New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-13
YANKEES HAMMER BALL
Pile Up Hits and Runs in Game
with Utica.
FORD PITCHES GOOD BALL
Holds Visitors to One Hit in Six
Innings and Strikes Out
Nine Men.

Without more than half trying ms
Yankees had little difficulty in running
away from the Utica team Of the New
York state League yesterday afternoon.
When il was al over the score was. New
York Q; Utica ?
The visitors began we'll Jack WARRIOR,
who started the game in the box FOR he
home team. was Wild. and this. combined
with two hits and some fast work on me
bases. gave Utica run I'm the first inning
and another in the second. while ne
Yankees we're trying vainly 20 solve Ad-
RAMS delivery. Utica had the bases fisu
in the third inning. with one ont. but fast
double plav ended their last chance 70 score.
When Stallings's pets came TO bat IN
their half Of the fourth inning the whOis
complexion 81 the game changed. They
began slammirg the ball around the lot ana
c0rralled three runs before they could -
stopped. That was enough for Adrian. and
Reardon took up the task in the next
inning. He got warm reception. and the
Yankees added three more runs through
fast work on the bases. a little hitting and
the assistance OF an error
The Yankees showed splendid form on me
bases. Stealing second was the easiest
thing they did Chase and Forster sled
Off pretty double steal I'm the rfrh inning.
and in the eighth. with Chase on first and
WOiter on third. they set me fans wild
by executing another double steal. W0lter
sliding home in safety. while captain Hal
literally laughed himself 70 second Then
I'm the sixth inning WOlter. who played
pretty game and slammed out a twO-bagger
and a three-baCger. stole second ard third
in quick succession.
WarhOp was not in form. and after three
innings Ford took his place In the six
innings that no pitched he allowed only one
nit and struck out nine men He had fair
speed. excellent control and a varied as
sortrnent OF pulling curves. The visitors
never had a chance after he went into the
box
When the Yankees did start hitting thew
smashed the ball In the fourth inning
Foster lined a beauty over the centre field
er's head for home run And in the same
inning WoIter caught the ball fair and sent
it sizzling 20 the right field fence for three
bases Then in the ffth Austin cleaned up
the bases with a twO-haEger to left. taking
third himself on the thrOw-iu.
Madden who was Ctica's star last year.
lined out a three-bagger 20 right field when
he came 20 lat in the eighth inning. and a
moment later WoIter got a double in a
funny way. He lifted a Texas lesguer
back of second base which ordinarily
would have been good for only one base
But when the new Yankee saw that the
shOrtstop, second baseman and centre fielder
We're all making desperate efforts 20 catch
the ball. while the pitcher stood looking
on. leaving the midway sack uncovered, ne
just naturally kept on down 10 second. and
was safely anchored there before the sur
prlsed visitors knew what had happened
Toward the latter part OF the game Otis
Johnston took Austin's place on third. and
while he did not have much TO DO, he did
that little Well Foster handled himself in
fine style at short and ate up everything
that came his way- Hemphill made one
error and so did Roach, but both OF them
were on desperate chances and easily ex-
Cusabe.