New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
Wildness of Left-Hander
Plays a Big Part in
Break of Game.
CHANCES MEN TAKE
SECOND IN SERIES
Boone and Bert ShOtten Make
Fielding Plays Which Stand
Out as Features.

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advice OF real friends would mend MS
ways. The gambling bug Is buzzlng so
strongly In his ears that he can near
nothing else. Winning white beans AZ
casino. the only form Of card playing
except solitaire. allowed by Braneh
Rickev has become an obsesslon with
him. and the winning Of bal games
mere detail IN the workaday Ire.
Success has made him prof gate. ana
Drohigacy in baseball Is fatal y u
not known. of course. whether or not
Earl is able 20 cash any OF the whlte
beans he wins AZ casino. u Is known
that the Yankees cashed on several OF
his free passes 70 first and defeated tne
Browns by a score OF 10 ;.
The stand which the Yankees nave
made against the Western teams has
aroused the enthusiasm OF the Ne"
York fans. and fully 10000 rabid root
ers were on hand 70 root them over
The line. Enthusiasm ran riot. Hamil-
ION. like the thorough sportsman ne 49,
entered into the spirit OF the OCCASION
In fact. his spirit bordered closely upon
bilsrity He presented the Yankees
u.i-b rims sufficient 70 win the game
almost without the aid OF some timely
swatting. In the fourth frame. for IN
stance. he doled out four bases on
hall, and made a wild pitch. lhese'
wi.h a sacrifice fy, produced two runs;
Had Caldwell 80 ordered. those would
have been enough 70 win, Tor the run
made bv the Mound City men IN the
ninth was a gift. .,,4
Raw Caldwell. who has been dubbed
bv some the Yankee team without
meaning 20 malign him. was out on tne
rubber for his team. Thus was a de-
laved punishment visited upon the IN
vaders for "Slim" was 20 have pitched
On Friday. when the thunderstorm
broke I'D the pastime. The nesO
and humidity loosened up Cald"elI )
ruscIss. and he had the ball hopping
and twisting over the corners ana
other portions of the plate. In the ie"
ninches he was unhittable. ana after
the second inning had the Browns
tanned down 70 whisper.
In taking the lead IN the third nm
ing the Browns flashed the incest Oity
Of baseball Of the afternoon oaSe pa "a u
that won the instant recognition o. Ihe
crowd. Paddy Layan shot a single 70
centre field for a starter. sam Aehe"
then rolled one down 20 second oase
which Boone had 70 hustle 10 sloP'
Lavan raced 20 second. and wnen boone
threw 20 first continued at TOP speed 20
the far turn. Agnew beat the thro"
to first. and Mullen tried TOR Lavan a.
third. He only added TO the dlhcuIty,
for the alert Agnew Shd INTO secouu
lust IN time TO beat Maisels 'nro" -
PeckInpaugh. t
Earl Hamilton. next man up, ground
cd out. but Jimmy Austin slngied 10
Lett held. Layan scored easily ply
Agnew was thrown out by hartzel,
throw 10 the plate. Agnew pald tne
nensltv Of sloth Had he slid ne migh,
easily have reached. Tor the tnro" was
several feet off the plate and Nunams-
ker had no wav Of blocking him out.
The star defensive plays OF the alter
moon we're made by Bert Shotten, centre
fielder of the visitors. and Lutte Boone.
sometime second sacker Of the home
talent. In the sixth frame Snotten ran
almost all the way 20 the centre field
bleachers and pulled down ring g
drive by Fritz Maisel BOone's play
was masterpiece Of the intieider's art.
With two down in the eighth and TWO
men on bases, ne just did get Shotten
high. hesitating bounder over n time.
The visitors used two complete bat
tories IN their efforts 70 beat the home
team. Hamilton was retired in favor
of Willie Mitchell weak little fellow
of about 200 pounds. Agnew split ms
finger and had TO retire. Joe jenkins,
a prize beauty, TOOK mis- place.
With two out IN the fifth inning
Peckinpaugh walked. and stole. 10 score
on single b. Cree. A single by Cook,
Wild pitch and drive b. Nunamaker
scored another for the Yankees IN the
seventh. while IN the eighth an error
b. Lavan placed Mullen on second.
from which point he Tailed on hit by
Cook.
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