New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-15
YANKEES PREY OF
TIGERS IN TENTH
,,lionino Streak Comes to an
End After Some Good and
Bush League Ball.
WITT CHECKS A RALLY
O;sitors Play Hob with McCon
nell in Sixth Inning, When
He and Whole Team
Wabble.

Wab0le.
r-ass after two days Of hard, fruitless
,.,s the Detroit Tigers at the Polo
grounds yesterday afternoon, in the pres
y, some twenty thousand fans, +"
,...sd their way to a ten-inning victory
score Of 10 .. 1t was game that
,roUd watched with mingled feel
&C II swung in quality from the sub
,..s N the ridiculous, and the Yankees
.son. BY themselves in displaying
s,.,d Of ball that would not he counte-
.,csd in some leagues. They did their
,..l hest TO hand the game to Detroit
:, the early innings. but then. evidently
,.oenung Of their generosity. rallied with
will. and threatened to win in the
.iebtb inning with a spirited batting
rally.
7, was 10 oscar Witt. the second base
,,n the Tigers owed victory. and in no
ANAL measure. for II was his grand
t,oping catch Of a screechinE liner from
he hat Of Bert Daniels In the eighth
inning which he soon turned into a
sorble plav that saved the scalps OF
Jennings and his men. The Yankees
Te-e in the middle OF a Wild batting
,ogv that had driven three runs over
the plate. and carried them within one
IN Of the Tigers Ed Sweeney was on
second base and Ray Caldwell on first
when Daniels picked one out and sent ii
m line for right field. The men on the
bases ran as If for life. for the hit looked
good for a double.
A mighty roar burst from the crowd.
vir however. raced over for the hall.
md. LEARNS high in the air. pulled it
down. Like flash ne shot the bali over
70 first base. doubling the astonished
Caldwell by ten feet Had il been neces-
ssry. Sweeney might have been caught
also. for he was yards off second. The
rowd was stunned TO silence. but soon
.hsercd the play 10 the echo.
The Tigers had the punch at the crucial
noment Coming up 10 the bat i'm the
enth inning Del Gainor heard Jennings
~ in his sharp Staccato: Don't stop
mil you hit third. DELI After that
here was only one thing to do. and
Gainor performed his duty as he saw H.
He sent the ball to the left field fence for
thee bases Then George Moriarty sent
a twisting Texas Lacquer into right held.
which sent Gainur home with the win
ming run \ sacrifice by Mckee placed
Nonarity on second. but Hall flied out
and Bush. the last man of the Detroit
team 10 bat struck out.
George Mcdonnell. who started the
game for the Yankees swung along nice
iy holding the Tigers in check until the
third inning Then Roger Peckinpaugn !
ilmbled a grounder by Witt, and by way
d picking it up kicked il across the field,
oscar the while going TO first. lie reached
second when Crawford died on a slow
roller TO Mckechnie and scored when
Cobb sliced one into left field.
The Tigers took a mortgage on the
same IN the sixth inning. TWO were out
shen Witt once more started the fun,
driving clean single 70 centre. and
taking thlrd ON a double 10 right by Sam
Crawford. Mcconnell was ordered 10
Iass Cobb. which he did filling the bases
amid hOwls and catC4lls from the crowd.
He had no such order on Bob Neach, but
he passed him just the same, forcing
home Witt with the bases still pOulated
Del Galnor then singled 70 centre. and
Crawford scored only a few feet in adj
vance Of Cobb. The Tigers got their
18th tails in the eighth inning Neach
walked. and went 70 second on an out.
he broke out 10 steal third and slid in
safely when Derrick let the throw get
away from him Claude stood looking
after the ball much after the fashion OF
Dogenes looking fer IN honest man. and
ieach rushed home. sliding IN as Derrick
threw the ball az a friend In the stand.
Mcconnell walked out OF the box dis
gusted in the seventh inning. In that
frame the Yankees spilled bush league
bal all over the lot, but fortunately were
not scored upon. Mckee walked and
Vas safe at second when Derrick threw
VIDE and late with Bush's tap, the lat
'sr getting a Cincinnati hit After Witt
lev out Crawford grounded TO shOrtstop,
oll MeKechnie stood still, not covering
second base for force play, and Peck
Apaugh tossed him the ball, and both
men we're safe. That filed the bases,
Win two out and Mcconnell left the
same Clarke, the young southpaw, came
III and found Cobb at the bat, but he
MADE Tyrus fy 10 left field for the third
OuI Clarke Immediately left the game
ana Caldwell finished Il.
singles By Sweeney and Daniels gave
Ne" York its first run in the seventh
.nnlng. In the eighth inning the Yankees
"ao their chance 10 win. With BortOn
C-D Hartzell, Derrick, McKechnie,
sweeney and Caldwell singled in success
Non driving Willett from the mound,
VrY 10 have the rally stopped short by
us Wonderful stop.
ihs Yankees tied the score in the
enu inning Wolter singled. went TO
o''Ond on wild pitch. took third on an
ana scored on another wild pitch.
me score follows: