New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-05
.N COBB N|PS YANKEES
Two Triples Tally Winning
Runs in Close Game.
JOE LAKE SCATTERS HITS
Wolverton's Men Play Well,
Hal Chase Making Teams
Only Error.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Detroit Aug. 4.--Ty Cobb. the Wildnre
batter Of the American League succeeded
almost single handed In defeating the New
York Yankees In the opening game Of the
series on Navin Field to-day. The ram
pant Tiger drove out two terrific line
drives triples both, and. scoring one run
himself. drove home two additional tallies,
which told three of the teams runs.
Bunched hits by Stanage. Lake and Bush
produced the other run, and gave the
Tigers victory over Wolyerton's men by
score Of to /. Had IT not been for the
batting OF Cobb the Yankees might have
at least sent the game into extra innings.
for Russell Ford pitched a game that
would have won FIVE out OF six battles, as
games go.
The defeat was particularly bitter FOR
the New York athletes to swallow. for
Joe Lake, cast aside as unworthy for SER
vice in the New York ranks. labored out
on the rubber for the Detroit side. and
pitched with the skill that all CASTOR
players use against their former COM
rades. Given perfect support he might
have made IL a shutout victory. He let
the Yankees down with eight hits. and
kept them so well scattered that he was
seldom in any serious trouble.
In the sixth inning two singles and a
base on balls filled the bases. but two
were out at the time, and Joe caused
Hack Simmons to pop out weakly TO jim
Delehanty. and the inning closed. Lake
WAS out for no strikeout record, and laid
the ball over the heart Of the plate and
took chance. He passed only two men,
while one struck out
After behaving themselves Ike nice lit
tie Tigers for SIX innings. the Detroit
men got together. hit It as far az you
have a mind. Tyrus." said jennings. on
the coaching line Sam Crawford Will
bring you n line for home" Tyrus did
not hit Il as far as ne liked, but he hi
Il as far as he could. and by the time
Bert Daniels got the ball to the inncld
Cobb was painting on third. Crawford
failed TO do better than a high foul TO
Sweeney, which Big Ed ate Gp. but
cobb scored while Louden grounded out
TO shortstop.
Having once tasted blood. the Jungle
Terrors went right out TO clinch the
game, ana tney dIn. StdHhSc SlHbIeu' anu
took third on a hit by Lake, TO count
when DOME Bush came through with q
single Cobb then meandered TO the plate
and smashed the ball on dead line for
the fence. Il few between Zinn and
Hartzell like a rife bullet and scored the
two runs that made victory sure.
Hits BY Sweeney and Ford. with some
loose play by the home team. let the
visitors wrigsle away from the coat Of
whitewash which Lake had all prepared
FOR them, but there was glory enough for
one day.
Daniels WAS busy man for the Yam
KEGS, and made Ave pretty catches In left
field, which had IA tendency 70 hold down
the score Hal Chase made New iorks
only error but he moro than atOned for
his bungle by making ten put-outs at the
bag.
The longer Del Paddock plays tn" better
ne seems 10 get He was like a nash 1t
the far turn. and made the best OF his
four chances. Louden worked with fever
lsh zeal at the first bag. and had eight
chances we'll taken care OF.
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