New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-04
YANKEES BADLY BEATEN
Doyle, Batted from Box in First
Inning, Throws Game Away.
FORD TO RESCUE TOO LATE
Senator'S Take Advantage OF
Easy Going at Start to Take
a Big Lead.

II Joe Doyle hadn't begun to do the pitcr-
ing for the Yankees Yesterday, the wash
ington team might not have won the game
by score of TO 3. Then again, 1t may
be that il made little difference. because
the awful nightmare that went down into
history as the first inning was distinguished
for other errors than those of Doyle SLOW
cerehration and highly imperfect execution
of such things as their minds led them u
attempt being characteristic of the work II
Stallings's men in svery phase of the game
for that one inning.
The game was lost and Won right in the
first inning. wherefore. he il chranleled
Milan hsgan ali the trouble with hot drive
that got away from Roach. Schaefer hunt
ed very eleverIy and deserved hit. Lel;-
Welt. with tive on base. tried to sacrifice.
hut Sweeney made clever play and caught
Milan at third ElberfeId was hit. amid
much merriment and the bases were full
WhereupaH entered Mr.. GessleT, the evil
genius of the game. smete the ball to deep
right centre for two bases, and roasted en
second all alone three WashingteHians
having crossed the plate.
Mcbride escaped being thrown cut at first
by reason of Roaeh's error Unglaub hav-
ing previously received base on balls,
and the bases We're filed once again.
Street get a base on balls. and a fourth
run was in Groom slapped the ball hard
at Austin. and Jimmy fell, sliding several
feet on his nose. Groom was safe and
Unglaub scored
That ended Doyle. Milan was at BAT, and
Mcbride, from third, started home on the
squeeze play. Milan hadn't heard about
the squeeze play. and Mcbride succumbed
to Sweeney, venting his rage upon Milan
and left the field stands with little regard
for what he said Milan walked. but
Schaefer was the third out, Sweeney max
ing fine catch.
Doyle was ineffective, and it was obvious
from the start that he could not control
his curves Just what the trouble was
could not be determined but he was in
distress FRONT the start Grooms effective
ness. steadiness and complete mastery of
the situation at all times except in the
fifth inning. when the Yankees scored all
their three runs, was complete con-
trast.
Ford earned a good deal of we'll deserved
praise He went in with the bases full with
out a chance to warm up and pitched an
excellent game. Ciesler's terrific three-base
smash was responsible for one Of the runs
secured off him and his own error in the
sixth inning was responsible for the
others.
The Yankees couldn't do anything with
Groom until the fifth inning. except when
two were out Ford struck out in the sec
ond inning after Austin and Sweeney had
profited by errors. In the third inning
Chase reached second on an error by Elber-
field, who threw to the left field bleachers,
and Cree walked. That time 1t was La
porte who struck out.
Ford after wabbIing bit in the second
inning. before he had warmed up. Was just
as good as Groom, and, the damage having
been done. received good support. Hemp
hill robbed Lelivelt OF a home run as the
first play OF the second period, but Fiber
field singled TO left and scored on Gessler :
crashing thres-ba gger.
In the fifth inning HemphiH reached first
on a clever hunt. Walter knocked Nc
Bride off his feet with singing drive, and
HemphiH reached third. Thence he scored
on Chase's out. Cree walked. and Connolly
called Wolter out when he stole third-a
very close decision. Laporte drove a
straight ball to left for two bases, scoring
Cree. and went home himself on Roach $
hit past third. That was all for the
Yankees. however. though Chase tripled in
the seventh inning with only one out.
Groom singled in the sixth inning, and
reached home when Ford threw Milan 5
easy tap into right field Schaefer singled
scoring Milan, and was cut with Lelivelt
in a double play,