New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-15
Rally of Detroit Upsets
Yankees When Victory
Is in Sight.
SWEENEY ALMOST
A HERO ON BASES
Dubuc Keeps Chances Men Un-
der Control by His Fine
Curve Pitching.
a., uEHMOOn RROUN.

R.v Keatiu. was converted TO the cause
Of conservation AT the Polo GROUNDS yes
terday afternoon For seven innings ne
pitched wonderful ball against the De
troit Tigers. but in the eighth he found
that he had run out Of curves and control
~ well.
Caldwell was rushed 10 the rescue but
one run had come home before his en-
trance. nor could he get into his stride
until a single had brought two more IN
Naders across the plate. The lead nein
GOOD and the Tigers took the game by a
score Of 3 to /. Chances men are now
in three-team tie for third place
The battle was a hard one for the
Yankees TO lose. but II they had preVaiIeu
lean Dubuc. pitcher OF the Tigers, might
we'll have found fault with fate on his
own account Although the stocky NTH
French Canadian threw curve after curve
ris arm stood the strain, and he fnisned
strongly after wabbling only once lie
auoued tuo hits. both by Peckinpaugh
II natroit had not rallied in the eighth
great deal might be said concernlnS
the base running Of Edward sweeney "
course. some mention has been made
earlier IN the season about the sprintns
Of the big catcher. but for the most part
no one mas taken Sweeney seriously as a
base runner Perhaps that is the reason
for his success.
Pitchers and catchers watch Ty COBB
lie is held closely to his base. and wnen
he does 60 down as like as not pitch-
out is employed to circumvent him
But II is different with Sweeney
Catchers figure that. barring triples OF
home runs. Edward will stay more or
less set Yesterday he was an uneasy
spirit. Getting to first in the seventh 0y
means Of base on balls, he set sail Tor
second on the first ball pitched, his silde
or tumble as you will. was Just in time
10 bring him in line of the catcher
throw The ball hit squarely on his
shoulder and bounded far away into LEFT
field. SO far did il go that Sweeney came
all the way home. The one run scored
by the Yankees looked as big as noun
tain. Then came the Tigers and made IT
2 nolehill
Jennings and his men know that Fate
il woman and must be coaxed Their
wooing Yesterday was rough. but cfec-
and roar and cheer and yell that in tho
crisis Of the game not even the shrill
voiced cries Of Jennings could be heard
above the din.
The Tigers came here many times last
year. but never did they act like that.
They took their victories and their Je-
feats calmly. Baseball was trade and
they we're tired business men. but yester-
day the Detroit players we're as noisy AS
a crowd OF curb brokers They we're deal
ing in pennant futures.
One man was out when the rally Of the
Tigers began in the eighth. Marty kav-
anaugh who recently earned a watch 10y
living in Harrison. y. j.. began all the
trouble Raw Heating threw him
straight ball and the second baseman
smashed II to right centre for a double.
Ty Cobb. who had been helpless enough
up 10 this point, hunted in front Of the
plate and beat the throw 10 first with a
long slide Kavanaugh went TO third.
Heating tried 10 get the ball over to
Sam Crawford, but after three curves
had gone astray ne refused to try a
straight one and passed the big outfelder.
Kavanaugh came home when Heating
made a wild pitch. which was just outside
the reach Of Sweeney. Heating was rat
tied by this time and gave four straight
balls 10 High.
Jennings took George Burns, night
handed hitter. out OF the game and sent
I'm Veach who bats lefthanded. Heating
pitched a ball TO. the pinch hitter, and IT
was bad one. Chance halted the game
and sent for Caldwell. Slim served up a
vide one Oh his first attempt and had 10
20 back TO straight balls. Veach let one
pass. and then hammered single over
second base scoring Cobb and Crawford.
Moriarity then struck out and Stanage
Ned to Peck.
The score follows