New-York tribune., 1909-06-09
TIGERS MAKE 1T EVEN
WARM FIGHT on HILLTOP.
Eleren-Inning Struggle Goes to De
troit after Yankee Rally.

The Yankees and the Detroit champions. the lat
ter snarting from the defeat Of Monday fought
it out for eleven redhot innings on the hilltop
grounds yesterday. and when the dust settled
HuEhey Jennings had landed his Tigers winners
by a score OF TO T. Cobb rising from the ashes Of
his batting reputation in the eleventh inning 10
play big part in the final disposition Of the game
Il aByDody's game all the way, or most Of
IT, The Yankees started the affair with two runs
and WiIlett's wiIdness being mainly respou-
sibe therefor. and looked like winners thereafter
until the seventh inning. King Brockett pitching
superbly during that part of the game With the
seventh inning came moGent OF weakness on
the part OF the King a sudden breach in that por-
ton Of the Yankee defensive wall for which jim
my Austin Is responsible, and four Detroit runs
II wasn't Brockstt's fault. however Austin could
have stopped all the trouble
Then. In the eighth inning. with down and
a man on second. StalIlngs began sending in his
reserves. After Laporte had walked, Demmltt the
first. waited for a good ball. after shaking hands
with his old friend StanaEe the plate. and then
whaled the ball into Cobbs territory. but far over
Iatters head. the right field fence. Demuzltt
went head over heels when he touched first base
rolled about ten feet on his back. and then got
up and made third easily. II would have been a
home had he not fallen He got home
all the and tied the score. when HemphW.
also buttng in to the game was safe on WiIIetts
wild throw. the Detroit pitcher being nightly
fused by that time.
A tremendous weekday crowd gathered the
hill there being something Ike thirteen thousand
in the stands and bleachers- There was no
at all In the grandstand. and the bleachers had
to spare while the quarter section
overfowing It's long time since the hilltop held
such madly enthusiastic crowd in the eighth
inning. when the was tied. the excitement be
ing increased by the posting of the score from
Chicago. where the Giants had just gone ahead Of
the Cubs.
George Mcconnell went to pitch for the
Yankees after Hemphill had batted for Brockett
in the eighth inning. appearing for the first time
a pitcher. and showed a world of speed and
puzzling balls. He put the Tigers out all by
himself and i'm order. in the ninth inning, throw
ing Moriarity and Schaefer and making
OLeary strike out struck ont StanaEe and Viii
Ietts i'm the tenth. and finally succumbed to the
himself popular with the crowd. and deserves no
blame for the loss of the game.
Cree got Willetts in the hole at the start or the
game and then got hit in the back Keller started /
to bunt drew the Tiger infied in ON the grass !
and then slapped the ball second for a single {
fooling every one EIberfeId bunted. and Wnletts ,
wild throw filed the bases. Engle got a base on I
balls. Cree being forced across the plate Eloer-
field was forced third on Chase's groundcr. out /
Keeler scored.
There was little to furnish excitement on either
side after that until the seventh inning Diverting /
incidents were Stanages amazing catch of Cree's /
short foul in the second inning. made while he lay
at fun length on ground. and the banishment of [
Wild BIZ Donovan and Elberfeld from the field /
in the fifth and sixth innings respectively Both /
made triumphant parades they obeyed orders /
and amused the crowd Elberfeld's unbridled tongue
probably cost the Yankees the game. for Knight. l
his understudy. struck twice later at critical
periods.