The New York herald., 1922-08-03
COVELESKIE LASTS
s UNTIL 9Th inning
Sensational Fielding Game of
New York Team Aids
Bullet Joe.
MEUsEL HITS FOR CIRCUIT
Ruth Gets Three Safeties and
Hurts Leg Running Out
Twobagger.

Epecial Dispatch to THE New YORK Herald.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. BULLET Joe
Bush let the Indians down with two
hits--a single by Charley Jameson in
the first and triple by Dilly Wambs-
ganss in the ninth-ths afternoon and
the Yanks won the opening game of
series of four by TO 1. Bush was
wild at the start and passed five men
in the first two innings. but soon set
tied down and from the third to the
eighth inclusive he turned the In
dams back in the order Of their ap-
pearance.
Bush not only pitched well but was
brilliantly supported throughout. 1t is
doubtful If the Yanks have played
more sensational fielding game this
year than they sprang on the Tribe
this afternoon, when one spectacular
play followed another in bewildering
succession.
Bobbie Meusel. Whitley Witt, Everett
Scott, Aaron Ward and Wallie Pipp
vied with each other all afternoon in
robbing the Tribe of singles or extra
base hits and Bush pulled nifty in
his own behalf in the second when he
started a double play which retired the
side after he had filled the bases with
passes.
Eight Hits Off CoyeIeslSie.
Stanley Coveleskie, the Polish spit
ball dispenser. started in opposition to
Bush and was raked for nine hits in
eight innings. including a homer by
Lank Bob Meusel with Wally Schang
on second in the sixth. Meusel's long
smash followed an error by Sewell
which let in one run and paved the
way to two more where perfect play
would have retired the Yanks without
q run.
George Herman Ruth showed a
marked partiality for Coveteskie's damp
ened slants and Strengthened out three
of them for hits. The great BAN
doubled in the first putting Joe Dugan
in position to score on Pipp's sacrifice
fly singled and subsequently scored
the winning run in the sixth. and
opened the eighth with his second
double. In running out this hit he
twisted his knee and was forced to
quit the game. II Is believed. however,
that he Will be fit to resume his ac-
cuStomed position Tomorrow.
A double play stopped the Yankees
after they had scored one run in the
first. After Witt had been retired
Dugan lined a single to left and Ruth
caught the Indian outfielders out OF
position with smash over short which
was good for two bases. Dugan scored
on Pipps sacrifice ny to Speaker. but
Ruth tried for third on the catch and
was doubled up when Wamby inter-
cd Is y, fIa
whipped II to Larry Gardner.
Babe and McuseI Save Bush.
The Indians threatened In their half.
but spectacular work by the Babe and
Bobbie Meusel enabled Bush to weather
the round. Jameson led off with
single to the right field screen and was
nipped at second trying to stretch the
hit Wamby slammed one into deep
left field where a great running catch
by Meusel robbed him of an extra base
hit and after Bush had passed both
Speaker and Wood the Babe retired the
side by snagging Sewell's liner.
Bush continued wild In the second and
passes to Gardner. ONeill and Covey
were wrapped around McInnis's long
liner to Meusel. There was a furry of
activity in the Yankee bullpen. where
Murray started warming up. but Bush
grounder TO Bullet Joe started double
play at the plate and first base.
Whitley Witt singled after two were
out in the third and was the only man
on either club to reach first base in
this or the following inning. In the
fifth. however. Meusel led off with
single over second, advanced to third
on Wards sacrifice and Scott's ground
er to Wamby and completed the circuit
on Bush's single To center
MeuscI CIouts Four Bngger.
Ruth and Meuesl both batted safely
In the sixth and three more runs for
the Yanks resulted. Ruth made his
second hit-a single to center-after
Dugan had been called out on strikes
and went TO second on Pipp's sacrifice.
Sewel fumbled Schangs grounder and
then made wild throw past first.
Ruth scoring and Sshang reaching sec
ond on the double barreIed error.
Meusel then swung at the first ball
pitched and lifted II into the left field
bleachers for homer. SchanG scoring
ahead of him. Ward weighed in with
n single TO center. but Covelskie re-
tired the side without further scoring
by tanning Everett Scott.
The Babe led off for the Yanks In the
eighth and doubled off the center field
wall. He threw his knee out OF kilter
while rounding first however. and
after running out his hit was forced 10
retire from the game. Elmer Smith re-
placed him and went to third on Pipp's
sacrifice. lie was left stranded there
when Schang lined to Gardner and
Meusel rolled TO Wamby.
The Yanls went out in order in. their
half of the ninth, a double play on
Bush''s stab TO Gardner nullifying a
single by Everett Scott. but IN the sec
ond half Wamby led oft with a triple
20 center and scored on Speakers sac
riflce fly to Witt.
The score: