New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-11
YANKEES PLAY AND WIN
WoIverton Starts Rally in Ninth
Frame That Brings Victory.
ST. LOUIS NINE THE VICTIM
Quinn Almost Suffers Outrageous
Fortune of Losing a Three
Hit Game.

with the field spick and span after the
JonS food. tho Yankees were able u engage
in battle 10 tho death with :he'c dearest
rivals for the cellar position the pesky St
Louis Browns. at American League Park
Yesterday afternoon. The exact date on
which the New York team last won VIC
tory has been lost in the mists of antiquity
hut yesterday WolvertOn's men treated inc
fans" by winning their fifth game OF the
season and began their long stay At nome
with a start on the primrose path to the
top Of the ladder. The score wa. 70 2
1t took q frisky ninth inning rally, de-
signed by the valiant Wolverton himself to
turn the tide. For long time it looked as
though Jack Quinn was going to suffer the
outrageous fortune OF losing a three-hit
game When the two mines swung into the
ninth inning the Browns had succeeded In
making two hits off Quinn count for more
than the nine safcties which the Yankees
had gathered off Baumgarden's service
The lusty hitting of the home team had re-
suited in just one man crossing the plate
while the visitors had Tailed two runs on
brace OF hits.
Things we're at a pretty pass as the
Yankees came 10 bat for the last time.
When Harry Wolter failed to pinch hit
after he was inserted into the batting
order. Wolverton saw that something must
he done so he jumped into tho breach.
His far-hung double to centre fixed the
pace for the men that followed. Iinn took
heart and pounded the ball to -ight for
triple, scoring Daniels who ran for VOL
verton and tied the score. II was Llnn
fourth hit OF the DAY. and earned him no
end OF conmendation Martin momen-
tarilv nut duiteus on things by tanning,
hut Pratt fumbled Dolans easy roller and
let zinn score the winning run.
Raumsarden, who already this season has
Big Ed Walsh's scalp dangling at his belt
as we'll as ffteen-inning tie with the
White Sox. displayed a fetching line OF
wares The youngster seems to be all that
rumor makes him. Although the Yankees
found him for eleven hits. they had the
time Of their young lives trying to squeeze
any runs out Of them.
Wind-blown flies, which CAUSED the 81.
Louis outfelders no end of trouble, kept
the pitcher in tight places much OF the
time. but he never faltered, and with per-
feet support he would have won his game.
His GOODNESS in the pinches was remark
able for a new man. and his control was
perfect. He did not give pass, and only
hit batsman marred his record.
Quinn also pitched beautiful game
and had the Browns AZ his mercy. Three
tits we're the limit Of his indulgence. One
of these was a scratch hit to the box, and
the other two, strange TO relate, We're
triples by Bobby Wallace Both of them
would have been home runs for runner
. with only the average speed, but Wallace
M vas painfully slow in hobbling around
VI he PATHS and this alone kept the Browns
from, winning There was a man on first
when Wallace made his first triple, but
two were out in the ninth when the second
came
With Dolan back ct third and Cree in
left field. the Yankees put up a bolder
front than on their last appearance al the
hilltop Hal Chase was missed at first,
Simmons not beginning to cover the bag
I'm the manner Of the Peerless Hal, while
Martin at short played poorly. Street, too,
showed no better form and retired from
the game after the sixth frame.
The Browns scored i'm the third inning
when Martins error gave Pratt a life a:
first to start things off. Hogan promptly
SdCrlnCe0, anu Nillle I<dIbi u v 40 EASY =
Gardner to Simmons. Wallace trpled 10
the right field fence and couldn't make a
home run out of II, even though Hartzell
juggled the hall before throwing it in.
stephens dribbled in front C the plate and
was thrown out at first by Street.
The Yankees tied the score in the fourth
inning when, with one out, Hartzell tripled
TO right and scored on a double by Sim
mons to centre. Gardner scratched hit
through short, and it looked like a big
snping for the Yankees, but Baumgardcn
tishtened up, striking out Street and
Quinn.
Quinn gave a pass TO Jimmy Austin in
the sixth. and the former Yankee immedi-
ately stole second, Street making miser-
able throw Stovall gave a splendid tmi-
tation OF being hit by the ball ana got
away with il, taking his base. Pratt forced
stovall at second, putting Austin on third,
from which point he scored on Hogan
sacrifice fly 10 linn.
The score follows;
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