New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-08
TYRUS TURNS THE TRICK
Cobb Leads Tigers to Victory
Over the Yankees.
DOUBLES WITH BASES FULL
Caldwell Strikes Out Side in the
Third Frame, and Then
Weakens to Lose.

Ty Cobb and his divining rod were too
much for the Yankees Yesterday. In the
seventh inning with the bases filed and
, Detroit three runs behind, Cobb found the
ball for a two-base hit and tied the score.
BY a piece OF rapid base running a mo-
ment later he crossed the plate with the
run that won the game for the Tigers by
the score Of TO s. Incidentally II was the
first victory that Hughy jennings clan
has been able to take from the Yankees
since May T. when cobb figured by steal
ing home with tho winning run.
II was not for lack OF opportunity. how
ever. that Chase's men were unable 10 win.
They had men on third In the seventh.
eighth and ninth innings when hit would
nave meant run or two. But tho safetes
being held ZIP on route by the mastery
pitching Of Works. he New York club was
forced n undergo subiugation. Altogether
the Yankees had five men left on third
base. Works pitched only three innings.
having taken Summers place when the
latter retired in the sixth to permit Smith
10 bat for him. Works although inclined
n he wild, pitched the real article Of base
ball in tho pnches. Summers was only
fair, and the Yankees hit him six times
for ten bases. and succeeded in scoring
their six runs off him.
Ray Caldwell started of like winner for
New York. and for four innings he held
the Tigers to two hits one a triple by Sam
Crawford in the very opening session.
which drove Jones around the bases and
across the plate with the first run Of the
game But this shock was only momen-
PA irirfe He
had previously famed cobb for the second
out Of the inning and he proceeded to do
likewise with Delehanty for the third.
Caldwell further showed his steadiness In
the third inning when he retired the side
by the strike-out route. Summers. Jones
and Bush being the victims Latterly. how
ever. the strain began to tell on the Yankee
pitcher and in the closing innings he was
touched Mp rather freely by the vengeful
Tigers who pounded out a total Of ten
hits altogether eight Of which came I'm
the nth. sixth and seventh innings.
Any one who saw the Yankees play would
never have dreamed that it was the same
team that went through such a nightmare
Of baseball on the hilltop asst week. Every
thing that the nine lacked a few short
days ago it had Tn profusion Yesterday,
and only two errors were chalked up
against II. The fielding was away above
par. and If the hitting had been equally
commendable there might have been diff
ferent story. TO tell. The team vas even
so much itself that IL pulled off pair or
double plays that materially assisted Cald-
we'll
The Jennings tribe was not quite mp 70
scratch in its fielding. for Delehsnty and
Bush made couple Of childish errors in
the third that resulted in runs. However
the Tigers were generally right on their
toes. and Cobbs base-running was as brill
liant as ever In the sixth he beat ont a
hit 10 knight on which ninety out Of
hundred men would have been out
Joness hot groundar I'm the irst. COM
bned with Crswfords triple. gave the
Tigers their first run. In the fourth Knight
and Hartzei were safe. ana 10Th scored
for the Yankees on Gardeners double down
the left field foul line Sweeney sacrificed
Gardner TO third, and was followed by
Caldwell who struck out After fouling
off A couple OF dozen bad ones. Daniels
finally got his base on balls, and scored
with Gardner when Hemphill trioied 20
centre field. A single by Cree and r double
by knight combined with another error
bv Delehanty. gave the Yankees their rn,u
runs i'm the fifth.
That was after the Tigers nsd begun
scoring anew and put two across in their
par, of the ffth. Moriarity opened with
single and was sacrificed along by O'Deary
Stanage poled out a triple that scored
Moriarity. and he scored a moment later
on Summers single. In the seventh inning
Caldwell passed Stsnage, and Jennings
thinking that he saw chance 10 Win
sent Smith to bat for Summers. smith
merely popped up 10 Hartzel, but Jones
came through with a single and Caldwell
filed the bases by passing Bush Then
came Cobb's opportunity and ne grabbed
II by the forelock When the smoke cleared
away the score was tied and Cobb was
ON second. crawford fled out. but Dele
hanty made a single and Cobb. who mad
unwound to steal third, romped across Tie
Mate with the winning run.