New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
YANKEES KEEP SLIDING
TIGERS Take Four and New YORK
Lands in Fourth Place.
STROUD PROVES IhVIhClBlE
Allows Only Four Hits. While
Warhop Has One Bad Inning
and Loses.

Detroit Aug S-tfteT t0-dsy's zane WITH
the Yankees. t. Cobb trottcd over TO Chase.
Did YOU ever hear that song about
Slide slide. keep on siding queried D.
in accents sweet and low
Under the circumstances ft vas no,
kind Of NIr Cobb 10 ask such q ques-
ton. nor can Captain Hal Be greatly cen
sured for turning his back in somewhat
peevfsh fashion upon the Georgian, Tor nv
team had just lost tire fourth straish,
game 10 Detroit BY score Of TO j. ara
slid into fourth place, while the Iisers
moved up to third a Consequence
The game to-day was one Of lost oppor-
tunities. Primarily the Yankees
beaten because young Stroud had efsr'-
thing a good pitcher needs. and let thsIn
down WITH four singles. But II Is ha'o'
cold fact that had they seized the oppor-
tunities offered them and played less
erratical1y in the field victory would have
been theirs
1t was well for Jennings that Stroud
was working so spIendidly. for his men put
up one Of the weirdest exhibitions % base
running and general sIuggishness that any
major league ball team has been guilty o.
this season In the second inning two
Tigers were caught sound asleep OF bases
and instead of scoring three or four Tuna.
they only got one man across the plate
WARRIOR settled down after the second
inning and pitched superby. bur the dam
age had already been done Even with
the Yankees inability to hit, the scors
should have been a tie But SJalHnSss
men made Two errors in the third inning
and fairly handed the home team run
Daniels was sick, and Wolter, with Still
audaged hand. took his place IN the field
An error by him let in what proved to -
the winning run Lou Criser caught a in.
game and batted well.
II was not until Detroit went 20 the rat
I'm the second half OF the second inning
that any damage was done Crawford
started the trouble by doubling 20 right
field Norfsrty laid down a pretty szcrf-
fee b11nt Chase raced in grabbed the pan
and threw il to Austin in an attempt 70
cut Crawford off ar the third sack ms
.b-our vas SLOW and both runners vsre
safe Norisrty was rudely aTakened
IRON, a pleasant little nap OF first when
Chase tagged him out on Warhops quick
toss Bush drew a pass and T. Jones
lined out single scoring Crawford
Schmidt forced T Jones ar second Ia
nor-e 10 Knight Then Bush took trip
m slrn7berland and was caught Of third
WARRIOR TO Austin
In the third inning. Stroud vas safe On
Ispor-e's tumble. Davy Jones sacr1nceo'
Wsrhop 20 chase It looked brighter VnsH
0erebantv struck out Ty Cobb. however.
/ singled 70 left field AMI Wolter let me
hall get through him. Stroud scoring
| Crawford went out. Laporte 10 chase
Nsu York scored it's only run in the
sixth frame Wolter singled through Bush
and took second when Hemphill went out.
DsIehanty to T Jones. Birdie tree
| as usual. was there with the timely MT
and scored Wolter with a neat single On
the play for wolter at the plate. cree went
/ 70 second Chase sent the last hope OF ths
/ Yankees gIimnering by rolling an easy
one TO Moriar.y. who tossed him out at
/ first.
Two Detroit barsTnen reached nrst IN
Succession in Detroit's half Of the sixth.
I crawford to Moriarty Both attempted
+ ~ steal second and both were thWarted
/ nv rriger's perfect throwing So far the
| Yankees have won two out OF the eisht
Games in the West on this trip
The score follows