New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
Beat Athletics in Both Games
of DoubIe-Header, First
a Shut-Out.
CALDWELL ALLOWS 2 HITS
Baker Heads Visitors IN Slip
shod Playing - Walsh
Makes a Spec
tacular Catch.

red letter day was written in the
career of the Yankees at the Polo Grounds
Yesterday and a day OF unalloyed joy re-
corded in the life of Frank l. Chance
In the presence Of $4,000 enthusiastic
spectators the Yankees rose with their
backs against the wall and outplayed and
easily defeated the Athletics in botr
games of a double-header.
II marked the first victory for the
Yankees over the Mack machine on the
Polo Grounds this season. and up TO date
they had not won single game over the
White Elephants since April %. when
with Roy eKating in the box in Philadel-
phia. they won by a score Of 20 Q, keat-
ing allowing only three hits.
There was nothing that savOred of luck
in the feat of the Yankees. For the day
AT least. they were real champions IN
every department, and outplay ed the VS.
itors at every twist and turn. with Ray
Caldwell in the box in the first game ana
oLtdoing himself the home team won by a
score OF > TO O. The second game was
called in the last half of the eighth inn
ing. with the score standing AT 10 =
Caldwell again entered the lists in TINS
game and struck out Walsh. Barry and
Schang IN the final inning. after the Atm
letics had approached TO within strlkins
distance.
Loud we're the praises sung of Caldwell
and certain IL is that the slender twirler
never pitched so well in his career as a
major league player. Two hits one oy
Jack Barry another by Eddie Murphy
told the tale of the cunning of Caldweii ;
work. The mighty Baker. the slugglns
McInnis and the speedy Collins were
scarcely able TO touch the ball
Errors that allowed men to get on the
lines only served to nerve Caldwell on
He was like the Rock of Gibraltar IN the
tight places and hurled back every as
sault. In the sixth inning hit and TWO
errors placed men on first and second
with none out. sacrifice moved them
IN but "slim" got Baker on foul and
McInnis on pop to Wolter In iac''
fourteen Of the visitors went down on pop
flies.
So far as the second contest was con-
cerned. It was not so much that the
Yankee pitchers were good but that the
Athletics were worse. Roy Fisher, the
Vermont pedagogue. started the contest
and after working his usual six innings
disappeared, carrying with him the wen
wishes OF the crowd and marks or battle
Had he been allowed to linger on the
rubber there is no way of telling just
what might have happened Nine hits
and four runs were made off Fisher
Heating replaced him, finishing the sew
enth inning, and then Caldwell IN the
eighth inning, struck out the side.
The highly touted Bob Shawkey went
into the first game. but he remained for
short while only. Three hits ana a
base on balls. productive Of brace OF
runs. released him from bondage and
Leo Houck the Lancaster bear cat, was
dispatched with orders to save the day.
Houck's delivery was tapped for five per-
fectly useful safe hits, and an additional
three runs were rushed home. Neither
Carol Brown nor Joe Bush had anything
in stock that puzzled beyond reason In
the final game. and both were hit freely.
j. ErdnKln BAKER QudiiiicN btNNiiN az
question for a place on the all-Ameriea
bonehead team in the final game by chas-
ing Harry Woter over the plate when
throw TO Schang would have caught him.
In the first inning Harry Wolter tripled TO
deep right centre and stood on third JOSH
ing Baker. who had failed TO get hit up
10 date. Cree flied to Baker and the
levitv ceased for a moment. Right then.
however, Hartzell hit 10 shortstop and
Wolter started for the plate. Barry threw
home and Wolter doubled back and forth.
Raker took a throw in the running up
game and darted in pursuit OF Wolter'
who lit for the plate
II was nice race, with the betunS
even. Down the lines they sped. AT the
home plate Schang called for the ball
Throw II here Frank; throw II here.
but never a throw from Baker. He could
heat Wolter: he knew he could; and he
would If he had TO run block. But he
didn't and Wolter scored while the crowd
laughed approval. The incident recalieo
the famous Tug" Arundel Piggy" ward
chase. when Arundel ran Ward all around
the bases after dropping third strike
the latter winning the race and sconns
the run which won the game for his team
The score follows:
FIRST GAME.