New-York tribune., 1912-04-17
YANKEES IN SAD PLIGHT
Make Almost as Many Errors as
the Senators Make Runs.
LOSE FIFTH GAME IN ROW
Ford. Warhop and Mcconnell
Fail to Check the Team
from Washington.

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Three pitchers. Russell Ford. Jack war
hon and George Mcconnell, along with
Harry Wolverton. who entered the game as
a pinch hitter in the fourth inning were
unable to curb the Washington Senators
at American League Park yesterday after
noon. and as a result the Yankees suffered
their fifth straight defeat. II was rather
rout than a repulse. and before the last
man had been retired the Yankees rolled up
eight errors and 8 runs and the Senators
one error and 10 runs.
The whole affair was about the worst ex-
cuse for a baseball game that has been
seen in several seasons. and, taken all In
all. the Washington team had merry little
picnic while the New York helders strug-
eled In vain with recalcitrant little ball
which could neither be coaxed nor threat
ened TO behave. Finally the farce became
so broad that the spectators cheered every
one and any one who could even catch the
ball.
Far back IN the early boyhood days OF
Roy Hartzell and Cosy Dolan II rs re-
ported that they caught everything from
the measles up. They started out TO live
that reputation down, and they succeeded
with will. Dolan in particular made
mess Of everything he went after with the
exception OF two weak little rollers, and his
weird efforts az throwing counted In an
orgie which the Senators held In the third
inning Roy Hartzell also uncovered a
hilarious heave in the same frame which
was damaging Later both Dolan and Hart
zell muffed and booted gfounders and al
lowed runners TO tally. Williams started
the game behind the bat, but he did so
poorly that "Gabby' Street was pressed
into service and finished the game. Street
had a poor day, but he was better than
Williams
In sharp relief 10 the faltering Yanks,
who are now IN undisputed possession OF
last place, the Senators played gilt edged
ball. 4 close decision over which the en-
tire Washington team raved gave Gardner
a life and Mcbride an error in the fourth
inning Earl drove q hot smash az the
Washington shortstop. whose high thro"
made Flynn Jump for the bail. Fielder and
runner touched the bag together and the
make up for that pardonable slip Mcbride
started one double play and acted as pivot
man in another. The sensational Foster
shone again I'm the third inning when ne
got Walters high bounce 10 Flynn in time
10 nip the runner by q hair. Miller scintl'
lated in the seventh inning when he
knocked down sure triple TO left held by
Hal Chase when Wolter was on first base.
Jack Knight covered second base In fine
style. and his stop OF VOTERS grounder In
the first inning bordered on the spectacular
The play was made far 10 the right OF the
bag, and II Jack had not slipped Wolter
would have been out by many feet
The faithful fans" greeted Russell Ford
with = hearty cheer. overcome. as ~
were Ford passed Moeller to first. and
consecutive hits by Foster, Milan and
Schaefer scored two runs. Two drives
were wasted by the Senators in the second
frame. but the deluge broke In the third.
Hits by Milan and knight combined with
errors by Gardner. Hartzell and Dolan
gave the visitors three runs. Wolverton a
crouch and the fans" a case OF the blues.
II It had not been so pathetic IL might
have been funny. SO ended the reign OF
| Ford
WARRIOR then took up the burden in The
! fourth and after retiring two batters VOL
ter mufed the most simple kind OF fiy
| from the bat OF Milan and horde OF deep
/ blue glooms was seen marching across the
| field, They multiplied in number when
| Germany" Schaefer smas shed a triple ia
| right field and scored Milan. Exit War
! hop when the side was finally retired.
Mcconnell took up the cudgels in the
| fifth inning and pitched a fair brand OF
| ball, but with the bush league support that
| he received no man could win George al
lowed only three hits. He contributed
toward his own downfall. however. with
two wild pitches. while he hit man and
forced a run over the plate In the eighth
when the visitors scored twice without the
! semblance OF hit HartZelrs error filling
the place OF that necessary article. pass
Dolans error and a weak little hit by
Henry produced two runs in the nth.
Bobby Groom. who pitched for Washing
ton, was hard hit at times but he never
lost his nerve. and was invinciblc in tn,
pinches. In the fourth inning. with the
bases full and two out he struck out
Harry Wolverton. who batted for Warhop
Even Harry admitted that 1t was nothns
TO do under the circumstances.
GERMANY Schaefer had field day. anc
his merry quips and ludicrous antics mad,
the fans forget In a measure the scenes
Of carnage before them. schaefer was par.
ticularly loausc after he made his triple
| in the fourth inning.
Wolverton shifted his batting order
around IN the hope OF better results. but tc
no purpose. Zinn, however. who played In
left field, performed capsbly and hit hard
| The score follows:
! WASHINGTON. NEW YORK
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