New-York tribune., 1922-06-29

fWcnty-SeFcUs ~ ""' ~"
and the score was ] 10 q.
n was not all clean sailing Tor the
ancient monarch. In the first inning
,he Yankees threatened him, ana again
in the sixth they had him sparring fof
wind. In the ninth. with two out, flpp
,rinled IN extreme lcft center, but diod
on third. II Vas just those emefg'h
eies. however, that made the ski ana
nerve Of johnson stand out in bold 70.
lief When threatened he turned on AT
,bo anecd at his command and bfoczed
the ball through.
Njne of the Yankees fell victims 70
tho smoke and skill Of Sir walter Meu'
sol famed three times. and twice WITH
men on third. In the second inning
Johnson famed the side with Ward,
scott and Holman hitting, and did u
on eleven pitched balls. ln fhe folrtn
inning Ruth, Meusel and Pipp vent
down on ten offerings, Ruth and Long
Bob tanning. In the eighth inning hoyt
and Witt struck out and hcNalI y
fouled out. eleven balls being pitched
bv Johnson. The Yankees got seven
hits and six mon we're leit on base
Not base on balls was issled by
johnson.
Hoyt az His Best
when man performs n groa. ieat
and wins the sDoils of w,tofy and tAe
credit are his. yet Waite hoyi VI no
Yankee. pitching his best game OF t1e
so.eor and ono of the best games -
his career. is not % be passed over a.
losers so often are. Hoyt lost % john
son only after a terr.ac pitching due.
which nlayed on the nerves Of me
fsra throughout. With q favorlng
brcak in the luck Hoyt might have
Won HE game. Against a lass formi-
dablc focman he might have won, DAi
in losing his prestige was no- oimi1-
istod One run scored in toe ninth
heat Hoyt. who allowed only tNo niii
an 10 the ninth and two ln the tnal
Whitley Witt has made more sensa-
tional plays in his career than the
drive OF Earl Smith called for ln the
ninth lie has made tncm and .n "a
manner that seemingly call for compara-
,iyclv little effort: but these play were
yode under different eircumstsnces.
Wnh one hand down, Shanks on second
ard Harris on frst. the Yankee inteid
played back FOR a double play ana tAe
outhcld crept up for possible play az
the plate. An accurate throw on snort
single might have cut down run.
smith. however. lined one fair and true
over the infeld. Witt ran back but
failed 20 make catch and the ball
rolled 20 the fence. Shanks scored and
Harris might have had u been neees'
sary.
II vas Shanks who started the dowr
fall OF Hoyt and later completed u.
he smashed a hard single 70 center
field and went % second on Brewer g
sacrifice bunt. Harris was hit, the
second time m the game. The lank
team shifted, as indicated before, and
smiths crash ended the brilliant con-
test.
The Yankees Final Effort
Had Ward been successful in hitting
safely in the ninth the blow ny smith
might have been caught. for the Hug
men would not have 20 present a "one-
run defense" Walie pipp tripled 20
the left center field reaches, ard see
how the breaks Of luck affected that
blow. The grass was high out there
and stopped the roll Of r,e ball or a
home run might have been recorded.
Ward tried hard. but Harris eamped
under his wallop.
Ward was not tho only Yankee who
fell down in the pinches. In the mrs,
inning. with one out. McNally on third
end Ruth on FIRST, Mcusel waved az
three curved balls that broke Ike a
lightning bolt over the corner Of the
plate. In the sixth inning Wit singled
and went 70 third on a wallop By kltn
but Johnson sneered at Mousel and cut
loose with that sweeping side arm
curve and set Long Bob down.
With the pitchers going great guns
and the crowd hanging on every move
the feldors entered into the spirit OF
the afternoon. Mike McNally made a
fine play on slow roller b. Johnson
In the eighth inning, seooping the ball
with bare hand. Pipn made hne
play on Rice and also collaborated with
iloyt in some fancy fielding 10 retire
Picinlch in the fifth. Ward ran into
right field and caught drive By
Shanks which possibly cut OF a run
in the first frame Judge made lean
ing catch Of Pecks heave on Meusel
in the ninth inning, which was a fine
bit Of defense.
The score: