New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
YANKEES HOLD THE PACE
Two Runs All That Separated
Them from Victory.
RED Sex PLAY CARELESSLT
Game in Hub, Before Vast
Throng Marred by Many
Giaring Errors.

BOSTON. hpril 2l-It required eleven inn
incs for the Boston Red soX to win over
the New York Yankees in the opening
game of tie season on the local American
League grounds here to-day. but they &C.
c,nplisl,ed thcstcat. and a. result No'-
,.erto,'s hopes have yet to break into the
"s>a,,,,q wen column. the Yanhees are
consoled in a measure that they suffered no
los of ioir.ts. fc-. having none when they
started. they have as many now. The score
OF the tragedy was to b~
Tweuty-seven thousand persons and per
hans more crowded their way through the
turnstiles. and one hour before the game
was called all seats were taken, the stand
ing room dled and the crowd overtlo"eo
IN the field. It was "A perfect day FOR pase-
h.u \ breeze was stirring with sufficient
c,,ca to snap out the flags, but the sun
sbone warmly from tic cloudless SKY aho
made both PLAYERS and spectators warm
and comfortable
When Ncrkes was playing asdihs' l''
Yankees ir New York, tho Manhattan
fans" remarked on his playing lo-ud'
,b. Roston SPECTATORS remarked upon hls
nlavlng. but not in the same way. Aerhes
,
nightmare He had eleven chances 10 snow
OF. and he did-with three glarins errors 'Ha'
helped the Yankees 30 some oi thel' '"''.,
Stahl. Wagner Brien and Han naue d"
error ap;ece. IT Is TOO much 10 expect 'iH.
,h4 New York men neglected 10 nuhsie' anu
they did. while all the cro"o "oi'"e'e
DoIan tossed up two and Hart5eil niSo-
.rother Dolans sgured largely IN po''
tons winning run. ,
While the deldcrs we're bootng the pan
over the reld and tossing II hithef au1 ''u
the pitchers had their own troupies' a,''
three Of them walked tbe plank before we
last man hsd been retired. Ray Cald"eh
started the game, tvirliug against y bTien'
potb retired after the fourth inhihs'
o'Rrien because he allowed FIVE runs w
three innings on q combination OF hlts' pds'S
IN halls and a hit batsman ana WI inc
fourth inning filed the bases by m'nhe
chase and pa ssing Daniels and Dolan po'
he managed to retire the side without run
caldwell went along swimmingly until 'hs
so,r,b although two doubles. 10y Ierkes ano
Sroal,er. produced run for Boston IN the
6rst In the fourth however, he forced n
rim home. Then Quinn entered the ira!'
.i,cIe by Yerkes sent over two runs
six hits In all were gathered in from QUINN
and the Sox twice tied the score before re
was terked out Of the box and Jim vaughn
entered.
After o'Brien was taken out Hall p't'hed
for BOSTON. and he finished the game IN
neerIess fashion. The Yankees sooI'" y"
him in the eighth inning through con'o'-
nation Of errors. but he reigned WIN d"
iron hand for the most part, ana was sell
dom In serious danger.
With all its ragged side, there were III
,ervals OF sharp fielding, with the Vls''o's
carving of the honors. Street had sood
dav behind the bat, and had ooze"
chances which he accepted faultessE'
yaykes made amends for his poor heldlng
nv making Ave hits, three Of them Two
baggers. ,s..
Hits by Wolter. Hartzell and Garoner.
combined with pass and combination OF
circumstances scored three runs TOT Ne"
york in the first Yerkes's error stoieh
ba GO and A wild throw, with hit by caro-
we'll gave them two more IN the thiru
Kaun was safe In the eighth on an error
and two infeld outs and an error brousht
him around
The Sox won in the eleventh on al
error by Dolan and a hit by Speaker "oi'
ter injured his ankle in the seventh inning
and was forced 10 retire. Ksuf TOOK ms
place.
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