New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
TIGERS BEAT YANKEES
PLAY BENEFIT GAME.
Big Crozcd Turns' Ont to ShO10
Regard for Sam Crane.

Baseball paid whole hearted tribute to sam
Crane, player, writer and general follower
of the game, who. through Illness has fallen upon
evil days and took the means afforded BY an ex-
hibIton game between the Detroit team. champion
of the American League for the third year. and the
Yankees to express it's appreciation OF one WhO
has done much for the sport. The game was man
aged by the Elks. A crowd of fully seven thousand
packed American League Park, and never a man
Of those present could say he had not had MS
moneys worth For did not Hughey Jennings
who by the way. got into the game himself, lead
his Tigers victory by a score of 70 = Whlie
Matty. the peerless, and Joe McGinnty the IRON
Man. faced each other as opposing pitchers? Surely
1t was a game worth going far TO see. And. II
was almost forgotten. Duke Farrell. who used to
do wonders for the Giants behind the bat, donned
his armor again and caught the swift curves OF
Matty. who was a Yankee for the afternoon
They put up a ball that had sped over the plate
with the spin impaired by Matty's magic fingers
and bearing his signature, and Big Bill Devery and
Fred Knowles had great fight for IL before the
auctoneer-JOe Humphreys, Cf course-knocked II
down TO the best chief Of police New York ever
had at $275 Some one called the philosopher of
the pump that and he grinned. remembering. prob
ably an election time eight years ago, when he
was a good deal more of figure in the election
of Seth Low than he will be in the choosing of Mr.
Barnard this year.
Then there was a bat, too. a weatheT-stained,
worn piece Cf ash. bearing the hicks and cuts Of
many collision with a swift flying ball with the
signature of Tyrus Cobb sprawing it, and that
was sold for $50. They had all sorts Of ways OF
getting money, IN addition to just selling tickets.
No one seemed to care. however. for those who
We're there knew how good cause It was they
being led help and before they got through.
according to those who were in charge, something
like $1,000 had been realized. That will be enough
TO enable Sam Crane TO be comfortable for a time
and to drop out of harness without worry and dis
tress.
Ever Oua mod N ha md
John T. Brush. who is far from a well man. but in
sisted on being present. There was John NJ. Ward
and Dan Brouthers. and these two Oldtime stars
were the diamond umpires when the game
began. No kicked at their decisions. either.
When they got tired Arthur Irwin and Doc Ken
nedy took a hand. and later still. Tim Hurst took
up the task Frank Farrell was there. too, of
course, and met President Brush Of the Giants, for
the first time in his life. it said
The for whom it was all being done turned
up in the fourth inning and took his regular seat in
the press stand. while all who recognized him
cheered and the baseball writer's shook hands with
him and wished him speedy recovery.
Matty didn't pitch the full game, that being a
little than any had a right 10 expect.
anyhow. with that Boston series beginning tO-mOr-
row. He pitched three innings, matter of fact.
and then Joe Lake went in to finish the job Nc
Ginnty however, went all the way with the Tigers.
and got all sorts of compliments for the fine pitch
ing he did He seemed TO be good ever. and
when the game was over he received a regular
ovation.
AS for the game. why. it wasn't good as some
games have been. but, as has been indicated it
more than made up for that in the degree of in
terest it aroused
Duke Farrell a disturbing factor in the
first inning when the Tigers were pretty familiar
with Matty, considering his reputation. The Duke
used 10 great catcher. and he is now. in bulk.
at least But a wild throw of his in addition a
passed ball, helped the champions nightly in
gathering two runs at the outset There was a
two-bagger and a wild pitch, too, however, and. |
with two out. Tom Jones tripled and was out try
ing for a home run.
That all that happened to Matty. The rest
of the damage done after Lake began TO
pitch Farrell retired when Matty did and let
Blair catch the rest of the game. Jennings went
first base for the champions in the sixth inning.
and he completed the list of veterans
That to tell the story, except 70 note that
the score was follows: