The New York herald., 1922-06-25
YANKEES FOUNDER
TO DOUBLE DEFEAT
Red Sox Batters Use Up New
York Pitchers in Merciless
BOmbardment.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
Boston, Mass, June 24-Returning
from an overnight visit to New York,
Col. Til Huston arrived in Boston to-day
in time to see his YANKEES drop both
sections of a double header to the Red
Sox by scores Of IL to and to 2.
The knights Of the crimson hose were
in last place when they opened their
present series with the champions. but
have climbed out OF the cellar while win
ming four in a row from the hapiess ana
seemingly helpless Rupert-Huston forces
Everybody in Boston insists that the
Sox. stripped of their old time stars, are
a bad bali club. yet they outplayed the
Hucmen to-day in every essential re-
spec,. despite the fact that they made
four errors In the first game and one II.
the second. In their fielding, the de-
fense was good when II had to be. After
the first inning OF the opening eucoun-
ter their pitching also was good.
Three former Yankees handled the
pitching for the Sox and two of them
were brilliantly effective against the
former eliminates. Rip Collins was
batted out OF the box In the first inning
of the first game. but Allan Russell, VINO
succeeded him. let the Yankees down
with seven hits In the eight ana one,
third innings he pitched. Bad Bill
Piercy. who went the route In the second
enga cement. allowed only the same
number of hits in nine full innings.
Bullet Joe Bush worked in opposition to
Piercy and lost his game in the first two
innings.
Three Pitchers Battered I'm First.
Three Yankee pitchers were used In
the opening engagement and all were
rrofusely plastered in turn. Sam Jones
started but was driven to cover In the
fourth inning, and George Murray, VINO
succeeded him. was no more effective
In checking the local maulers. lie was
taken out between innings and LEFTY
C'Doui pitched the last two innings.
Rip Collins, of two-gun fame. was
Hughie Duffey's original selection, but
he did not survive the opening inning.
Witt opened fire on him with single
TO center and Mike McNally walked.
Miller grounded into a forced out at
second. but Meusel singled to right.
Pipp doubled to center and Ward sin
gled past Pratt three runs resulting.
Allan Russell. another former Yankee.
was rushed to Collins's relief and the
side was retired without further scoring.
The Sox made only one hit In the
first three innings, n single by Ruel at
the start OF the third. which was can
celed by double play on Russelrs
grounder to Scott. but In the fourth the
knights Of the crimson hose sent eleven
men to bat and scored six runs on six
hits and three passes.
Smith started the thing with a single
to right. Menoskey drew a pass and
Burns filled the bases by beating out a
bunt down the third base line. Pratt
batted into force out at the plate. but
Dugan bounced n tlt off Joness glove.
scoring Menoskcy. j. Collins tied II up
with single to center. which brought
10th Burns and Pratt across.
Dugan was caught at the plate trying
TO score on Ruels single TO right, but
Jones filled the bases by purposely pass
ing Pittenger. and then forced In a run
by walking Russell
Murray Arrives.
Smith came up for the second time In
this inning and poled single to right.
Ruel and Pittenger scoring. George
Murray then relieved Jones and retired
the side without further scoring.
Pipp's single TO center and consccu-
tive errors by Derrill Pratt and Clark
Pittenger gave the Yanks one run in the
sixth In the second half Of this round
the enemy returned to the attack with a