New-York tribune., 1910-09-03
YANKEES WIN CLOSE GAME
Defeat Red Sox in First Contest
of Crucial Series.
VISITORS ERRORS COSTLY
New York Takes Advantage OF
Weakness and Scores Five
Runs in the Eighth.

The Yankees got the first move on 'hs'
Boston Red Sox in the series OF 'nlee
eeeeneuts stged on the hilltop "heh 'ite.
defeated the visitors YESTERDAY altei
ny = score of g 10 g. They adopted iiei i'i'
.-..o.,,,oe =, order 70 win. and by scoring
Eve runs In the eighth inning 'ileH
aged 70 turn the trick. Victory
due so much 80 4 batting raiiN d -
errors of Boston. but il was q
nevertheless and put the Nv
u-;,bin game and a half OF the coNe
-7osirion Of r1nrer-up in the pelliiaii'
Tic euee+ness of winning was sone"ha
allowed by the treatment ac0ol ueu DIG
Him" Vaughn whose return 10 ioi III ="
sisnalized only a short time ago iliie
+he Rel Sox did not exactly pouiio liiii.
from the box. vet they gave eNidelice u
their desire to do 50 in manner ai''
.e,har TOO marked. When Stalllngs sa"
e-i.,- sou.bpsw fast losing control he
.s,-.5.,7 ,5e+ the pitching department woulo
h. ,,,.,..l, safer in the hands of QUINN ana
the 1---er- went into the box in the SeNeiiIh
;,,,,inr The change was well timed an"
,,,rn the Yankees had taken their lead IN
.t. e,~b+, inni0c QUINN was able 10 hold
,.e Red sox i,l check and win the game
,5oo--e also retired from the game after
he had proved a puzzle to the Yankees lol
the hes, part Of eight innings Ihree scat
..--o5 r,i-s were the best New York coulo
,Jo ,,,tjI Daniels led off in the eighth Win
2 scratch hit over third base olcolte
suraort Nave~ed at this critical time ana
vyb.p Hal Chase tripleJ Wood was sent ili
70 SAKE the dsy. He vas found Tor a 'lIileis
single. which Ron the game, ana reSlgIleu
his berth when he disputed a decision Han
,vas then called upon and stopped the an
leez. hut the game had been Won
4 snsrllline play here and there enllVeneo
g game that had many duh moments oh'll
the Yankees made their squirt In the elshlIi
irp.,- tic contest was rather tame d.
fair in the ewes OF a large MAJORITY ol 'lie
fans. beautiful catch by Speaker III
,ba rl7ir5 inning robbed Laporte of a triple
while Knight retaiiated IN the severn H.
.endi-r Illeinow to the bench by circus
,s-cl, after the former Yankee catcher mao
smashed , terrific drive to left field laoelleo
fer two bases.
The Yankees scored their first run III the
first inning Daniels singled and Wor<eo
his wav 10 third on an out and chase MI
,,-hi,l, vyas good for only one base. on an
,.-.,nDtod double steal Daniels scored,
while Chase got back to hrst salelS
Ersrlt-s single sent Hal TO third, but he
1-as caught at the plate on baPorle
ero77nder 10 Purtell. while Cree fled out 10
Hooper.
The Red so1 tied the score in the second
t7uinz on Stahls single, DeUlss 5 out anu
wagner's hit TO Chase. In the sixth the
visitors took a lead. Hooper and speaker
walked. and Stahl's triple brought theIIl
home Lewis singled and scored Stahl-
Daniels led off the eighth with scratch
hit over third. 4 peculiar play gave Wolter
q life at first. He raped a hot one through
fine box. and the ball struck second oase'
bounding into Engles hand. The latter
,.-binned the ball to first. but Stahl was not
watching. thinking that Woiter had mace
hit The sphere rolled TO the stands' ano
naniels scored. wolter taking third Chase
--inIed 10 left field. scoring Nolter, ano
Sson-+e retired. Wood passed Knight eno
+he latter stole second. Cree was good lor
G. ninch hit. although Daporte struck out
F7irdie's single over first tailed two runs
and put the Yankees in the lead on fos-
-er.e ont cree took second and scored on
-aeead hall Wood had him az the plate on
L-1einou-s throw. but did not tag the run
ne- After q dispute he was put out OF
the game. Criger flied out to Speaker re
firing the side.
The Red SoX made q bold bid for Victory
II, the ninth With TWO ont hleinow walked
aud Hall 1ripled. bringing him home. Hoop
er faufed out to knight. however, and
ended the game.
-T-La ernre follows