New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
YANKEES BASK IN LUCK
Are Outbatted by Maps Nearly
Three to One, Yet Win.
A NERVE RACKING FINISH
Cleveland Barely Fails to Get UP
in Ninth-Ford and Gregg
Find Ball Unruly.

series with Cleveland. although they were
outbatted and outplayed az practically
every turn. Five hits were all the hill
toppers could squeeze from the Maps
pitchers but they made the most oppor-
tune use OF these that they could anu
scored eight runs to CleVelands seven
The victory was the more remarkable pe-
cause the Blues pounded Russeh foro
good and plenty for a total of thirteen MIS-
and although the Yankee twirler was
wabbly pretty nearly all the time' they
could not squeeze through with hits when
there we're men on bases.
There was all sorts Of speculation "nen
Ford and Gregg were announced as the
opposing pitchers, and a good battle was
looked forward 10. But as II CHANGED ooth
men uero as wild as hares in the Austria
Ian hush only difference between them
heinr a. .resG showed his wildness
early ara as yanked out In the tmro
inning. while Tord's was growing ten
dencv that. with another inning for Guilt
walton. would probably have spelled disas-
ter for the home team. As II was the
Maps came within an ace Of ueing up lhe
score in the ninth inning. when they scored
two runs and had a man left on third.
when Stovall. batting for the pitcher, hfteu
a weak fly to Birdie Cree in left field.
on the cleveland side however, the
pitching was of superior quality In the last
innings Of the contest. and four OF the
Yankees hits, one a home run, we're MADE
IN the first three innings, in the course OF
Crecg's tenancy Of the box. Gregg also
psssed five men. hit a batter and made
two wild pitches. Kaler finished out the
third inning for Gregg. but Stovall saw a
chance to get in some ITALICS in the Maps
turn ~ bat in the fourth and sent East
erlv in TO bat IN Kaler's place. Knapp.
who went on the firing line when the Blues
took the field in their half of the FOURTH
hogan bv passing Daniels, the first man 10
fsce him. After that first miscue' now
ever. Krapp was supreme. and the Yankees
Try as they would, could scare mp only one
scratch hit In the last FIVE innings OF the
came II was the pass 10 Daniels. incl
dentallv. that defeated the Maps. for the
yapksA fielder cot all the way around to
third or a bad error by Ball and scored
,,o,oert later when Ball made his second
foozle Of the inning.
Despite the weird assortment OF pltch-
Ing that the game brought FORTH the con-
test vas the best Of the four that the
Yankees and Maps played IN the series
There was a little snap and dash 10 the
Yankees fielding. and the way they went
after Gregg at the outset made II look
as # they had recovered their oatuhe
ewes That feature, as above menuoheu'
was only fash in the pan, but Just the
same the home nine seemed 10 have pulled
itself out of the worst part of the ruck
into which il had fallen and gave promise
Of better ball henceforth. The men can
have very much more Of the KIND OF pail
they PLAYED in the midweek games LETT IN
their systems anyway.
There were few pieces Of work deserv-
Ing of special note; in particular, a double
plsv which Chase and Knight manipulated
I'm the second inning. Ball led off with
clean single and stayed on first as BiTming-
ham drove out fly 10 Cree. Turner the
next man IN. smashed a red hot grounder
in the direction of first. and Chase, who
WAS plavine In. gobbled up the ball on the
Nun and. unassisted. put Turner out at the
NJ Then, quick as a flash. he whipped
Vhe ball to knight on second and BAH was
caught a full step from the base. IT was
p rare bit Of quick thinking and execution.
and ELECTED the applause il deserved. And
Jack Knight got in the limelight by scoring
two runs. with a home run drive IN the
FIRST inning that was a scorcher.
Chase shifted his men ell around again
when they went on the field for preliminary
practice. and the revised lineup was much
the same as it was before the period of
experimentinC began. The infield was
Chase. Gardner Knight and Hartzel and
the outfed Hemphill Daniels and cree.
KNIGHT. first crack ont Of the box. made a
mess of Graney's grounder. but the Maps,
desuite that went out in easy fashion.
Gregg did not even begin auspiciously.
for he passed Daniels, and before he could
settle down Hemphill smashed out a single
that moved Daniels around 10 third. Chase,
TOO. cot his base on balls and Cree came
across with a single that scored Hemphll
DANIELS having come in on a wild pitch.
By tnoughtless piece Of base running
Cree was caught OF first when Jackson
made a quick throw-in of the ball after he
had iuggled 1t monentarily. 1t was then
knights turn to shine, and his hit into the
centre field bleachers was one Of the long
est on record at the hilltop this season.
The Yankees did nothing in the second
inning. but Gregg was going worse in the
fliTd tUdn IN the uISl anu NAoSC N'N'
his second pass. Olsen's error was life
saver for cree. and then a base on balls TO
knight filed the bags. Hartzells single
did the trick. and two runs crossed the
plate Gregg also sought the bench and
Kaler took his place. After that the Yam
hoes never had a look in save for the one
run in which Daniels scored in the next
inning, rs already related.
Cleveland made only one hit in the fourth
inning. but three bases on balls and an error
nv knight and a helder's choice netted a
brace Of. tallios. Ford was touched up
again in the fifth. but there was no more
scoring until the sixth, when Fishers
,hree-base hit scored Turner. Errors
Ford's wildness and couple Of hits gave
the Mans another in the seventh. and they
added still one more in the eighth on Fish
er's single and Krapp's double. Ford real
~ saved the bacon in that inning, when,
with Fisher on third, he struck out Joe
Jackson. who had previously made .nree
safe drives
Three hits IN a row with none out made
things look bad for the Yankees in the
ninth. especially after the Maps scored two
runs. and were only one run behind 10 tie
The next three men up. however. went out
two on flies and the other on grounder.
and the danger was ayertcd.
The score follows:
NEW YORK CLEVELAND