The New York herald., 1922-07-23
FLY MuSJUDCEDB BY
RUTH AIDS DETROIT
Woodall's Offering in Sixth
Goes for Double and
Two Score.
SCOTT'S TUMBLE COSTLY
Starts Visitors Toward Their
Tallies-Winning Hurler
Is Superb.
SCOTT'S TUMBLE COSTLY
BY w. o. McGEEHAN.

one blamed jinx after another. Just
when they were breathing a bit cas-
Ter and feeling a bit happier over
having throttled one hoodoo in the
person of Urban Shocker another
bobbed right up yesterday to take its
place. The latest jinx, Nemesis hoo
doc. voodoo doctor and bewitcher is
Herman Pillette. young pitcher who
is trying to get along in his first sea-
son as major Lacquer. Pillette. who
beat the Yankees by to on Wednes-
day, stepped into the box out Of his
turn and trounced them again, by
90. for his twelfth victory in sixteen
starts.
This young man Pillette not only
shut out our American League PEN
1ant aspirants. but he gave them the
magnificent total of two hits-one
real, sure enough drive by Bob
Meusel for a base in the frst inning
and the other a measly bunt by AL
bino Witt with two gone in the eighth.
Pillette had our gallant athletes buf-
faloed and eating out of his hand all
the way.
While neapIng encomium on this
Finger who came from Portland as a
throw In with Johnson for more money
than Detroit ever before paid for any
thing except it's grand stand. let us not
forget our own Bob ShawlSey. The COB
was hit pretty hard. the Tigers getting
to him for ten hits. But the former
deck swabber was as tight as a drum
In the pinches, and but for tumble by
the usually reliable Deacon Scott and
costly bit of poor fielding by the great
Ruth-all in the sixth for two runs
Bob might have forced the scrap into
extra innings.
Hot Day for the Babe.
Our magnificent Babe had quite a
merry afternoon, and perhaps he was
tempted from time to time to chase a
few more conductors, buttonhole max
ers and other cash customers through
the stand. The Babe was cheered and
booed by turns. II got so that he didn't
know whether to take off his cap and
smile or to grab bat and scowl. He
got nothing In his efforts TO hit and he
made a mess of his one important
chance out in right field.
Scottie started the Tigers toward their
triumph and set the stage for Ruth's
misjudging fly with one gone in the
sixth. Veach grounded to Pipp and the
$4,000 customers sat back breathing
easier. II was a tense scrap for so
torrid an afternoon and most OF the on
lockers had peeled their coats and wefe
tempted to go further.
Heilmann sent roller straight at
Scott. The Deacon had fielded thou
sands of snappier. tougher bounders.
This was a mean. sneaking. low down
effort and the Deacon fumbled It. Groans
filed the air while the Tiger rested on
first. Cutshaw followed with a bounder
to Scottie too. but this time the Deacon
was right there and tossed out the vet
eran, Heilmann going to second.
RiRney Gets "a Single.
Rigney, like Pillette. making his start
in the majors, got an infield single, and
more groans rent the Harlem ambient
The crowd sensed one of those all too
frequent blowups by the Yankees. He'll
mann went no further than third on the
Rigney effort. and there II was, the
scene set for a double steal or some
other form of trouble.
Rigney did go down but Heilrnann
rested on third. The other Tiger made
his steal and then came woodall with
n look WHICH Ine CrOWO ClQn ike for n
plugged dime. Cobb, out on the lines
was doing a bit of a Highland fling
the old bird-and all the Tigers were in
full growl.
Woodall sent high one over 10
right. IL looked like an easy out. and
perhaps not even a run. But Ruth mis-
judged the ball. He let It go far be-
hind him before he got started. and
then II was too late The WALTON went
for a double. Hilmann and Rirnev both
scooted home and the game was on ice
There was deep silence, then a
wreath OF razzberry for the Babe from
some OF the dissatisfied customers. N
seems hard TO please everybody. Pill
lette thought he, TOO. would try out
the Deacon. but Scottie threw him out
and ended the inning.
Few Ynnks Get On.
Pnlettes pitching was a thing ot
beauty and extreme effectiveness. even
/ n IL did wallop our hopefuls amidships
The young Tiger had world OF stuff
sharp breaking curve BALL lot Of steam
and fine control. True. he did give three
passes.
| One OF the local pedestrians was Ruth.
who got his pass In the fourth. but IL
was Cancelled when Schang forced the
Babe In four trips TO the plate tho
Babe got to base only that one time In
the first inning Pillette flashed few
fancy curves and dazzied the Babe, who
famed. In his third try Ruth flied to
Cobb and in his final attempt he was
easy for Rigney.
The Tigers had opportunities galore 10
score outside OF the sixth. but fast field
4 ing and Shawkey's fine flinging In the
pinches kept the visitors away from the
/ last station. The Tigers began to get
/ to Bob the Deck Swabber in the very
first session. With one gone Jones sim
/ gled down the left field foul lire. Fine
! fielding held the blow to single WNn
Il
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