New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
TIGERS WIN TWO GAMES
YANKEES FAIL TO STOF
LEAGUE LEADERS.
Brilliant Fielding and Timely Bat
ting Garry Visitors to WeH-
Earned Victories.

--.,,,, ,bousand persons or more went up 10
American League Park yesterday. after seeing
mia, they could OF the grim warships ana spu''ei-
A., ,,,,s IN ,be Hudson River watch the YAM
,os do hattie with the Detroit Tigers In an erort
Il, .,, ,,,, ,f arsf place AS dusk was fall
ing some twenty thousand persons hied 0u' oA ''i0
.o,,ras sa5lv d,sappointed as the Tigers played
like champions and won both games OF oouoie-
header the first by a score OF 10 l. Ai'ei O
ter struggle and the second by score OF 10 10 =
which developed into a rout in the htn liiill"s
ana ended in the seventh account OF darkness
Finished with eight straight victories-a cIeah
szreep Of the Cleveland and Ohlcaso seIles-l"e
Yankees took the field confident or winning AZ
least one game of the two. but Jennings ana ms
men fighting desperately TO hold their slight
Lead over the Philadelphia Athletics played the
kind Of ball which has brought them 10 pace a1
the top and neither asked or gave any quarter,
II was q fight the finish. and Detrot pIo'eu
the better and stronger team.
The first game was hard fought from beginning
20 end and furnished plenty OF entertainment for
one afternoon. IL was marked by much brilliant
fielding and many exciting situations Austin
Chase and knight kept the crowd applaudlng a
large part of the time while several OF the De
trot players drew their share also Crawford
piayed a leading part in winning the game for
Detroit by driving three -bagger in the eighlh
inning with a mar on second base. II broke the
Tie and turned tthe tide against the Yankees.
Manning in the box for New York and
pitched a strong. steady game, pulling himself ana
his out Of several tight places. The Tigers
got eight hits on his delivery, but most Of them
were scattered, and he did not suffer in compari-
son with Summers although the latter pitched
brilliant game IN point Of fact the Yankees found
1t next TO impossible 10 find the ball. and made
only four safe dTlves-hardly enough TO win an av-
erage game Summers cool cake OF
ice when under fire particularly in the fourth IN
ming when New York had a royal chance TO win
the game. with the bases full and only one out.
At this critical point Sweeney failed 10 earn for
himself undying famJ by hitting into double
play with Engle OUT 5bn fly TO Moriarity, Gard
ner reached first when Jones dropped throw.
knight singled over second but Bush knocked the
hit down and Gardner held at second base.
Austin followed with grounder TO Summers. who
threw 10 Moriarity force Gardner at third, but
the umpire declared the safe, and the bases
full. The fans begged and impored Sweeney
up but the catcher drove the ball straight
10 Summers. and Gardner forced al the plate.
stange then whipping the ball down to Tom Jones
first in time double up Sweeney. So ended
the best chance New York had Of winning the
game
Detroit scored one run in the third inning, when
Tom Jones led of with a two-bagger, took third on
OLeary's sacrifice and scored after Summers had
struck out. when Davy Jones followed with clean
three-base hit 10 centre field The Yankees came
right back IN their half of this inning and tied the
score. With Austin out Sweeney drew base on
balls and raced around 10 third base a timely
single 10y Manning Hemph struck out. but
Keeler came 10 the rescue with safe drive over
second base, and Sweeney scored Chase forced
Keeler grounder Bush for the third
Detroit the game IN the eighth inning. D
Jones flied out 20 Keeer, Bush walked 10 first, and
Chase made a sensational catch of a high foul of
Cobbs bat the right field bleachers Bust
stole second a moment later and then Crawford
came along with his three-baggeT, which sent Bush
home with what proved 10 be the winning run.
Mulin and Doyle were the opposing pitchers
when the second game began, but both relieved
before the fight over neither proved par
ticularly effective Both teams hit the ball hard
and each made hits. but the Yankees We're not
fortunate the Tigers in making their hits
count.
Detroit scored three runs in the third inning on
two bases on balls. a single by Cobb and another
slashing three-base hit by Crawford and after
adding more In the fourth inning. sewed up th'
game in the fifth by piling up four runs at which
point The crowd began 10 leave.
The Yankees scored two runs in the third innnl
a base on balls safe drive by Doyle two bunt
that rolled fair and out They picked UP tw,
more before the game over. one on a home ruI
drive by Chase, but the game was never in thei
grasp.
The scores follow: