New-York tribune., 1912-08-16
YANKEES HUMBLE DUBUC.
Break His String of Victories
and Climb Out of Cellar.
MCCONNELL CHECKS TIGERS
Both Teams Play Many -Errored
and Ragged Game on
the Hilltop.

lean Dubuc. Detroits sationa
Young French Go madam twirler who has
been building up n record for consecu-
tive victories in emulation of Rube Mar
ouard. had his run brought to sud
den end yesterday. when he essayea 10
win mis- twelfth straight game at the eA-
pense OF the Yankees at American
League Park Not that the Yankees OF
themselves combined to overthro" Du-
huc. although their victory meant
shift from the cellar TO seventh place.
Dubuc. in fact beat himself. FOR ne "as
wild. and let the hilltop team connect
for hits when they meant somethiiis
Rut at that he was beaten only 10 >,
for the Yankees came within an ace VI
presenting the game to the Tigers
Errors were the bane of both teams
First the Tigers tossed the ball ABOUT
with abandon and let the Yankees Pic
M couple Of runs. and then 'ho
Yankees. feeling likewise inclined pre-
sented an equal number to the De''o'' :
honchmon Five errors apiece were the
sur, total OF the fielding mispiaNs' put
tbsre were other Iniscalculations tha'
made the contest more ludicrous than
exciting. Kocher. the Tiger catcher let
the New Workers. run wild on the oaseS'
for they pulled off. all told, eight stoleh
bases. working the double steal t"lce
and scoring each time. Five or th''r
steals came in the first inning. and were
largely responsible for the two runs they
scored.
Long" George Mcconnell did the
tvirling for the home team, ana AZ
though the Tigers raped him rather
smartlv for seven hits. two more than
the Yankees got off Dubuc. still his
nitcbiuC in the pinChes brought him
through safely What was off color IN
NcConnclrs twirllng. however. was MS
pitchirR to first base To catch Tigers on
the traN In the second inning he bored
the ball at Chase 20 get Wit, but the
throw was Wild and Wit went to sec
/ ono. Then in the third inning atter
! two runs had been scored against MN
on Wild heaving by his teammates lie
forgot his lesson. and in trying 10 get
/ cobb at first he hurled the ball over
/ Chase's head. at which Cobb scutueu
around to third from whence he scored
! A moment later when Crawford whackeh
out a singing single. Luckily. Mc'on-
nell settled down after that faux pas
and the Tigers had no chance OF gettinS
near the plate except in the eighth
when a single by Bush and triple by
crawford gave them their final run.
In the hrst inning Paddock. the third
at bat. with two out. was hit by Duouc
and he straightway stole second. Kocher
threw to Cobb to get him and Paddock
got to third. When Cobb threw 10 the
grandstand TO get him there the recruit
made beeline for home. Iinn then came
along with an infeld hit. and he. too. stole
second. He stole third. and when Sim
mons walked, the two engineered a double
steal tnat stood the Tiger inncld on It's
I head
Wild playing by tho Yankees gave the
Tigers their runs In the third. Duhuc
beat out an lnhed hit. and when Pad
dock threw to get Davey Jones at first
he sent the ball to the bleachers and both
men scored. Cobb then inserted his single
and his two-base romp on Mcconnell
wild throw lie tailed on Crawford
single.
Sweeney evened II up for the Yankees
I'm the next frame when he brought Hart
zell in on his Texas Lacquer. In the sixth
he made victory certain for the hill
toppers by driving In stump with a rur
after Zinn had scored Il second time on q
double steal Poor coaching cost thu
Yankees a run or more In the eighth. bu
. luckily they weren't needed.
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