New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-29
TRAVESTY ON BASEBALL
Yankees Run Wild on Bases and
Score Eighteen Runs.
ST. LOUIS PILES UP TWELVE
More Runs Than Hits in Game
Marked by Errors, Passes
and Wild Pitches.

Baseball as she is played on the hilltop
served TO establish a number OF new
records for the big leagues yesterday
when the New York Yankees escaped de-
feat at the hands OF the st. Louis Browns
by scoring eighteen runs, while their OPP
ponents were piling up only twelve, Rarely
II ever have the supporters Of supposedly
first class teams been asked to part with
their hard earned shekels in order 10
witness such q travesty on the national
pastime as was played by the cellar cham
pions OF the first and second divisions Of
the league. The whole affair was not
worth the dime which the Interborough
charges to transport patrons to and from
the grounds. Fortunately only few were
on hand to boot and howl.
In order that the record Of having a new
lineup on the field each day might go I'M
broken, "Hap' Chase treated himself 10 a
position in oentrefeld leaving Jack Knight
on first. Halls" chances were few, but
he showed so much speed IN covering
ground and such a good throwing arm that
"Ty'' Cobb will have to look to his laurels
should Hal stick to the outheld position.
The score IN Itself nearly reached the
I
thirty runs scored were tailed on only
twenty-four hits. Fifteen stolen bases by
the Yankees might give rise to the sus-
picion that marvellous speed on the bases
had been developed overnight. but as a
matter OF fact New York couldn't help IT.
self. In almost every instance that Clarke
land Stephens threw to catch runners steal
ing the ball was muffed at the other end
Of the line. AS a result. Cree and Chase
pilfered four bags apiece, and Daniels and
Dolan three apiece. while Hartzell had one.
Twelve errors were made by the two
teams, six being chalked up against each
team, In order to show their appreciation
for such support, the pitchers and catchers
committed about every crime In the cate
CORY Of battery errors, the twirlers In par
ticular giving an excellent exhibition OF
how not TO pitch baseball WARRIOR, with six
passes and two hits in the first four
innings, did by far the best work Of the
afternoon. bur five runs were netted or
his delivery by the visitors. Quinn did a
brilliant bit OF rescue work, giving only
one pass, but allowing nine hits which
enabled the Browns TO score seven more
runs and run the total up to twelve.
Seven passes, a hit batsman and eleven
hits completed the record Of the New York
twirlers, and this was something mar
velous as compared to what the visiting
! pitchers showed.
Bobby Wallace sent three Of his fingers
TO the mound. namely. Hamilton, Brown
and Nelson. They made the enviable mark
of giving twelve passes. making five Wild
/ pitches and allowing thirteen hits. Hamll-
ton retired after the second inning FOUND
him with six hits and a pass registered
against him, but this was nothing beside
what was to follow Five passes, one MT
and a wild pitch off Brown in the next
two frames helped New York immensely.
and Nelson fnished the game, If II can be
/ called such. with three Wild pitches five
masses and six hits. II was great exhi-
bition all around.
/ The Yankees started off In the first two
/ innings to play something like real base
/ hall. but they caught the error fever from
/ the visitors, and then both competed Tor
/ the honors OF making the poorer showing
/ The Browns won this competition by a
/ shade. When New York finally cut loose
the visitors scored eight runs In the third
and fourth innings on only three hits, and
this was the way the whole game went.
It was a victory for New York. neverthe-
less. and "a Cleveland lost the Yankees
climbed to within a game Of third place
sVLa cora follows.