New-York tribune., 1910-07-27
COBB'S HOME RUN FATAL
Breaks WoIter's Finger and
Beats the Yankees.
TIGERS SHOW THEIR TEETH
Win Third Straight Game from
New York and Start
Home Happy.

r. Ccbbs lucky home run III the aTst
inning of the battle between New York
ard Detroit, at American League Park,
Yesterday afternoon. enabled the Tigers 70
via the third straight game Of the series
The score was / 70 Q, and the defeat
shoves tho Yankees still further down IN
+he penuant race. IS Boston found no dif-
ficulty in beating st. Louis BY allowing
Detroit TO make il three out of four for the
series. Kew York viii begin the struggle
ct Poston to-day two fun games behind the
he'd Sox.
Cobb,s homer was labelled with horse
Shoes varhop had forced Mcintyre and
o'Leary 10 lay down easy gTounders TO The
irlfscid but the second ball he pitched 10
Cobb appealed 10 the heavy hitter as
hearty and he lined il 10 right centre.
wclter did his best to pull the ball down
and broke finger in the effort The in
Jury was so painful that he stopped in his
tracks. and while Cree chased the ball 10
the fence Cobb raced around the bases and
over the plate for the only run of The game
woIter was forced TO retire from the
game. Mcclure, the young pitcher from
Amherst. playing until Charlie Hernphill.
who was tn the clubhouse, could get on his
toys and take VOTERS place in right fleld
The game soon settled down to a pitcher s
hattie between Donovan and Warhop. the
former having q shade on the New York
xwirler although both pitched fine game
The Tigers found warhop for eight hits,
but were unable TO score again Donovan
held New York 10 five scattered hits, three
Of which were credited 10 knight. Wild
BiI" was liberal with his passes, but the
xhirlwind support which he received kept
46x ylpfo
In the outfeid end Bush and Tom Jones in
the inheld formed a bulwaTk OF defence
which the home team was unable TO pene-
lrate. Their brilliant playing saved the
DAY for Donovan at critical times. Schmidt
caught a heady game and showed that he
could be depended upon
The most brilliant feature of the game
was the double play in the eighth inning,
which showed the Tigers in the champion
ship form which has won them three pen
nants- 1t was critical period, and 1t
looked as though the Yankees had started a
rally which meant victory. After going
four innings without allowing hit Dom
ovan weakened slightly. Lathers got
1IemphiITs bunt at the opening Of the in
ming and threw the runner out at first on
q close decision knight, however, fol-
lowed with his third hit, a double TO left
field Cree dropped short single into
centre field, and Cobb was after it SO
quickly that he came within an ace OF
throwing the runner out at 1rst. knight
being held on tnird. Gardner thereupon
raped a singing grounder at Lathers,
but the third baseman whipped II TO
,D-learv. forcing Cree at second, while the
speedy second baseman. with equal accu-
racy. threw 10 Tom Jones. doubling Gard
.1, c;T This I'll
put a damper on most promising op-
,,nrtlirlit. which the Yankees had to win
Lack of timely hitting was responsible
Tor New Ycril's defeat. Roach opened the
second inning with double, but got only
as far as third on three outs Daniels
walked at the opening OF the third, stole
second and took another base on knight 3
single Schmidt threw TO third TO catch
;he runner mapping, and when Lathers
Inuffed the ball Daniels foolishly tried 20
come home Bush pounced on the ball,
suapped 1T to Schmidt and Daniels was out
bv six feet With two out in the sixth.
cree and Gardner drew passes, but Roach
struck out
Detroit was no more successful III bunch
| ing its hits Warhop keeping them ell well
N scattered But for lis steady twirling New
n York would undoubtedly have been wal
10ped, as the playing OF lhe hneioeIs was
sheky. Warhop had the situation well IN
hand, however, throughout the game being
psrticuiarIy effective in holding the speedy
Tigers on the bases.
Tom Davis announced after the game
that Walter Manning, the pitcher, had been
-eiea se6 10 the Rochester club, of the East
ern League, while Lawrence Mcclure, The
brilliant Amherst pitcher, has been farTned
out 10 Jersey City
The score Of the game follows;