New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
YANKEES CLING TO
THEIR LOWlY BERTH
Play Good Ball, but a Double by
WiIIett in the Ninth
Spells Ruin.
TWO MEN OUT AT THE TIME
New York Scores Five Runs,
but Detroit Tigers Garry
OF the Game with
Two More.

The remarkable Yankees lost glowing
opportunity 20 emerge from che carkntss
OF ne cellar Into tie fresh ar and sun
light O. glorious fall afternoon wGen
defeat xas their sorry portion against the
Detroit Tigers At the Polo Grounds yes
ts-day afternoon. The score was 70 ..
Victory was hammered out in the ninth
!u.ing By the jungle terrors, and the
email crowd wended 80 way homeward
BIT downcsst bit no: disheartened.
Down IN Boston TIE ST. Louis Browns
were taking a few lessons IN the finer
POINTS OF the national game from the
Red Sox. so shat victory for the Yankees
would have shot them into seventh place
clear by four points. AS it was, they are
s,in in their old position--last
Ed Willett, a veteran Of several Years
standing, was the obstacle in the path Of
the Yankees. II was his double, far
nung drive TO left centre field with t"o
men on base and two out in the nnth
inning, that told the tale. Gibson anu
I.ouden were on second and first bases
respectively. when Willett drove the oa.
with terrific force to the fence and the
runs which won the game crossed me
plate Willett languished on the paths
for DOME Bush could do nothing more
effective than shoot grounder to MalseL
who got him at first
Wilett was in fairly good form in the
box. too. although the Yankees scored q
sufficient number Of runs to win almost
any game. Judged in point Of number
OF hits allowed, Willett was effective ioT
only half a dozen were made of his de-
livery. Try as he would. however he
could not prevent the Yankees from bunch
ing a couple in each scoring inning and
what with stray base on balls, not to
mention fielding slip here and there. I'VE
runs clattered over the pan.
Any one dropping in 70 see the game
after few months absence might well
have asked Where are the stars OF yes
terday?" With the exception Of Sweeney
and Fisher. not q single man who hao
been with the team since the beginning
OF the season started the game. Later
Fisher and Sweeney left, the former be-
cause he cast aspersions on SANDY eT-
gusons ability 10 properly judge balls ana
strikes and Sweeney as the result or an
injury suffered in a collision with CoDD
at the plate. When Sweeney limped OF
REYNOLDS the recruit from Texas. took
his place ara Jack WARRIOR. who sup
planted Fisher. was the sole veteran left
Whiteman, also from the Lone Star
State. played in left field. since Birdie
Cree IS still a bit under the weather. He
handled q brace OF chances which came
his way and scored two runs a. result
OF two bases on balls He failed 20 get
A hit and had the misfortune 10 smash
into a double play. but took good free
swing az the ball and refused 10 bite at
the bad ones. lie also showed speed on
the bases, stealing second and moving
from flrst TO third on hit 20 right field
that was none too long Reynolds had
little trouble in handling the delivery Of
WARRIOR. and he. too looked good.
Fred Maisel made wonderful running
catch Of toul tly By Mckee In the third
full. He ran all the way TO the grand
stand. clutched the ball and held the
runners on their bases. In the next Inn
ing he made another great capture OF a
foul ny. this time from the bat Of Paddy
Eauman. Jack knight by a leapiag
catch. cut down hit from Cobbs bat
ia the eighth inning There were other
plays, too. which called forth the IN
stinted applause OF the crowd.
Il was a. up-and-down struggle and
TIE feeling q .He fans" was at fever
heat The Yankees started with -ush.
getting man around in the first inning
..Ia,sei walked, and when Holden singled
or a hit md -un play. Maisel reached he
Ia turn. Whteman. cordially received
by the crowd. rammed into e double play
nu: Ma;se, counted
;ight away the Tigers squared the
score. With two ort Onslow singled, ;opk
second and went 10 ;hird when Sweeney
allowed III. fourth bal, or Louden 10
leak through. Wiliett struck the first
bow FOR his cause right then b. .acing
a. centre and scoring Onslow.
Runs then followed thick and fast. oad
- couples. The Tigers got two in the
bu; the lead was short lived In the
Fourth the Yankees again came up on
even terms, driving home a couple OF Ia
lies on a pass TO Whitcman, his steal Of
second McEecs poor throw. and HITS
by Williams and Gilhooley. 70 the con-
sternatlon OF the loyal. Jennings urged
his team into action. and again the Tigers
flushed into the fore. Two more counts
we're added TO their total in the fif,h on
h!ts by Mckee anG Cobb, we'll worked
double steal and sacrifice fly.
For New York White drew pass in
:hc sixth. took third on hit By VIII
Jams and scored when Louden let Craw-
ford's throw get through him. Williams
took third and counted on a hit by
Knight Thereafter there was no scoring
until the ninth. when the Tigers won.
Mckee sprained his ankle sliding into
the pute and was forced TO leave the
game.