New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
Athletics Win First Game
of Double Bill After
Twelve Innings.
CHANCES MINIONS
CAPTURE SECOND
Render Comes to Grief in Earlier
Settle. Then Plank Comes
TO the Rescue.
n, HEYwoOD BROuN

r.
Nov know what they mean by CON
,inucue baseball" remarked fan during
tho double header al the Iolo Grounds
Yesterday forenoon. afternoon and even
ing The long stretch of activity was
no, IN vain. however. for IT served TO
nrove that the Yankees cannot spot the
Athletics six run lead and get away
With the game.
\rer Mack's men had captured the
erst hattie bv score OF to IN twelve
innings. the Yankees won the second at
to :.
In the 6rst contest the Athletics scored
six times before the Yankees maue "
single run. chief Bender was pitching.
The rails were hopping over the pla'e
and the Indian was all agrln. nut ol
sudden MS curves began 20 30 awrN. mop
pinc now hish. now low. outside ana IN
side anywhere in fact, except over the
big white dish.
Bender continued TO grin, but the men
behind him grew sober visaged. Rlchard
Harding Davis may think the American
soldiers at Vera cruz are IN tantanzihs
position but consider the inheld OF the
Athletics. compelled to stand IDLE ana
watch three runs forced across the plate.
Eddie Collins dug holes in the loan
viii. his left toe and smoothed them
out with his right Jack Barry straight
ened his cap again and again with an
exaggerated indifference to what was
passing.
"That'a boy, Thats boy murmured
Stury McInnis in a never ending mono
tone. although he knew that Bender
was very wild boy. When the Indian
had passed three batters in succession
Ira Thomas came out from the bench
and talked with Bender. The chief ad-
mitted that perhaps it would be well FOR
him 10 retire Thomas said he was sure
OF it.
In came Bressler. a left-hander' with
three men on bases as his legacy.
He pitched four balls and they were all
bad Again Ira ThoQiaS walked into the
diamond. but he did not take the trouoie
10 consult with Bressier. he mercy
crooked one finger on his right hand
You come out" said Thomas.
plank now pitching for Bressler'
shouted the announcer but Plank dld
not follow the policies Of his predecessor
He pitched only three balls and they
we're all good Holden threw his bat on
me ground In disgust
Before his spell Of wildness in the sixth
ming Bender yielded two runs in the
fourth on solid hitting by Meara. Peck
and Harry Williams, who, after long
period of naction. finally came 10 the
front with the bat and played q prominent
mart in the offence Of the Yankees.
triple 10y Williams which scored two
runs nut the Yankees in front in the sew
,nti inning. but in the eighth SuuhA
reached first on single and came all 'ne
Wv around on an error by Holden ana
two sacrifices.
Z, the twelfth the old delivery pair.
collins and Baker. settled the point a'
issue. Eddie Murphy helped, Tor ne began
win a tvo-base hit. Eddie Collins shot a
,r,nle into left centre and then Baker
sent him home with a smash over second
base.
There was action in the latter half OF
the inning Peck was safe 10 begin Win
on an error by Barry, and Williams sent
him 10 second with Il hit 10 centre heid'
Old Eddie Plank fumbled with his belt
and went through all the rest OF his man
nerlsms. but he was not so nervous after
ALL Tor he struck out Truesdale and ar
ron Maisel drove a hit through Eddie
Collins which brought Peckinpaugh home
lut Jimmy Walsh famed.
II was the FIRST appearance OF Charhe
N.eara. the slugger from Perth Amboy.
with the Yankees. For a time he was IN
clined 10 believe that the ball In use py
the American League pitchers was some
What smaller than the one he was accus-
tened 10 watch over in Perth Amboy. In
f,ct. he could not see il at all plainly on
his first trip TO the plate and Bender
struck him out.
Later he made two safe hits. and also
b,rrowed his way into the PUCK sign In
Ip-Dt field for a brilliant catch.
Tho Yavor of Perth Amboy, the owner
Of the livery stable and the druggist came
ever 10 watch Meara play but the butcher
Vas compened 10 remain at home on ac-
count Of the illness OF his wife's sister.
Neara does not care much Tor this
business Of hanging around the plate
and watching the balls go by He plays
no favorites. Yesterday he hit at every
hall which was pitched 10 him. Back IN
Perth Ambov he made "a hits in AZ times
q, the bat, and when a fellow knows he
go, h., what's the use OF keeping every
body waiting
,neu Render went out of the game and