New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
HILLTOP CROWD MOURNS
Sees Yankees 0VeFtaken, then
Beaten by Athletics.
PLAY TWO EXTRA INNINGS
Score, -Four to Two-Poor Supa
port Makes Quinn's Sturdy
Efforts Futile.

In a hard fought eleven inning struEZi4-
tire Athletics defeated che Yankees on tne
hilltop yesterday afternoon BY a score or
4 % ? After New York had taken a Lead
or two Tuns in the early stages OF ths
game. their opponents came back hard aa1
tied the score IN the seventh fnafas \
passed ball and an error eourrfbutei
largely IN helping them even up mat
teTs. and the game progressed with ths
teams racing neck and neck until the
eleventh inning
Collins began the last rally fatal TO ths
Yankees. with a sharp single through.
KnISht. Collins advanced him 20 second
With a sacrifice, and he scored on Bske-~
line drive TO right field. But the Atnlet1cs
were not nearly through as they had az
last sized Up QuInn's curves FOR ths srss
time IN the game aaa meant 60 eliach ths
victory. The Yankee pitcher was oy no.
means up in the air. and ne pulled him
self together striking out Davis. Baker,
however. stole second and crossed ths
plate on Nurphy's sirgls 60 centre Barry
vas thrown out, Laporte 70 Chase
Except for the last inning. Quinn held
the Athletics down vel and deserved VIC
tory. but the support which ne received
was wpfUIly weak IT times II al tns
Yankees had played IN the sterling form
which Hal Chase showed the result woul4
have been different Chase covered tns
initial bag in whirIvfnd form fashion. a
brilliant catch OF collins's drive IN ths
sixth inning shut of a r1ln and retired tHs
side. The play vas made quickly eaae
the spectators had hard work TO fzlrs
out what had happened
hardly less Spectacular blay N a
critical period OF the ga was Temp
hilrs throw TO Austin in the eighth inning.
Hartsel had popped up an easy fly TO
Austin, but the latter dropped The eaH and
ere runner received a life or first oidrinE
advanced him with a sacrifice, ana IL
looked for minute as If the game would
be won then and there. Collins did what
was expected OF him and :. out long
sacrifice fy TO HemphflL The centre fielder
caught the bali and made a Beautifully
throw TO Austin. The latter vas waiting
with che sphere when Hartssi came speed
out, retiring the side.
Bender pitched good game and keTs
the hits Of the Yankees well scattered. HS
had a bad spell in the second inning. BUT
pulled out of the hole all right. and IL
was not until the fourth that New York
settled down to do business with him.
Cree started the troubl4 by smashing r.
t7o-basa hit ~ left field IIaporte ad-
vanCed him with a sacrifice. ard he scored
on knights single to centre. Poor Dzss
running was shown az tEis point by the
Yankees, knight tried to steal second. but
was nailed a mile of the bag. and Austin
tried TO do the same thing aftsr he had
walked 20 first, but ne, too, died an easy
death
Although rally was nipped IN the bud
ry the careIessnsss OF the t~o players,
the Yankees soon got down 20 work again
Uoiter opened the sixth with a two bagge-
TO centre Ordinarily It would have been
good for three bases or even che ctrcuit,
but cart Of q crowd or nearly twenty thou
sand persons, who had been drawn cue
by the first real baseball weather, spread
out around the ned and the ground rules
which were fxed upon before the game be-
gan gave the runner only two bases when
he hit into the crowd. This his went into
the crowd all right. and might have been
going yet IL the fence had not stopped IT.
The surr-ise which WOlter spranS on
Bender proved too much for the pitchers
neryss: .atn&2 atn,&2 hs hf.,hr thrsw, Wild 20 eaten him
"a Spir1z 50. ssscnd The runner want 10
third ON the error. chase flied out 10 go
ring ana wolter was held on third Cree
drew DdSe On Ddli7 anu as Ap+~S~
second when Laporte grounded 70 Baker
WoIteF scored on the play. Knight tapret
in front of the plate and was thrown cC-
BY Livingston.
Mi5DIays started the trouble for the
Yankees in the seventh The third str1h5
on Baker got away from Sweeney, and the
runner reached hFst. Davis doubled to
right field. pushing Baker around TO third.
Murphy cracked a grOunder 10 hnisht.
but the Yankee snOrt5top fumbi6d the BAL
and Baker scored. Murphy reaching nrsJ
Quinn knocked down Barrys drive 6uI
could noe field il in time 70 pUt the run
ner oGt, and Davis came home with the
tfeiug run Livingston forced Murphy at
third Quinn to Austin and Barry was
CAUGHT stealing third. Laports threw cut
Bender, retiring the side
The score follows