New-York tribune., 1910-07-15
FORD STOPS CLEVELAND
Even Laioie Falls Before His
Double -BarreIIed "Spitter."
YANKEES SCORE FOUR RUNS
Quite Enough, However, as the
Maps Could Make Only
Single Tally.

Russell Ford was again called upon to
pit his wits against those of one of the
past masters of the art of pitching at
American League Park yesterday after
noon. With greater ease than he out
pitched Bid Ed Walsh on last Saturday
he took "OId Cy'' Young into camp and
led the Yankees to victory by a score of 4
to l in the second game of the series with
Cleveland. It was a critical game, too, for
Boston took a double-header from the
White Sox, and the Red Sox are altogether
too near second berth for comfort. But the
much dreaded Athletics fell before the st.
Louis Browns, and the Yankees by win
ming edged up a mite closer to the leaders.
1t was d nifty little article of ball which
Ford tossed up. The efforts of the heavy
hitters who loomed up so nightly in
Wednesdays game dWindled down to almost
nothing before his justly famous double
barrelled splitter" 1t was the first game in
many days that Lajoie, the great Ualoper,
went through without a hit. He faced the
young twirler four times, and failed to con-
meet for even a trifins single Once, when
home run would have tied the score, he
Lit into a double play and retired the side
Napoleon was legally only twice at bat as
a sacrifice fly and a. pass were recorded on
two different occasions
Four clean singles were all that Ford al
lowed. Two of these we're in the first in
ming, before he got to working well. Five
times the visitors went out in one, two,
three order while in three other innings a
pass broke I'D the record. Only twenty
seven batsmen faced Ford in the last eight
innings. and his form rejoiced the hearts Of
the fans.
old Cy'' worked hard to make the game
his five hundredth victory, and he pitched a
sterling game, fielding his position wonder
fully well withal One fatal frame, the
fourth dashed his cherished hopes. The
Yankees found him for nine hits, but only
two of them counted in the run getting
The veteran pulled out of some bad holes in
fine form, but couple of doubles, pass
and an error in the fourth netted the three
runs which clinched the game
During the early innings the New York
feIders threatened to make things hard for
Ford. Roach made a terrible throw 70
Chase on Lords grounder in the third, but
the ball bounded off the stands and Hal
recovered it in time to throw the runner
out when he tried to take second on the
error Chase himself was a trlfe unsteady,
too. but Ford pulled the team together arc
they finally decided to give the support ne
deserved Cree was tower OF strength III
the outfeld, and made his mark as well
with the stick. But Forda record. a single
and triple out of three times at bat was
the surprise Of the day. Neither hit ng-
ured in any scoring, however.
Things broke badly for the Yankees ut
the start Lord singled to left field and took
second. when Chase muffed one of Ford's
throws 10 catch the runner asleep on hrst
Turner singled to the same spot and put
Lord on third. ajoie smashed out d sacr1-
dse fly and Lord crossed the plate with
(~eveland's first and only run
Young presented the Yankees with run
in the second half of the same inning. Woi-
ter walked and went clear to third when
Young made a wild pitch. He scored on
Chase's out The fourth inning was the
veterans undoing, however. Laporte led
of with a sharp double TO left field and
knight put him on third with a sacrifice
Cree doubled over first base and brought
Laporte home, stealing third himself while
Young was delivering four balls TO Roach.
Easterly made a wicked throw to second
10 catch Roach stealing, and the ball
bounced into centre field, Cree scoring and
Roach taking bird. He crossed the plate
on 2 hft-and-run play with Sweeney. and
laid down bunt along the first base foul
line.