New-York tribune., 1910-05-22
TIE IN NINTH; WIN LATER
Yankees Victorious in Stirring
Fifteen-lnning Battle.
GREAT CROWD SEES GAME
Usual Rally Makes Extra Period
Necessary, Pinch Hitters Saw
ing the Day Once More.

1T certainly was some game" said a
little boy to his father when they were
leaving American League Park yesterday
afternoon Just as the sun sank over the
Palisades.
Twenty-Five thousand fans agreed with
him. After fifteen-inning struggle the
New York Americans, using seventeen men
in their lineup. defeated the Cleveland
Maps by score of to 4. The game was
the third straight contest the Yankees had
taken from Cleveland. their seventh
straight victory. and the fifth successive
game in which a lead by the enemy had
been overcome at the eleventh hour.
That rallying habit which New York has
acquired in the last few games became
deeper rooted yesterday. After culling only
three hits off Links delivery for eight
innings the Yankees suddenly took brace
and tied the score on two singles and two
passes. For five innings more the two
teams played an even game. In the
fifteenth, however, the break came. Lou
Criger, who had succeeded Sweeney and
Kleinow behind the bat. lined out a two
base hit into the crowd which surrounded
the outfeld.
1t was a brave start, but he was out
when Chase grounded to Turner. the latter
throwing TO bradley, WHO ran CT1Ber uOWu'
Chase got his base the play, however.
Laporte smashed a sharp single over third
base and sent Chase to third. Roach
walked, filling the bases, and II remained
for Birdie Cree to bring in the winning
run with a rap into left field
When the rally came in the last inning
the enthusiasm of one of the largest crowds
that ever gathered at the park had almost
Of
the end of the ninth, and for six straight
innings the fans" were kept on edge with
intense excitement. The outfeld was sur
rounded by a mass of faces. while there
was standing room only in the stands. 1t
was an enthusiastic crowd from the start,
ready to cheer every play which was made
and confidently looking forward to the rally
which would give the Yankees the victory. |
The rally came just as every one ex-
pected and a wild roar arose from that
densely packed throng of humanity which |
swayed hack and forth. frantically waving !
hats, umbrellas, programmes and every
thing else 1t could lay hands on. The en- |
thusiasm died out through sheer exhaustion |
before the game was over, and there was |
just one wild shrek when Chase came !
home with the winning run and the crowd |
ran for the gates
The struggle was replete with brilliant |
plays too numerous to mention. There were |
several costly errors as we'll, for which the |
Yankees were responsible, but 10 the de- |
lighted throng these were of little account |
as lcng as New York won. Hal Chase vas |
the one bright and particular star of the /
game He covered first base I'm his usual !
wonderful style, and far outshone all the |
other players in the game Perring ind |
Berger pulled off a nice play in the thir- |
teenth, when they put Knight out at first. |
Among other notable features of the |
game was The fact that L9joe, in six times |
at bat, failed to get a single hit, and, what |
Is more, Russell Ford struck him out twice. |
Both Ford and Vaughn were a puzzle to /
him. He really missed one chance in the /
ninth, when the ball hit his bat by acct
dent and rolled into the diamond Kleinow /
threw him out at first without I.arry's |
making an attempt to get to the bag =
The visitors hit Russell Ford rather free
ly, but it wasn't until the fourth inning that
they were able to score. Bradley opened |
the inning with a single to left. He was
forced at second, however, when Flick laid
down bunt, which Sweeney fielded. Flick
got life at first and stole second. AL
though Lajoie struck out, Easterly singled
over second and brought File khome with
the first run. Lord struck out and cetireG
the side.
The Yankees came back in the same in
ming and scored two runs, taking a slight I
lead Roach opened the inning with a
sharp rap over third, and Cree walked
Austin advanced both base with a sacri- :
ice. Gardner went in at this point to bat ;
for Sweeney and walked. filling the bases
Ford hit sharply to Turner and forced
Nlr ~firNnT
play. Although there were two out. Cree s
and Ford got the signal for double steal.
Ford got a good start and Easterly threw
% Turner. The throw was perfect. and :
Ford, seeing that he was caught. ran back 7
oward first. Cree i'll the mean time was :
speeding toward the plate. He crossed it a | I
ew seconds before Ford was run down. | I
'etiring the side, and the run counted.
A bunch of errors allowed Cleveland 10
tie the score in the sixth inning. Turner,
the first man up, sent an easy tap into
Fords hands The latter made wild
neave over Chase's head, the ball going ;
nto the crowd, and Turner got TO second
Bradley flied out, but Turner went TO third =
'n Flick's grounder. and scored on a wild O.,
pitch. Kleiow was catching at this point, ,
having been substituted for Sweeney after :
Gardner had batted for him in the fourth )
nning.
With the score tied. neither side seemed
o have any advantage for a time until
inally in the eighth couple of errors and r
| single scored two runs for the visitors.
Who apparently had the game tucked away. II
was the first man up and he s
ined a sharp to Roach The latter I
hrew badly to Chase, and the runner got n
life at first. He stole second, and went to 5
bird on Links sacrifice and scored on a
Wild pitch. Turner got his base when
Roach fumbled his grounder He stole sec S
md, and although Bradley flied out TO La y
'ort Flick singled to right field, sending q
Turner across the plate. r
The Yankees went out in order at the Y
nd of the eighth inning, and II looked as 7
hough the game were about over Ford
assed Lord at the opening of the ninth. + +
mt the other three Maps were easy outs F
nd apparently did not feel like extending
themselves with the game so we'll In hand
IS matter of fact, the real part of the
anne was just beginning =
The crowd rose in a body when the p
,ankees came up in the ninth to give all p
he moral support that was needed and IL +
vas not given in silence either. Cree was
he first man up. and when he walked a
hos ~ A H. 4.