New-York tribune., 1909-09-28
YANKEES CHECK TIGERS
WIN WITH FOUR HITS.
Warhop ProUes Stumbling Block to
the League Leaders.

The Yankees turned the Detroit Tigers at
American League Park yesterday and defeated
the league leaders by score OF to l. to the
satisfaction OF some fifteen hundred loyal rooters'
who went up to the grounds in spite of the drz-
cling rain and sat around for hour or so after
the first game of the double header had been called
OF. The field was wet soggy and fast baseoall
was out of the question. but Warhop and Willett.
the opposing pitchers. had remarkable control Of
the wet ball and fought out pretty battle. with
the New York man having slightly the better OF
it, results.
Thanks to Cleveland. which beat the Philadelphia
Athletics, the defeat Detroit nothing, and the
Tigers managed to hold their lead In the race for
the American League pennant. Still. the Yankees
did their part In preventing Detroit from drawing
further away and the pennsn still hangs in the
balance. as the Boston Red SOx may prove STUN
bling block for Jennings and his men.
The Yankees made only four scratch inheld hits
off Willetts delivery, but they came at the right
time and each played it's part In the four runs
scored by the home team in the second and third
innings Warhop pitched quite as well and held
the Tigers five hits. all OF which were scattered
although one by Cobb In the first inning was large
ly responsible for the single scored by the
visitors. After the third inning Willett was as
steady a rock. and the Yankees failed to get
safe drive.
a drzzng rain was still falling when the teams
took the field at $3.50 o'clock in the effort 20 dispose
OF one. at least OF the two games scheduled Jones
the first man up, vas out on grounder to Knight
but Bush drew q base balls, raced around to
third Cobb's single to left centre. and scored
the throw-in OF Crawford's long sacrifice fly TO
Engle Cobb left second. when Austin took
good OF Moriarity's grounder. with an accu-
rate throw 10 Chase.
The Yankees were retired in one two three or.
der in their half OF the first inning. but came back
IN the second with two Engle beat out an
infeld hit and went down TO second, as knight
hit by a pitched ball after Gardiner struck
out knight was forced at second on Austin's
grounder to Bush. but Engie took third the
play. Austin stole second and then came play
which set the small crowd cheering Blair sent
n slow roller down the hrst base line and beat
the throw 20 first, while Engle and Austin both
scored Austin had TO do some great sprinting
10 get home. as It Is a rare thing for a man 10
score from second base inhed hit.
Two little inheld taps combined with a Wild
pitch helped the Yankees add two more runs in
the third inning. Hemphil the first up.
bunted toward third base and beat the throw lie
went down 40 second Demmitt's sacrifice. and
took third Chase beat out another slow roller.
third as Hemphll scored on WIIletts wild pitch.
Engle then drove Moriarty who threw the
runner out at first. but Chase fast enough TO
score the play.
The fourth inning began with the score stand
ing 10 l in favor Of New York and It stood
at tho end Of the game. neither team could get
another man over the plate. The visitors had a
chance TO add 20 their total In the sixth inning.
when with two out Cobb and Crawford singled
Cobb was caught at the plate. however. in an at
tempted double steal when Gardiner made an ac-
curate return Of the ball on Blairs throw 20 sec
ond.
Again in the seventh the Tigers looked danger
Gus. Morarty led of with single. Delahanty
hit By pitched ball, and both runners ad-
vanced base and Gardiner threw Tom Jones out.
Matte McIntyre went In to bat for Stanage in an
effort To clean up. lie drove the ball at Austin.
who not only held Moriarty at third. but caught
the runner at first. Willett then failed 10 save his
game by sending grOunder TO Gardiner who
got the BAN TO first in plenty of time In the
ninth inning Moriarty got life knights bad
throw after pretty stop. but Warhop took care
Of Schmidt's bounder and Tom Jones fouled out to
Chase.