New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
YANKEES LOSE TWICE
ATHLETICS GAIN GROUND.
CrazCl Up on Detroit in Race for the
american League Pcnnant.

The Philadelphia Athletics made a substantial
gain Detroit in the race for the American League
pennant Yesterday by winning two games from the
Yankees at American League Park, while the IT,
gers were suffering defeat the hands OF St Louis
Philadelphia is only twenty-five points. or
about three and one-half games. behind the league
leaders. that the series which begins Tomorrow
! between the two teams in Philadelphia is quite
likely to go a great way toward settling possession
of the pennant.
The Yankees did not lack for chances to win
yesterday. and surprisingly big crowd. that num-
bered fully thousand persons, rooted long and
hard for a victory that did not come. The Ath-
letics the first game by score of 10 and
the second by of to ,, and ran of the
field with renewed hope that the flag might fly over
their grounds in Philadelphia.
Kerins the umpire. was distinctly unpopular with
the crowd and many vented their wrath on him by
kissing and eering. In two at least he made
decisions that looked distinctly wrong from the
stands and the fans did not hesitate TO tell him
He called Keeler out at third in the third in
ming of the second game when It looked If Baker
failed to touch the runner, but It made little differ
ence as two men were out at the time, and Chase
followed with long fly TO Heitmiller
Collins. the old Columbia University player.
called 10 bow his thanks for diamond pin
he stepped up 20 the plate in the first game.
Warhop. who pitched for the Yankees in the first
game. was rather unfortunate with bases balls
free pass to Collins. with two out, in the
first inning Of the first game converted into
a run. the feet second baseman stole second
third Sweeneys bad throw. and scored
even throw by Demmtt. Again. in
the fifth inning. Thomas scored after free pass,
| helped along by Benders single and Hetmiller's 5
sacrifice fly.
In the eighth inning free passes TO Barry and
| Collins. following Heitmer's two-bagger filled the
| bases. and after Gardner had thrown Baker out
Davis made single TO right field. scoring Barry
and Collins. Baker caught trying to reach
= third on the play but Davis took second and
scored on Murphy's single to left
In the time the Yankees had been unable
TO score. but they made a grandstand finish IN
the ninth inning and almost pulled the game out
OF the fire with pretty batting rally which netted
four HemphiH batting for Warhop. beat
out a hunt; Demmtt walked. and Keeler singled
filling the bases. Chase then two
with safe drive past third. and down TO
second, while Keeler took third. Bender threw
Engle out. Keller scored Gardner's single and
Chase raced home Gardner being forced
at. second Elberfeld's bounder to Bender. Cree
followed with Texas Lacquer to right field. which
fell safely but two runners were left when Ortiz
who sent in TO bat for Sweeney. failed to get
the ball by Collins and died At first.
The Yankees took the lead by scoring two runs
in the third inning OF the second game. base
balls Kleinow and wo-baggers by Demmitt
and KeeleT Those two runs were all the homo
team was able TO get however. while the Ath-
letics managed 10 get over the plate in
the fourth. sixth and eighth innings.
Philadelphia tied the in the sixth inning
base balls 10 Collins. Bakers single and
DemmittS mufr OF long fly by Davis-an error.
by the way. for which there was excuse. as
IL was a hard ball handle the run The
game called at the end OF the eighth inning
| on account OF darkness. after Baker mad saved IL
for his team by threebagger TO the right held
fence, the runner easily scored on an out mo-
ment later.
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