New-York tribune., 1908-08-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.

The Oftener one sees the Yankees lose the
stronger grows the impression Of the remarkable
class of the majority of the American League
teams. Cleveland beat the Highlanders yesterday
by a score of ) 10 l. and the game by the
finest sort of plaving The team that Griffith led
for SO long undoubtedly outcIassed this year now
that nearly all the other teams are moving at thelr
real gait but nine still good one, ana neeos
little to push it up TO the front rank next year
One bad inning lost yesterday game, ana AT 'lie
pace they setting that is pretty sure u NC
the case in any game in which one of the western
clubs engaged. The responsibility for the uouple
in the eighth inning yesterday must be divided be
tween Lake and the fielding of the Yankees hlos'
Of the blame being really due to the heloihs-
There were two happenings of interest yesterday
aside from the game itself, which was all rlsht
for seven innings. one the temperance OF
Joe DovIe who pitched the ninth inning. after
Orth had batted for Lake Doyle held the CieVe-
Ianders safe enough while he pitched even alls'
Hinc hman had singled. and will be more thdh
useful his is sufficiently improved 10 iet MIN
pitch. He has been in Atlanta II Is worthy OF
note that Doyle made his first appearance as a
Highlander u couple of years ago against IleFe-
land. when he shut out that band OF slusgers-
The other matter of interest was the announce
rnent that Niles, who came here from ST Louis
to replace Jimmy Williams this season, had been
traded to Boston for Frank Laporte, who was a
Yankee until this year
ElberfeId undoubtedly intends to play Laporte at
second base and he should be a most valuable ad-
upon New Workers that Jimmy NcAleer knew
what he doing when he took Williams for
Niles. As between Hoffman and Hemphil, while
there may be for argument. ii is safe to say
that Griffith had none the worst OF it But Will
Jams "A better than Niles and his fine work
in St Louis makes the ragged work he did here
all the disCreditable. He was good man
to get rid Of and Grifth's bad luck spelled fort
une for McAIeer Laporte played third base when
he was here before and was never suited to that
icIIIt Of he nj a
probab biltty, develop into excellent man at sec
ond base. leaving Elberfeld good utility man in
O'Rourke and his hitting is likely TO break up any
game
first in the third inning. when ne picked out one
OF Lakes shoots and pasted ii against the centre
field fence. II beautiful hit. and Clarke de
served the home run he was able to make Aside
from that ball, Lake held Cleveland safe until
the explosion in the eighth inning He was in a
bad hole in the first inning for with two out. he
hit Turner RE let Lajoie walk but Stovau filed
the bases with infeld hit and things looked
very bad. Young ORourke, however, handled
Bemiss hit Cleanly a veteran. and retired the
side
O'Rcurke and Hemphill first up in the first and
second innings for the Yankees. made safe hits,
but there was no to push them around Then
Joss put the screws on. and the Higt1landers went
ont in one TWO. thr order for five innings
Turner beat an infetd hit in the sixth inning but
aside from that the visitors failed to get a man
r, hase except when Clarke made his long hit.
until the eighth inning Lake pitched fine ball for
a voungSter and Is abundantly fulfilling the prom
Use he has shown
DeIehanty dropped J. Clarkes tly IN the eightn N
-i,,, after Joss had famed and that put a man on
..-,,l base Turner scored him with a single, and.
att.r stealing second. made third on kleinows bad
,b-o,. proner support would have ended the inning
ON thar play without a run. for both Clarke and
.r-,r should have been easy outs. Lake himself
h,,lse into the error column Lajoie's hit which
let Turner in and Stovall scored his manager win
efngIa He scored in Bemis's HIT and
,Le, u was over The Yankees got one run In their
half for Ball hit two -bagger. made third base on
Etleinoyv.s out and scored Orth's long fly
The score follows: