New-York tribune., 1910-06-23
YANKEES ON THE SLIDE
Fail to Stop Mad Rush of Phlla-
deIphia Athletics.
TWO MORE BATTLES LOST
Weak Hitting and Erratic Pitch
ing Tells the Story of the
Awful Drop.

The New York Yankees lost another
double header to the Philadelphia Athlet-
les at American League Park. yesterday,
and the news OF the slaughter. for
slaughter it was, IS almost too sad and
depressing to tell The fall from first to
| third place on Tuesday was bad enough,
| but the continued slide on fying tobog-
! gan Yesterday so changed the complex
| ion of the American League race that the
| fans have reason to mourn. Four
| straight defeats in two days has driven
Frank Farrell and George Stallings to
| the verge of lunacy.
! The first game resulted in a srlotherin 6
shut-out by a score of to 0, while the
Athletics scored runs to 2 for the Yam
KEGS in the second game. It may be said
that the home team was outelassed in
every department by the fast playing Wis
ttors. Two practically errrorless games
tells the story of their fielding; the
twenty-five solid wallops accounted for
the runs
Three more of the Yankee pitchers fell
before the terrific onslaught of the Phil
ade!phia nine Warhop started the first
game and was so wild that he had to be
taken out Manning relieved hin, and
4fO-f0N - SN-Ndbi5, gut u was OSyOEC lIlC
Yankees to hit behind him Hughes was
the target in the second game. Coonobes
was invincibe. allowing only five scat
tered hits. The home nine took more
kindly to Benders curves, but the Wis
1tor was master of the game from the
start.
It would be difficult to pick a faw in the
Philadelphia team. II the outfeld was
fast the infeld was faster. Baker was
the brightest lunainary of the infeld. but
collins pressed him hard for first honors
"fllie Barry played a. wonderful game at
snort Hartsel and oldring. in the outfeld.
mace short work by spectacular catches
OF long drives that looked good for hits.
chase was decidedly off form and made
a bad error which helped the Athletics to
one run Austin was the bright star Of
the ln1eld, accepting twelve chances with
out an error, while Laporte PLAYED q good
game at short. The New York outfield was
g decided contrast to that of its opponents
The loss of two games on Tuesday had
its effect on the attendance The man
asenent had planned fer record break
ing crowd and had roped Off the outaeld,
but the stands were not filed to overflow
ing
The Yankees enlivened the second game
for one short inning by hitting Bender pro-
fusely. 1t was the first bit OF stick work
of any account which New York had done
in two days and il was a source Of much
eacoura cement to the fans" Even Con
ME Mack was worried for time for fear
Bender would weaken, and he sent out
another pitcher to warm up. After pound
ing out three singles in the first two in
nings which did not count for runs, wolter
opened the third with a sharp rap through
short and Chase followed with another
single over third. Laporte then uneerked
a single over second which scored Welter.
Cree sacrificed and Chase came home on
knights sacrifice fly.
Errors had helped the Athletics to tally |
two runs in the first two innings. and it
wasn't the fault of Hughes, who was pitch
ing sterling game The Yankees. having |
tied the score, looked promising until the
seventh inning Then Murphy opened with |
a double and Donahue walked. Bender fol-
lowed with triple ts right field scoring |
two runs and practically wianing his own
game.
Hughes went all to pieces after that, |
two singles and a pass netting one run |
in the eighth. while three singles. a |
double and a triple were responsible for |
three runs in the ninth. The Athletics |
ran wild on the bases and pulled off a
double steal. Collins scoring and Baker
taking second during the fray
Ceonabs was master of the situation in |
the first game He let the Yankees down
EASILY with five scattered hits and not a
oatsnlen got to second base. He struck
out three men and did not give single
pass. The wlaiFlWind support which he
received made New York look like high
school team, and they were so easy that
-he big pitcher did not have TO extend
himself.
Warhop practically threw the game
away in the first three innings when the
Athletics tailed five runs and clinched |
he victory. Six passes and FIVE hits were |
enough to do the trick. Four of the bases
we're given in the second inning with two
nen out.
When Manning went in to relieve him
n the fourth it locked for time as
hough Stallings at last had found a
pitcher who could stop the Athletics For
i've innings hs allowed only one hit. a
Jingle which Barry tried to stretch into
double and was caught
In the ninth inning, however, Manning
net the fate of the other New York
dtchers With two out Oldring hammered
/ home run to the fence and the team,
vent up in the air Sweeney threw Col
mss bunt wild to Chase. giving the run
Ter life, and a wild pitch sent him 10
second Then Manning made a mess Of
saker's bunt and passed Davis, filling the
'ass. Murphy popped up a high nv and
Knight dropped the ball, two men scor-
ng. 1t was pitiful
The scores follows:
FIRST GAME