New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-07
YANKEES HIT IN VAIN
Make Fourteen Safe Drives for
Total of Only Two Runs.
ATHLETICS SCORE FOUR
Luck Frowns on Mcdonnell,
Who Holds the Champions
to Five Safeties.


the most brszen manner at American
| League Park yesterday afternoon. The
treacherous coquette changed from smiles
to frowns so often that the elongated
twirler was bewildered. When an error
! by Collins let the Yankees tie the score
in the eighth inning IT seemed as though
the fckle damsel was going TO let New
York get away with the game after all.
but suddenly she changed her mind and
| the Athletics made II three straight. The
ecore was to 2.
Mcconnell drew Crabb. one OF Connie
Mack's youngsters as an opponent and
outpitched the debutante 30 badly that
there was no balm but victory which could
assuage his grief While Mcconnell was
holding the visitors 20 Ave hits the
Yankees were industriously piling up a
total OF fourteen for their days work.
But with all these and SIX bases on balls
besides the New York team could not
push more than two runs across the plate,
and at that had 10 have the help Of two
errors by their opponents. Being right
on the verge Of victory In every inning,
Wolverton's minions could not deliver the
telling punch
The break In favor Of the visitors came
with the score tied In the eighth inning
and Baker on FIRST. Hal Chase picked up
McInns's sacrifice bunt and hurled II
through Mcmillan at second and Lelivelt
IN centre field. which was some hurting. In
manner OF speaking During the chase
Of the elusive pellet Baker scored and
McTnnis reached third. He was squeezed
home by the most approved Philadelphia
method when Barry laid down a hunt 10
Chase. These were the runs which spelled
victory with a capital V.
II took some sharp fielding 70 keep
twelve OF the Yankees languishIng on the
base sanatoriums, but the Athletics were
equal to the emergency. Eddie Collins
was the moving spirit in this fell con-
spracy, and although no made a silly
throw 10 rApp, which let IN a run. he
handled seven put-outs and four assists
with perfect ease.
Baker and Jack Barry caressed the ball
with tho utmost affection when such a
display OF sentiment was most TO be APP
preciated. The great home run hitter alb
sorbed three OF the Ave hits harvested by
his nine. and two OF them resulted d.
rectiy or Indirectly I'm as many runs.
Barry raped out a triple to left fold tina.
was much 10 the point. as runner was
huggIng first at the time and Cantercd
home without undue effort
When Mcconnell thoughtlessly issued a
pass 10 Eddie Collins In the first frame.
after retiring two men. the way was
d. L..
stealing second, so that when Baker fred
single TO left Collins tailed.
The visitors then subsidized until the sew
enth. when another run was counted.
Paddock had TO make q fine play To toss
out Mclnnis. but Strunk drew a pass and
scored on Barry's triple 10 left Baker
opened the ninth with a hot one 10 right
and planned 20 60 only 10 second on Me
Inniss sacrifice. but Chase made a bad
throw on an attempted force play. the ball
rolling 10 the outAeld. so that j. Franklin
scored and McInnis took third After
Strunk had fouled 10 Sweeney. Barr
hunted. scoring McInni- on squeeze
play.
The Yankees got run In the nrst
frame Mcmillan walked and took sec
ond after Crabb had made bad throw
TO catch him mapping at nrst. on Dan
iels's out he advanced to third. and Pad
dock walked. Lelivelt scratched hit
through Baker. scoring Mcmillan. Al
though Simmons walked. fll!ng the bags.
Hartzell popped TO Murphy.
With one out In the eighth LeliVelt AMI
Simmons singled. while Hartzell beat out
an inheld hit. Sweeney lifted to Collins.
but Lelivelt, who was on third. so sur
prlsed the brilliant second baseman by
dashing for the plate that Eddie made
throw which bounded over Lapp's shout
der, letting the runner count.