Yankees Rally Past Tigers While Dodgers Discipline Jess Petty
The Yankees erased a late deficit to beat Detroit 4–3 behind Tony Lazzeri and Earle Combs, while Brooklyn suspended Jess Petty for violating training rules and the Giants defeated Toledo in exhibition play.
Content from the NY Daily News - Saturday July 17, 1926
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YANKS WIN, 4-3, WITH RALLY IN 9TH
NEW SOUTHPAW KEEPS HUGMEN IN HOT WATER
By C. A. LOVETT.
The chronicle of yesterday's happenings at the Yankee stadium, although the Yankees won, 4 to 3, in another great ninth inning rally and broke even in the series with the Detroit Tigers, is largely a story of a diminutive left-hander making his first start for Ty Cobb.
August Johns, they call him, and he lives in St. Louis. He was with Detroit two years ago, but was farmed to San Antonio.
August allowed Huggins's men just one fluky hit in seven and two-thirds innings, and, although he failed to finish, his was one of the most creditable pitching performances of the year here. Only one Yankee reached first until two were out in the eighth—that being Wallie Beall on a pass.
But after Johns passed pinch hitter Pat Collins and Ben Paschal in the eighth and pitched two balls to Mark Koenig, Cobb lifted him and George Stoner came in to make Koenig lift to Harry Heilmann.
Cobb Pulls Fast One.
The Tigers were breezing along then with a 3-1 lead, but Cobb outdid himself at master-minding in the final inning, and thereby enabled the league leaders to pull another game from the slough—their second such recovery in three days at the one-time Georgia peach's expense.
Cobb recalled Stoner, after Babe Ruth singled to open the ninth, and substituted George Cooper. Lou Gehrig elevated to Lu Blue, but Earle Combs pumped a double over third and Tony Lazzeri's triple to right center tallied Ruth and Combs and tied the score.
Cobb was rushing in reserves faster than Gen. Hasenpfeffer at Mons. Lil Stoner Holloway replaced Cooper and Joe Dugan greeted him with a neatly placed hit to right, Push-'em Up Toney carrying home the deciding run.
5½ Game Lead.
It is well the Yanks came from behind to triumph, for the Athletics had taken two close decisions over the Browns, who are here tomorrow, and their lead is now but five and one-half games—and the western teams are not proving soft pickings this month.
Beall did well enough against Johns until the Yankee youngster cracked in the seventh.
Johns outsmarted the Yanks by bunting a third strike safely down toward first, both Beall and Gehrig failing to pick up the ball, and Lazzeri, completely crossed up, neglecting to cover first. Donie Tavener counted the game's first run on that strategem, and when Lazzeri booted Blue's tap, the bases were crowded.
Heinie Manush lined a single to right and Johnny Manion and Johns romped home. Bob Shawkey replaced Beall at this juncture, and on Bob Fothergill's line drive to left, Ruth made a sweet catch and doubled Blue.
John O'Rourke started embryo trouble in the eighth, doubling to left when two were out, and Tavener walked, but Manion popped out.
Blue looped a two-bagger to Ruth's garden with one down in the ninth and stole third as Manush fanned, but Dugan tossed out Fothergill—no kin to Fothy Finch, the Don Marquis character.
Herb Pennock is due to start tomorrow, unless Waite Hoyt is dragged out of the camphor.
PETTY PUT ON SHELF FOR BAD BEHAVIOR
Flatbush Fusiliers Defeat Cards in Final.
By CHARLES HOERTER.
St. Louis, July 16.—Jess Petty was indefinitely suspended today and sent home by Manager Wilbert Robinson for failing to adhere to training rules. The action followed Petty's miserable showing against the Cardinals yesterday.
It is believed that the southpaw's suspension will not be lifted before the team reaches home. As the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates will be the Dodgers' next opponents, and as both these teams are particularly fond of southpaws, Petty wouldn't be of any use anyhow.
Warned Repeatedly.
Petty, according to Uncle Robbie, has been warned repeatedly for his failure to abide by the rules of the club.
Not only was Petty's pitching against the Cards terrible, but his judgment was a crime. On one occasion he had two strikes and no balls on Bob O'Farrell, a good hitter. Instead of taking that advantage, Petty grooved a ball and O'Farrell slammed out a hit. He did the same thing on Charlie Reinhart, and the latter rapped out a triple with the bases full, and won the game.
Grimes Faces Cards.
In an effort to win his tenth game of the year, Burleigh Grimes faced the Cardinals in the final game of the series here today. Grover Alexander was his opponent.
Alexander, since his release from the Cubs, has pitched great ball for Rogers Hornsby's crew.
The Robins won, 8 to 7.
GIANTS DEFEAT MUD HENS, 6—3
Toledo, O., July 16.—The Giants beat the Mud Hens in an exhibition game here today, 6—3, Doc Farrell driving in most of the runs with two singles, a double and a triple. The score by innings:
| Team | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 6 | 14 | 1 |
| Toledo | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Batteries—Jack Scott, Virgil Barnes Davies and Johnny McMullen; Woolfolk, Caffry and Heving, Urban.
