New-York tribune., 1910-07-26
TIGERS POUND VAUGHN
Detroit Wins Third Game from
Yankees by Hard Hitting.
NEW YORK IN THIRD PLACE
Red Sox Nose Out Home Nine on
the Eve of Long Trip Through
the West.

Pounding Big Jim Vaughn for sixteen
hits. the Detroit Tigers defeated the Yam
KEGS in the third game Of the series by n
score of to at American League Park
yesterday afternoon. The day when the
Red Sox won and New York lost could not
be deferred any longer and the Yankees
were nosed out of second place. Both
teams played Indifferent and listless base
ball yesterday. the home nine putting up
the poorer exhibition. The game was NOT
without interest, however, as New York
tied the score three times, but Detroit con-
tinued to score a run every inning or SC,
topping it off with three in the ninth frame,
which cinched the victory
Lou Criger broke into the game again
after a long absence, and proved his worth.
doing all he could to stop the speedy Tigers
on the bags but he couldn't do it all. Roach
was unable to hold his perfect throws to
second. and -wo costly wild pitches by
Vaughn were beyond the veteran catcher s
power TO stop. The visitors did consider
able heavy hitting, with O'Leary and Bush
as the leaders The big southpaw kept the
hits more or less scattered and held down
the scoring, He received poor support from
the inf1eld.
Willett succeeded IN checking the Yam
KEGS allowing only eight scattered hits.
The home nine started off TO give him 4
hot reception but the welcome lost its
warmth as tLe game progressed and the
Tiger twirler rightened up. He had one
critical period in the fifth inning, but man
aged to pull out OF the hole, although the
home nine tailed two runs and tied the
score Cobbs brilliant work IN the out
field helped Willett considerably.
Mcintyre and O'Leary opened the game
with singles and Cobb advanced both with
a sacrifice. Crawford was out, Vaughn to
Knight. but Mcintyre scored on the play.
The Yankees tied the score in their halt
of the same inning. Daniels beat out 4
burt ard Wolter walked. After knight
had sacrificed Cree singled to centre, scOr-
ing Daniels but Wolter was caught at t1s
plate and Gardner was an easy out.
Bush opened the second inning with a
smashing double to left field and took third
! on q sacrifice. Although Stanage struck
/ out, Wilett raped an easy grounder to
Gardner, which the latter funbIed, allow
ing Bush to tally. Bush singled in the
fourth inning and same home with another
run on Stanage's double.
The Yankees evened up matters with
two runs a the end of the fifth inning.
Criger walked and Vaughn singled to right
field. Daniels forced out Criger at third
by hitting TO Willett. Wolter then beat
out a bunt to first. Vaughn scoring, while
Daniels came home on knights sacrifice
fly. a base on balls to Willett sandwiched
in between singles by Stanage and McIn-
tyre, gave the Tigers a lead of one run in
the sixth. which the Yankees overcan7e in
their half when Gardner doubled to left
field and scored on Criger's single
In the seventh inning. however. Simmons
followed up Crawfords single with triple
scoring another run. In the ninth the
Tigers clinched the game with three runs.
O'Leary singled and Cobb doubled. sending
the runner home. a sacrifice fly by Craw-
ford brought Cobb home. Although Sim
mons struck out, Bush singled to centre
took third on a wild pitch and tailed on
JoneS's single.