New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
YANKEES LOSE SERIES
ONE BAD INNING FATAL.
White .SOr Bunch Hits 7cith Errors
an .Serenth on the Hill.

4 big crowd. hig for a half holiday, at
American League Park saw the Yankees. who
have completely gone 10 pieces in the series with
the White Sox. throw the last game OF the four at
the Chicago team in the seventh inning, yesterday
when six runs were scored. and all the good work
Walter Manning had done went TO naught owing
10 miserable work by the team behind him. Thus
Chicago goes away with three games out Of four
instead OF losing many. on the invasion by the
westerrers the Yankees nave won nine games and
lost seven, beating Cleveland and Detroit, the lead
ing teams. decisively: breaking even with st Louis
and losing ONLY the lest series. 10 Chicago
Stallings decided Yesterday that Al Orth was not
what he needed as a second baseman, and sent
Birdie Cree IN 10 try his hand as an infelder until
the return of Laporte- Cree was fairly good IN the
position, and it Jimmy Austin. and not 10
the second haseman. that most Of the trouble
yesterday 70 be charged
The Yankees are crippled. and this was never
more evident than in yesterdays game. The team
seems 10 have begun 10 lose some Of the snap ana
dash that carried il through the series with CieVe
land and Detroit. and only the return OF the mis-
sing ones will supply the lacking elements. How
ever Stallings is not discouraged. and expects TO
give the flying Boston team a warm reception
when il begins a four-game series tomorrow
The chance 10 win back tie with the White
Sox for fifth place yesterday seemed to cause as
much excitement among those present as II nrst
place were in question Of the leadership OF
the second division
Frank Smith came back for the White Sox and
ptched almost we'll as in his losing game on
"wednesday although he had more hitting back or
him this time He and Manning had II hot and
heavy az the start and the first three innings
nsssed without the suggestion ~ threat tn score
by either side
When the ice was finally broken in the fourth
session II was the Yankees who scored the first
run. F,ngle singled and reached second on the hit
and run play when Atz threw Elberfeld OUT st hrst.
cree slashed a two-bagger 20 right and Engle
scored but knight and Austin were easy victims.
and Cree was left az third
The visitors tied the in the 18th inning.
TannehiH struck out and Elberfed threw ATE out
at FIRST base With two gone the situation looked
safe enough. but Owens singled sharply 20 left
Smith made an unexpected two-bagger 20 left
and Owens scored. Engles handling OF the ball
being poor. Smith tried make third. and was
ont when Engle finally got the hall in by way of
Elberfeld.
Undisrrayed the Yankees went ahead IN their
half Of the sixth inning. Elberfeld singled after
Engle was out, and Cree got 20 second Elberfeld
scoring when Dougherty let single get away
from him. knight beat out inheld hit Cree
going TO third and the latter scored wild
pitch. Austin struck and Tannehill threw
Sweeney out. leaving Knight on third.
Terrific hitting and weird fielding gave the White
Sox six runs and the game in the seventh inning.
just when the Yankees seemed TO have made
reasonably OF the series. Davis lined fly 20
Demmitt and Tannehill got lucky single 10 short.
the bali hitting Elberfeid in the face he tried
10 field it. Tannehill stole second. and Austin lost
a good chance for double play when he let
grounder by Ate roll through his legs.
Owens smashed double 10 right field. and Tan
neftI and ATT scored the hit. Manning was
erratic. and gave Smith pass Then Altizer
singled with considerable force 10 centre field. and
the bases filled. Parent cleared them when
his terrific ground hit got clean away from Engls
and rolled 10 the fence, and scored himself when
Austin dropped Engle's good throw home.
lsoeI singled TO right, but Manning caught him
mapping, and Dougherty struck out. ending dis
astrous inning.
Laporte batted for Manning when the Yankees
up. but Tannehill threw him out. HemphiD
got 10 second when Isbell Juggled his single. but
Demmitt had made the second out, and Hemphill
was left when Engle popped fly TO Parent.
Hughes finished the game and did well in the
last two innings. allowing only one hit. Smith
invincible. however. and held the Yankees az his
mercy. Orth furnished the last out OF the game.
striking out when he bstted for Hughes IN the
ninth inning