New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
YANKEES DROP ANOTHER
Athletics Score One Run, but It
Wins the Game.
NEW YORK TAKES FALL
Defeat Sends Hal Chase s Men
Into Tie with Boston for
Fifth Place.

Philadelphia. oct blooming merriIv
along. tho champion Athletics of tho Amer
ican League. scored their one hundredth
victory ar Shibe Park this afternoon by
defeating tho New York Yankees I'm The
first game OF the series The score was
70 O. For the Arvt time IN over p week
tho Athletics presented their ful lighting
front with the exception of Harry Davis
who covered first base In place of Nclruis
whose injured hand IS mending rapidly.
McInnis will bo able 70 practice in a fow
DAYS, and Connie Mack stated that tho hard
hitting first basemsn would certainly be
I'm condition 20 play against the Giants i'm
tho worlds championship series
The defeat Of the New York chsnEeHng7
plunged them Gown tho percentage ladder
until they no. rest In nth place. sharing
the lowlv berth with the Boston Rcd Sov.
Earl Gardner was hit on the head with
pitched ball in tho nth inning. and knocked
unconscious. It was some time before he
revived sufficiently 10 he helped off the
field. and when ne reached the clubhouse
he tainted again. II was more than an
hour before the player was abl" 10 leave
for his hotel.
The injury N Gardner. or course. made
: shift I'm the lineup matter of necos-
sity. SO Hal Chase came in 70 tho diamond
and played at second base. while Zinr
was placed ir centre field Jack Knight
volunteered 10 go 10 second, but Chase
would have none Of that. and Knight
stayed al tho initial bag and watched the
boy manager play the keystone sack in
faulUess style.
Now that the American league pennant
AZ least is rivetod TO the mast. the Quaker
City Fans" are evidently waiting for the
coming series with the Giants. Only
handful were on hand when tho PLAYERS
took the field this afternoon. no moro than
four hundred spectators occuppins tho
stands
Jack Quinn pitched vol Tho Yankee
twirler allowed only eight hits. and with
tho exception of the fifth inning kept them
we'll scattered. Snappv work 10y Zinn and
Do1an aided him I'm the seventh inning, when
Derrick and Barry singled IN succession.
Derrick tried 10 reach third ON Barry's hit.
but a perfect throw hv Znn cut him down
bv ten feet. Morgan operated for MacTs
men. and was i'm fine fetUe Tor tho work
The cool. brisk weather Just suited him.
and five hits was the extent Of the Yankee
offensive operations. lightning play. how
ever. rushed 70 his support at times when
it was most needed. and three lightning
double PLAYS killed OF scoring possibilities.
Livingston and Barry made fne play IN
the seventh inning when, with Daniels on
fret base Dolan fouled out. Daniels III
ont for second. but JiFingstous fine burt
had him by ten feet.
Tho break in the game came in thr MIN
inning Murphy hit To left for q single,
and rounded the midway while Harry Da-
,.is expired on a saCrifcial altar. Barry
laced our single 20 centre field on whicn
Murphy scored the winning run Living
sfon walloped the ball 10 centre for base,
4n6 put Barry on second. Morgan lined o.
Chase. who made fine running catch. and
when Barry tried 20 reach third after me
niav Chase made q qWck throw 10 Dolah
and had him by several feet
FooIhardv base running in the ninth inn
ing prevented the lanks from ~ least
tieinc the score Daniels singled. nUt was
ont stea ling second polan then doubled
tc centre field. but the neX' two moU vora
easy outs
vhe score follows.