New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-26
INK PURSUES YANKEES
Lose Thirteen-Inning Battle to
Athletics on an Error.
GREAT FIGHT ON HILLTOP
Ford and Bender Match Their
Wits and Curves in a
Wonderful Duel.

pcwa aborigine, who elaborated so sue /
cessfully with J. Franklin Baker in me
worlds series of late memory. had a COM
inc out party on the hilltop yesterday AFTER
noon The affair was an impromptu one
and not well attended, but az pretty a !
pitchers battle WAS waged as will be seen |
this season. At the end of thirteen innings |
the Yankees were beaten and victory rested !
with the Athletics by a score OF TO 1. but |
Ford shaded Bender In the fight for pitch /
ers laurels.
That the visitors won was no fault OF the |
New York pitcher. After playing twelve |
innings Of good baseball with their star |
twirer doing the brunt OF :ho work and
holding Philadelphia off, the New York
team tossed away the game In its own
inimitable and glib manner. RUDE Old
ring opened the thirteenth with single
snd was sacrificed TO second by Collins |
street picked up a short passed ball to nip
oldripg taking third and Coleman forgot
10 throw himself in the way Of the ball. !
At any rate, the sphere rolled through him
n left field and Oldring tailed with the
winning run.
All doubts about the fitness of Ford and
Bender 10 bear the burden of heated cam
debut in championship game this season.
While Ford has appeared for rev INNINGS
previously. he did not officially emerge IN
all his glory until yesterday The oattle
fought bv the two was a thriller All the
spring styles in baseball curves were shown
and the fans" had a peek at the oenders
which will be used only by the most eNciu-
sive pitchers this summer
Ford gave his first and only pass TO COL
Inns at the opening of the eleventh. houlo
stole second. and 1t seemed certain that 'ho
GREAT J. Franklin would bring him home
He laid down a grounder TO chase now,
.ver nutting Collins on third. Murphy ana
McInnis were retired on sparkling Catches
~, Kaurr and Coleman. Barry opened the
twelfth with a single but was lorceu d.
second hv Thomas the latter reaching sec
md himself when Martin made WHO
throw 10 Chase in an attempt for double
plav. Bender grounded 10 Gardner ana
Strunk struck out. Then came the ld'd'
thirteenth and defeat for Ford.
Bender on his own part did neat bit OF
work When Martin. the younSster pur-
chased from Rochester on Tuesday ana
,lavinr AT short. opened the twelfth with
triple which only fast fielding by Murphy
cot ready TO depart. Bender was not wor-
T,ed a bit. ard Kauf laid down a roller
70 McJnnis The stalwart arm OF JACK
Parry then rcpulsed the threatening at
tack Of the Yankees by whipping Zinns
,rounder 10 Thomas in time 10 eaten Mar
rim al the plate. Bender attempted 10 trap
linn off first and the ball got out or NC
tnnis's hands. Then followed some fast
around
me paths He vas finally caught at third
vhen Strunk threw TO Baker, McInnis haV-
ing heayed wildly to left field in throwing
- second 1t was a brilliant bit Of recov-
crv after some poor playing by the Attn
letics.
The YANKEES never had chance there
after. although Wolverton batted for Street
with one out in the thirteenth and singled
clesnly 10 centre. Caldwell. batting for
Ford. and Daniels both died natural and
easy deaths.
Both pitchers allowed ten hits and gave
one pass apiece, while Ford struck out
three men and Bender four. Holding a
crowd of hitters like the Athletics ten hts
I'm thirteen innings is something more of a
feat than holding the Yankees to the same
number, so that Ford had the edge in the
J
sion on the part of his team mates kept him
IN hot water much Of the time, so That he
was compelled TO work out his own saliva
ton. Baker came up TO the bat six times
and failed to set the ball out of the infed
striking out once, while McInns got only
one hit
The need of an alert field captain was
emphasized twice HartzeIl and Daniels
thr In
ming because there was no one to yell which
ono was 10 take the ball. In the sixth
Coleman and Martin got tangled up over
Parry's twister, which would have been
easy for the shortstop had his side partner
Nss put in an oar, the ball falling safely
Netween them. Tho new shortstop had a
busy day OF il. accepting eleven chances and
making two errors, both of which were wild
throws TO Chase. lie seems TO cover a lot
Of ground, but is inaccurate in throwing.
His triple in the twelfth brought him into
immediate favor.
Coleman. while only charged with one
error, omitted 10 stop many drive which
a faster man would have got The Ath-
ietics shot fusillade of hits through his
territory. Coleman took a slide on his ear
in trying 10 get Murphys hit in the elev-
enth.
Jack Barry was in fine fet:le all through
the fray. accepting seven chances perfect
w while Collins took charge of the enor-
nous number OF twelve with equal ecat.
Barry recorded the first steal of home for
the season in the fourth inning. lie was
anchored on third. with two out, and timed
his slide just as Ford pitched high one to
Street Jack was safe by a mile, and the
New York catcher never attempted 10 tag
him.
Rarry's sacrifice and Thomass double gave
the Athletics two runs In the second inning,
and Barry stole home in the fourth with
the third run. Oldring's single and Col
lins's double TO right in the fifth tailed an
other.
Kauff's single, Znn's out ard Gardner's
single gave the Yankees their first run In
the second frame. Gardner opened the fifth
wiz, safety and Street walked. Ford
sacrificed, and the two men on the bags
caiue nome on Daniels's single TO centre.
Njia two out in the sixth, Kaufr singled
TO I7L-. Murphy tried to catch him nap
ping nut made a poor throw to McInns,
letLng the runner take second. Zinns
single TO centre scored Kauf
PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK.