New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-17
HOME RUN IN NINTH
BEATS THE YANKEES
Del Gainor Strikes Blow for the
Tigers Which Turns Tide
of the Game.
THEN COMES A COLLAPSE
Home Team Makes the Most OF
Only Four Hits, but Falls
Two Runs Short
of Detroit.

One Of the real oldtimc nintf-inning col
lspses which characterized the playing OF
the Yankees early in the season came to
the aid Of the Detroit Tigers yesterday
and gave them a victory in the last game
Of the series at the Polo Grounds.
To be sure. there was q four ply wallop
To the centre field fence by Del Gainor.
which bore convinCinEly on the point at
issue. but directly thereafter the Yankees
went 10 pieces and enabled the visitors
10 put clincher on the argument The
score was to 8. givins the Wcsterners
an even break on the engagement
Heinie Schulz pitched a fairly tight
game until the ninth frame and was in
feir way TO duplicate his sterling victory
Of last week. a pair of hits and pass
in the sixth Melted the Tigers a brace Of
runs. but the Yankees had previously
taken big enough lead TO discount this.
After Tv Cobb had politely allowed Peck
inpaugh and Borton 10 present his resig-
nation AT the beginning Of the final stanza
the biggest cloud on the horizon seemed
dissipated But the visitors proved that
they can win a game now and then with
out calling upon the feet-footed Georgian
10 provide the punch.
Veach hit one AT Borton which took a
wicked bounce and went over the first
haseman's head for a hit Then Del
Gainor came along and pooled out long
drive toward the clubhouse scoring the
yum which put the visitors in the lead.
This blow upset the home team and
McKechnie booted Moriarty's drive into
something as good as a clean hit and
started the runner on a happy existence
at first Schulz then allowed the song
writer TO get such lead in taking sec
ond that Sweeney never had chance 10
throw him out. Chance saw how things
were going and summoned Heating TO
steady the team. But, the first crack out
Of the box. Ray let poor return of
Sweeney's get away from him and Mo
riarty jumped at the chance to sneak
third. Then Derrick, whose work earlier
in the fray was not above suspicion, made
A wicked throw to first Of Stanage' 5
grounder. so that Moriarty Tailed with
ease Zamloch hit into a double play. but
the damage had been done.
The Yankees had a day Of extremely
light work with the stick. Four hits,
three Of which were punched for as many
runs in the fifth inning. were all that they
collected. These were made within the
space Of the first five innings off Hall, a
Detroit youngster
Joe Lake and Zamloch divided up the
next four innings between them and re-
tired the New York men in order. Der
rick was the only runner to reach first
gaining the station on an error. He over
ran second in advancing on McKechnie'
out and was doubled by Gainor and Bush
Schulz was found for eight safeties dur
Ing his reign.
The Yankees got the most out Of the
few hits which they made Hartzel
opened the fifth with a sharp single &c
right and Derrick drew a pass. Nc
Kechnie's sacrifice served its purpose
beautifully so that when Sweeney
vrouDder bounced off Wits knee bOtf
.unners tailed Schulz struck out, but
Daniels poled a long triple TO deep right
scoring Sweeney. Wolter lifted TO Neach
The Tigers made a bold bid to tie the
score I'm the sixth. but fell just short OF
.he mark After Derrick had made q
sparkling play on Moriarty's grounder he
miscued on Stanage's drive. giving the
batter a hit Dubuc acting for Hall
drew a pass and Bush produced d timely
double which brought Stanage home
Wits smash bounced off Schulzs glove
10 McKechnie, who had just time enough
10 nip the runner at first without max
ing an attempt TO catch Dubuc at thu
Ty Cobb did some wonderful fielding
especially during the early part Of th'
game. when he robbed Wolter and Hart
zen of hits. a two base drive 20 centre
I'm the seventh was TVS only batting OF
ferng Of the day
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