The New York herald., 1922-06-20
RUTH HITS HOMER,
BUT YANKEES LOSE
Cleveland Indians Win, 4 to 2
The Babe Is Ordered
Off the Field.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YoRK HEnArn.
CLEVELAND. June 19.-After twice
spotting the Yankees to one run
lead the Indians came from behind in
the eighth inning Of this afternoon s
engagement and sent the champions
reeling to their eighth consecutive de-
feat. The score was 4 to 2. three OF
the Tribal runs being scored In the
fatal eighth.
Carl Mays. the only Yankee pitcher
who has shown anything like his ac-
customed form during the past eight
days, was the victim OF the Indians
belated but none the less effective on
slaught. He let them down with five
scattered hits. and one lone run IN the
first seven innings, but blew" when
Umpire Bill Dineen pulled sour de-
cision on the Yankees In the second
half of the eighth.
Walter "Duster' Mails pitched the
first eight innings for the Tribe and
held the Yanks to six hits. one or them
a homer by the Behemoth OF Bust, who
subsequently walked once and famed
twice. Nine strikeouts were recorded
Uhle. who faced the Yankees in the
ninth, after Mails had given way to
pinch hitter, added two more to the
total.
Babes Homer In First.
The Babe made his homer In the first
inning. After disposing of Mcmillan
and McNally, Mails slipped couple OF
strikes past Ruth and then tried 10
fan him on a low breaking curve. Dut
Ruth was set for 1t and cuned the
ball over the right field wall Tor MS
first circuit smash in nine days.
Pipp walked and Hofmann singled IN
the second, but neither completed the
circuit. and In the second half the In
dians fled It up. Gardner led on Win
a double to left, advanced to third on
Seweli's infield out and scored on NC
Innis's sacrifice fly to Ruth. .,, .x.
With one out in the thiro' MiNo w ~,
Nally singled and Mails oiscreeuS
passed the Babe. =. ~.
seventh but were stopped py oouDi'
play, Sewell to Wamby.
Better luck attended the Yankees ei
forts in the eighth. After Mays nau
been thrown out by Mails, Norman NC
MILAN. came to bat and walked. NC
Nally, then singled to right. and aftei
the Babe had famed for the secono
time. Meusel came through with 2 MI
which scored Mcmillan. and put NC
Nally on third. There was no furtner
scoring, however. Pipp passing out On
a fly to Jameson.
Yanks Score In Eighth.
Leslie Nunamaker a former YANKEE
batted for Mails after ONeill had been
thrown out in the second hall ano
doubled down the right foul line. Meu-
sells fine throw seemed to have him
blocked tat second, but Umpire Bill
Dineen called him safe. and curing tne
indignation meeting that followed the
Babe was ordered off the fielo' E1imer
Miller replacing him In left.
Jameson then tripled to lett ano
Mummy scored the tying run. Wampy
hunted foul on an attempted squeeze
pIay. but on the next ball pitched the
indian second baseman Topped a single
into center and Jameson crossed the
plate with what proved to be the win
ming run. Speaker then doubled to left
and Mays was taken off the hill, Squire
Sam Jones replacing him.
Gardner swung at the first ball
pitched by the Squire and slapped II
TO center for a single, scoring Wamby.
Jones then pulled himself together and
retired the side without further scoring.
The score: