New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
His Heavy Hitting Responsible
for Double Defeat by
the Athletics, Despite
FOrd'S Pitching.
NO HIT FOR EIGHT INNINGS
Then Two Singles and an Error
Score Three Runs for Phila-
deiphians, Giving Them
a Margin Over New
York Early Count.
q I--esran. b - I--t.ne !

Philadelphia. MAY 3o-Dcspitc the heroic
sForts o Russell Ford. WHO pitched one
NJ tho greatest games ever seen ON the
home grounds iu the moruiue game OF tho
bolda, double header. allowing not hit
for cI1ut innings, tine Yankees were de-
featcd twice to-day The Athletic won
tho fms, game hy score OF 8 % % bat the
second same amounted TO practically a
waikoyer Philadelphia winning by a score
ot5t.
Thirty thousand fans" the greatest
crowd that has witnessed a game 10 Shibe
Park TINS season. was on hand when PLAY
began ln The afternoon game. Fully 1900
persors saw the game iu th. morning.
bringlns the total up 20 about 5000 for
the DAY Billy Evans and his assistant
Hart. wore the new white flannel uni
forms boz honor Of the holiday. and made a
great hit with the fans.
Although defeated. Frank Chance once
more found some comfort IN the pitching
Of Ford Russell has been a biz backward
this spring. but he showed clearly to-day
thai he is ready to take his regular turn
IN the box and aid in the work of raising
the Yankees out of the sub-cellar Bar
ring the fact that ne hit one man and
another was safe on one of Roy Hart
zeus errors, not a home player trod the
paths
While Ford was moving them down ip
such sensational style the Yankees had
acquired bowling acquaintance with the
offerings Of Wyckoff The latter was in
clned toward generosity. lie passed
Daniels and Bert stole third as Woltcr
sliced the breeZes. AS Hartzeu also
strone0 the pair pulled a double steal
neatly. much TO the disgust OF Paddy
I.app AT this juncture Birdie Cree came
up and banged out a double 70 night,
scoring both Hartzell ana Daniels.
Il looked good for the Yankees. but IN
the ninth inning things began 20 happen
DALEY. batting for WyckOh, struck out
Eddie Murphy got the first hit single
through the box. After Peckinpaugh
made a good catch Of Oidring drive
Hartzeu Clipped another error 10 the
cause and Collins was safe on first base
Tina. brought Baker 10 the plate and the
crowd called for a walOp. Baker ala ho1
fail tn the pinch. He smote one 70 right
field. scoring Murphy and placing the
u.mbIe Collins on third base. Baker pur-
Joined second base. and scored close on
the heels Of Collins when Mclnnis shot q
nt through PeckinpauGh, winning he
same
The White Elephants left no doubt N
tae minds Of the crowd as TO what they
would do IN the second game. Ray Fisher
WAS knocked out OF the box in less than
three innings. I'm which space Of time
o.abt hits had been torn from him ana
s,t runs we're driven over the plate
I.-fty Schulz. who succeeded him, allowed
another hit in the third, and the seventh
and the last run for the Athletics clattereo
home.
schulz allowed only three hits, and kept
them scattered Clearly II was largely a
matter OF misjudging pitchers that beat
the Yankees.
4ouck started the game for the home
team and pitched well for eight innings
he was bit prone 70 wildness. but with a
comfortable LEAD no danger was dreamed
OF bv the fans In the ninth inning
however. he went up in the air and'at'ef
q counle Of bases on balls mad been
punched around hit and an out Connie
Mack called Bender into the game. As
is his custom. the willy Chippewa put a
crllsher on the hopes Of the Yankees
stopping their rally short
In the second game Baker was per
nlciouslv active. getting q timely double
and poline forth a terrific home run into
the left field stands His circuit Smash
came in the first inning when Collins
was on FIRST base.