New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-27
YANKEES IN USUAL R0LE|
Pull Out Victory in Spite OF Be-
\ ing Clearly 0utbatted.
CREE HERO OF THE GAME
Cleans Up with Sizzling Homer
and Later Drives in the
Winning Run.

The New York Yankees appeared once
more in the role of conquerins heroes at
American League Park yesterday afternoon
by defeating the Chicago White Sox py
score of to s. Birdie Cree was the man
of the hour this time. A home run III the
fourth inning sent Laporte and Roach VINO
we're on the bases, racing home before hiiii'
which put the home team in the Ieau'
Again in the lucky seventh, after the WIS.,
itors had tied the score, Cree followed up
Roach's single with a triple and won the
game.
1t was a hard struggle for Chicago 10
lose Hitting is said TO win games, out
Yesterdays contest proved an exception
The visitors were able to tally only three
runs with their fourteen hits. while the
home nine scored four with their SIX. Not
only that. Chicago played an erroriess game
In the field, while New York was charged
with one misplay. There were only two
innings, the first and the ninth, In wnlch
the visitors failed to get men on the bases
Brilliant fielding on the part Of the Yam
KEGS saved the game for Quinn. Perhaps
the most spectacular inning was the
fourth, when Cole opened with a triple and
failed to tally. Purteli and Blackburn were
easy outs 10 the infield but Cole failed to
made one OF the most brilliant plays of his
brilliant career. Block smashed a fierce
grounder between first and second. 1t
looked like an impossible chance, but Chase
fielded the bali and whipped it to Quinn.
who had his wits about him and covered
first.
Double plays in the second and seventh
innings retired Chicago with men on bases.
while numerous force-outs kept the visitors
from the plate when runs doomed up.
The White Sox fell on Quinn for Eve hits
in the third inning, and the New York
pitcher was lucky that only two runs were
tailed. Blackburn opened with a single
and went to third on Blocks hit. scoring
on SCOTS bounder over Chase's head.
Block went to second on the hit but was
caught mapping on Criger's throw to
Roach. the latter pegging TO Austin, who
tagged the runner while trying to make
third. Scott remained on first during the
play and went to second on French's single,
but Gandil was out to Chase unassisted,
both runners advancing a base. Zelder
smashed a base hit off Quinn's shins. scor-
ing Scott and sending French TO third,
where he was left when Dougherty flied
out to Hemphll.
At the end of the fourth inning the
Yankees took the lead. Wolter and Chase
were easy outs. when I.aporte ripped
three-base hit inside of first base, which
would have been a home run but for
F'renchs fast fielding. Scott, who had been
pitching steadily far, passed Roach,
who quickly stole second Then Birdie
Cree caught the ball on the nose for
home run past French, sending Laporte
and Roach in ahead of him, giving the
Yankees lead OF one run, and setting the
fans half crazy.
Chicago tied the score at the opening of
the seventh. Blackburn got away with
scratch hit TO Roach, and although Block
was out, Quinn to Chase Scott sprang into
prominence when he smashed long single
to centre field, sending Blackburn home.
French got hit on a drive that bounced
away from Austin, and Scott went TO sec
ond. A double play retired the side. Gandil
sending a grounder to Roach and forcing
French at second, when Laporte took the
throw. The latter shot the ball to Chase
and doubled up Gandil.
The Yankees scored the winning run in
their half of the same inning. Roach
opened with a single and Cree tripled over
F'renchs head, bringing Roach home.
Austin, Gardiner, who batted for Criger,
and Quinn all grounded out to the infield
and Cree was left on third but the game
was won.
The score follows: