New-York tribune., 1910-08-23
YANKEES LOSE IN NINTH
Detroit TaIIies Four Runs in
Final Frame with Only One Hit.
PASSES ARE PLENTIFUL
Warhop, After Holding Tigers in
Check, Weakens at Critical
Time.

By one of fhe weirdest ninth inning
finishes seen here this year Detroit de-
feated the Yankees at American League
Park Yesterday afternoon in the first game
of the series. The score ~as to 8 Over
coming a lead of one run which New
York had when the inning opened. the
Tigers scored enough more runs to cllnch
the victory. The visitors made only one
hit in the frame withal. and yet they
tailed four runs.
''Ty' Cobb more than any one else was
responsible for the fight which the New
York battery, composed of Warhop ana
Sweeney took "Ty' had an off day at
the bat and did not make a hit in four
times up, but when he walked at the open
ing of the ninth he saw his opportunity.
The minute he got to first he started 10
put Warhop and Sweeney up In the ar
and succeeded 1t may have been Wise
plan to pass Crawford. who had already
made two triples, double and single, out
when Moriarty dropped Texas leasuer
into left field, flling the bases, things
were shaped up for trouble.
AS soon as Cobb got to third base ne
began to worry Warhop- The pitcher
made a balk, and "Ty" scored with the
run which tied the score. Both men on
bases moved up a peg Warhop became
so strenuous in his attentions to the uHi-
pire over the decision on the balk that he
was put out of the game The little pitch
er had previously done so well that STALL
ings had no one warmed up and was
IN
He wrote out a pass for Bush. filing the
bases again. Neither could he locate the
plate for Tom Jones, and another run was
forced in. Then Schmidt was hit by a
pitched ball. and Moriarty came home with
the third run. Stallings sent Fisher to
the rescue. WilIett dumped one in front
Of the plate, forcing Bush. Sweeney max
ing the play unassisted. but when McIn-
tyre hit to Chase. Sweeney held the ball
and tried 70 tag Tom Jones. Ed dropped
the ball, and another run was tailed
Delehanty hit to Austin. who threw to
Sweeney, forcing Schmidt at the plate,
and Cobb on his second time up in the
inning grounded out to Chase unassisted
The Yankees got off to a good start, and
1t seemed for eight innings as though they
were going to win Warhop managed to
keep the eleven hits which he allowed
scattered, so that the visitors did not do
any great amount of scoring Frequent
errors by both teams made the going hard
for the pitchers, New York making five
mispIays, while Detroit handicapped Sum
mers with three.
a pass 10 Daniels, with singles by VOL
ter and Chase and Moriarty's error gave
the Yankees two runs in the first inning.
They added two more in the second, when
Warhop singled. Daniels walked and stole
second and Woter singled An earned
run in the sixth on knights single, La
portes sacrifice and Roach's single made
the total five
| The Tigers on their own behalf scored
! two runs in the first frame, Roach. who
. was playing left field, allowing McIntyre's
single to get by him for a triple at the
very start. Mcintyre scored on Dele
hanty's single. He was out stealing sec
ond while Austin and Chase took care OF
Cobb's grounder. Then Crawford tripled
to the right field fence, and when Sweeney
allowed Chase's throw in to slip through
his legs Crawford scored. In the third
inning Delehanty walked. advanced TO sec.
ond on an out and tailed on Crawford 5
single. while Sans double IN the seventh,
supplemented by Moriartys single. added
| a fourth run.