New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13
EBig Catcher Plays Parts
of DR.. JekylI and Mr..
Hyde on Diamond.
sRiIS CIRCUIT SMASH
J REDEEMS WILD THROW
keadng Performs Brilliantly in
Box and TameS the Ath-
leticS' Singers.
BY HAYWOOD BROUN.

I'd Sweeney can hit even further
thar he can throw. The big catcher
OF the Yankees played the parts OF Dr.
Jokyll and Mr.. Hyde against che Atm
letics at the Polo Grounds yesterday
In the first half of the ninth he was
lIyde and hugled the ball deep into
centre field, permitting man to come
home with the tieing run.
But In the latter half Of the inning
he was back in the beaeheent form OF
Jekyll, for, while the hot words Of the
I crowd were still ringing In his ears,
he stepped to the plate and drove 8
Ahome run into the right field stand
The score Of the game was , to !. =,
Never did player vindicate hlmsel4
more certainly nor more swiftly than
sweeney yesterday, but indeed there
: though his home run was mighty
and a glorious drive, so was ms throw
q mighty and an inglorious error.
Collins Has Bad Day.
Chief Bender. who is grooming him,
self 20 meet Dick Rudolph, was pitted
/ against Ray Heating, and the Indian
fhad inst A bit the worst OF the duel
Heating has always been known as
great seven-inning pitcher, but yester-
day he was stocked for longer jour
ncy. In trouble many times, he was
able 10 check even such batterS 10
Collins and Baker at critical points III
the battle. In fact. so effective ana
no nrove against Collins. who leads
the American League in batting that
one fan implored Mack TO put IN
,piheh hitter" when Eddie stepped 10
ire plate in the ninth inning. q,
In the sixth. with man on thlru
base and two out. Frank Baker came to
That and struck out with three mighty
ev.inVs. any one of which was caicu-
lated to drive the bail far from the con-
fines of the ticld. !,
Perhaps the worst test Heating iaced
came in the second inning. when SIN
giles by Baker and MclpniS and ium-
Bic BY Mullen filled the bases with no
one out. At this point bit OF lucX
came to the aid Of the big sptO&ll
pitcher. for OldrinG's liner flew straight
into the hands of Maisel. VINO mad only
10 take one step TO third base III orutI
10 complete a double play. Boone
helped the pitcher out OF trying Sit,
nation in the eighth, when he seized
grounder which Heating had detected
and touched one runner and threw 10
first in time TO get another
The Yankees lost chances 10 score IN
the early innings, for both in the hrst
and in the second they had men OF
third and second with only one out.
Maisei and Cook were the men TO Eit
safely in the first inning, and they
moved UP on a double steal, but Pe'e
Daley fouled to Baker and Mullen was
out on a little bounder to the same
man. Singles by Peckinpaugh and
Sweeney and Boone's sacrifice present
ed an equally promising opportunity IN
the second. but Heating struck out anc
Collins threw out Masel.
Daley Makes Timely Hit.
Daley. vino had failed in his first
opportunity to drive home q run, came
20 time i'm fine fashion in the eighth
inning, when the Yankees made the
first tally of the game. One man was
out. and Bender had two strikes on
Cook when he tried TO sneak over
crossfre and Cook nailed 1t for
drive lust inside the left field foul
line, and it was good for two bases.
Pcte Daley caught n fast one and
drove il over the head Of Barry. Cook
sprinted home few feet ahead OF
Strunks throw to the plate.
The lead of one run loomed large
even against the Athletics, so ctfec-
lively had Heating been working. The
best hitters of the Athletics were up
in the niath. but Collins. the first
man. could do no more than tap
little crounder to Peckinpaugh. Baker
slashed a hard single to right field.
McInnis forced Baker TO Boone, un-
assisted, but Strunk drove hit
through Maiscl and Mclnnis went to
third. The two runners Immediately
tried a double steal, and Sweeney,
who was foolish to throw at all, as
tive were out, heaved the ball at least
ten feet over the head Of Peckln-
paugh into centre field.
McInnis scored, of course. and
Strunk went TO third, but Oldring
fouled to Sweeney. In the latter half
Of the ninth, tho catcher was first
man up. Some fans booed him and
some cheercd. but in minute tn"
cheering squad had it all their own
way. for Sweeney met the second bail
for his homer. he had hard work 10
complete his journey around the base,
so eagerly did thc fans rush out to
congratulate him.
The score follows:
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