New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03
FORD A POWER IN BOX.
Johnson a Terror with Bat, and
Combination Proves Effective.
CONNIE MACK'S MEN SUFFER
Yankees Play a Fast, Snappy
Game and Defeat Worlds
Champions.

With Russell Ford working at the top oil
his form. Hal Chase and his hustlns
Yankees turned the tables on Connie
Macks aggressive Athletics and beat them
by the score Of to in q snappy game al
American League Park yesterday. The
loose play of Saturday was entirely miss
ing. The Yankees accepted all their
chances without the semblance of an error
while the Athletics were guilty Of only one
slip-up. Davis making the error when ne
dropped Birdie Crees easy little foul fly.
Ford was opposed by Bender. and when
the dust Of the conflict settled the honors
of the game rested with the former by a
slight margin. Ford held the visitors 10
six hits and struck out five men. lie
wavered for q moment on two occasions
and passed two men. but. confronted ny
danger. he put on steam. and his geher-
osity was OF no avail TO the cohorts OF
Mack In the seventh inning. however
the gray clad FASTENERS solved his shoo's
for their sole tally. which came as the re-
suit Of double by Harry Davis, sacri-
flee hit and single.
Bender too was in top form. but MS
medicine was not powerful enough TO over
come the war clubs Of the Yanks. Bender
limited the hits Of the home players 70
seven one of which was of the fiuk!est de-
scription. He sent three If the Chase clan
back TO the bench over the strike-out route
and issued no free passes 10 first.
The day was by far too frigid for per-
feet baseball. but under the circumstances
the players did remarkable work. The cold
got into the catchers' arms however. and
five bases were stolen. Of these the Atm
letics rurioned three. Eddie Collins beat
his way to the mid vav twice. while Nc
lines performed with neatness and dis
patch in the fifth inning. when he was
passed to first on four wide ones.
Home Run" Johnson was the hero Of
the day. The smuggling youngster account
ID for all the runs scored by the Yankees.
He pounded the slants Of the angular Ind
ian for three hits two Of which were
triples. in his three trips to the plate He
batted the first run over the plate in the
second inning. when his long single to deep
right centre sent Hartzell. who had opened
the frame with drive 10 centre, home. In
the eighth inning Johnson smashed a triple
10 right field and scored tho winning run
when Ed Sweeney hammered a long sacri-
fee fly TO the same place
While the Yankees won. and a victory
covers multitude Of SHORTCOMINGS the
score should have been at least two runs
bigger. Poor coaching was responsible for
the loss Of a run in the first inning. when
Duke Farrell sent Wolter to an easy out in
an attempt 10 score on an infeld tap.
Wolter reached first when Davis fumbled
Eddie Colins's perfect throw OF Harrys
easy grounder. Wolter showed his appre-
citation Of the courtesy by promptly steal
ing second. He reached third when Collins
momentarily fumbled chaso's HIT and FAR
rell told him TO try to score. He was
| trapped. however. and run down.
Once more. in the fifth. johnson bounced
a triple off the new centre field bleachers
on the old field the hit would have been a
sure home run. There was only one out.
but when Sweeney sent hot grounder 10
Collins Farrell sent johnson down the path
TO the plate. Collins threw to Thomas,
who nailed Johnson Yards away.
There was little TO the game for the
worlds champions except one, two, three
and you're out. until the seventh inning
when they assumed the aggressive and tied
the score. Davis drove out a high ~
which started for loft field. Birdie cree
started to make the catch. hut the high
wind took the ball and carried il over
toward centre field. cree continued 10 uur.
. sue the sphere. Daniels held back and 10,
! Cree chase il. hut the tan dropped safe
while the captain Of :he visitors con
/ tinued on his merry way TO second
/ Murphy hunted a nicely placed sacrifice
/ along the first base line and was out. Chase
to Gardner. Davis went TO third on tho
play and continued across the plate
when McInnes laced long single 10 centre
! field
! The spectators had visions Of extra inn
| inss, but the Yankees had a dinner engage
ment which they were more than anxious
tc keep. Johnson opened the eighth inn
! Ing by making his third hit, screaming
triple 10 the right field fence and Sweeney
won his spurs by sending the shortstou
across the pan with a long fly to Murphy
| Macks men made their dying gasp IN The
last inning. With one out. Murphy hit n
right for a base. McInnes Knocked n high
/ iiy TO Cree. and old "'Topsy" Harteel was
Iut in TO bat for Ira Thomas Murphy
stole second and Iiarisel drew q pass "a
/ first, but Harry Lord, who went in to Ia,
! for Bender. ended the game by grounding
! out 10 Chase.
The score follows: