New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
CREE'S HOME RUN WINS
Makes Victory Possible for the
Yankees in Sharp Game.
ATHLETICS SLOW ON BASES
Lord Caught Mapping at Critical
Time When Visitors Had
Royal Chance.

With a smashing home run drive which
SKINNED over first base and rolled 10 the
far corner of the right field fence, Birdie
Cree won the third game between the Yam
KEGS and the Athletics at American League
Park YESTERDAY afternoon. The score was
8 to . Plank for the first time put over a
ball to Cree's liking at the end of the sew
enth inning after the Athletics had tied the
score. The doughty little centre fielder
who played sterling ball throughout the
struggle took only an instant to size tt up
and slam it over the hills and far away
He rounded the circuit in cloud Of dust,
beating the relay TO the plate by a hair
breadth
On the whole. il was 4 dispirttins fare
well for the visitors There were times
when the gingery youngsters Of New York
made the aspirants for championship hon
ors look foolish Their lassitude on the
bases cost them the game What trio
named Tinker. Evers and King will do to
the same crowd in the near future viii be
shameful to relate unless considerable i'm
proveuent is shown
The Athletics seemed fated TO walk away
with the game In the sixth inning, when
they worked Tom Hughes for three singles
and two passes, but they scored only one
run. Earl Gardner making a double play
unassisted which went a long way toward
saving the day.
But even this would not have been enough
to check the visitors had the Yankees not
duped Lord into falling asleep on second
base. Singles by Murphy and Barry
opened the inning Lapp attempted 10 sac
riice and Chase ran down 10 get the pail
The catcher Unexpectedly lifted it over
Halls head. but Gardner. who rushed over
10 cover first, backed him up and caught the
ball on the fly While Barry stood half
vav between first and second sleepily
wa rc7ing the plav Gardner touched hrst
and doubled him up.
Plank however was good for single
which scored Murphy and Lord and Old
ring walked filing the bases. The Athlet-
les still looked pretty dangerous with Eddie
Collins at bat. but Hughes and Gardner
caught Lord asleep at second and retired
the side before Collins had a chance to show
what he could do. In the next inning War
hop, who succeeded Hughes, and Chase
caught Baker mapping off first, and killed
off the last chance which the Athletics had
to win.
While the visitors were slothful on the
hags, il BY no means followed that they
were slow when It came to fielding AS a
matter Of fact Murphy, Barry and Collins
pulled off some of the most brilliant plays
that have been seen here this season Muir
ply was responsible for the most wonder
full catch without any exception, ever made
at American League Park. It was a one
handed spear of knights liner. labelled for
the score board. in the sixth inning Hal
Chase was on second at the time 1t seemed
utterly impossible for Murphy TO catch the
1y, and when he pulled it down the fans,
simply carried away. burst into spontaneous
applause which lasted for several minutes
When the side had been retired, with Chase
still on second. Murphy received little short
of an ovation as he returned TO the players
bench.
Plank had his cross fire delivery working
in fine style. and was d puzzle TO the Yam
KEGS He allowed only five hits. but New
York made the best of them Hughes was
in fair form himself, but the visitors found
him for eight scattered hits in the six in
nings he pitched. After Earl Gardner had
pulled him out of the sixth inning without
disastrous results, Warhop was sent in and
was invincibe.
The Yankees scored two runs in the first
inning. Although Plank had TO deliver only
three balls TO strike out Daniels, Wolter
singled through short and stole second.
When Chase hit TO Barry the latter tried
to catch WOlter taking third, but Harry
heat the throw and was safe Chase
promptly stole second and came home with
Wolter when knight raped a hot one
through Eddie Collins
Murphy's triple and Barry's single
scored the first run for the Athletics. They
threatened TO win the game in the sixth
but were able only TO tie the score on a
large investment in hits accompanied by
bonus of TWO passes.
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