The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-22


Frank Chances youngsters played
new trick on Cleveland and got away
with the firs: game Of the season against
this club by q score OF > to yesterday
New York threw all its energy into a
whirlwind rush at the very start. This
carried the crippled Maps completely OF
their feet and smothered them under five
runs in the first three innings There
after the home talent. with winning
lead, paid strict attention to the defensive
game. 1t was new wrinkle against
the Western invaders and worked like a
charm.
Catcher Dick Goss.tt got into the game
for the first time this year and did his
snare toward carrying out the plan which
was quite feasible owing to the presence
OF Ray Fisher. But for "A couple of minor
accidents II is very doubtful If Joe Bir-
mingham's men could have penetrated the
guard of the schuolna jackson and
Latoie, the fourteen inch guns of the in
vaders, scored the only telling shots.
Fisher wild pitched in Shoeless Joe. King
Larry converted his single into run by
aid of a sacrifice and Olsuns long hit
But Larry never should have had that
single If old Doc Cook, who finally sup
planted Holden in the garden. had not
bllppcu just as I've was ABOUT 10 lluke
shoestring clutch of low liner.
II yesterdays game is a sample Of their
usual brand Of pastimc one need not look
far for the reason OF the lowly position
of the Maps. Blrmngham's BOYS showed
a lot of bad baseball that assisted New
York to pile up an overwhelming lead be-
fore the game got fairly under way. The
errors Of commission were only a few Of
the miscues. The intleid as al present
constituted did not appear 20 harmonic
There was marked uncertainty AZ to who
should cover for throw. Offensiye.y
batter and base runner We're usually at
variance. The once mighty Maps had
absolutely no life. There was no dash or
spirit to their play.
It IL quite true that collamore was any
but a reassurng workman. Throughout
the game he was wild. In the first three
innings he was hit hard. In the latter
rounds the blows OF New York were well
scattered. rot so much through his vir-
tue as through the blind luck In which he
played. Any number of jolts that ordi-
narily would have been good for safeties
travelled right at ii"ldere. The inner Lane
was making frantic slabs; the piCSets
were hauling down line drives that. placed
a few feet to either side, would have been
good for extra bases,
A triple by Jimmy Walsh sent the New
Yorks away with flying colors 1t drove
home Hartzeil who had strolled with one
out. Neither Cook nor Goys"tt could lend
a helping hand TO the waiter at third.
Peckinpaugh doubled to start the second
and got an extra station on Il passed ball,
Williams terrific liner was tagged by
Gransy for a perfect sacrifice ny. Fritz
Maisel knocked Terry Turner's hands
apart with a wicked single in the third.
Bsssler's throw stopped his steal, hut
Lajoie dropped the bali after Evans had
called the runner out. llartZell then
doubled for a run. walsh worked Cola
more and Cooks sacrifice put runners ON
third and second. Walsh blocked Olson
view on Gossot's easy chop, handling the
halt catcher his only base blow 81 the
day and incidentally handing Chance a
run by Hartzcll. Willams's single 10
left scored Walsh from third after Peck
inpaugh popped weakly 20 Turner. The
score