New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
LEAGUE sTANDIN
YANKEES HIT A SNAG
SOT PROVE TOO STRONG.
Smith the Chief Stumbling Block on
Hill Top Grounds.

The Yankees. who woke up long enough on Mon
dav IN break a seasons "hoodoo' and beat the
Chicago nine. went to sleep again yesterday or al
displayed signs OF great drowsiness the hyp-
motto of Frank Smith being partly resPolS'oie
for this unhappy condition
II the Yankees had been able to make their hits
count So well rs did the White sox they wouidn
have been beaten by q score Of TO J. But that
was the score Manning proving pretty easy TOT
the Young men from the West. Boston beat tleVe-
land al last Yesterday and the team from the Hub
is crovding the Yankees closely for third place.
the margin being about COS The only consolation
for the home team lies in the fact that Nesh'hs-
ton treated the league leaders 10 surprise
Each team hit the bail viciously yesterday hn'
there were more extra base hits the side of the
winners. Hahn started the game with homer
hut Dernmitt covered that in the eighth lnnlng-
The Sox punched their hits better. showed more
Judgment the bases. and We're less inclined L"
leave men waiting for a chance to get home. 4
lot Of their hits went to waste at that lhe De
fensve work on both sides was good enough nut
it was determined eager and lively on the part OF
the sox. and little less Of each when the YANKEES
were out in the field 1t isn't always the errors
thai give the measure of teams ability or in
ability TO field well.
Stallings used up his pinch hitters par excel
lence. Cree and Keeler. early. He sent them bo'h
out in the seventh inning with one on the bases
In the next session. with two runs in the bases
full and Smith made nervous by the remembrance
of home and three singles Kleinow lifted a
high foul at tine when a couple of clean hits
would probably have broken up the game Such
are the fortunes of war-and baseball
The first inning started in squally fashion I'd
die Hahn whose departure for Chicago has been
regretted than once since Griffith let him 60
got a well earned home run, and Doc White, who
likes the outield better than the pitchers box
followed with q two-bagger. Isbeli lifted one 10
HenphiU and Manning eliminated White from the
bases by a quick throw 10 knight when the doctor
wasn't looking Manning threw Dougherty cut
too and was nicely out Of his hole
Good fielding had whole lot 10 do with holding
the Yankees down in their half OF the fourth inn
ing Hernphin drove the ball on q line over third.
and would have had two-bagger If Purteli hadn't
made a brilliant catch. Elberfed lifted short fly
10 right that seemed likely 10 fall safely. and
would have done so If Hahn hadn't come in on the
run and taken it. Then came Engle and whacSed
the BAH way out in centre field for single He
stole second without delay. and heat Pat Dousher-
Tvs throw the plate easily when Chase singled
10 left
This run left the score tied. but Chicago soon
took the lead again. for keeps this time. TannehiH
WAS the first offender when the Sox came up in
the fifth inning. He singled and then knight
kicked Atz's grounder far away from his eager
hands. putting the bases Sullivan buted.
but Manning, getting the bail. spun around trying
TO decide where throw it and left all hands safe
with no one out and the bases full Smith popped
I'D q little fly back Of first that Vaughn took care
Of but Hahn untamed. and singled promptly
and vlciouslys sending two runs in.
The sox were voracious, They had lead of
three one. but ware far from satisfied.
sensing perhaps, the coming rally OF the Yankees
So they added brace of to their tally in each
the next two innings In the sixth period
Dougherty walked. Purtell struck out and Tame
hill triped scoring himself when Vaughn threw Atz
out. Manning retired after this, and In the sew
enth inning. with Wilson on the mound, Hahn got
a base on balls and White sacrificed Isbell singled,
stole second and scored Purtelrs slashing safe
drive 10 right.
Wilson and Blair retired when the Yankees went
n bat, in favor of Cree and Keeler neither Of
whom furthered Stalngss desire 20 add TO the
New York score. But II a different story IN
the eighth inning. Denmtt started Il with clean
home run, and Hemphill and Elberfeld singled
Engle struck out and Chase singled, scoring Hemp
hill. Vaughn rolled TO Atz. and Elherfeld and
Chase moved along. making way for Knight 10 flll
the bases when he got base on balls. Kleinow
had great chance. but lifted a fly to Sullivan, and
the last chance gone
IN sc0re