New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
YANKEES LOSE BY A RUN
Defeated by Senators After a
Good, Game Fight.
.ENGLE TOWER or STRENGTH
Boy Pitches Splendid Game
Both Teams Play Fast,
Errorless Ball.


Washington, Aug. 2e.--Once more the
New York Yankees took a deep draught
from the bowl Of defeat after making a
good game fight Meeting the Washing
ton Senators under leaden, rain-soaked
clouds that threatened to break ct any
moment and flood the grounds Gr1n''"
mon downed tho Yankees By score o.
to I here this afternoon. Tho unfavor-
able conditions held the crowd down TO
about eighteen hundred persons. who
saw one of the best games OF the season.
Frank L.aporte, who once played second
and third base for the New York men,
covered second In place Of Ray Morgan
Laporte wanted to show his old pals tho
great mistake they made In letting MN
out. and he succeeded. Not alone ola the
portly infelder play a scintllating brand
of ball at the bag, but 1t was his ringing
double to left Held tnat started the Sena-
tors on the high road 10 victory ~ inc
truly lucky seventh.
The Yankees had lead Of one run,
and UP to the seventh frame Roy fisher'
the school teacher from tho Green Noun
tains. had allowed Just two remotely scat
tered hits and seemed TO be proving that
he, at least, was not five Inning Twill
err" Alas FOR Fisher and his aspirations.
Laporte stepped up TO the plate In the
seventh after Chick" Gandil had filed
out to Chase. and winged the ball past
Daniels for two bases. Fisher celebrated
the auspicious occasion by letting 20 Il
wild pitch. and IapOTtc went 10 tllrd.
KeuTorthy hurled himself into the
breach and drove 81 single TO centre field
which scored IAporte. Kenworthy made
a successful sally 10 second base. and
Mcbride shot safety 10 left N"nworthy
taking third. Mcbride likewise pinched
second base. and when Ainsmith rolled
out 10 Mcmillan. KcHwOrthy scored easily .
joe Engel. tho eishtoou-year-old pitcher
from Mount 81 Marys college. was Il
tower Of strength IN the box Tor GriiitH's
men, and pitched game that would re-
feet credit even Oh the great Johnson.
The youngstor let the Yankees down With
six hlts. and after q rather weak fourth
inning, NltU wv IlllS anu a btlt' p't 'o'-'
showed a run over the plate. he came
back IN peerless style. lie walked two
men and struck OUT three Fisher was H.
rare form. allowing only IN" hits while
he famed live men and psssed two.
Tic teams played taHt, errorlcsj bail
throughout. Euzz Foster made cOIpl"
OF remarkable stops at third base thai
cut down hits Chick GandN made a
fine play In the ninth inning, when he cut
down n wicked belt by Lclvc't and beat
the runner Ia close rsc" 20 the bag
Kenworthy's fine throw 10 IN" plate In tn"
sixth inning got Daniels a tho plate atte-
Lellvelt singled 10 left neld and saved
kugcl pitching extra inning. Tommy
NJ MILAN played we'll at short. for the
visitors, but neglected 20 gel = sofe hit.
New York'fcorpd their only run in the
fourth inning. With ono out Daniels
bunted safely ana stole second. Paddock
roulcd out, and Leliyelt was passed pIr-
posely Simmons single0. scoring Dan
ieis. but when he matched his speed With
Milan's arm he was an easy victim. Milan
70 Foster 10 Mcbride.
The ccarc f1lInVg.