New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
FORD CHECKS WHITE S0X
Star TWirIer of Yankees Leads
Team to Victory.
CHICAGO NINE PUZZLED
Cy Young Makes a Pretty Fight,
but Has One Bad Inning
and Loses.

Chicago. July s.-Russell Ford, with his
spitball that breaks seven different ways
heat the ambitious White Sox this after
noon in a stirring battle at Comiskey Park
and pulled the Yankees back on Chicago
heels in the struggle to get firm footing IN
third place Of the American League pen
nant race. The score was TO 2.
Ford's pitching was superb all the time
while CIV Young, who stabbed for the Sox,
had a bad inning, or the two clubs might
have battled till darkness stopped th7
pastime. Working under a handicap ~
Young displayed some wonderful cross
curves. overland drops and UNDERMINE up
shoots that stood the visitors on thelr
heads But this display OF form came
after he had lost the game. and Ford never
allowed the .Sox to bat their way 10 tho
front again.
After eight innings OF heaving, Young
ooya bis Mace at bat to a pinch hitter and
I'd Walsh twirled the last round, srihiiis
out three men. Ford's batting heiped INC
Yanks to a couple Of their five runs so OH
the whole he enjoyed most successlui odS'
A splendid Sunday crowd OF ABOUT t"eh-
tv-fve thousand was present. for the three
straight victories of the Sox over their
Eastern rivals had excited much enthusi-
oer, about town. BY pitching big Ed
Walsh who won the first game of the series
on Friday from the Yanks the SoN hiisi III
have been able to have won fourth strdisnt
and pleased the big crowd. But captain
Lord figured 1t another way, deciding 10
take a chance that Young would give MT.
Ford a battle and Walsh would be saved
for tomorrow.
Chicago got away in the lead, scoring
one run in the opening inning, because JaCh
knight aimed about three feet too nlgh
AT first base. Dougherty was the hittef
and bounded one that knight stabbed close
70 second base. He had to shoot It, for Pat
is a speedy man going to first base, ana MS
shot went farsover the head OF Hal chase
letting Pat get as far as second. Dough
artv crossed the plate on a couple OF outs.
immediately after this the Yanks went
TO the front, scoring three runs. although
more thoughtful fielding would have let
Young out with only one man getting
around Chase opened with lucky single
Young lost control on the next man. Haru-
ner. and passed him. He famed sweeney
but Ford pulled a clean single 10 left neld'
scoring Chase Fitzgerald followed with
low ny. Just too short for Bodle TO eaten
This filled the bases. with only one out
Wolter the next batter, lifted long ny
IN Jimmy Callahan, and Gardner came
home after the catch. while Ford went 10
third. Hartzell then cut single TO rlsht
field and Ford scored, while FitzSerald
legged il to third. double steal was at
temped and Fitzgerald was run down be-
tween third and home.
In the third inning Cree caught one or
Young's fast ones on the nose, and 1t went
r. n line TO the fence in right centre. cree
made II a nome run, though more accurate
relavirg might have chopped him off at the
plate.
In the seventh Jack knight had another
wild spell and the Sox got another run.
Bcdie hit a ball at him, and Jack let II
, skim through his fingers. Then Mcconnell
hit a bounder at him, close to second base.
Knight captured the ball all right and
stepped on the bag before Bodie could get
there: then, in trying for double play, he
heaved It over Chase's head. McConnell
cot to second on this mistake, and Zeider
belted a single to centre that brought Nc
Connell home
Chase broke into Youngs pitching form
In the eighth by hitting double TO lett'
Gardner sacrificed. Sweeney tried 10 bring
Hal home with a squeeze play, but fouled
lis bunt He then tapped one to Young
and Hal was run down between third ana
home, Sweeney making third on the play
With two gone. Ford then poked a low ny
along the right field foul line, and when
Callahan had paved the ball out from under
the fence Ford was pulling up at third,
while Sweeney had scored. Fitzgerald got
base on balls, but was nipped stealing.
The score follows: