New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-14
YANKEES ENJOY A EEAS!
Grow Fat on Runs at Expense of
Once Terrible Tigers.
FIFTEEN THE GRAND TOTAL.
Detroit Goes to Pieces and
Makes a Sorry Showing
on the Hilltop.

Inc YANKEES GOT 81 tlIen OUT hlthiHS
those fangless Tigers round the hilltop
yesterday afternoon. They tied large and
noisy tin can. in the form of fifteen whole
some runs. to the posterior appendage OF
the once ferocious beast and drove it to its
lair TO extract what small comfort 1t could
out OF a quartet of hard earned tallies.
Victory enabled Wolverton's men to climb
into seventh place and remove the stigma
always attached 10 the occupants Of the
cellar The ST. Louis Browns have now
moved into their old apartments TO take
up their summer quarters.
The glory and grandeur that were once
Detroits presented pretty furnished ap-
pearance on the damp. cold. wind swept
field. 1t was beyond even the magnetic
Fughie Jennings TO rouse the fighting spirit
IN his bedraggled corps. When the Yankees
punched a scratch hit with three errors and
two hit batsmen for four runs in the fifth
inning end followed 1t up with five runs In
the sixth. which were scored as a result Of
three hits, two passes an error and a wild
pitch. decentralization set I'm and the Tigers
quit cold.
The climax came when Moriarty stood
calmly at first watching Stanage try 10
which dropped safely between the pitchers
box and the initial sack. letting in two
runs Charlie Faust at his worst could not
have missed that fly had lie been playing
first base.
Jim Vaughn, who cavorted on the kopJe
for the Yankees. was just about ready TO
throw UP the sponge when the Detroit re-
lapse set in A triple by Bush In the third
Ax,C 0hN q Ia Nd
nv Moriarity and Stanage in the fourth
seemed the harbinger OF Jim's demise. Al
any rate. Wolverton sent out little Jack
WARRIOR to warm up. But when the Yam
KEGS began to score with such copiousness
and jim saw & possible victory in sight
without overworkng himself. he proceeded
20 tighten up He did not allow hit in
the last three frames. and only ten bats
men faced him. Ten hits were garnered eff
Neughn's delivery during the contest but
he gave only two passes, and struck out
eight men.
The assorted array Of pitching talent dis
played by Hughe Jennings might have
won game for the Carnarsie Wildcats. hut
It didn't fit in fast company. The veteran
Works bore up fairly well. for four innings,
hut when his support cracked In the fifth
that Hughie let Pernol try his hand in
the sixth The youngstcr got rid of wild
pitch with a man on third, was found for
n triple and two singles, and gave two
passes. netting in ell five runs before he
retired in favor of Covington.
Three passes. two doubles and wild
pitch. with the bases full, was Covington's
contribution in the seventh. all of which
raya the Yankees three more runs. lie
made a bad error in the eighth, and this
combined with two singles, melted two
more runs.
N The three Detroit twirlers allowed thir-
lltcen hts gave seven passes. hit three
Vbatsmcn. made two wild pitches and
struck out three men. Such work is not
likely TO pass unnoticod. and some minor
league scout, gumshocing around, may
snap them up II they continue in this
way. It was fine for tie emaclatcd batting
averages Of the Yankees. Martin salted
away three singles. while linn. Dolan and
Gardner got two hits apiece. A windblown
triple 10 centre by Dolan. along with
double, made the third baseman q power
for good IN the game.
owen Bush PLAYED indiffercntly for the
Tigers. falling down on three chances al
throws when there was no danger in sight.
Stansge. too, vas lstless IN The latter
stages OF the fray. Ty Cobb made some
sterling catches in the outfeld but his
throwing 10 the bases was weak.
Two double plays in which Martin, Gard
Ter and Simmons were conspicuous killed
of two Detroit rallies. one came in the
sixth inning, with the bases filed and mono
out. Delehsnty led off with single. Mori-
srity hit 10 Gardner who attempted 10
make a grandstand play. He tossed wildly
30 Martin, TO force Delehanty, and no orc
was out Baumaun hunted. and Dolan got
leeve6 about something, holding the ball
instead of throwing 10 first But Stanage
hit into a double killing, and Collins. bat
ting for Works. was en- easy out
~ Cobb collected a couple Of singles of
Vaughn and scored the first run for the
Tigers. With two out IN the first, he sin
gled. made a delayed steal of second, and
took third when Street threw TO catch him.
with no one covering the bag. Crawford
walked, and worked double steal with
Cobb, Ty scoring on close decision. Bush's
triple. and singles by Jones and Cobb. gave
Hstroit another run in the third Triples
~ Aoriarity and stanage scored one in
tAe fourth, while two hits. an error and an
out added the fourth in the sixth.