New-York tribune., 1909-06-12
YANKEES DROP A PEG
.CK IN THIRD PLACE.
r,0Fe,s Error in Second Inning
care White Sor Game.

v.,tees dropped hack 10 third place yester-
,.,sBse the White Sox. who once won the
,.,. Championship, with average Of about
week, had one run the better Of them IN
-t-cbers' battle between Ed Walsh and Joe
Z = The visitors got more hits of Lake than the
,-,..s 6j5 or Walsh but that figured little in the
-. EneIe-s costly mis1andling Of grounder In
=. ss,on5 inning letting in the only of the
E.-. Yankees got only three hits hut they placed
=, :, such fashion that taking into account the
bo got on bases in other ways, II would have
sss little 10 turn the tide That the tide was not
-rrnad rebounds. Of course, to the credit q
- who didn't let a Yankee see first in the last
W ,rnirrs and his colleagues. but it hard
,s 20 lose nevertheless, as are all contests that
t-nrs on a single mlsplay
1,qle made other error, in the eighth inning,
a.. vopld have been good deal more costly IL
-b,rfeld had not chosen 10 contribute 4 play OF
-,sssing excellence. that stood out brilliantly as
- feature Of the game. This time it short
E 4ron the bat OF Doc" White that got away
= Fngle lake then gave Isbell a pass and.
s,b none out the situation was not cheerful Lake
~1las rarrlv out Of this hole by throwing White
=. ]. third on Pat Dougher;y's attempt to sacri-
60 p quick piece Of fielding. Purtel followed with
rropriug drive that bounded down toward Elber-
ed T.bo got the ball the jump touched the bag
4
throw TO first in time 10 beat the speedy Purten 10
the bag.
SIX" oLoughIin made his first appearance Of
-Le YEAR on the hilltop and got a warm welcome
frou1 the big crowd. The time when silk
ed what little popularity he had here to his deli
cate method OF calling strikes and balls, but the
crowds have come 10 knowledge Of his excellent
crsities rs an umpire and he is welcomed for his
Owl sake by all except Elberfeld-
Atz was diSpleased yesterday with O'LoUghlin.
however in the ninth inning. one of Lakes shoots
hit him on the wrist, and as he threw his bat away
and departed for first. rubbing the bone he vas
iulpelled 10 turn on hearing silk" call Foul -
Atz wanted time TO produce medical certificate,
but il was no use. and he had TO take another
vhacll. sending a soarer TO Demmitt as result
The Yankees had one OF their frequent chances
70 score right at the outset. Keeler drew a base
On halls with one out and steamed on to second on
EIberfel6s out Engle drove one 20 Purten and
was safe on a bad throw, Keeler reaching third
Chase couldn't hit the ball safely, however. and
vas thrown out on a feeble tap TO Walsh.
Purteu beat out hunt when the Sox came up
for the second time Dougherty having been retired
before him. Then Tannehiu shot a single through
short and PurteI raced all the way home. because
Engle let the hall so through him to the fence
That was the only tally of the game. and Il ioOmed
larger and larger the innings came and went
Keinow handed out double IN New Yorll's half
q the unhappy second inning, but there were two
OF at the time. and he had 10 come IN without
scoring when Lake drove a fly to Dougherty. An
other good chance Went 10 waste in the next ses-
son, for Demmtt. the first man up, singled
through the box. Keeler sacrificed. and Demrnitt
vent 20 third when Atz after playing tag with
Eherfe6's drive, finally got the "Kid' at first
Engle had a chance TO retrieve his error, but
Elspped the ball straight TO PurteIl. instead.
again in the fourth inning the first man up for
the Yankees singled i was Chase this time. and
he cot the hit allowed by Walsh. Laporte, after
tEOfoal bunts flied TO White. and Austin flied to
DougheTty. Chase then stole second, and kleinow
got base on balls but Lake insioriously struck
OIL
The crowd had laugh in the fifth inning Walsh
began il with 5wo-bagger. and went 10 third on
Hams ont. White was al the bat. and he and
Walsh let everyone know they were going to try
the squeeze play. Lake noticed i, among others,
and served up a bail wide that White didn't
Try hit il. Walsh started for the plate just
the same although little late and came in gently
10 be touched cut by Jack KIeinow, who seemed
10 be amused
Except for this abortive Chicago rally in the fifth
inning and the good fielding Of the Yankees In the
eighth, the game quiet after the fourth inning
Walsh pitched masnifcently. and had the High
landers popping II flies and tapping out easy
E-ounders most Of the time.