New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-03
A COMEDY OF BASEBALL
Mans Make Seven Errors. but
Defeat the Yankees.
LOOSE PLAYING THE RULE
gal Chase Misses a Chance to
Tie the Game in the
Ninth Frame.

poo~ pitching and wretched fielding
.o-,b4ned 70 make slow and listless game
:, the hilltop yesterday afternoon. when
,hp Cleveland Maps won ninth inning
,.rtorv from the Yankees by a score OF 10
,oS There was little 10 choose between
-. work OF the two teams. Five errors
-s-s made BY the Yankees 20 seven by the
Mans. and the topsyturvy game de-
r.-arated into comedy. with the help
~ loose fielding and four Wild pitches by
E-aor. the Yankees were able 20 give the
visitors close fght. but the Maps had all
,be Better Of the argument In hitting,
rounding out fifteen safe drives. The
Yankees dropped out OF third place again
and tied Boston for the foot OF tho first
division.
chase started Fisher in the box. but the
vouthful spithau artist did not have a
great deal on the ball. and was hit hard
ard freely After allowing eight hits IN
four innings. these netting only four runs.
~ retired 70 let Hartzell bat for him in
,Ns afth frame and Quinn finished up the
s-sv. Jack did fairly well for a time. and
vtth perfect support would have done
-Ns-te- Two runs IN the seventh were gifts
- the Maps but after the Yankees had
,sks- a cad I'm the eighth Quinn went all
r. rleces. letting the visitors score four
-urs IN the ninth on good solid hitting
= was a brilliant rally. started ny Olsen,
vr-o singled Jackson tripled. and Lar
r,,rir Larry" Latoie was good for a single.
Although Ball struck out. Birmingham :
double and Turner's single sent enough
runs across the plate 70 win.
Ire Yankees made game stand IN their
rs.f Of the ninth but Hal Chase was an
s-sv out when all that was needed was =
single - ne the score. with one down
--rsEre~ scratched hit down the first
rssa line. and while Gardner popped 70
.-r-re~ sweeney singled. and Johnson bat
-,-r for Quinn. walked Caldwell sent a
DIVE through short which tailed Magner.
but chase hi % the box with the bases
IN and ended the agony.
r4s-.v S-ovau sent one ~ the twin 'uUi-
-.-ies - the Cleveland pitching STAFF 70
--e mound in Knapp. While the youngster
rsr- the Eve hits tha- he allowed well
s-7--sreS en- that the Yankees didn't earn
g single one # the Eve tailed while he
r7s IN the -ox. vet the visiting twirler
vas Wild giving six passes and making
four wild pitches. nearly all of which fe-
rr46 ora vs~ or another n scoring. The
surpo-t he received was ahoninable In
the ee-r frame The Yankees scored three
runs without making a single hit and were
sble 20 take the lead thereby. Two passes.
wild pitch and two errors turned the
trick Two masses and HIT in succession
~ TIE sixth inning marked Krspp's finish.
and Banding went 70 the rescue. The
latter ala not receive much better treat
--4rt but the Yankees were unable 70
bunch their hits. although they made
enough Of them.
chase presents a new lineup nearly
every afternoon. and yesterday he had
caldwell in left field. cree IN right. Magner
81 short and Knight or third Hsrtzell
was not suspended for his hasty Woros
with MuMn on Tuesday. hut the New
York manager decided 70 give Roy little
vest With he exception Of the continued
f-.1ra1t playing ~ Nagner. the new order
% things did not seem % be much Of an
Improvement on The old. What Caldwell
does not know about fielding would I'll
many large volume but MS hitting
,,7tae him more valuable than Daniels.
Gardner had 2 bad day around second and
committed several costly errors. besides
heinz extremely weak with the stick when
pinch rit was needed
Ls5o.e appeared ar first base for the
Maps in place Of stovau. who Is giving an
injured hand rest. Larry pounded OUT q
triple and two singles with his usual ease
and grace. all of the hits coming ar time
when they were most needed and result
.-- .r runs The whole Cleveland nine HIT
DIX. tends and all pitchers looked alike 20
them. fifteen safeties being recorded even
T~ar0 getting away with a double ana a
e.r--e So far as fielding goes. there was
r-r-r to no desired and wild throws OF
81. and olsen gave Lajoie busy DAY a.
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