New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
YANKEE BATS ARE BUSY.
Hard and Frequent Hits Land
Brace of Games fer Them.
WASHINGT0NS THE VICTIMS
Senators Sadly See Victory Fade
from View il First-Seccnd
Is One Sided.

Using their bats Justify and effectively.
I the hustling New York Yankees won both
/ games OF a douhle-heador from the Wash
incton Senator'S on tie hilltop yesterday
/ afternoon Chase's athletic band won the
opening contest by the score OF II to by
pulling off another hurricane finish, and
/ sailed calmly along In the second gfappie
to conquer easily. with the score standing
at 9 to 3 In the course Ct the afternoon
( the Yankees slammed out total Of twenty
nine hits and humbed four pitchers be-
fore the last man was retired.
A crowd OF some ten thousand fans
was on hand when the Washington team
took the bat, faced by Big Jim Vaughn.
and by the time the second game was on
twelve thousand were On hand TO root for
the home team. Play Of the fastest was
seen. both teams making the most OF their
chances to win, although at times the
visitors tripped up In the opening st-ug-
gle Ed Sweeney attended 10 thirteen
chances successfully. Earl Gardner. how
ever. was the star Of the day, and IN the
second game he made eleven assists ana
a put-out without an error.
Matters assumed a blue hue for the
Yankees in the early innings of the open
ing frame Of the game, for the gray Gao
visitors threatened 70 make runaway
race Of the affair. Vaughn was far from
his top form. He lasted only two ana one
third innings. but during his sojourn the
visitors had a merry time al his expense
Seven hits were plucked from his dehVery'
and while he managed TO strike OUT
halter. two worked him for free transporta-
ton 10 the lines. and five runs happened
aIonz before Chase told him too much was
enough. Caldwell came in with only one
out and a man on third. hit scored one
run. but Ray held forth thereafter anu
although he was found for seven hits only
one more run was tailed.
LONG Tom" Hughes. formerly Yankee
tried hard 10 beat his former comrades III
the first game, and for while IT appeared
as ~ he would succeed. lie wavered in the
sixtb inning. and when the Yankees began
n mil for the finish Hughes retired IN
favor OF Gray. Grays stay was even more
ternpestuous. and he was relieved by Otey
after he had allowed four hits in one
inning
The second game was all clear sailing
for the home team for King Brocket
limited the hits Of the Senators to Wei
scattered five. and only two runs happened
along. Sherry was on the mound for the
Senators but he fermented in the sun ana
lost his strength Fifteen crashing NUS
were raked of his delivery at timely IN
tervals.
In the first game the washington III"
ners raced riotously on the paths anu ran
I'D FIVE runs IN the first three innings me
Yankees scored twice in the same perlou'
and in the closing innings went out 1or re-
yenge Gardner was safe on an error Uy
Elberfeld in the fifth inning, going to sec
ond on the Kids wild throw, and took
third when Sweeney grounded out. Cald-
we'll grounded out TO Cunningham ana
Gardner scored on the play.
lowing frame fartzeH opened the fun by
hitting to centre. Cree laced one to risht
and the third sacker raced TO third knight
grounded out but Chase drove over run
when he laced the ball TO right scoring
Hartzel While the rally was at It's height
( Gardner grounded out. but cree came over
, with the rup that tied the score.
/ A wild ovation greeted the Yanks when
they came up in the lucky seventh, and
the Highland boys responded by winning
the game then and there. Gray went INTO
the box. and Fitzgerald greeted him with
a single 10 centre after Caldwell had
walked and Daniels grounded out Cald-
we'll came in on the hit with the run that
put the Yankees in the lead for good. Cree
drove one TO distant starboard and tailed
Cree. but knight ended the inning by
grounding TO Gray.
Four runs were added in the eighth inn
Ing, but they were not needed.
Ainsmith, the Washington catcher, was
spiked by Birdie Cree in the second game
and was forced to retire from the game
/ The Washington receiver was 50 badly hurt
that he was carried off the field and VIII
be out Of the game for the next few weeks
/ il is said.
The score follows