New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
YANKEES ON THE SLIDE.
Drop the Third Straight Game to
Cleveland Maps.
MANY PLAYS GR0TESQUE
Visitors Pound Caldwell and
Quinn with Ease and
Heartiness.

some FIVE thousand unappreciauvs fans
saw the Yankees trounced for the third
straight time at the hands Of Cleveland on
the hilltop grounds yesterday afternoon
The Job was very raggedly done. but the
Mans won by a score Of 10 20 3. All the
stupid and inefficient playing that the
Yankees are capable of was represented In
the nine innings that they were on the heio
As usual Chase's men had to rely on
brace 81 pitchers. and although Caldwell
who opened the farce, was pretty well bal
,ored when he was relieved IN the fourth
inning his successor, the one-Ume mighty
Quinn. Jared no better and let the Blues
have Eve Of their runs-just as many as
acre hammered out OF Caldwell. Faiken-
b4rg. who did the pitching for the visiting
athletes was not so very much bsttsr thsn
m. New York combination. but there were
rot cutie as many thoughtless plays b~-
hind him. and I'm addition he kept the hits
mat were made off him we'll scattered.
soma of the grotesous PLAYS that emsnat-
- from the Yankee personages were amaz-
no for their absurdity and would scarcely
nave done credit 70 second rate college
nine Practically from the start Il was
case of confusion. but the very essence of
brought 20 the fore in the eighth inning.
when Hsrtzell and Cree we're put out on
double play ooincident with Magners safe
Texas Lacquer What little excuse there
Vas for the occurrence was IN the fact
that Magners hit looked for oil the world
IS II IL was going 70 be caught oy Birrung-
ham. Birmingham didn't make the eaten
however. and Bsrtzeu broke for third too
despite the fact that Magner was also
glued to the bag. then rushed for second
hut II was only the work OF moment tor
Turner 10 force him out. II was the most
foolish ~ Ali the weird situations in which
the Yankees found Themselves. and they
only loked the more sheepish when they
took the field.
HarrzeH returned 70 the same ana MS
rresence necessitated further change IN
the lineup. although II was somewhat SIM
pleed by the absence Of Gardner. Knight
merely shifted from the third station 10 the
second. wilkinson. one Of Chase7 new
california players. had try-out in ieit
field. and. save for a rather poor piece OF
work IN Judging a hit by jackson In the
third inning that went for three bases. ne
did very well. Hartzeu. however. was the
rrainsuring " the team both in the fielding
and hitting line. for he made couple Oh
ra+.Iiug good stops and made four hits Ia
as many times at bat II was ne VINO
scored the Yankees first run in the very
ooeninR OF the session. when ne cracked
out a three baEger and romped home or
q Wild pitch.
Although the Yankees were the first 70
score. they did not hold the lead Tor lons'
because Turner. with triple. and tiaher'
with A single. in the second enabled the
Mans 20 tie II MP. After that the game
Was the visitors. and no one did more 10
houd II over than Chase himself. GraneS
led off In the third inning and drove
g~ounder 20 Chase who was playing deep
The Yankee leader started 10 beat the
runner out. but when ne had gone only haiI
vav he stopped and Graney didn't nave 20
exert himself 70 Cross the bag Ihat began
tho Blues scoring bee. Chase on the very
roxt play IN a way retrieved MS oUhsle
and was right under the weak little pop
tina. Olsen Intended for a sscrlice. But
-~irla nv Jackson, a single oy LaJoie' an
other triple by Ball and d double by BIT
fnirrham. all IN a row, let the Maps ha'e
four runs and the game
In the fourth inning they began 70 get 10
caldwell little more freely. and AFTER
single and hir bstsman had put two on
The bases With only one out, Chase SIX
Nailed Quinn TO come TO the rescue. quinn
made Jackson hit an easy one 70 Magner'
which was good for force out at secono'
and then he purposely walked Lajoie. II
avale5 nothing. however, for Ball lasheu
out an infeId hit and brought in the run.
The Yankees made bid IN the fourth
inning. TOO. and scored twice Chase went
orr on long ~ to Graney. HartSei' cree
knight and wilkinson each got hit, but
the BEST they could do was TO score Two
runs
Cleveland had Quinn going right TO the
end and made runs as 1t pleased, Bal even
crawling in on MS hands and knees from
third IN the eighth inning when he fell
Gown half way 20 the plate Just as Sweeney
10y a throw-in by Magner go whistlng be-
tween mis- legs
Ths score follows.
-vvrr.A~D NV YORK