New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
YANKEES AGAIN FAIL
TO VACATE CELLAR
No End of Chances to Beat De-
troit Cast Aside for
Lack of a Hit.
CALDWELL'S STRING CUT
Dauss, of the Tigers, Not Hard
to Solve, Except in Pinches,
When He Works Like
a Matty.


a Matty.
once again defeat was the sorry portion
OF the Yankees yesterday. when a glow
ing chance to do great deeds presented
itself Meeting the Detroit Tigers in the
last game of the series at the Polo
Grounds, the home players threatened TO
win half dozen times, but, after forcing
the door halfway open, found 1t quickly
slammed shut in their faces
The jungle cats never lost heart for a
moment. and won by a score of TO 3
after a hair-raising struggle. As the
Boston Red SoX once more scalped the
ST. Louis Browns. a victory would nave
put New York in seventh place, but IL
was not to be.
on three occasions a single to the cut
field might have won the game for the
Yankees. while two hits i'm the pinches
would have brought JOY unqualified 10 the
hearts Of the faithful rooters who
watched the struggle. George Dauss,
the schoolboy pitcher. operated on the
rubber for the Tigers. and was at various
times an open book or a Hindu puzzle.
He allowed eleven hits, passed four men
and hit two more, yet, with all those
chances, the Yankees failed to score more
than three runs.
In the pinches Dauss showed the ;rue
mettle OF his steel. In the eighth and
ninth innings the Yankees had the bases
full, but managed TO score only one run.
In the eighth, with one man down and
one run scored, everything was framed for
a big inning. Chance sidetracked Cos
sett. a right-handed batter, in favor Of
Harry Wolter, who swings from the port
side. But Wolter popped 10 Bush With
Caldwell coming up the fans" still had
hopes. Ray, however. like his predeces-
sOr. skied TO Bush. and the inning was
over.
The final stanza was the refinement or
cruelty With one out the Yankees pro-
ceeded to stock the bases, apparently get
ting ready for a big shipment of runs.
With three men on Chance sent I'd
Sweeney, another left-hander. in to hit in
place OF Knight. but Ed fouled to Louden
for the second out. Gilhooley, the next
man up. sliced one down to third, and
Louden, hurried In his effort, made a bad
throw The crowd cheered. but Del
GainOr touched the runner as he darted
past and the game was over.
Another likely inning was the fifth. in
which the Yankees got three hits and
stole two bases, but failed TO score a run.
The winning streak Of Ray Caldwell
was broken. With five straight victories
70 his credit, the slender twirler went
forth firm in his purpose to make it half
dozen in a row. He was fairly effective
too and allowed only half dozen hits,
but he was unfortunate in allowing the
Tigers to bunch hits in the second and
eighth innings. I'm which the visitors
scored all their runs. He gave half
dozen bases on balls. and two of these
came in the eighth inning. counting in
the. scoring Of one run.
The Yankees were alive in the field and
played errorless ball. Roger Peckinpaugh,
back al shortstop. had a good day, han
ding half a dozen chances and getting
hit in two trips 10 the plate. Holden ana
Whiteman. the two new men, were strong
on the attack, getting two and three hits
respectively.
The Tigers scored two runs in the sec
ond inning Cobb beat out an infield hit
uut WAS out lNill5 W BAiANi
Burns, who covered left field in the ao-
sence Of Leach, struck out. Caldwell then
lost himself for a moment and passed
Gibson. When Onslow doubled down the
left field foul line Gibson scored easily.
Onslow took third on the throw 10 the
plate and counted on Louden's infield
single. The Yankees tied the score two
frames later on hits by Whiteman, Knight
and Peckinpaugh.
Detroit forged ahead in the eighth
inning and saw 10 II that they stayed In
front, too. Dauss started with base on
balls took second on a single 20 the box
by Bush and counted on Paddy Bau-
mann's double to right field. Crawford
grounded out. and Cobb was passed az
being too dangerous, but Veach, VINO
batted for Burns, drove long fly TO
Whitenan which allowed Bush to skip
across the rubber with the final run of
the game
Williams walked Knight was hit by a
pitched ball and Gilhooley singled IN the
eighth frame, filing the bases.
Hartzen. batting for Peckinpaugh' then
singled TO Onslow, scoring Williams but
there the rally ended.
The score follows: