New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
Beat Detroit, Keep Thirteenth
Slate Clean and Almost
Crawl Out of the
Dismal Cellar.
SCHULZ STEERS HIS TEAM
Does It Well, Too, but Rollie
Zeider Helps the Cause
with Wonderful Stop
-Wolter Makes a
Long Hit.


The supremacy Of the New York Yam.
KEGS over the so-caled "l3" hoodoo is still
unquestioned IN the American League.
Before ten thousand cheering fans" the
Yankees twisted the tails Of the Detroit
Tigers at the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon. and by score Of 4 to3
The one regret of Frank Chances life is
that the team cannot play all its games on
the thirteenth of the month. for not de-
feat has been suffered on that date this
year. AS told in The Tribune yesterday,
the Yankees started their campaign
against the ink on May Is, defeating the
Maps by a score OF to 5, and a month
later met the Tigers and squelched them
by the score of to 2 July l3 found them
in fine fettle, and the Browns we're pinned
to the mat by score of 8 to 2. August l3
was an open date, but yesterday the
Tigers suffered.
That Detroit did not carry the game
into extra innings, II not break the spell,
was due In no small measure to Rolle
Zeider In the ninth inning, with two out
and two men en- bases. Louden, third
sacker Of the Tigers, smashed one down
to deep short, as perfect single as ever
left the bat. Eddie Onslow was on second
base and ran like wildfre for the plate to
score the run that would have tied the
score. but Zeider made a beautiful stop
back on the grass and Onslow was forced
TO pull up at third. OF course. the bases
were filled by the SINGLE and with Sam
Crawford up there was still much 10 be
feared. but the hard hitter went after the
first ball pitched In his anxiety to muir
der it, and flied out weakly 10 Gilhooley
In right field.
"Heinle" Schulz was the pitcher who
steered his team through to victory. Be-
fore the deep. broad highway was
reached. however. Schulz stumped along.
hitting several rough spots en- route Most
Of these tricky spots were encountered in
the closing innings OF the game. when the
Tigers threatened TO claw their way
through TO belated victory.
A bit of loose playing aided them mate
RALLY In scoring their run in the eighth
inning. Schulz was maced for eleven hits, 4
but he displayed rare judgment In the dis .
trlbutlon thereof. His largeness Of spirit
led him into signing two bases on balls,
but. evidently regrett!ng his moments OF
weakness, he retired four batters on
strikes. One OF these was Ty Cobb, and
the crowd cheered as the smuggling Geor-
gian flung down his bat
AS a result OF their unprecedented win
ming streak. the Yankees are now snap
ping at the heels Of the ST. Louis Browns
Only two points separate the teams, and
Chance declared last night that he would
soon overcome this trifiing barrier. IL
the Yankees down the Tigers tomorrow
and the Browns lose New York Will be In
seventh place.
In his effort to break the spell which
the Yankees have cast over the thirteenth
of the month the willy Hughie Jennings
sent forth Jean Dubuc, the French cana
dian marvel, to try the efficacy OF his
north side benders upon the home talent
Jean was scarcely what might be termed
a glowing success. Although he was ef-
fectiye In a general way, wriggling out OF
some ticklish situations, he was clawed
for eleven hits. and these included run
producing extra base drives by "olter ana
Cnhooley. Wolter surprised himseif ana
completely habbergasted the crowd oy
lacing out a triple in the third inhihs'
while Gilhooley got double.
While the play, on the whole, was up
10 mar. each team scored a run, which
fast playing might have prevented. inc
first tally by the Yankees was MADE pos
sible by an inexcusable bone by LOU
den. With two out in the first inning
Wolter was on second base. when Harry
Williams hit one down the third base line.
Wolter got under way, but Louden picked
the ball up and instead Of touching out
the runner. who was within easy reach
hurled the bal! clear TO the grandstand'
trying to get Williams at frst. Wolter
scored easily, while the batter took sec
ond.
Successive errors by Zeider and Knight
in the eighth inning on Louden and Craw-
ford and a long fly TO left by Cobb gave
the Tigers a run where three men should
have been out.
Neither Gossett nor Mckee, the rival
catchers, was at his best with regard to
throwing TO bases. and those AMBITIOUS
base runners who were willing to pit their
speed against the accuracy and speed or
the long throw had a merry time. No
fewer than nine sacks were pilfered in
the course of the game. Five were stolen
by the Yankees. Maisel getting two. while
Wolter. Williams and Gilhooley got one
each.
Sam Crawford. who has been in the big
leagues long enough TO know better, mace
off with three, and Mckee one. Gossett
was so peeved with Crawford's behavior
that he hit him on the head with the ball
as he slid In in the seventh and knocked
him out for the moment.
Birdie Cree, who has been hitting so
hard for the last few days, was Ill and
unable TO take his place In left field.
Harry Wolter. who broke into the game
again. had a good day OF 1t. He made .
great running catch of Dubuc's long drive
that cut down a run In the seventh In
ming and drove one home with his triple.
Holden made a neat capture OF Cobbs
f,y and got hit. Witt made couple OF
nice plays at second base.
The Yankees broke the ice In the frst
inning. With one out, Holden singled.
but was forced by Wolter. The latter
throw to first on a tap by Williams. The
Tigers squared the match in the second
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