New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
YANKEES WIN, THEN LOSE
Surprise Athletics in First Game
-Drubbed in Second.
WARRIOR TAMES ELEPHANT
Thompson Tries, Too, with DIS
astrous Results--Cree and
linn Do Well.
BY Telegraph to Tn. Tribune. ]


ing streak of the New York Yankees was
momentarily broken when WoIVertoh
men twisted the tail Of Connie Mack
White Elephant and sent II limping on inc
field I'm defeat by a score OF TO IN INC
opening game of double-header AZ Shloo
Park. this afternoon. While the Yankees
sloated long and loud over their opeHine
triumph, the indignant pachyderm came
charging back with loud bellows anu
trampled the Yankees into the dust OF
painful, humiliating rout, by score OF IL
10 in the final game of the day.
The victory OF the Yankees was achieved
only after 2 thrilling see-saw battle. They
forged ahead twice, only TO have the Atm
letics tie the score, but they. clinched tne
verdict IN the ninth inning on triple pS
I'd Sweeney, which bounded away from
Amos Strunk and rolled to the fence ana
an infield hit by Maloney
Little Jack Warhop was on the ruooer
when victory was won. taking the place OF
Roy Fisher, who started after the latter
was hammered out OF the box In the sixth
inning. WARRIOR had his little underhand
curve breaking around the knees and necks
of the Athletics and was the real ana
original Chinese puzzle. Fisher, on the
other hanG, was easy, and the homo team
battered him around for ten OF their twelve
hits in five and a third innings.
WARRIOR came into the game in the sixth
inning with two men on bases only one
out and the score tied. He retired the
side after giving a great exhibition OF
pitching Eddie Collins was the first 20
face him, and, while the crowd howled for
a cleanup drive Collins popped a weak
little foul TO Hartzell. Amid = riotous up
roar Baker came to the bat, but Baker
was passed, filling the bases. Then came
Strunk. but WARRIOR fed him A slow curve,
and Amos took three mighty swipes at the
ball and retired 10 the field. Thereafter
WARRIOR was never in danger, for the two
hits made from him were kept far apart.
Batting pitchers out OF the box became
pastime and the Yankees disposed OF Eddie
Plank in six innings after battering him
around for no fewer than nine hits. which
produced five runs In the seventh inning
Chif Bender took up where the veteran
southpsw left of. ana 1t under he
Chippewa direction that the game was
lost
There was never a bit Of doubt In tho
minds Of those ten thousand fang who
sat in the stands that Mack would spare no
effort to crush the Yankees in the second
fracaS and a confident sort ~ 'I-told-you-
So" smile played across the lips Of the
crowd when Jack Coombs trctted out TO
warm up. Coomhs was inclined 10 he little
liberal so ne allowed eight hits TO find their
way into safe territory, hut II was not
until tho last inning that he let down SUI
Grientlv for the Yankees n get n runner
across the plate. Then sweeney singled
and George Mcconnell. pinch hitter for
Thompson. doubled to right and sent Ed to
plate by StrrInk.
As was the case with Roy Fisher. the
curves OF Jack Quinn were easy, only more
so. and the Pennsylvania Pole left the game
I'm the second inning when only one man
was out and three runs lad tailed on some
well punched hitting. In all, the Athletics
collected nye perfectly good hits from
Quinn Thompson was then called into the
box Thompson admitted that training
rampant elephants. white or pink. was not
I'm mis- line. therefore he Coud hardly be
blamed n lie was banged around for eleven
hits and eight rUUs.
The Yankees made their usual number
Of errors and bungles. both Of commission
and omission. but there was still much
10 laud I'm their work Cree made n most
remarkable catch OF a long drive from
the bat Of "Stuny" McInnes. racing back
TO the centre field fence to pull the ball
down over his shoulder in the ninth frame
Of the first game, that alone prevented the
game from going into extra innings Like
wise. in the ninth. Zinn ran back 10 the
wall for smash from Derrick that might
have been good for the circuit Iiartzell
made q nice play when he caught foul
or Collins I'm the NTH. In the second
game Martin did we'll, and made the best
Of nine In ten chances.
The Yankees scored first In tho fourth
inning on a double by Cree, and wild
throw by Egan. on which Cree Tailed, and
a long single By Znn followed. In the
self-same inning the home team got to-
gether and got a run on a hit BY Mclnnes.
the latter's steal Of second an a hit By
Derrick
The nth saw the Yankees put a run
over on "A single by Sweeney and double
by Maloney, but the Athletics went them
one better and got two when single by
Lord. an out and wild pitch we're fol
lowed by Bakers double and single by
StrUnk Then came three runs for New
York on q triple by Cree, single by
simmons a sacrifice bunt by Zinn, Hart
cells triple and a single by Sweeney. The
Athletics tied rho score In tho same frame
by counting two runs on single by Der
rick, a double by Lapp, who batted FOR
Egan and a single by COombs. who hit in
place OF Plank
The scoreg follow.
FIRST GAME