New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-03
RED SOX POCKET TWO
GAMES FROM YANKEES
Frank Chance Plays at First
Base, but Fails to Break
Run of Defeats.
JOE WOOD DRIVEN TO COVER
Bedient Checks Rallies of the
Belated Kind in Both
Battles-Naps Here
This Afternoon.

Those Boston, Red Sox. champions more
In name than in practice this year.
paused in ttheir flight to the Hub yester-
day afternoon for a special matinee with
the Yankees, and although hard pressed
in both games succeeded i'm pocketing
double-header
With Frank Chance himself back on
first base, now that Hal Chase has been
divorced from the team, a terrific jolt was
handed 10 the visitors in the final stages
Of each combat, but they possessed suffi-
Gent stamina TO survive it. Perhaps the
most distinctive feature Of the afternoon
was the driving of Joe Wood 10 cover. but
that let thethome team ont and was small
consolation The scores were 10 and
5 TO g.
The viCtories'of Boston were noteworthy
in more ways.than one. as the eighteenth
straight defeat for New York at the
ha nds OF the, Red Sox while playing In
this city was recorded The Yankees were
unable to beat Boston here last year. and
have not won "a game from the house Of
Stshl on their own grounds since 1911. The
minions Of Chance have now lost nine
D
teen straight defeats and no victories
while playing at the Polo Grounds.
Ray Fisher. who pitched the first game
really deserved a victory. He allowed
only four scattered hits. but Peckinpaugh'
the new shortsfop. contributed three
costly errors with, damaging results. Two
of his mlsplays launched with pass and
a hit in the fifth inning gave the visitors
a pair Of runs. while his third SIP
I punched with two hits I'm tie ninth added
3 two more.
Leonard. the young Boston sOuthpaw'
who has the earmarks OF brilliancy' was
equally careful about hits, but his Wild
ness put the home team in position to
count heavily had they come through
with a timely wallop. The youngster al
lowed only five hits but gave eight
masses. Things got so bad in the ninth
inning that even with two out Stahl had
10 remove Leonard and ask Bedient TO
quell the uprising. only two runs were
extracted out Of hit, three passes ana
hit batsman in this frame
In the second game Chance broke al
tradition by asking the Red SoX 10 take
the field. letting the Yankees start al
bet. This plan. however, failed to say
tho ink. although toward the end II was
breathing hard.
Joe Wood had the time of his life try
Ing 10 put the ball over the platter before
ne gave up in disgust. Rare WORK III
the pinches saved him time and again. tor
although he passed eight men. he allowed
six hits and famed nine during the eight
frames he worked
With two out in the eighth and two men
on the bags over the deadhead route
Hartzen. batting Tor Mcconnell. doubled
20 centre. scoring both men and driving
Wood TO cover. Hall then went TO the
hoy. ostensbly as a rescue artist, but
he passed two men, filling the bags ana
gave way to Bedient. VINO succeeded IN
making Frank chance MT 10 JahNIlh loi
NcConneI did some splendid work for
five innings. but went 10 pieces In the
sixth, when the Red SOX punched I'VE
hts with "a mass for FIVE runs. Three Of
these hits were made off Long George
before ne gave way 10 Schulz. The at
ter was not much Of success as relel
pitcher for two successive satetles dlu
much damage to the cause.
During the rally In the eighth Schulz
retired in favor OF a pinch hitter. ana
Klepfer finished the game. II he had
aeld the visitors safely the Yankees
rady's double and Bedients single net
ted two runs so that tho three counted
by the Yanks In the ninth on GOssett 3
single. Peckinpaugh's triple, Midkin 5
single and Sweeneys double were not
enough TO win the game
Frank Chance played well al first base.
He did not make a hit in either game.
hut he had good eye and drew four
bases on balls Peckinpaugh was on his
game in the opener but rallied In the
final battle and accepted nine chances
fawlessly besides hammerlng out time
lv triple Midkiff was In fine fettle. with
four hits for the day, two of Wood.
Gossett. the young catcher, got trial
I'm the second game. and the Red SoX
did not succeed In stealing "a base.
The Cleveland Maps will be at the Polo
Grounds to-day. but so VIII Iieder and
burton, and the Yankees may break the
smell OF tust one defeat after another.
zoe scores yesterday follow:
FIRST GAME.
NEW yOgK