New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-02
HARD BLOW FOR YANKEES
Lose Two Games by Narrow
Margin to Athletics.
TIMELY HITS WERE LACKING
Ford Deserved to Win His Game
Bender to Rescue in
Second.

Philadelphia. July 1.-The New York Yam
KEGS lost both games of a double header
with the Athletics here this afternoon and
there is joy in the town. Coombs and Ford
had keen pitchers battle In the first
game. and although the visitors outbatted
and outfielded the home nine. nevertheless
they were shut out by a score OF 2 to o.
Plank was hit hard In the second game but
sensational fielding kept the score down.
The Yankees made ten hits. but the home
nine with eight nosed out a victory By a
scors OF to g.
The first game was a hard one for Ford
to lose. He was in superb form and out
pitched Coombs decisively. Ten men left
on bases. who had little chance to score
after they had got a good start. tells some
thing Of New York's part IN the game.
Coombs's salvation lay In the manner In
which he kept the hits scattered, and al
though three errors and three passes gave
six Of the visitors free transportation to
first the timely hit to score them was lack
Ing.
The Athletics scored the first run in the
third inning. when Oldring singled to cen
ire. stole second and crossed the plate on
safe drive by Collins. In the eighth inn
ing Strunk singled and OIdring sacrificed
Gardner and Chase took care of Collins,
but Chase's wild throw to Austin to head
off Strunk sent the runner home with the
second run.
The second contest was another heart
breaking game. and the Yankees fought
like demons to win, much so that Plank
was driven from the mound and Bender
went out to pitch the last two innings.
Brilliant fielding on the part of the Ath-
shut off rhe Wis rfy
turn
Things broke badly for the Yankees at
the start Quinn. who began IN the box.
showed that he was in no form to face the
Athletics. but he managed to pitch the Inn
ing out. and was relieved by Manning in
the next frame. Singles BY Oldring Col
Inns and Davis. and a triple by Baker. tai
lied three runs, and the visitors faced a
heavy handicap. The Yankees were not TO
be downed so easily, however, and came
back fighting hard Daniels, who played
his first full game to-day since he Joined
the team, opened the second inning with a
double to right field, but was caught while
trying to stretch It into triple. Gardner,
however, bounded the ball over Oldring'
head for two bases and took third on
knights sacrifice. Austin connected for a
timely single and sent Gardner home.
Mitchell followed with another single 10
right field. Murphy threw over Baker
head TO catch Austin. and the latter scored
Bakers drive for the circuit over the
right field fence gave the Athletics another
run in the sixth inning and put the team
two runs TO the good. The Yankees started
q desperate rally in the seventh inning,
but were Aunable to overcome the lead.
knight led off with triple and came home
On MitchelFs single to right Manning fol
lowed with another single, but Hemphll
and Laporte flied out and retired the side.
When Hal Chase opened the eighth inning
with a double Connie Mack decided that
Plank's hour had come and wisely re-
moved him, sending Bender 10 the mound
Daniels singled, but Bender threw out
Gardner, and knight and Austin struck out
when a hit by either would have spelled
victory.
It must be told that for the second time
in two weeks the Athletics drove back their
most persistent foe in the keen fight for
the lead.
The scores follow.