New-York tribune., 1909-04-12
YANKEES BADLYBEATEN
NO MATCH FOR NEWARK.
Stallings's Handicapped Team Fails
to ShO1C Glass.

Manager stallings took his New York American
League team to Newark yesterday afternoon
for game with Iron Man McGinnitys New Jer-
sey aggregation of so-caed minor league ball
tossers," and the net result Of that game Is much
gloom in many Harlem flats and in the hearts OF
loyal New York fans, for the two teams simply
changed parts-the Yankees played minor league
ball, the Newarks big league" When II was all
over the score stood Newark. 6; New York, l.
Sometimes truth hurts, and likewise sometimes it
must be told. and this is of those times. The
truth is that yesterday the Yankees really never
had chance to win. They were outclassed In
batting, and even in the fine points OF fielding and
base running. They defeated simply because
the other side played far superior ball
Stalllngs's had plenty of opportunity to
break up the game. Time and again there were
two three runners bases, and all that was
needed was timely hit But the Yankees had no
timely hitters: in they seemed absolutely help
less at the bat when hits most needed and the
loyal roOters, who had braved the cold and ike
wise the trip to Newark had to sit and watch men
strike out be thrown out easy chances when
anything like hit even long fly to the outheid
would have meant a scores.
When New York players got bases they did
not seem to know exactly what to do with them
selves, and generally stayed glued TO the bags
The Newark players. the other hand. were just
the reverse. and scampered up and down the base
lines like colts Whenever one of them reached the
initial sack OF his team mates was sure to
advance him by clean hit neatly placed sac
rifce
That the Yankees can play far better baseball
than they showed yesterday Is certain In the first
place a cold wind blew the field throughout
the entire game and neither New York pitchers nor
heders taking chances with their arms with
the opening of the league season only day of
Then too the major leaguers were handicapped by
the absence Of that Incompatible first basenian.
Hal Chase. idol of the fans, and their star third
basernln and heavy hitter. Elberfeld.
IL.
though he played a fair game, the finished playing
Chase sadly missed. especially when Ward
failed handle low throw OF Austins. who
played third. Had Chase been in the game that
throw. II is safe to say would never have got away
from him. Ward. moreover. was weak at the bat.
Hughes pitched the first part of the game for the
Yankees He in the box for three innings and
proved enigma 10 the Newark sluggers. War
hop succeeded him. Perhaps he did not let him
self out because Of the cold, and perhaps he did
best he could: anyhow, the result did not bring
any smiles Mr.. StallinGs's face. Warhop
not only inclined 10 be wild, but he hit when
hits meant
In the three innings that Hughes pitched Newark
made six hits and three The "Skeeters' got
five hits and three runs off Warhop. Mr.. FriI
IN do the twrIing for the Jerseyites and
he properly named, for he had no end OF frills
to his pitching He stayed in the box six innings
and while the Yankees hit him safely six times.
they unable to bunch their hits and they
counted for little.
Muller succeeded FrilI and ne had speed burn
and then some. He wild in the first inning he
pitched and two New Workers were prancing up
and down the baselines before single batter was
retired He steadied down. however and pulled
himself out Of several bad holes by mastery
pitching
Take all in all, the Yankees did not show class.
Stanings was clearly worried over the showing Of
his men despite the fact that he did not have his
fun team on the field and that several OF those
who did play suffering from sore and swollen
arms due TO repeated vaccinations.
knight the former Baltimore and Philadelphia
player. did brilliant fielding and covered his
position, shortstop, in spectacular fashion He was
one Of the new that seems sure OF making
good and winning big place in the hearts OF the
fans He handles himself ike a natural ball player.
covers wide territory and his throwing leaves moth
ing 20 be desired At the bat he is said to be weak,
but he certainly did not show II yesterday. as ne
made clean hits. =
Austin put up a fair game at third, but could not
take the place OF EIberneld Engel, former New
ark plaver, did some pretty fielding IN left field.
hauling down several long drives one OF which
looked good for three sacks. Hemphill and Keeier
are well known fans and comment on them
seems hardly necessary but it, may be said that
either Wee ELLIE" Keeler has gone back on his
work in previous seasons or else he had an on
day yesterday.
,raka u all In all the work Of the New York
team was unsatisfactory judged from it's perform
ance Yesterday. TIE team appears TO be exceed
inglv weak in batting: it's fielding, while good. does
not appear to be equal that OF first division big
league teams TIE whole and there was ais
tressing lack OF team work
To the men sitting in the press stands Ii seemed
that the umpire badly of in his decisions In
calling balls and strikes, an dthat New fork sur
fered severely a $ result This may account at
least partiaIIy, for the weak showing the Yankees
made at the bat for time after time their oatters
went I'D to the plate with the evident intention OF
waiting FOR base balls, and II must have
beeu disconcerting them to have what were ap-
parentlv clearly balls called strikes.
New York got its one and only run across the
plate in the second inning. Newark came back
strong in its half and scored two. In the third
the Iersevites made the score to l by driving
another run in. Hughes then retired and Warhop
took up the burden. Newark. however. did some
solid hitting the fifth inning and scored two
more runs 1t scored it's sixth and final In the
eighth.
Fully six thousand persons witnessed the game.
despite the raw, cold. disagreeable afternoon
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