New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
YANKEES DEEP IN M|RE
Lose Two More Games, Making
1t Seven in a Row.
HITS COUNT FOR LITTLE
Two Juvenile Pitchers BRING
About Double Defeat OF
Wolverton' Men.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune, ]

pe,roit Sept. 1s.--Hughie jennings
turned loose two of his juvenile pi'oheio
against the Yankees In douole-heauel
bere to-day. and wolverton's men went
down to defeat in both games hNe" w
renowned Russell Ford was unaoie u Sc
an even break for the visitors aithouen nc
twirled the second contest 10 save TIC
team from utter rout. The scores were
TO 4 and 4 10 2, making seven s'Faisn'
defeats for the Yankees ..
Jenson and Wheatley were the uii
l<nowns" who handled their opponents
from Broadway with such SKILL II "as
Jenson who pitched the first game, against
Mcconnell While the New YORK pa's
heat merry tattoo throughout the en-
counter piling up total OF fourteen ~
they were non-contiguous In ther chai
acter and were not as prolinc OF runs GO
might be desired. The youngster kept Tue
drives nretty well scattered, and after the
oe,h frame was not scored ON. McIon-
rel supplied the Detroit team win plenty
~ hits every player sharing In the car
mage with the exception OF Jenson' Inc
eleven safeties obtained were wen
launched especially in the early part OF
i
Tho game giving the Tigers lead wnlch
was never overcome
Wheatley is a young spitball 'Wiriei,
and Jennings considered that ne "ouiu
make a good opponent for ford' VINO 10
also an exponent Of the damp oeh'ei''
The recruit made much better sho"ii,e
than even Hughie thought he was ospaoie
Of. Seven safeties were all that were
earnered of his curves while Ford yleiu-
cd eight. All the pitchers had the penehl
Of good support under the circumstance.
The games were played on wet heiu. anu
many a grounder which would nave oee"
c,eanlv handled on q dry surface went LOT
a hit The catchers had an easy time OF
II none Of the men caring TO risk spralheo
ankles for the sake Of a few pilfered bags.
The Tigers got an early start Oh roia
in the second game. With one OUT buSh
walked and stole second, while Corrioeh
famed. Crawford and Cobb were passed.
filling the bases so that Neachs slheie
brought Bush and Crawford home. CooD
was caught at the plate, Dances 10
sweeney TO Ford.
In the fifth Crawford's triple and COLDS
sacrifice fly added another run, when
was enough 10 win the game, even WIN
out fourth tally picked up in the sew
enth. New Yorks best scoring PROPOSE
ton was advanced in the sixth ~nen
Daniels was safe on an error and counted
on Lelivelt's triple. Another run was
added in the ninth, but 1t did not count Tor
much.
Both teams scored two runs in the hrst
inning OF the first game. Singles by Mid
kiff. Chase, Daniels and Lelivelt answered
for New York's tallies while Bush's single
pass 70 Cobb and Veachs single with
Sweeneys error, gave the Tigers two Nc
Millan's error and Crawford's hit put two
on in the third for Cobb 10 bring home
with a triple, Ty himself counting on
Veach's out
Chase's single and Lelivelts double gave
the Yankees a run in the third, while their
fourth was picked UP in the fifth on
Danielss double and McMillan's single
The Tigers added couple Of runs for
GOOD measure in the seventh and eighth
innings.
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