New-York tribune., 1912-08-17
YANKEES TAME TIGERS.
Pull Out a Ninth Inning Victory
Over Detroit.
HARD DAY FOR PITCHERS
Davis Knocked Out Of Box
Early in Game, While Works
Suffers Like Fate.

Inspired TO valiant deeds by the Duke
and Duchess OF Sutherland, the Yankees
swung back into their oldtime Tiger
tanning stunts by winning a sensational
see-saw game from the Detroit Tigers
on American League Park yesterday af-
ternoon Tho Yankees wore down a COM
mandinG lead which tho visitors piled up
IN the first inuiue, shot into the front
themselves, only 10 b. tied again. and
finally scored tho decisive run in the
ninth inning. The score Va 9 10 !
George Davis. whose career as a. major
league pitcher has been one succession OF
hard knocks, was hammered out of the
box In less than three inningN and
Works, who started for the Michigan
men, never saw the end Of the first
frame Only one man had been retired
when Hugie Jennings decided that Works
might do better where the going was
softer. Lake and Jack Narhop finished
the game. Warhop once pitched for De-
troit, Lake for New York.
The Duchess OF Sutherland and Lady
Niasie had never before seen a game OF
professional baseball. They had heard
much OF the prowess of Ty Cobb. and
were interested in him. The Georgia
peach seldom showed in better form. and
included In his two hits ringing triple
10 the centre field fence in the seventh
inning. and scored Lake and Jones. Hal
Chase was slso watched with keen inter-
est, and his good play called for not n
little applause.
There was plenty Of hard. timely bat.
ting and sharp fielding, and the thres
errors which both teams made added a
few extra thrills for the fans" and is-
urcd In tho scoring o, runs by both sidos.
Hal Chase and Bert Dan'rla got two
baggors for New York while Old sam
Crawford leaned on the ball for q triple
and shared tho horors with Cobb. None
Of the pitchers was able 70 curb the
sluCing festivities when mon were on the
bases, but fortunately FOR New York Lake
weakened al the right moment, and the
Yankees trlumphed after two were out in
the ninth. Del Paddock. Guy Zinn and
the veteran Jones. of Detroit, shared the
honors at the bat 20 far as number was
concerned, and each poled out three hits.
Singles by Jones and Onslow. pass
to Cobb and Crawford's three-baggor gave
the Tigers four runs in the first inning
but the Yankees went 10 work with will
at the offerings OF Works and hammered
him out Of the box in jigtIme. Passes to
Chase and Hartzell and hits by Paddock
and linn scored two runs and had the
bases filled when Lake was called into
the pastlme. \ long rs by stump scored
the third run for tho Yankees. The Yam
KEGS shot into the lead in tho third inning
by battering Lake for four runs. singles
by Paddock, Znn and stump, with three
errors, telling ire tale.
Both sides scored in the fifth inning
Detroit on pass, IN error and a success
ful double steal New York on base on
balls. an inneld out and double by
Daniels Detroit Tailed three runs and
tied tho score / the seventh inning on
single by Jones, triple by Cobb, Sim
mons's error and sacrifice ~.
The game MAS won I'm the ninth inning.
Paddock flied out meekly, but Zinn gOt
two-bagger to centre, took third on an in
field out and rushed over the plate on
short passed ball.
Tho ccora fo1loue.