New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
YANKEES At TOP SPEED
Close Schedule by TrOunCHg
Boston Red S0x Twice.
FIRST GAME A SHORT ONE
Second Contest Proves Hard
Fonght-TwO Young Batteries
Brought Into Action.

Jumping from the firth TO second place
sn the anal standing IN one season. the
New York Yankees completed their scheo-
ule with double victory over the Boston
Red Sox al American League Park yes
uerday afternoon The scores were 10 /
and 10 . By winning the double-heaoef
the Yankees ended their season in a blaze
OF glory with an average Of .5Sa as con-
pared 10 40 made last year
The first game was completed IN record
time only an hour and nine minutes being
consumed 10 play the nine innings N
spite OF TINS celerity. however, the contest
was far from being the snappy. interest
sng game the time taken 20 play il would
indicate. scin1Iuating, brilliant play was
lacking. and the struggle was ouA 4oi =
greater part OF the time.
The Red Sox allowed the Yankees 10 toy
with them and The ease with which the
home nine handled the situation was not
without its humor. Hal Chase II paTtlcu-
lar being especially jovial throughout the
whole encounter. Toward the end OF the
fray Warh0p did little more than loo me
ball over the plate. but the visitors 1alieG
70 hit the ball out of the infield ana they
went on IN order IL The last four innings
-Tbe little uircher allowed only seven hits
and gave no passes. Wood was found 1or
nine hits. which ne failed TO keep scat
tered.
Two youthful batteries opposed each
other IN the second game Caldwell ana
Walsh Of New York, and Chris Aahone>'
the former Fordhan rwirler, and MADDEN
Of Boston. 1Iahoney was hit hard anu
often eleven hits being culaG OF his de-
livery The Yankee pitcher allowed es
many hits. but he parceled them out SO
sslzilfuily thar the Red SOx had some o-i-
f5cuItv in making them count Tor runs
Caldwell had q critical period in the ninth
iruinc when the visitors threatened 20
ne the score. but he rightened up in time
and succeeded In holding the lead which
-be Yankees had taken Austin's hard
and timely hitting was q feature OF Jle
contest lie made a home run and Two
singles in three times al bGL
AS far as the spectators were CONCERNED
the affair was far from being love 1eas~
A zood crowd was present FIVE lholsaho
ur them being rabid Yankee -ooteTs, WIlie
2po-oid were loyal Giant fans VINO mao
embraced the opportunity 10 come up ana
look over the team Of youngsters which Is
10 face the peerless AIatty n the big series
beginning on Thursday.
AS was TO be expected. those with lean
snrs toward the lowlaud team failed 10 per
ceive any good points in the Hishlanoers
and EXPRESSED their feelings forcibly- The
Yankee supporters as well had their own
private opinions Of the Giants. which they
were nothing loath 10 state, 50 that har-
rnonv in the camp was conspicuous by us
Ebsence-
~. y-.;- ,r.tyraz. s-rucl5 out Hal
Chase in the first inning OF the second game
4he Giant fans howled with derislon,
while the Yankee rooters confidently await
ed the heavens 10 fall and erEu1 the earth
al such blatant sacrilege.
The Red Sox scored IN The first inning Of
the first game. Hooper led of with oou-
bic 70 left field. while Purteu flied 30
HemuhIu in short right, EuEle grounded To
Chase VINO made a bluff throw 10 first and
then whipped the bah 10 Blair, and Hooper
was smothered trying 10 get back 10 third.
/. Austin making the put-oul. Engle went 10
Asecond on the play, howeve-, and scored
}uu Lewiss single TO right
= The Yankees tied the score IN their haif
Of the same inning. Daniels walked. took
second on HempLiu's out and tailed on
Cbase's single 10 centre Ia the -LirG in
,linr the New York team took LEAD OF TWO
althourh Daniels was an easy OUT HEMP
hill singled TO left field. scoring Warhop.
s.nd taking third himself when Lewis fun
hled the bali Chase went oUL Wagner TO
Bradley. IIemphM scoring On the play.
E9emphiu opened the eighth inning with a
triple. and scored when Roach grounded
out, Gardner 10 -IcskIman
Things perked Up considerably iu The sec
Ord game, ana the heavy hitting made the
contest somewhat more interesting. al
though there was room for Improvement as
Ear as sharp fielding and fast playing so.
Caldwell allowed three hits. gave q pass
and then struck oUt the side ID the first
Inning Hooper hit the first bau pitched TO
The centre field fence Tor q home run E'uT-
tel followed with q single, and EuEle
doubled, scoring PurteIl. Lewis aud Ler-
chen struck ouI, and although Gardner
walked M0skinau struck out. retiring the
side. with one out in The seventh. Hooper
and Purtell walked, the former scoring on
Lsewis's single. Gardner triple. followed
by Nadden's double, answered for another
run IN the eighth, while PurtelI's triple and
Engles single Il the opening Of The ninth
raIlied another TUD.
Singles by cree and Austin, with Vvalsh's
double. scored two runs for the Yankees
81 the second inning. il The fourth Cree
got q lie or Lerchen's error and scored
before austin on the lstter's home run 10
right field a pass 20 L1p0rte and Austin s
sngle-llis third hit for the game-talLed
fhe Hfth run in the sixth inning. while q
pass 10 Daniels. EemphiIs single anG
Roach double scored another III the sew
e1Ih.
The scores follow