New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-22
FORD MYSHF|ES TIGERS
Pitches Yankees to Second Vic
tory Over Detroit.
ALLOWS ONLY SIX HITS
Summers and Laftte Are Easy
and the Visitors Pound
Them Hard.

Detroit. July Z--Russell Ford was the
hope OF the Yankees in to-day's battle
with the league leading Tigers. and sell
dom IN his major league career did the
star mystery BALI twirler show 10 bet
ter advantage when ne led his team TO
its second victory over the leaders by
score OF 70 & He had the hard
: hitting jungle terrors breaking their
backs going after the deceptive breaks in
the balls and he allowed only six hits.
Up to and including the fifth inning kus-
sell allowed only one hit That came in the
opening frame. when Cobb t-ipled 70 deep
right. but died at the plate IN an efrort 70
make a home run on II.
Summers and Ed LATTE worked in oppo-
sition to Ford. but ran a poor second all
the way The Yanks picked ten hits from
the delivery Of Summers during his seven
innings OF labor on the mound, but al
though these wallops included doubles ny
Chase. Cree. Daniels and Hartzel and a
triple by the speedy Daniels, they scored
only FIVE runs Poor base running and
some fast fielding by Detroit solved the
riddle in no uncertain manner. Daniels,
with his double and triple, along with a
brace Of lowly singles carried of the hitting
honors OF the afternoon, but Knight. john
son and Sweeney finished well NJ with a
brace OF safeties apiece.
Had Roy Hartzell and Jack Knight taken
more pains with their efforts 10 throw the
ball 70 base in the proper manner Ford
would have held the Tigers down 10 a trio
OF runs. for only in the sixth inning could
they bunch hits However. the two in
unearned tally in the third inning by weird
hurting After Summers began the third
inning by tanning, Hartzell made an err
ratio heave on Jones's hopper along the
third base line and the runner took second
base on the error That was the cue
awaited by knight Ownie Bush drove a
hot one AZ Jack. and when Jones raced for
third. Knight NIT him on the head with the
ball. Far afeld bounded the fractions little
globule. and swift for the plate raced Jones
He scored easily. and Bush tore into Soc
ond with a savage slide. Ford rose over
the Tiger efforts and got the smuggling
twins. Cobb and "Wahoo' Crawford, on
foul flies 10 Sweeney and Knight in re-
spective order.
Bush started the sixth by hitting safely
anu 1ODD WIS Ddl4s lIl " non 4 VI "a AAAN 4-4.'
on the arm, but the Georgia Peach stuck
TO his guns and remained in the game.
Old "Wahoo' Crawford inserted a screech-
ing triple TO far right. and Bush and Ty
counted al the plate. Although Hal Chase
made a sensational play on a grounder by
Deehanty and retired the runner, while
ne aeid Crawford at third, Moriarty dou-
bled 70 centre and Sam trotted over :he
plate with the 'ast Tiger run.
After scoring a run in the second and
third innings on a collection Of hits base
on balls and an error. he Yankees added
two more In the sixth inning With one
out. Knight walked and Chase doubled
scoring Jack. Johnson was the man Of the
hour and the little Swede hit 10 centre for
a base and scored Chase. A single BY
Daniels. followed by HIS steal OF second,
and a hit by Hartzeu for two bases reEis-
, tered Bert az the plate The last run came
In the eighth, when Knight doubled 20 left
and came home on the combination u A
passed ball and a timely hit by Johnson.
Jennings. Casey and Cobb were put out of
the game for dispuung decisions. Cobb re-
tired in the ninth inning for dispuring a
called strike. and then gave an exhibition
OF bat throwing until the umpire ordered
him off the grounds.