New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
YANKEES STILL ON
THE DOWNWARD PATH
Red S0X Tr0unCe Chances Men
Before Goodly ThrOng at
Polo Grounds.
NEW YORK PITCHERS FAIL
Four Try in Vain Effort to
Stem the Tide of Boston
Attack in Weirdly
Played Battle.
NEW YORK PITCHERS FAIL

The New York Yankees have yet TO win
game at home While some 1900 spec
tators sat and watched. Chance and his
men made a vain. but valiant attempt to
turn back the Boston Red Sox at the Polo
| Grounds yesterday Afternoon. 1t was the
| first time that the worlds champions have
appeared on local diamond since last
October. and the crowd. eager for revenge.
was there t. root heart and soul for the
Yankees.
/ The Red Sox were not particularly anX-
| ous to win the game. and tried To pre-
! sent il to the Yankees. The latter, how
ever, with true Oriental courtesy. refused
/ the proffered aid and contented them
selves with being defeated once more.
This time. for variety. the score was to
I :. There is no record of another defeat by
the same score thus far, hence the va
riety.
The game was "A brilliant exposition OF
| the national pastime as 1t Is played III
! Kankakee and other popular summer re-
sorts, but il was far below big league pail
II was not SO much that the Red Sox were
good that they won. but that the yam
KEGS were so poor. Runs were scored mat
never should have been made. and plays
were made that were far beyond the UNI
derstanding of the layman. The Yankee
pitching stan was shot to pieces Four OF
| their twirlers were rushed TO the nrins
limo IN fry 10 stem the tide. Mcconnell,
] Fisher. WARRIOR and Schulz were the men
who were taken over the jumps, ana all
hands had stormy experiences.
Mcconnell started the game. Harry
Uooper saluted him with crashing
4 double to right field on the second pan
pitched, and after Neal Ball struck out
Iris Speaker whaled the first ball pitched
far over Chase's head for triple. NC
| Connell was taken aback by the greet
ing-more than that. he was well nigh
overcome-so he served one up to Duny
Lewis which was sent on its way 10 lett
| field, and Speaker raced nome. NcNoiT
nell caught Lewis off first, and then male
Gardner foul out to Chance. While all
this was going on Chance flashed l. u
ID. TO the bench. and a wrecking crew
Warrior. Fisher. Schulz and couple OF
other pltchers-warmed up In right nein'
! Mcconnell found himself In the second
| inning, and from that time on until the
! fourth he did fairly WELL but then the
/ Red Sox started operations. the YANKEE
| defence wobbled and broke long enough
TO allow another run TO cross the plate
| by means Of pass, fielders choice ana
a bungle Of a simple grounder by stump
along with a weak. puny hit by Leonard
| Leonard was in the hole practically
from one end Of the game to another ana
that he pulled out of so many tight places
was due TO the cutter inability OF the
! Yankees to use their clubs. In the hrst
frame he passed Chase and Hartsell' ana
| tho former scored when Cree singled on
a hit-and-run play. Chance then flied TO
IJooner. and Hartsell was doubled while
no snored off second base Leonard then
pt,lled out of danger until the seventh Inn
! ing. when the Yankees scored three runs
| on never hit
Cree and Chance were passed ana
moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Midkin'
| Cree scored on an out by stump while
! Chance took third The stands were In an
uproar and Stahl sent Bedient to warm
up. Daniels batted for Williams and was
passed. lie stole second and when Car
| ripan threw to centre field Chance scored
and Pert took third. whence he scored
vhen Sneaker threw far and wide TO the
nlate TO catch Chance. Lelivelt then pat
ted for Mcconnell, and Bedient replaced
Leonard. and the inning ended by Leh-
Welt grounding out Those three runs put
the Yankees IN the lead, and f1sher was
called in TO hold the pace
Swift and sudden were the changes
which followed the removal OK Mcconnell.
Sneaker greeted Fisher with double ana
scored on a single by Lewis. That ended
Fishers reign, and WARRIOR was ac-
claimed by the faithful as he entered
The little fellow was no improvement over
his Predecessor. He was pounded for two
more runs. making three for the inning.
Warbop was derricked in the NINTH ana
scbulz sent into the box, but he too got
his hump. ana the runs piled up.
iris Sneaker was a hitting power Tor
his team. and In five trips to the p'ate
cot a single, a double and triple. Duny
Lewis likewise got three singles ana
Leonard proved that some pitchers can
hit by getting two safeties for hinseh.
frank Chance was cheered to the ecno by
tho crowd and was his old time SELL
ard accepted thirteen hard chances In
| fine style.
The score follows:
| BOSTON. NE" iChh. q