New-York tribune., 1909-05-04
YANKEES LUCKY TO WIN
RUNNING START HEIRS.
Big Crozcd Welcomes Return of Hal
Chase at First.

Through the kindness of the weather gods a
baseball game played on the hilltop grounds
In this city yesterday. and the Yankees, with Hal
Chase on first base. defeated the Philadelphia Ath
letics by score OF . TO g. thanks to running
start. A surprisingly big crowd, that numbered
fully eight thousand persons. turned out TO well
Chase, who playing for the first time
since his recovery from a mild attack Of smallpox
and 1T got it's moneys worth. To all appearance
the Yankees the game in the first inning,
when they piled up six runs on three errors two
bases balls hit batsman and two safe drives,
but the Athletics made stubborn fight against
the heavy odds and in the seventh inning
exciting and anxious moments took the place OF
the confident assurance of the crowd.
In that inning Joe Lake, who had been going
along fairly well. but none too strongly.
batted out of the box, and WarhOp was called on
to stop the fusiIIade. When the inning began the
score to in favor of New York, and as II
had taken hour and fifty minutes TO play six
innings many began TO wander out, thinking the
fun over, but It had only just begun Murphy,
the first up, safe on Wards error, ana
then Davis drove the ball deep left centre that
would have been good for three bases If Cree had
not made a sensational eaten after a hard sprint
The fans appauded and breathed easier but Baker
and Strunk followed with hits. which filed the
bases and then Coombs, batting for Livingston,
drove a timely single 10 centre, sending Murphy
and Baker across the plate
AT that point StaIIings decided to send Warhop
into relieve Lake and the youngster was equal to
he struck the pitcher out, but filed the bases
again by allowing 'Topsy'' Hartsel to walk TO first
The hard hitting Nichols was at the bat however
and excitement high. Finally, with three osIis
and two strikes. Nichols drove out tast inner,
which Warhop pulled down after a hlsh Jump anu
the game was saved.
II was called Hal Chase day by the management
and the great first bassman, who deserted the team
last year because of internal strife, but was rein
stated IN the winter. got a royal recepuon Aloli
the crowd He showed I'll effects from MS
recent attack of smallpox. and played his positon
with his usual skill. When he went 10 the Dat
in the first inning the team ran in from tns neid
and Joined by the substitutes, marched 10 ulS
plate and presented him with a loving cup. hlo
E,lberfed who by the way. was back at third base
made the presentation speech, just TO show that
the hatchet had been buried and that harmony
prevailed. That over. the game went on and Chase
signalized his first appearance by driving OUT a
long fly to centre, which strunk thougnuuLy
muffed.
This IS getting slightly ahead OF how the Yankees
rnads the six runs which graced the score board
at the end of the first ining- After the Athieucs
had been retired Cree walked 70 first and raeed
around to third when Baker threw heeieF > punt
into right field Elberfeld singled to Left scoring
Cree and went to second on the throW-lh' heeieI
scored a moment later on a passed ball SchIlIzer'
who began pitching for Philadelphia, could not
settle down and sent Engle TO first on DaIs- Ineh
Chase stepped to the bat. with the accompany
ing love feast, and drove a ny 70 CSAeA0' "N---
str,,nL missed Elberfeld scored on the play, but
Engle, who had gone back to first was thrown
out at second Joe Ward hit by a pitched
ball and that the end Of Schitzer' DysetI
going out to take UP the work in the ooN- Cl~so
o,d Ward worked a double steal and the former
scored when Livingston muffed Bakers thro" OF
L-rlebt,s grounder Kleinow drove long ny 10
contra Ward scoring on the throw-in, ana Lake
be1ned along with a slashing three-oagser, SCOT
J,e knight Cree batting for the second time
ended the agony by fouling out to Baker
Those six runs were not enough 10 WIN ths saihs'
hut thew helped a lot. The Yankees scored one
more run in he third inning. on singles by Chase
ward and Fleinow, and in the fourth. after
Erause had relieved Dygert. when koeher and FL
berseld led off with hits and the former scored
when Baker missed NIurphy's throw to catch MIN
ar third from Elberfeld's drive TO right They
eddsd one more in the seventh. just for good
measure.
chase set the crowd cheering by play IN the
eighth inning that proved the fielding feature
After Collins had walked and Murphy fled out TO
Ward Davis sent a sizzling grounder aions 1Ae
first base line Chase made pretty pickup and
shot the ball to knight, forcing Collins Knight
then whipped the ball back to Chase IN time 10
complete a fast double play
The game dragged for close 10 two hours and q
half and was loosely played Joe Ward was at
second base for the first time. but he had little 10
do His one error was responsible Tor Euh.
however Knight a shortstop had all Sorts OF
trouble in fielding the ball cleanly, and made no
s.-rer than rour errors two of which, coming to-
,atbar IN the fifth inning responsible for one
~ pbiIadeIphia's runs Cree did as much as any
bodv else TO save the game for New YORK, as ne
made two brilliant catches in deep left centre both
OF which If missed, would have meant runs for
the visitors.