New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
YANKEES STUMBLE AND
FALL OVER LONE RUN
White Sox Break Even on Sc
rieS, Thanks to a Shut
out by Russell.
A MOST UNUSUAL PLAY
Peckinpaugh Catches Ball as 1t
Bounds from Midkiff's
Glove and Scores
a Put Out.

A lonesome little run. tucked off by it.
self In the fourth inning, where Ping
Bodie and Matty Matuck conversed quite
feelngly with a couple Of Ray Fishers
curves. decided the last battle of the Sc
res between the Yankees and the White
Sox az the Polo Grounds yesterday after
noon. The tally itself was rather incon-
spicuous at the time Of its birth and
would scarcely have been noticed in the
heat of the conflict had fl not been OF
such an exclusive and retiring disposition.
Forced into the limelight il disdalned
companionship Of any sort, and when the
game ended IL had complete possession Of
the field This shut-out at 10 o gave the
visitors an even break on the series.
Lefty Russell. who is proving an extreme
" consistent winner with Chicago. took a
keen interest in preserving the integrity
and rights Of this one run. He argued It's
case so conyincingly that the Yankees
were loath TO enter into a dispute on the
matter. Their hitting was confined 10 six
scattering safeties. a triple by Harry
Wolter being the most feroclous challenge
given. But there was one out when Harry
made his three-ply wallop and neither
Borton nor Cree could caress the ball out
Of the infeld.
There was a delicate situation in the
third when Peckinpaugh and Fisher
singled Yet their efforts went to seed,
for Daniels fouled out and Wolter famed,
ending the argument Peckinpaugh
opened the eighth with scratch infeld
hit and Frank Chance assumed the role
Of a pinch hitter long enough to line 20
Bodie before Daniels famed. Woiter drew
a pass only to have BOrton strike out
Russell caused FIVE men in all to Whit
and treated only one TO base on balls.
Fisher was treated rather unceremoni-
ously by the invaders but they got lit
lie more out Of some sterile hitting
than some inflated averages. In every
inning but two the White SoX thrOnged
the bases. and yet when all was over
there was not much TO show Tor the en-
crgv expended. Collins and Mattick
ripped out three smacking drives, and
Hal Chase bagged a brace Eleven wal
lops were charged against the Fisher ac-
count but they had all the barIenness oil
a soiree with Mathewson.
the sterling influences of good fielding
The most renowned piece of work was
attributed 10 Birdie Cree. who shot down
Mattick at the plate when the centre
fielder tried To score on Rath's single IN
the second. Mckechnie had dazzling
day at second, with seven chances 10
handle, including a short fly 10 right Held,
and Midkn had few good stunts 10
Offer although some puzzlers leaked
through him
4 bit of fielding in the eighth inning
must be seen TO DO believed. as II vent
ures into the realms OF fantasy and nc
zion. There We're two out and two men
ua the bags, when BOdie lifted high
inueld fly TO Midkih. The runners were
nearly across the plate. when the ball
struck the third Dastman's glove and
pOpped out. But the agile PeCkinpaugh,
who had come over 10 make the catch,
only 10 retire in Midkiff's favor, grabbed
the ball before IL hit the ground and
registered the put-out. This was the
only chance Peck" had in the game. and
then II was handed 10 him by Midkin. 1t
il a stunt seen on ball field about once
in lifetime. Two runs would have
scored II Peck" had not caught the
sphere.
GOssett the young catcher whom
Chance has IN tow caught the fun game
and did well. He handled nine chances
nawlessly. making four assists. The
White Sox failed TO steal a base on him,
two trying only 90 be thrown out
The scoring of the one run was sim
pie matter, for Ping Bodie opened the
fourth with a triple TO lett and scored on
Mattick's single 20 the same domain.
The latter died stealing, while Weaver
lifted 10 Cree and Schalk famed.