New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-11
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Yankees Have a Disappointing
Session on the Hilltop.
FAIL TO GET EVEN BREAK
Detroit Wins Only Seven Out Of
Their Last Twenty-Five
Contests.

! The Yankees wound up q Disappointing
home session on the hilltop YESTERDAY az
ternoon. They failed TO get an even break
on their own diamond. losing ten games
and winning nine After taking three ont
Of four from the st. Louis Browns Chas.'s
men dropped four out Of six TO the White
Sox and three out Of four 10 Cleveland
They held the whip hand over Detroit 80
the extent Of taking three out ~ 1--WE, but
this was NOT enough to make their entire
record prssentsble. Coming home from the
West after somewhat disastrous trip.
when they lost nine and won eight. m.
Yankees lid no better az home They nav.
lost ninereen out Of their last thirty six
starts. When the team returned from IN.
West II had an average Of 80: and
dropped to 5i4 while on the hilltop. In
spite Of this however Chicago and Boston
did little better. and the struggle for third
! place goes merriy on When the Western
/ invasion uegan Chase's men held third plac-
/ by the margin Of one game and are now
tied for third
The slump Of the Yankees can be largely
traced 10 poor pitching although the team
i
az times Either the New York tuirlers are
J all ont Of form or the staf has been great
{ ~ overra- ed for none Of them has offered
much resistance to opposing batsmen. Ford
has been hit hard and - not making the
brilliant record OF last year while Fisher
and Wsrhop have done ineffective work
recently Jim Vaughn Won his first Vie
tory in many moons YESTERDAY.
After a four game series in Washington.
I the Yankees start West again. meeting
Cleveland. Detroit. Chicago and st. Louis
before returning 10 New York on september
/ ] to open series with the senators Their
work viii * ut out for them while on the
ioad.
The Detroit Tigers have lost fifteen games
out Of their last twenty-five starts Their
( second trip to the East has been dsss-
! trous one i'm more ways than one. and IL
VIII take brilliant squirt TO enable them To
! pass the Athletics again. Before the yam
/ KEGS struck Detroit and took four straight
I from the Tigers Jonnings's men enjoyed a
lead Of five and one-half games over he
Athletics, with an average OF I'll To-day
/ they are two games behind the Athletic
/ with an average Of .629 fall ~ 50 points
on the trip East which ended yesterdsv
they won only seven and lost .even. win
ming only one series They took two out
/ Of three from Washington hut dropped
three out Of i've to Philadelphia. four out ~
( five 10 Boston and three out Of five 10
| the Yankees Their record TO date with
/ New York which has practically wrecked
! their pennant hopes, is won iour and lost
/ twelve.
| The New York Giants within five days
/ will receive either $500 from the Marion
/ Club, of the Ohio State League, or title To
/ The services of Meehan, player OF the
/ latter club. The National Baseball COM
mission yesterday entered Judgment by de
! fault in these terms against Marion the
/ dispute beng over alleged non-payment for
/ Ncenan's contract which was purchased
/ from New York in september. 1910 Tn
/ less the settlement Is made within five
( days the Marion club will not be per
nitted TO reserve any OF its PLAYERS for
/ 1919. anG enough OF the sale OF draft price
/ Of any Of its players will be diverted to
| satisfy ne New FORK claim
With the return OF President Nayin OF
the Detroit Baseball Club from the East
. geSltIuhAt IT was dIluoIuteu lDdl Nofh on
the new s30OOoD concrete stands al Bennett
Park would begin shortly after the close
OF the playing season.
The council has granted Mr. Navins re-
quest 70 close an alley running through
the large piece or property adjoining the
park This was the land which he re-
Gently acquired for the park extension ar
ter several years Of unsuccessful negotia-
tons The new stands will he Of concrete
and steel and will he single deckers Civ
ing the park a total seating capacity Of
about 5000 T. s Barnhsrt. vlce-presi-
dent Of the Cleveland club IL is announced
will superintend the work
Packev Hommey and Philly McGovern.
the latter brother OF the one.t time Ter
rible Terry two OF the sturdiest bantam
weights before the public to-day viii meet
in what promises 20 be a great bsttle a.
the Twentieth Century A. e.. tonight. This
will mark the second meeting Of the pair.
william Douglas a pitcher ~ the Macon.
Ca. club who has won tWenty-four out ~
thirty-one games this season will join the
Chicago White Sox on September Z.
For Tennis. Trofffne and
Ofber Sports See