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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS August 10, 1918 ... Col. Jacob Ruppert and his boys from Broadway spread another bunch of gloom around Fenway Park, when they grabbed both ends of the twin bill from the Sox. The Yankees decided the first contest in their favor in the 10th inning by scoring four runs and winning 5 to 1. They then took the second game by a score of 4 to 1. Almost 8000 fans saw the twin bill and in spite of the Arctic weather. They were enthusiastic, even though the Sox were on the losing end. The presence of such a crowd on a gloomy day seems to prove how much interest there is left in baseball. Inasmuch is George Mogridge pitched the first game for the Yankees, it was almost needless to say that the visitors would win. Mogridge has them beating the Sox consistently since September of 1915, and his win yesterday was the fifth that he has hung up against them season. It was their failure to hit in the pinches that beat the Sox. They put plenty of men on, but lacked the punch that would driven runs in. Joe Bush gave Mogridge quite a battle from the first inning and continued it until the ninth. He fanned ten of the Yankees, but it was Frank "Home Run" Baker who slammed out four blows. Carl Mays and Ray Caldwell pitched in the second game and the sixth inning proved to be the undoing for Mays. He walked one batter and hit two after two were out. Then came along Jacques Fournier, formally of the White Sox, who drove in two runs to give Yankees the lead after six innings. In the first inning of the opening contest, a single by Baker and a double by Pratt gave the Yankees a run. The Red Sox tied the score in the fourth inning when Harry Hooper, Dave Shean, Babe Ruth, and Stuffy McInnis all hit safely. There were two out, when the Yankees, scored in the 10th. Roxie Walters singled and was forced by Mogridge. Bill Lamar doubled, putting Mogridge on third and Frank Baker was passed purposely, filling the bases. Del Pratt's infield hit scored Mogridge and Fournier's double cleared the bases. It meant four runs and a 5 to 1 victory. A drive by Ham Hyatt rolled under the fence in right field for a home run in the second inning of the second game giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the sixth, with two out, Mays passed Lamar and then hit Baker and Pratt with pitched balls to load the bases. Fournier laced a double to left, scoring Lamar and Baker while Pratt was nailed at the plate. The Yankees scored one more run in the ninth inning and won the game 4 to 1. The White Sox bunched hits in the last two innings, and defeating Cleveland 6 to 2. The Sox lead over the Indians is at three games. Carl Mays has received his draft notice to report for an exam in Missouri. Mays has been trying to arrange to have his exam transferred to Boston, but has received no answer from his draft board. He says that unless a reply to his telegram is received shortly, he will have to leave the team to report. |
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