locate, but wasn't
helped BY his mates. although Ruth
walked. Pipp hit into double play,
that ended the inning. The Indians
went out on three little pop flies.
Shawkey's recently injured arm was
O K so far. Two innings OF mechanical
playing quickly went into history. The
day was overcast and it was hard TO
see speed.
Shawkcy's red sleeves frightened an
otherwise gray afternoon, and in the (,
third inning Witt frightened it with a
base hit. He made it with two out, !
whereas McInncs walked i'll the third
him.
The hitting famine was eascd a bit
when Wamby made hit in the fourth
inning. He lasted until he tried to
steal Then Schangf and Scott, the
alliterative alliance. set him down.
Double Kit+ng hurts
fifth, but by that tlre Schang and
Ward had been eclpaed by a double
play. Shawkey came near q hit, lining
fiercely to Sunma, who smotn2-eA the
drive OF thc run. The sun came. our II
the Cleveland fifth, giving the boys
better sight at the bail
Shawkey struck Il wild spell in the
fifth and passed J. Sewell, but rot until
Chill had called the first one, perfect
strike, a ball. Wood scratched a hit, /
making the first time there were two
men on bases simultaneously. 4
double steal disposed OF the simultane-
BUSINESS.
Ruth's triple in the sixth was waste
material. Two were out at the time
and Pipp hit hard to Wamby. Weird
started Cleveland in this inning by
Juggling an easy roller of [. Sewell's. /
but New York's third double play fol-
lowed when Uhle rolled 10 Scott
After Meusel had singled in the !
seventh and Schang had reached first /
on Uhle's tumble Ward attempted 20
sacrifice. 1t was painful attempt. He /
popped meek little fly, something he /
has done more than once on this trip /
Scott fouled out and Shawkey struck +.
out, making that inning izzle.
=, Summa, in the seventh, converted
Texas Lacquer into triple because /
Meusel played it badly. He tore in for /
u and 1t rolled into the field beyond /
Scott retrieving the ball Gardner
Grew Il pass, and it was bad situation /
lof New York much so that Summa |
scored on Sewell's Ay to Ruth. The /
went to second and Woods hit scored
nm McInnis singled on a hit~and /
run play Ruth fumbled ard Wood tai
ned. He caught Ruth mapping by keep
ing coming.
i, Meusels mscalculation on summa's
ny started all this rumpus, though he
couIdnt have prevented a single. The
play upset Shawkey, or something did.
Inc Yankees never had q chance after
the seventh inning, though Schang
IN the ninth with two out. Ell
mer me Smith was all ready to go up and
pat Tor Scott and hit home run with
out. " ga" 41ie"
toda Inc Yankees won eleveA out of ff
teens games on their second Western
trip, On this trip they won nine ont of
A total of twenty out Of
ewehty-elght in the West goes far to
explain their present position.
kuth, Pipp and Meusel were the big
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