Tigers Nip Senators, Ruth Reaches Fifteen and Cardinals Hold Serve in St. Louis
Content from the Battle Creek Moon-Journal - Friday Afternoon May 21, 1926
Table of Contents
- Rowland Should Have Good Eyesight
- Tigers Again Whip Senators
- Ruth Collects His Fifteenth Homer
- White Sox Fall on Boston, Win 13 to 4
- Athletics Take 2nd From Cleveland, 10-2
- Giants Group Hits and Win
- Chicago Bunches Hits, Down Braves, 8 to 4
- Cardinals Defeat Philadelphia, 4-1
- Cincinnati Takes Second From Brooklyn
- Club Standings
- Advertisements
ROWLAND SHOULD HAVE GOOD EYESIGHT
He Came From the Land of the Three-Eye Players
Clarence Rowland, who sometimes finds himself addressed as "Pants," even when the demi tasse is being served, is well on another season as one of the American League umpires.
We say well on, for Rowland has already systematized the cleaning of his wardrobe—at matter of some importance to the immaculate caller of strikes.
In addition to being one of the most satisfactory umps in the big show today Rowland has a better working knowledge of baseball, from the business as well as the player side, than most men.
This despite the fact that his playing days wede short and unsung.
Rowland started his baseball career as a bat boy for the Dubuque, Ia., Three-Eye League club and was graduated from that task to the post of player. That was in 1902. Rowland yearned to become a big league catcher. He was "catching" on to the ways of the game when a blow from a bat crippled his throwing arm and ended his days as a player.
Tries Hand as Pilot.
He had become popular enough, however, and had impressed the club owners to the extent that they signed him to manage the club the next year. And before he finally moved up to the big show he had managed the team seven years—four years, a break, and then three more. During that break he managed, Aberdeen, Jacksonville and Winnipeg, all in different leagues. He held the dual role of owner and manager his last three years at Dubuque. Then he broke connections with the team and managed the Peoria club.
About that time the White Sox were wallowing about in the mire. Charley Comiskey was looking for someone to boss the club. He knew Rowland from the old days at Dubuque and decided to give Clarence a chance. The baseball world laughed at Commy when he signed a "bush league" manager who had never played in the big show. Rowland and Commy enjoyed the last laugh, together, however. He landed the team in third place in 1915, pushed it up a notch the next year, and then just naturally won the flag in 1917 and eased the Giants out in the world's series that followed.
The team dropped to sixth place the next season and Pants dropped out the next campaign.
Then Rowland took a flier at owning a club in the American association, but after running the Milwaukee club a year he sold it.
A whirl at scouting for big league clubs, one year, as manager of the Columbus team and then, three years ago, he was signed to umpire in the American League.
I saw Rowland down in St. Petersburg, Fla., last spring, all dolled up in one of his perfect-fitting suits, jaunty cap and jaunty smile. I'm not sure whether the sunshine or a quick turn-over on a lot had put the smile there. But Rowland always has that beam ready—even when the jolly ball players make believe they are real angry.
TIGERS AGAIN WHIP SENATORS
FOUR PASSES BY MARBERRY PUSH OVER WINNING RUN IN NINTH.
Bunched hits give Detroit Tigers 6 to 5 edge; six hurlers used during game.
Washington, May 21.—(U. P.)—Detroit made it two straight over the Washington Senators here yesterday by taking an exciting game that contained many thrills, 6 to 5.
Four passes, generously dished out by big "Firpo" Marberry, champion relief hurler of the former world's champions, all came in the ninth inning and pushed over the deciding counter for the Tigers.
In their section of the same frame, the Senators through stupid base running and sling-shot throws by Tiger fielders, were unable to get a run on three safe hits made by the four batters who appeared.
It was the Tigers twelfth win since leaving home on April 28. They have lost eight during the same time, and while now six and one-half games behind the leading Yankees, are only one and one-half games behind the second place Cleveland Indians.
Both teams were off to a bad start, the Tigers bunching four singles in the first for two runs off the veteran Stan Coveleski, while the Senators drove the rookie Gibson from the mound in the third with a three-run rally.
Hooks Dauss took up the relief role, and Detroit promptly chased Coveleskie in the sixth with a similar three-run rally that tied the score, and they eventually chased his relief man, Marberry, in the ninth, Alex Ferguson completing the game.
Hooks Dauss, who relieved Gibson, was in turn relieved by "Hookey" Dauss in the ninth when the Senators threatened.
"Muddy" Ruel, Washington catcher, opened the Senators' last chance with a single. Stewart ran for him and promptly swiped second, from where, however, he strayed a little later and was nipped by a snap throw. Jeanes, batting for Marberry, singled over second, and Dutch Reuther, batting for Sam McNeely, made the third successive single a blow to right. A fast relay, Harry Heilmann to Charlie Gehringer to John Warner, caught Jeanes trying to make third. Dauss had pitched to Reuther, and he then made Bucky Harris hit weakly to him, ending the game.
Box score and game summary from a 1926 Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Senators matchup, featuring hits by Ty Cobb and Goose Goslin alongside American League umpire Clarence Rowland.
RUTH COLLECTS HIS FIFTEENTH HOMER
New York, May 21.—Continuing their home run attack, the New York Yankees made it nine straight here Thursday, vanquishing the St. Louis Browns, 5 to 4.
This ties the recent record of the Philadelphia Athletics for the longest winning streak of the year.
Babe Ruth delivered his fifteenth circuit blow in the fifth inning and in the same session Pat Collins drove out a homer with one on base.
Ruth's fifteenth home run of his record year of 1921 was not made until May 31 in the Yankees' fortieth game. Today's game was but the thirty-second of the season for the home club.
George Sisler returned to his job at first after a brief layoff due to a twisted ankle and hammered a four-bagger and a double.
Score:
St. Louis . . . . .011 000 020—4 8 3 New York . . . .100 040 00*—5 6 3
Gaston and Ray Schalk; Herb Pennock and Collins.
WHITE SOX FALL ON BOSTON, WIN 13 TO 4
Boston, May 21.—Chicago White Sox fell on four Boston pitchers Thursday to defeat the Red Sox 13 to 4. The White Sox collected 18 hits, nine of them for extra bases. Earl Sheely hammered out three two base hits and Johnny Mostil two. A high wind played havoc in the field and considerably bothered the players.
Score:
Chicago . . . .201 640 000—13 18 3 Boston . . . .030 001 000— 4 9 2
Tommy Thomas, Alex Ferguson and Byrd Lynn; Wingfield, Carl Lundgren, Red Ruffing, Dutch Ruether and Val Picinich.
ATHLETICS TAKE 2ND FROM CLEVELAND, 10-2
Philadelphia, May 21.—The Athletics took the second game of the series with Cleveland Thursday 10 to 2. Philadelphia hit George Uhle and Karr for 8 runs in the first three innings, Al Simmons allowing five of the tallies. Mickey Cochrane's third homer of the season with one on base in the second inning finished Uhle. Norman Lehr, a rookie, hurled fair ball for the last five innings.
Score:
Cleveland . . .200 000 000— 2 6 1 Philadelphia . .323 010 01x—10 11 0
Uhle, Karr, Lehr and Luke Sewell; Slim Harriss and Cochrane.
GIANTS GROUP HITS AND WIN
STAVED OFF TWO RALLIES OF CHAMPIONS AND WON 5 TO 4.
Bell's Home Run of Philadelphia Whips Cardinals; Chicago Wins Again.
Pittsburgh, May 21.—The Giants successfully staved off rallies in the eighth and ninth innings Thursday to take the second game of the series from the Pirates, 5 to 4.
Four hits coupled with two sacrifices helped the victors to score four runs in the first inning.
In the eighth, with the bases loaded and one run across, Davies, who relieved Greenfield, caused Pinch Hitter Barnhart to hit into a double play.
Score: New York . . .400 000 001—5 10 1 Pittsburgh . . .200 000 011—4 10 1 Greenfield, Davies and Snyder; Morrison and Gooch.
CHICAGO BUNCHES HITS, DOWN BRAVES, 8 TO 4
Chicago, May 21. — Chicago evened the series with Boston Thursday by bunching hits off Lefty Mogridge and Smith to win 8 to 4. Charlie Root pitched a tight game, allowing the Braves but five hits.
Score: Boston . . . . .002 010 010—4 5 2 Chicago . . . . .021 200 03x—8 10 0 Mogridge and Taylor; Root and Gonzales.
CARDINALS DEFEAT PHILADELPHIA, 4-1
St. Louis, May 21.—Bell's home run in the second inning scoring Mueller ahead of him gave the St. Louis Cardinals an early lead Thursday and the locals defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1, evening the series. Victor Keen held the visitors to five scattered hits. It was his sixth victory of the season against one defeat. Rogers Hornsby, Cardinal manager, whose left foot was injured Wednesday, was back in the lineup.
Score: Philadelphia . . .000 100 000—1 5 3 St. Louis . . . . .020 101 00x—4 4 1 Knight, Ulrich and Wilson; Keen and O'Farrell.
CINCINNATI TAKES SECOND FROM BROOKLYN
Cincinnati, May 21.—Cincinnati won its second game from Brooklyn Thursday in a contest featured by heavy hitting in the first, fifth and seventh innings.
In the seventh Bressler tripled with two on and he scored on an infield out. Rixey pitched well except in the third inning.
Score: Brooklyn . . . . .001 000 001—2 8 1 Cincinnati . . . .110 030 20*—7 9 0 McGraw, Vance and O'Neil; Rixey and Picinich.
CLUB STANDINGS
1926 major league baseball standings published during the Yankees’ early American League dominance and the Reds’ surprising rise atop the National League race.
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