New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-31
YANKEES HAVE A FEAST
Munich a Couple of Slices OF
Washington Pie.
BOTH GAMES HARD FOUGHT
Senators Fail to Hit Either Ford
or vaughn-Huge Crowd
in Afternoon.

Park yesterday. The morning game went
30 the home nine by score of 10 ].
while the visitors from the nations cap
stzi were shut out in the afternoon by
score Of to 0. Both games were hard
fought and closely contested. Never stree
the baseball grounds on the hil'top were
opened has such a crowd attended game
as that which gathered TO see the struggle
II the afternoon.
Russell Ford pitched the morning game
for the Yankees Although he was wild
and passed nine men. he allowed only two
hits He was splendidly supported, and
only one man who walked managed TO
score Timely hitting won the struggle
for the Yankees oberlin was effective
as Ford for the first four innings. and
during this period either side made hit
But the visiting pitcher weakened percep-
tibly before the e5me WIS over and the
Yankees punched five hits on him for their
three runs.
Big Jim Vaughn. who Was on the
mound for the local team in the after
noon, pitched superb game The south
paw was in splendid form and exercised
mastery control. Not a single man got
free transportation 10 first. while the five
hits which he allowed were so well scat
tered that the visitors were helpless The
Yankees. while they did not run up high
total OF hits made their safe slashes at
opporruns moments Three of the six were
good for extra bases, which helped things
slong considerably. Nniter showed a re-
turn to form. as far as his hitting went. by
lining cut timely double, while Sweeney
end Lsporte acre the other two batsmen
10 make tTo-barEers off Groom. A couple
of errors by the Senators in the fifth
Aiming were of assistance 10 the home nine
in slipping two runs across the plate.
fair-sized crowd was present at the
morning ceremonies. but it paled into in
significance compared with the vast multi
fude which thronged the grounds in the
afternoon The game fight which the
YANKEES have been making this season has
brought them into greater favor : n ever
with a huge number of baseball vers,
and they turned euf in force day
afternoon 10 see the Hilltoppers in action
The fans were prepared brave the
threatening weather and the results OF
the heavy downpouT of the early after
noon, which soaked the fields and made
conditions unfsYorahle for playing clean
game The gates had hardly closed on the
departing thousands who saw the morning
struggle when the scouts of the afternoon
army began to gather outside the ticket
booths when the doors we're finally
stretching from the booths to the very en-
trance Of the subway.
This proved 10 he only the feginning Of
the horde which swarrned to the hilltop.
Al length the lines of anxious walters
tended further and further into the sub
WAY entrance at feSth street. until the
station master was compelled to inform ali
guards on the incoming trains that the
station was blocked and order them to tell
the passengers ia get off at l57th street
In drores they fled past the turnstiles
into the stands The choice seats were
snapped up quicker than it takes to tell,
the bleachers filled in twinking and soon
standing room was at a premium. In the
midst Of shower the crowd burst the
barriers of the stands and thronged behind
the ropes which had been stretched around
the outheld. The ground was soggy and
puddes OF water made the walking had
but the enthusiasts cheerfully waded
through Il all for the sake of getting 2
place TO stand in the front row behind the
centrefelder
While the crowd in the morning not
: so large. il vas none the less enthusiastic.
" Ford's weird work I'm passing nine men and
u then Tightening Up just in time 10 save
himself kept them on edge every minute
during the game. In only one inning did
TREY go out in order IN spite of the fact
that he allowed only two hits. Two walked
tn the second inning. only to have Ford
strike out oberlin and retire the side
Two passes and an error filed the bases
in the seventh. but Ford pulled himself
together and struck out Lelivelt for the
third cut Had he not been supported well
this story might have been a sad one.
In the third. Nolter. in a wonderful
sprint toward the foul line speared a dan
Eerous drive of Milan. while Birdie Cree, in
the fourth. robbed Mcbride Of a three
base hit by one of his famous catches.
Things could not go on like this forever,
though. and in the eighth Ford issued his
seventh pass to Conroy, while Gessler got
The eighth Immediately afterward. Al
though Cngiaub hoisted one 10 Cree and
Killifer struck out, Mcbride singled and
Conroy Tailed the only run for the Sen
stors. Street struck out and retired the
side
Austin got the first hit for the Yankees
in the fifth inning, when he scratched to
the pitchers box. He advanced tc second
Sweeney's sacrifice and Fords grounder
sent him TO third. Hemphin smashed a
single over first base and brought him
home. Two more runs were added in the
next inning Although Wolter flied out
rnglaub threw Chase's bunt wild and the
runner was safe. He was out trying TO
reach third on Laporte's grounder- The
latter was safe, however, and when Roach
doubled he crossed the plate. Birdie Cree
followed with triple 10 the score board.
one of the hardest hits of the season thus
far, and Roach Tailed.
Vaughn was always master OF the situa-
ton in the afternoon and retired the visit
ors In order most of the time. Two singles
tn the opening inning looked dangerous,
but no scoring was done. and ii was one,
two three for the Senators thereafter. The
Yankees started things moving Immediate
j.. Although EemphiIl was easy out in
the first inning, Wolter slammed out his
first hit for several weeks and took second.
Chase singled 10 left and brought him
home. In the fifth Austin was safe on Kill
lfers error. Sweeney doubled and sent
him to third, while Vaughn's single brought
both Austin and Sweeney home.
The score follows:
MORNING GAME
NEW YORK. WASHINGTON.