New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-23
New York Manages to Divide
Tempestuous Doub|e-Header
with Jennings'S Crew.
LITTLE MERCY ON PITCHERS
Seven Twirlers See Service in
the Two Games, but Their
Curves Only Go to Fatten
Batting Averages.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Detroit. Aug 22.-The New York Yam
KEGS broke even in a double-header with
the Tigers here this afternoonA There
was action In every minute. After the
Yankees had firmly established them
selves in what appeared to be a comfort
able lead, the. Tigers swung with vim
and hewed out victory in the first game
by a score Of to 4. The second engage
ment was won by the Yankees. with the
count u to T.
Hard hitting was the order OF the after
noon. and the batting averages waxed fat
at the expense of the laboring mound
artists. No fewer than forty-fve hits
found their way into safe ground. and
those were good for the unusual number
of seventy bases. The Yankees collected
eighteen safeties. half dozen In the
opening struggle, and the remainder IN
the glorious victory which capped off the
work Of the day. The Tigers made merry
with twenty-seven wallops, and made
them count for thrty-four bases. while
the New York men made twenty-six has
socks on their clouts.
The wares OF seven pitchers were in
spected Three twirlers were used by
Detroit. Wilett. North and Dauss Will
EFT labored through the first game. anu
came nicely through after n waubly start
He was not altogether to blame for the
runs made off him. for the Tigers played
more like a team Of kittens than real
jungle terrors.
With the appearance OF North in the
N
from the uncut OF the Northern League
North made his first start for the Detroit
team. Jennings tried TO ease him into
something soft. but he would have none
OF It. The youngster did about everything
but throw the ball over the grandstand.
When he did put the ball over the plate
the Yankees hit Il a mile. and for one
day. at any rate. the Detroit helders
earned their salaries. For six innings
Jennings let him stay In under wither-
ing fire, and then only removed him so
that the crowd could 20 home for supper.
North was not so bad that he couldn't
have been worse. The Yankees made
eleven hits and received nine bases on
balls. Dauss put an end TO the slaughter.
II was Russell Fords turn 20 be
knocked out OF the box for the Yankees
feat which the Tigers accomplished
with neatness and dispatch In the first
game, after somewhat more than three
innings Then they got after Heating.
who replaced the sptball artist and
made Rays life miserable for him until
Mcconnell was placed in charge Of the
ceremonies. The lanky Southerner faced
his opponents for two and two-thirds inn
ings, allowing no hits and no runs.
In the second contest. after Schulz had
held his foemen in check for six innings.
they broke out. and for minute the
crowd had visions OF a Garrison finish
and a victory right at the wire. They
battered the offerings OF the big southpaw
Either and yen. but for all their energetic
smuggling they were unable to make up
the handicap, and lacked five runs when
the last man had been retired.
The catchers. too. had their troubles
No fewer than n dozen bases were stolen.
and here the Tigers had the better of II.
romping off with seven.
The score follows: