New-York tribune., 1907-06-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

After an absence of more than a month the
Yankees returned home yesterday, and in
game with Cleveland. at American League Park,
before crowd numbering more than eight thou
sand persons. went down 10 defeat by a score Of
i TO 3. While perfect weather welcomed the
fans at the start Of the game, It began to grow
chilly toward the end. and those who had
brought light overcoats found them comfortable.
The Yankees made ten hits of Rhodes. who
was in the box for Cleveland, and easily out
batted the visitors, who only got four hits of
Orth, These four hits came when needed, how
ever, while, with the exception of the sixth inn
ing the Yankees were unable 10 make hits when
hits meant runs. The home team also made
errors at critical times, which counted against It,
Clark Griffith. manager Of the Yankees. who
was on the coaching lines, found fault with a
decision of the umpire in the seventh inning and
ordered off the field
With the score of to o against the Yankees
at the end Of the fourth inning Hoffman. the
first man up in the NTH inning. sent out hit
TO deep right field and completed the circuit Of
the bases when I.ajoie threw Flicks relay
Bradley's head.
In the sixth inning the Yankees made a rally
and got two men over the plate. With Chase
out Conroy got to first on four wide ones and
tailed on a three bagger to far centre by Will
Jams. On Moriarity's long fly Williams scored.
Hoffman then beat out pretty bunt and
reached third on a single by Kleinow The lat
ter stole second. but Orth did not get a chance
10 win his game, Clark made quick
throw to Bradley and caught Hoffman off third.
In the eighth inning. with two out, Williams
again distinguished himself by sending out an
other three bagger but hope died when Moriarity
flied out 10 Hinchman.
Moriaritys tumble in the third inning was the
beginning Of the trouble for the Yankees. He
dropped Orth's good throw of FHcE's hit 10
catch Turner at third. on Bradleys fly Turner
scored and a double by StOvall got Flick home.
With Clark out in the fourth inning Birmlng-
ham wen. first balls. Chase was then
appauded for reaching up and pulling down
MoTiarty's high throw with one hand. on sin
gle by Turner Birmingham scored. Flick
reached first OF a tumble by Chase and Turner
came in with what proved to be the winning
run.
In the sixth inning. with one out and man
on second and one on third, pretty double play.
which was the fielding feature of the game,
prevented further scoring by Cleveland Rhoades
hit to Orth, who threw TO Chase, retiring the
runner, and Chase then got the ball 70 KleUow
I'm time 20 catch birmingham at the plate.
great catch by Chase of Bradleys foul up
against the right field bleaChers and COnrOy's
running catch of HinChman's line drive in the
ninth inning were plays that brought the crowd
o its feet
At the beginning OF the sixth inning an anus
ing incident occurred, and the crowd had the
laugh on Sheridan the umpire. The latter
thought that a ball had been thrown away in
left field. and before allowing the inning 10 go
on walked over and carefully searched the
took his place behind the bat he was hooted for
several minutes The score follows: