New-York tribune., 1909-07-02
YANKEES WIN In TENTH
CONROY'S ERROR HELPS.
Washington Makes Hard Faght, bit
Bites the Dust.

II took ten innings for the Yankees to beat
Washington American League Park yesterday
but for that reason perhaps the victory was the
more appreciated by the good sized crowd in at
tendance The score was 2 to !. An error by Con
roy the only charged against the visitors. came
at q critical time in the tenth inning and Laporte
scored the winning for New York. Laporte, by
the way was back in his regular place at second
base for three innings taking the field after Hemp
hill had gone bat for knight in the seventh
inning.
Charley Smith was in the box for Washington
for nine innings and pitched strong, heady game
SO much the Yankees made only five hits OF
his delivery He was taken out in the ninth inning
when the visitors made rally to allow Tannehih
to bat for him. and this move probably cost Wash
ington the game. Hughes. who succeeded him.
was found for two safe hits in the tenth The lat
ter might have pulled himself out OF bad hole
however. except for Conroy's error. as two were
out when the misplay came.
StaIlincs sent Manning out to pitch Tor the
Yankees and he went along smoothly enough for
seven innings The need for hit in the seventh
inning however made Stailings decide TO send La
porte 10 the bat for Manning ana depend on Quinn
TO pitch the game out. The last named was equal
to the task. and held the visitors 10 Two MUS III
the three innings he pitched.
The Giants and the Superbas took advantage Of
their holiday TO visit American League Park. and
Larry DOYLE not content with being idle. insisted
on catching high foul off Ielivet's bat as he sat
in a box This happened IN the second INNING. "u'
the umpire scorned the catch so that lelFet Grove
out a liner, which easy for Engle
Things went along fairly smoothly for three In
r{nrs hut Washington scored one run IN the
fourtb-a run hy the way. which looked pretty
bIg until the Yankees tied the score In the seventh
The rGn came in this way: Leveit drove ''e " paiI
70 ,eft centre and took three bases when 1t
bounded over Bngles head and rolled to the fence
Delahanty then came along with sacrifice ny 10
Cree. and Ielivelt scored Mcbride sent a single
past Austin and stole second, but Was Iett on
Streets high fly 10 Cree and Sweeney pretty
catch Of foul of Smiths hat
The Yankees had a royal chance 20 win the game
in the seventh inning but only one run resulted.
which however. was Aighly acceptable. chase
drew a base on balls. but was forced AZ second by
EngIe Demmitt singled TO right however. Engl@
going 70 third while Demmttt took second on the
throw to catch Engle. HemphiH, batting for
Knight walked first. hllins the bases and EHgle
scored on Austin's long sacrifice fly. smith TuT-
posely passed Sweeney ard filled the bases once
more proposing wait for Manning. but Stallinss
sent Laporte out instead Hope for n CLEANUP hit
vanished, however. when Mcbride made pretty
running catch Of IAporte's short fy to left held
II looked II Washington might win the game
IN the ninth inning. Quinn found himself in a
bad place with the bases full single. an error
and base on balls. with two out Tannehl, bat
ting for Smith. popped up single TO Chase, how
| ever, and the agony was over. With two out ip
the tenth inning Unglub drove a thres-bagger tc
right field, but was left when Chase helded Dona-
| hue's grounder and beat him 20 the bag.
| The Yankees then went in and won the game.
| With Sweeney out Laporte drove q single 10
| centre. and after Cree had fouled out Elherfeid
| came along with a timely drive Chase beat an
! infeld hit hlng the bases. and Engle was i'm
| pored 10 knock the cover off the ball The best
| he could do was a slow grounGer TO Conroy. but
the latter fumbled and Laporte scored the neces-
| sary
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