New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-15
YANKEES FIGHT TO
TIE WITH BOSTON
Darkness Ends Great Fourteen
Inning Battle on the
Hilltop.
NEW YORK BASEBALL MAD
Thousands Crowd Stands and
Fringe Playing Field-Jim
Vaughn Hero of
the Game.
NEW YORK BASEBALL MAJ

Red SoX battled fourteen innings to A
tie score Of ( To at American League
Park yesterday. while 22.eOO fans" or
probably few more. shouted themselves
hoarse. and incidentally doomed a well
come 10 the baseball season of 1910. 1t
was almost as good as a victory. as the
visitors jumped of in front at the start
and things looked dark and gloomy until
the eighth inning. when the Yankees
came from behind and tied mp the game
10y scoring two runs on clean drives by
Hemphill and Wolter. a wild pitch and
a long sacrifice fly by Chase. From that
point 10 the end both teams struggled
along. with only one man getting beyond
first base
Big Jim Vaughan pitched the fun
fourteen innings for the Yankees. He
covered himself with glory. and earned a
warm place in the hearts Of the fans" q"
He got better and better as the game
progressed. and toward the end had the
visitors. including such hard hitters
as Mcconnell. Iris Speaker. Lord and
Wagner at his mercy. Self-possessed
mastery fashion. shooting the hall over
the plate with lightning speed or elusive
curves. and with such remarkable con-
troll that only two bases on balls were
charged against him. He held Boston to
eleven hits, most of which were scat
tered. struck out seven men. and fielded
his position without the semblance Of an
f,,. all
Cicotte started the game for Boston
and went along well for seven innings.
giving only one base on balls and hold
ing the Yankees to nine hits. Two of
these. however. came together at the be
ginning Of the eighth inning. and with
none out hats and papers filled the air,
and the monster crowd. on its feet al
most t. a man. shouted and shrieked as
If on the road to BlOomingdale.
Patsy Donovan. the new manager Of
the Red Sox. who once held forth in
Brooklyn. then showed what turned out
to he keen judgment. He called Cicotte
TO the bench and sent out the youthful
Mr.. Wood To stem the tide which for the
first time appeared TO he setting strongly
IA
were two men on bases, none out and
Captain Hal Chase at the hat II was
critical situation for any man to face.
HemphiH scored on a wild pitch. and
Chase then came to the rescue Of his
team with a long fly 10 deep centre,
which Speaker gathered i'm. but Wolter
scored the run on the return throw that
Il hot
settled down and pitched truly re-
markable game. striking out six men.
holding the Yankees 10 two hits and not
giving a single base on balls In fact
the battle for the last six innings be
tween Vaughan and Wood was alone
worth going miles to see.
Cheering Thousands on Hand.
The biggest crowd that ever packed
and iammed its way into American
League Park was on hand. Room there
was for just one more without encroach-
ing further on the playing field. Some
body neglected TO climb the flagpole. and
an excellent point Of vantage was
wasted
New York is baseball mad. No jury
was needed Yesterday 20 weigh the evi-
dence. The verdict was written in the
crowds that stood in line for two or three
hours before the gates were open; in the
throng that filled every nook and Granny
i'm the huge stands an hour before the
time set for the game to begin; i'm the
host which spread out about the entire
PLAYING field. forming a deep fringe of
black: in the small boys who risked life
and limb in the tops of tall trees outside
the grounds. or who hung TO the fire
escapes Of a near at hand skyscraper
The day was made To order for the
opening Of the pennant race. and those
who were not lucky enough to get seats
in the covered stand basked i'm the sun
On the bleachers or on the benches be-
hind the ropes. Gay bunting floated from
every available spot, band was on hand,
which did its best TO make itself heard
above the constant uproar. and alto
gether the scene filled the eye. while the
battle set the blood coursing.
The crowd did not lack for entertain
mont for an hour. at least before the
game began. as the Yankees I'm their new.
white suits and the Red Sox in their
travelling gray. danced about the dia-
mond and brought off one sizzling play
after another. There was a royal wei
come. 81 course, for captain Hal Chase.
and the brilliant first baseman did not
fan 10 make even those who had watched
his almost every move for three years
wonder at his skill and cunning
For q moment the crowd lost interest
IN the PLAYERS 10 welcome Big RiH''
Dayerv. the best chief of Police
New York ever had" as h" himself ad-
mits. as he walked across the field to
take his place in Frank Farrelrs box
He has not lost his popularity. judging
from the noise, which was taken up
again as hc went through the formality
of throwing ont the first ball as the gong
rang for the game to begin.
Foster and Chase Shine.
EarI Gardner was at second base for
tr, YANKEES. to the satisfaction of the
fans" but 'BiTdi'" Gre" Was una bic t.
/ pla,. .n account of an injury To- his hand
So ,Eat Hemphil moved over to GENRE