New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-07
YANKEES MEET DEFEAT
ERRORS PROVE COSTLY.
Boston Pulls Game That Seemed
Lost Ont of the Fire.

Loose playing cost the New York Yankees game
that to all appearances was safely IN the
second inning at American League Park yester-
day In that innig they earned three By
clean hitting, but after that a string OF ciphers
adorned the card in spite OF two good
chances TO get runs home. while Boston oTercams
the handicap and scored four runs, just enough &c
win
Three costly errors were directly responsible for
two Of Boston's runs. and. il happened. the re-
liable Hal Chase was OF the guilty ones. while
Cree and Blair the other culprfts. Knights also
made mspay, but it cost nothing. and he more
than made up for it by three four brilliant stops.
which cut of safe drives in two instances
Steele began pitching for Boston. and the Yam
KEGS solved his delivery In the second inning and
batted out three runs. Elberfeld led on with a
clean single to centre. and Enge laid down a safe
bunt. Each runner advanced a base on Wards
sacrifice and Eaberfeld scored when knights hard
hit ball bounded of Steeles glove. Lord recovered
the ball quickly and retired the at FIRST
while EngIe went TO third Blair then came along
with a timely single. scoring Engle. and raced
home himself moment later. when Wilson. TO thu
surprise OF the crowd, drove out a slashtng three
bagger to the fence Cree ended the scoring by fly
ing out to Speaker.
With a lead OF three runs. the crowd. which num-
bered fully ten thousand persons. settled back TO
enjoy what looked like another victory for tns
Yankees, but trouble in store In the third
inning, after Arrelanes, who went IN TO bat Tor
Steele had struck out, and Mcconnell had waited
PATIENTLY for a base balls, Hal Chase dropped a
throw from Ward. who had helded Lords hard nit
grounder Clearly. A moment later Speaker drove
A two-bagger over Engle's head. and Mcconnell and
Lord scored. Cessler then struck out and Speaker
was doubled up trying TO steal third the play.
Boston got another run in the fifth inning. when
Cicotte singled to centre stole second and scored on
Lords safe drive This tied the score, and the win
ming run came in the seventh inning, which was
decidedly unIucy this time for the Yankees. Spen-
Ger was safe when Cree muffed his fly in centre
field and went to second when Cicotte drew
baaa on halls After Mcconnell had flied out to
Cree Lord drove hot one to Knight who made a
remarkable stop and. quickly recovering the pail
shot il to Blair TO catch the man running Tor
spencer at the plate. The ball got there in plenty
Of time but Blair dropped the throw and the VIII
ming run was scored.
The Yankees had a good chance 70 score IN tho
fifth inning but with the bases full and only ons'
ou+ Chase hit a bounder TO Cicotte and forced War
hon at the plate while Kid Eberfeld could not get
! the han out Of the diamond and sent an easy
grourder TO StahI retiring the side Again IN th1
eighth inning after Chase had filed OUT EI0erIeld
singled stole second and went TO third on Ehsls
sacrifice But there he stayed. as Ward put up =
| little fy TO Wagner
/ Cicot+e relieved Steele for Boston in ths third
| inning and pitched a strong game. holding ths
yankees down to three hits Warhop, who was
substituted for Wilson in the fourth inning also
,t+cbad a good game, holding Boston 10 i've hits-
Tue Of these came together, however and were re-
/ sponsibIe for run
Charlie Hemphiu went in 70 bat for knight In the
last half OF the ninth inning. but struck OUT NC
| cornell threw Blair out at first, and then McIE-
veen batting for Warhop. ended the agony.
The score follows: