New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
.FORDlS PITCHING FUTILE
He Does Nice Work, but Tiuers
Make Off with Game.
COBB LARGELY TO BLAME
He Flashes from Base to 2ass
Like q Chamois, and Yankees
Taste Bitter Defeat.

Lightning base running with Ty fos.
as the star performer. defeated ire w.
York Americans before a record crovs :.
American League Park yesterday 4fsA-,
noon. and enabled Detroit to win hv I,
score Of to 2 Where the Tigers hss =.
the feetness Of a deer on the bases. -.
Yankees seemed to have all the tir,ssI+,
Of the same animal and simply would ~,
take a chance
Russell Ford pitched wonderful ~.
and allowed only two hits for eight s,,~
ings. but Detroit scored three runs IN -.
time. and these were enough TO win "A.
game The visitors did not ge, -.
for three innings. but tailed two r,1.
without them The only two nnen w.
Ford passed both scored Cobb drew =.
first base on balls in the initial frame s.oa.
second and third and came home on !,
error Bush walked in the second. ssoI.
second and came home on a wild pitch ana
an error. Ford 1eIded his position wen ara
deserved better support
It is needless 20 say that Sweeney va.
missed behind the bat. The Tigers "a,
wild on the bases, took all kinds of chance,
and got by with them In the last Inniny
when the visitors finally solved Ford's ds-
livery and hammered out four hits. Rr.,
raped the ball to right for a hlr whycs
ought 20 have been only a triple Although
Hughey Jennings tried to stop him VIE,
he rounded third. the shifty little shorrsroo
darted for home He looked easily out. h,r
VOTERS throw struck the ground in fronr
Of Mitchell and bounded high over tha
catcher's head. Bush was safe. Cobos
speed enabled rim 70 stretch double mn
a triple in the sixth. SO that he could scor.
easily on a sacrifice fly.
In spite OF the widely circulated reports
that the Detroit nine is slowing ID. af.s-
yesterdays game il can be said that TIA
Tigers are still a fairly fast aggregation.
Perhaps more than that IF their pitchers
are not going well and their hitting is fan
ing off, they can still hike 1t around ths
bags
Bush was the star OF yesterdays strus-
gle. the fast little shortstop playing a won
derfuI game The inheld was considerably
strengthened by the return OF Tom Jones
to first base, and he made several brilliant
pick-ups and plays which contributed 10
great extent in staving off defeat for the
visitors. Ty COBB had only one chance in
the outhel5. but he covered a lot OF ground
in the fifth for Gardner's high Ay. and
pulled it down in excellent form
Summers, who twiTIed for Detroit. was in
vincibIe for four innir gs. but in about every
frame thereafter ne three tened TO blow 10.
and kept tie Tigers right on edge ali the
time Just as il seemed as if defeat was
impending and he would be compelled %
retire from the box. a lucky turn Of events
would give him a new lease OF life The
Tigers played like 1ends behind him, and
accepted almost impossible chances Sum
mers always managed TO tighten up at the
critical time, and the Yankees were not
forthcoming with a timely hit
The Yankees scored their first run in me
fifth inning With one out, Roach doublsd
to left field but got only as far as third
on Austin's single over first base Mitchell
raped the ball at Lathers and Roach
scored when the third baseman fUrn5led
the ball Ford struck out after things were
shaped up nicely for a grand rally, and
Daniels forced Mitchell az second on
grounder to Bush Although Summers
passed Wolter and Cree in the sixth inning,
there was no one to bring them in
The Yankees started a rally in the last
half of the ninth. but only scored one run
Cree, as usual. began the trouble with a
single over second. He was forced out.
however. on Gardner's grounder 10 O'LearE,
but the latter threw wild 10 double Gardner
at first, and the runner got to second on the
error L&theTs made a tad throw 20 Jones
0f Roach's grounder. and the runner was
safe. Austin then connected for his second
single and scored Gardner. Mitchell forced
Austin at second. however on a groundeT
10 Bush. and was doubled ar first himself.
retiring the side.
Ford had hard luck at the start in passing
Cobb and Bush. both of them stealing ther
way toward home and scoring OF errors
In the sixth Cobb got the hit that was due.
and by fast running got 10 third, coulinS
home on CrawfoCd's sacrifice fly.
The Yankee twirler held the visitors II
heck in every other inning until the nlnla
Then with one out Crawford singled. 33s
Lathers grounded 10 knight at hrsr ana
vas an easy ont. so the Tigers did noI io"A
PARTICULARLY likely TO increase their score
But Bush unexpectedly lined the bail mo
light field for a home run, scoring CraN-
ord. This seemed 10 Unsettie Ford ara
ToIes doubled 10 left field. stole third ana
cored on Schmidts single. Summers
grounded out and retired The side
The score follows: