New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-06
YANKEES TURN At LAST.
Pull the Athletics Down from
Their Lofty Perch.
SCORE THRICE IN NINTH
Sharp Rally Keeps the World s
Champions from Making
q Clean Sweep.


weening prestige of the worlds champions
the Yankees took the measure Of Connie
Macks Athletics on the hilltop yesterday
afternoon. when they came from behind 10
score three runs in the ninth inning and
win by score OF 9 TO S. 1t was the first
game of the series Of five that Chase's men
were able to win and victory even al late
day was appreciated.
That ninth inning rally was the torrid
climax to the rough treatment which had
been accorded the flower of both pitching
STATS. Ford, WARRIOR and Caldwell had
come and gone for the Yankees. while
Plank and Bender had retired to the bench
for the Athletics. The Indian had quit to
allow Murphy to bat, and so when the last
OF the ninth came Krause was sent in TO
twirl
The visitors had a two run lead at the
time and the prospects were good for q
record OF five straight over the Yankees.
Wolter was easy at the opening or the
critical stanza and flied out 20 Strunk.
Johnson. however. who went in 10 bat for
HartZell. drew a pass. 1t then devolved
upon the sturdy shoulders OF Birdie Cree
10 start something, and he dynamited the
Athletics TO the extent of a triple 10 the
right field fence, scoring Johnson. The
FIVE thousand fans" who braved the intense
heat 10 see the struggle forgot their troubles
and burst into cheers. Connie Mack de-
cided that Krauses reign had been long
enough and sent Leonard TO the rescue.
knight then lifted long fly TO Oldring,
but IL was almost as good as a hit, for
Cree tailed and tied the score. There were
two out and no one on the bases, so that
the Yankees Were by no means the favor
ties TO win. Chase. however, singled
through short and Gardner beat out an in
field hit. 1t seemed hardly possible that
New York could keep up the rally, but
Blair was equal TO the occasion and
dropped a neat single into right field which
scored Chase and won the game.
The struggle was fraught with many in
cidents Of great import not the least Of
which were home runs by Chase and Old
ring with men on the bags. The Yankees
ran up the big total Of nineteen hits against
the opposing pitchers. but cracking sup
FORT in the pinches held the scoring down.
Nine hits of Plank IN a little more than
four innings answered for only four runs.
Wolter, Chase and Gardner sailed away
three hits apiece The hitting Of the Ath-
letics was heavy and TO the point, al
though they sacrificed frequently to time
illness and made only twelve. These wal
lops came at the critical moments, how
ever. and enabled the team 10 forge in
front until the ninth rolled around.
Chase started Ford in the box, although
the star whirler worked on Tuesday after
noon. lie gave only two passes and allowed
three hits, yet poor support allowed the
Athletics to tally three runs in the fourth
inning When the Yankees bade fair TO do
some scoring in the fifth WARRIOR batted for
Ford and pitched until the eighth frame,
when Caldwell took up the burden. None Of
the three was particularly effective, but
they did as we'll as the assortment OF tai
ent which Connie Mack sent into the fray,
20 matters were even up.
The Yankees were the first TO score when
they battod Plank hard in the second frame
ard tailed three runs. Baker made a scln-
tIating stop OF CreeS hard rap and threw
The runner out at first as a starter, but
Knight singled and Chase hammered a ter
uhc drive to right field, which bounded
over Lords head for home run. Although
Gardner flied out to Strunk, double by
swceny followed by Ford's single accounted
Tor another run.
The Athletics tied the score in the fourth.
Strl&nk was safe when Chase dropped Hart
zelIs throw, took second as Baker was
thrown out and crossed the plate on Nc
Innes' $ double 20 centre. Barry was easy,
Gardner to Chase. but Mciunes took thirG
and Derrick walked. only 10 steal second.
Thomas tapped TO HartZel, who threw the
ball over Chase's head, ana Mclnnes ana
Derrick sauntered over the plate.
Gardeners triple and BlaIrs single, with
two out IN the fourth. put the Yankees an
the lead again, but the Athletics tied the
score in the next inning at the expense OF
WARRIOR on singles by Strunk, Baker ana
Mclnnes.
The Yankees did lot of hitting in the
last half of the same inning but got nOtn-
Ing except the satisfaction of knocking
Plank out Of the box. Daniels and WOlter
led off with singles and HartZell sacrificed.
Bender then went TO the rescue, and when
Cree tapped 10 Baker, Daniels was thrown
out az the plate while on an attempted
double steal Wolter died, Thomas 10 Der
rick 10 Thomas.
The Athletic took the lead in the sixth
on a triple by Lapp, batting for Thomas,
and Bender's single, but it was short lived,
as the Yankees scored two in the same in
ming. on Knights single, Chases double,
Gardeners Texas Lacquer and Blars sac
rihce Ay
Caldwell started pitching in the eighth
and Lapp greeted him with a single. Al
though Bender and Lord We're easy outs,
Oldring raped a home run TO right centre,
putting the Athletics in the lead. An error
by Hartzell enabled McInnes TO reach sec
Ond with one out I'm the ninth, and he tai
lied on Bakers single, giving the Athletics
two run lead which the Yankees overcame
as told in their last time at bat.