New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-30
Home Run Walsh Proves
Enough to Down the
Red SOX.
IRIS SPEAKER STARS
IN WONDERFUL CATCH
Chance Unable to Attend, but
Ray Fisher Pitches Well and
Makes Victory Easy.
By HAYWOOD Broun.

by HAYWOOD Broun.
.Doggone you. Tris Speaker, why DON
you catch that, one?"
Jimmy Walsh. OF the Yankees hurled
these words toward the $1,000 ouuieldei
Of the Red Sox in the fourth inning OF the
game AT the Polo Grounds yesterday
Walsh was in the act Of winning the
game BY a score OF TO 0. but as he had
put the ball into the left field bleachers
he could see no cause FOR rounding the
bases I'm breathless haste.
Not without reason did Walsh select the
bleachers as the landing place for his
drive. Iris Speaker had made 1t plain
in tho first inning that nowhere else In
the whole outheld could a batter put the
ball with any safety.
Harry Williams attempted at the very
beginning OF the game 10 bring Roy
Hartzell home by hitting ever so far into
right centre. Williams expected triple
az least. but Speaker disappointed him.
In some uncanny way or other Iris
seemed TO know just where me ball would
20 Some have II that the great out
fielder knows the ultimate destination OF
any gwen drive rs soon as he sees the
ball begin its flight Others maintain that
he plays by ear and directs his footsteps
according 10 the ring of the bat.
At any rate. he turned his back as soon
as Williams hit the ball. and with all the
concentration Of a Splinter set himself 10
the task Of making time When he had
almost reached the fence iris threw up
his hands as II breasting the tape. The
ball. catching its cue perfectly, dropped
over his shoulder and into the out
stretched glove.
Speaker did not do much, however, tow
ard earning any part of his $4,000 salary
while batting against Ray Fisher. In
deed. mono Of the Red Sox could do much
with the clever mixture OF shoots. now
fast and now slow. hurled by the school
master In the pitching box
Dutch" Leonard the stocky left
handler OF the visitors, also was effective.
although wild enough TO keep the batters
constantly lodging from his high and
crowding curves.
The Red Sox We're beginning TO hit
Fisher q bit harder toward the end OF the
game. but his support stood by him I'm
time Of need. Roy Hartzen saved HIM I'm
the eighth. Hooper began the inning by
smackinE the ball against the right field
wall. Hartzell has not been in that par
ticular part Of the field long. but he
judged the carrom perfectly and cut off
Hooper at second with fine fast throw
TO Peckinpaugh.
Frank Truesdale. the new second base
man from Buffalo, made his local debut
with the Yankees. He fields his position
ss though II We're a pleasure and not a
duty. Like all true inielders. he has the
knack of giving Just a bit to the rush OF
the ball wooing II into a sense Of safety
before ne captures It. Several hard
chances came his way and he accepted
all A one-hand stop OF a hard smash
from the bat Of Yerkes was perhaps his
best play OF the afternoon. although the
drive went for hit
At the bat Truesdale was not 40 good
He hit both right and left handed. but
not very far from either side OF the plate
Frank Chance was under the weather
owing 10 cold which he contracted
while cheering for the Penn relay team
in the races on Saturday. Roger Pechn
paugh, captain OF the team. was in charg
YESTERDAY Chance expects 10 De Daci
again for duty in day or two
Janvrin. the fast young inhelder OF tn
Red Sox. got all the way TO third In IN
second inning on a single. sacrifice an
an infeld out but ne was killed al tn
Mate when Carrigan hit 10 Peckinpaugh
Fritz Maisel also made the home ru
hit OF Walsh unnecessary. for in the thir
inning he put ball into the left feel
bleachers which was foul only by foot
rerhaps II was two feet, but at any rat
IL was close.
Janvr!n. according TO his teammate'
is one OF the fastest runners in III
league. but ne cannot keep pace wit
81 Fritz Maisel. In the fourth inning Jar
win doubled to left Yerkes hit 20 Maise
and the little third baseman turned an
outsprinted Janvrin in three Jumps whe
the Boston man sought to run back I
second
Walshs home run came at the begir
ning OF the fourth inning. Boston va
dangerous IN the seventh. Yerkes an
scott singled after one man was out an
moved up 70 second and third when ola
Hendricksen, who batted for Csrrgai
was thrown out by Fisher.
Larry Gardner took the hitting turn {
Leonard but proved an easy out on
bounder 10 Williams Hugh Bedient fir
ished the game.
After Hartzell had thrown out Hope
in the eighth. when ne tried 10 convert
single into a double. Engle followed wit
another hit. Speaker smashed the ba
.viciously. but Truesdale threw 20 secon
for force play. Tris stole second bu
there he was stranded when Duffy Levi
famed.
The score follows.