The New York herald., 1922-05-18
MURRAY TO RESCUE
OF BOB SHAWKEY
Rookie Not Only Pitches Well,
but Slams Out Home Run
and Triple.
BAKER HITS FOR CIRCUIT
Cleveland Starts Off With a
Bang, but Hugmen Overcome
Lead to Win Out.
BY W.. o. McGEEHAN.

ny w. u NIcGEE HAN.
The cold weather took the form OF
John w. Opportunity knocking at the
door of the Yankee dugout at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. Mr.. Opportunity
was knocking for George Murray, the
young Tar Heel pitcher OF the Yanks
Opportunity knocked when Bob Shaw
keys soupbone became concealed and
he was yanked after walking three
Cleveland men in row.
To continue-Opportunity had only
to give one light tap on the door for
Murray. He stopped the rush of the
Indians, put the Yanks into the run
ming again with a home run that
scored three runs and hit an exhibit
ton three bagger. He can thank the
cold weather, for IL the soupbone of
Mr.. Shawkey had not been CONCEALED
the Tar Heel boy would have been
watching the proceedings from the bull
pen instead of being the leading man
of the show which finished with the
Yanks winning by to A.
iris Speaker Gives Chase.
There was no doubt about the hitting
of the Tar Heel boy. The homer was
plastered well up into the left field
bleachers The three bagger was driven
right into the left field corner of the
lot. closely followed by Iris Speaker and
Jameson. If Murray had been in any
real haste in getting around the bags
he might have stretched 1t into a second
home run, but he remembered that he
still had a hard afternoon to spend in
the box and took his time.
j. Franklin Baker the stanch old
farmer of Trappe. Md, also got himself
a home run. Baker drove his into the
upper tier of the right stand This
makes five Of these that the stanch old
gentleman has accumulated since the
start of the season.
1t was so chilly at the Polish Grounds
that the members of the Elias family
had to keep their hands in their pockets
all through the game and there was
practically no conversation in the pest
box. Irwin S. Cobb, who, according to
rumor, will enter State politics this
year, appeared in new statesman's
hat, soft gray Benny with a a%broad
brim 1t furnished a bright contrast to
the somber black boiler affected by Col
Tllinghast L'Hommedieu Huston.
IL was evident in the first inning that
the soup bone of Bob the Cob
Shawkey was far from being in good
working order. With two out Speaker
singled to left The stuffy Mr.. Nc
Inns dumped a Texas Lacquer into
short left. Sewell singled and both
Indians scored. Fewster made the start
of fine relay and McInnis might have
been .speared at the pan but the ball
knicked McInns on or about the region
of the head and bounded off with a
hollow and lonesome sound.
In the second inning it became even
more evident that the soupbone of Mr..
Shawkey was far below par. With one
out he walked Nunamaker Uhle and
Jameson, filling the corners with In
dians and potential runs. Stephenson
coming up for the second time con-
nected for his second single and Nun
amaker and Uhle scored.
Fewster Makes Pretty Return.
Fewster made a pretty return in
the general direction of the plate.
Shawkey intercepted the peg and
snapped the ball to Baker in time to
nail Jameson at third, which proved
that the well known noodle of Mr.
Shawkey had not been injured by. the
cold even IL the soupbone had been
practically frozen solid. This endei The
afternoon for Bob the Cob. He was
told to take the wing to the clubhouse
TO be thawed out.
As the red flannel battle shirt OF Bob
the Cob disappeared into the Yank
dugout Murray, the Tar Heel boy,
trotted up from the bull pen, his mouth
fun OF gum and his heart full of con-
fdence. He passed Iris Speaker, but
McInnis was thrown out.
Murray made his first appearance at
bat in the Yank half of that same Sec
ond inning with Pipp and Ward on the
bases. the former by virtue of clean
swipe and the latter through pass.
Murray soaked the ball with vim and
vehemence so that II knocked over one
of the benches in the left field bleachers
and upset couple of cash customers
That made three runs for the Yanks and
put them right back into the pastime
Keefe Goes to Mound.
In the third inning Fewster got
base on balls and Baker singled to GEN.
ter. This gave Speaker the notion that
Mr.. Uhle was about TO be spattered over
the mound and Mr.. Keefe replaced him.
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