New-York tribune., 1909-05-05
YANKEES HIT CLEANLY
PILE UP ELEFEN RUNS.
Philadelphia Makes Feeble Effort to
Hold Nczc York.

The New York Yankees appear to he acquiring
the habit Of scoring six runs in inning and
oisposing OF their opponents with one fell swoop.
al least so it was on Monday and again yesterday
Needless to say, the Yankees defeated the Phila-
delphia Athletes for the second day in succession,
and incidentally gave them awful drubbing on
the hilltop grounds yesterday The score was Il
10 3. and hard. clean. timely hitting by the home
team IN TWO innings combined with some loose
playing on the Tart - the Athletics accounted for
the one-sidod score. = good sized crowd was in
attendance, and the majority appeared TO enjoy the
slaughter, for slaughter II must be called.
After Philadelphia had scored one run in the
fourth hiring On q hit Iy Collins. Murphys sacri-
fee and a clean drive 10 centre field by DaFls, the
Yankees came up in their half and balted out
six runs and the game. They added nse more
in the seventh inning with another batting rally,
Just 10 make assurance dOuhy sure Ia error by
Davis at FIRST base cost Philadelphia these nNe
runs. as they all came. after what should nave
been the third cut, four hits. two bases on
balls ana ar error The Athletics scored their
other two runs in the eighth inning on two singles
and a three-base hit by Murphy when Quinn who
had pitched q mastery game, began 10 let up a
littie-
Fhe Yankees played errorless game IN the
field. Ward and Knight accepting several difhcuit
chances in clever fashion. Birdie Cree. who
shore on Monday made himself even mere sohd
with the by jumping catch IN deep lell
centre of a hard hit ball off DaTiss bat 1hat was
marked for a homer and pair OF shoes. Inc
little centre fielder also made three hits one 4
three baggcr u the -ence-
Quinn. as said before. pitched a strong heady
game an6 while the Athletics punched three mus
in the eighth inning and two IN the fourth loI
1.-,,a- runs rhev got he never had any cause for
worry KID Elberfeld fattened his batting average
with three safe drives. while almost every man IN
the field profted in this respect as thirteen mus
made I'D the total Of the afternoons fun
Connie Mack sent SchlitZer TO the box, IN spite
Of the fact that his vvildness in the opening inning
on Monday practically cost Philadelphia that CON
test He did fairly well for three innings oul went
m in the air in the fourth. and was called TO the
bench Vickers, who relieved him, was htlle oi no
Improvement .
The story of New York's half Of the fourth inning
Is the story Of victory. Elberfeld, the hrst man
Up, drove liner toward left heid "llch -\.'-o.- ~
stopped, but could not field EnSle sent i not one
70 Baker which the latter could not handle ana
Ward walked. filling the bases Schlltzer tiie-i
forced in q run by making Knight present oI
first base and promptly called 10 l1e Dei,Ol-,
Tielkers going out take up a task tlaI looAe0
homeless and proved so. Blair began on NlcheIS
with sIashng three-base hit 70 right helo' % ScoI
Ing Ward and knight. and Quinns single 10 ceIl'.e
sent Blair racing home. Cree followed with q saIe
drive through short, Quinn going to secohu' diu
both runners advanced a base on heeler ; heaI sa
-isce for the first out. Chase drove grounder 70
Collins who caught Quinn al the plate by a Qulch
throw and then Elberfeld, coming up for the sec
ond time made his second hit, single 20 ieIl'
scoring Cree Chase reaching third on pretty
slide Fberfeld stole second, but both runners We're
left when Engle fled out TO Strunk. SIX runs Lau
4 been chalked up, however, and the game saIeiy
slowed away. -.
In the seventh inning Elberfeld flied out, but
Engie was safe a first. Davis mufted 1lIo"
by Nichols Ward sacrificed for what shoulo nave
been the third and then hits by hAgIlt' oIee,
Keeer and Elberfeld, with two bases on palls anu
an error, sent five more runs over the plate
The Score follows