New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-06
RUNS, NOTHING BUT RUNS.
Trouble Is, Red Sox Corner the
Market and Bury Yankees.
BAD FALL FOR CHASE'S MEN
Tumble Lands Them in Second
Division from Place Near
the Top.

Falling from second to fifth place in one
day. the New York Yankees tumbled head
long into the second division when they met
defeat for the second time on the hilltop,
yesterday afternoon. at the hands OF the
Boston Red Sox The score was IA TO 8.
Hal Chase was unable 70 find pitcher who
could stop the fleet Speed Boys. and fifteen
solid hits were made off the combined ef-
forts OF King" Brockett and Harry Ables.
II is not often that the charge OF bone
head playing is laid al the doors of the
New York nine but they cut loose with an
enormous quantity in the short space Of
nine innings yesterday. The Red Sox got
the team on the run and scored at Will.
Loose playing Of all kinds abounded. some
Of which does not show up in the box
score Daniels allowed Gardner to stretch
double into a home run by kicking the
ball around centre field when he tried 10
field it and then heaving Historically TO the
plate In the same way he let Lewis
stretch a single into triple by booting the
ball all the way from centre 10 right field.
Sweeney. too. fell asleep in chasing passed
balls and fouls, and the Red Sox got sew
eral extra bases by the catcher's laziness
The prize package OF the day in the way
frame. With two out and the bases full. Hal
Chase lost confidence in Elliott when Lewis
Popped up an easy fly TO right field. and
started after the ball himself. Elliott natu-
rally slowed UP when he saw the manager
trying to make an almos. impossible catch.
and the ball fell safe between them. AS
II would have been the third out, all the
mon on the bags started for the plate at
the crack OF the bat. and all three scored,
Lewis going 10 second. In the fourth in
ming Duke Farrell held Cree at third while
the Red Sox were throwing the ball all
around the lot, and Birdie could have
scored easily. The result was that Gardner
overran second, and tried TO occupy third
along with Cree, and was an easy out. Far
reli thereby called down the protests Of the
fans and was roundly Kissed every time
he appeared on the coaching lines later in
the game. Johnson and Gardner were
guilty Of leaving second base uncovered
onos or twice, thereby letting easy outs es-
cape
The youngsters whom Chase has been
compelled TO call upon in the illness OF his
veterans were, on the whole. pretty badly
demoralized. Cree and Gardner were about
the only men In the lineup who played an
even, steady game and ielded consistently,
although Johnson made some sensational
plays at short.
King" Brockett retired from the game at
the end Of the fourth inning after the Red
Sox had made eight hits count for nine
runs. Ables succeeded him. and, while ne
showed greater speed, was a bit Wild. The
visitors punched hits on him in the last two
+allied fO,l~ RIMS
The only encouraging feature OF the game
so far as the Yankees were concerned was
their hitting. They recovered their batting
eyes with a will and pounded Frank Smith
of the mound in the middle of the third
settling down. held the Yankees runless.
although he was batted freely. Hall struck
out the side I'm the fifth inning. Earl Gard
ner was the leader with the stick hammer
ing out a double and two singles. while
Chase and Cree figured with a couple OF
hits apiece. l.. Gardner led the Red Sox
with three singles and a home run in six
times at bat.
The Yankees tailed a run in the second
on Gardeners double and Johnson's triple
With one out in the third. Hartzell walked,
Cree and Gardner singled and Johnson
doubled. cleaning the bags and scoring
three runs Sweeney struck out and Brock
ett grounded out. Engle to Williams \
pass and three singles tailed two more
runs off Hall i'm the fourth
The score follows: