New-York tribune., 1910-07-20
ONE LONE HIT OFF FORD.
,,odar the Circumstances the
Yankees Beat St. Louis.
srtB PITCHER AT HIS BEST
o.oud Groans When a Scratch
Flv spoils Record in the
Ninth Inning.

Ill Ford pitched ono OF the best
;, his already brilliant career at
eaH.9.., League Park yesterday, when he
- Il Louis Browns to a single hit
REV he.sx of Texas Lacquer in the ninth
,htcl1 failed 20 do any appreciahle
nn- In the course OF the contest he
&C. -, eleven men and gave four bases
So" - II IS extremely unusual for .
c" = win on one hit. the Yankees had
-- leN-- s,=5cultv in beating the St. Louis club
s,.1 sce-e stood At to ! when Dode
4ae .ba Browns star pinch hitter. famed
+ba hasss full in that momentous
ninth ,-,.,-
- .ry trouble st all. and he was partly
s,-sihle at that. 4 base on balls TO
l- ne inning. and an eNcusable error by
-, col.pled with the aforementioned
.. 80 Ford the most uneasy five min
= be had il tha course OF the whole
game ..,,. II.
:, nay. especially after his team mates
- col after big Jack Powell in two
- and clouted him for FIVE runs. more
80 enough for a comfortable winning
lin IN the first inning Ford was just
+-iAe unsteady. and he passed two men,
&C and Danny Hoffman a bad throw
- chase let Stone scancper across the
-io,s Zjth the only run the Browns made.
60 he was the only man who got TO third
I'll the ninth inning came around, and
,,J,b il The rally that Ford so effectually
dsmper on when il got too dangerous
fo- safety.
IN The Intervening innings Ford was just
ne cool and calculating as could be- getting
ts--e- as the game went on- and intentiy
,,ine after q no hit record. As the innings
,ore5 bv and the crowd that filled up the
-..,5s DESPITE the lowering sky became
szare Of what was going on they rooted
vsth q viii for the young pitcher, and
ensuv when Hoffman's hit broke the other-
-ise ,,rblenished record there came spon-
,sreous groan that betohened something
much akin TO a purely personal loss
one feature of the afternoon which
-nsrre5 the game despite Ford's brilliant
work in the box was an injury which Big
r5" Sweeney. the Yankee catcher. sus-
.stned n the seventh inning. when he sptit
i, finger in handling one Of Ford's nasty
epitters. sveeney's hand was so badly
su-- that he had TO retire from the game
snd doctor was called An examination
~ The injured digit showed that the catch
e. would have to stay out OF the game
,us1 how long the doctor would not say
Sweeney's loss will be a sad blow 10 the
Yankees, but Il Mitchell. who relieved him.
performs as well until the regular back
r-op is in action again, there is little TO
fear Mitchell played q hard part We'll In
the ninth inning, especially well when he
handled a fast throw from DANES IN
-ire to keep Hartsel on third, and shot
the ban to second. missing mailing Hon-
nan by a hair.
II was in the fifth inning that the Aa1-
KEGS made I'D their minds that it vas time
70 settle down and win the game. For
s;s-er Cree singled 10 right field and
Roach was safe on Truesdale's error
Sweeney kept Up the good work by shoot-
,nE q single into left field. scoring Cree an
ne way from second. Fords long fly TO
Hoffman was well taken care OF, but NOT
well enough TO keep the sprightly Roach
from prancing down TO third. Daniels un-
fortunately called a mornentary halt by
st-IkinE out but Roach scored secono
later when Stephens made a wild throw to
catch Sweeney stealing Wolter was aoie
10 do no better than fly out to Stone
With 2 good beginning the jon was ap-
parently half done. but the Yankees MADE
sure OF = in their next tlI1s az DdI NoP-
tain Chase drove a wicked oounder al
Powell The old Yankee pitcher cIung On
10 the ball, but Chase was safe on hrs'
when Newman muffed the throw Laporte
forced Chase, stole second and Garoner
lut him on third when he singled through
Ia-tseI Cree dropped a little single IN
front Of the plate, but IL was Dig enough
70 score Laporte. Newman booted Roacn
hunt, Gardner scoring. and Cree gong 10
third Cree tried 10 come in on Sweeney
hunt but was caught by Stephess' VINO
handled Powells toss. Ford then stepped
I'D and smashed out a single, on whlcn
Roach scored. Sweeney stopping at second
Daniels beat out a hit TO TTuesdale, but
Wolter, who had forgotten TO put on his
hitting clothes. died on fly TO norman
. Tie score follows: