The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-15


What little scoring there was at the
foio Grounds yesterday was attended
with happenings of a less conventional
nature than usually is the case. The scor-
ing Of the New Yorks was the lesser OF
the two and the Detroits beat them again
The score was 3 to /, no runs eventuating
whatever until six innings had been
played. There came a slight fissure in
the Detroit defence in the seventh and
the New forks herded home run. keat-
ing had been doing so valiantly as a
hunter OF tigers that the run appeared
synonymous with victory. but the De-
troits, a hard lighting team. forced Keat-
ing into collapse in the eighth and made
three. There goes your old ball game"
quoth Jimmy Burke on the coaching line
the ruth OF which words the WAY the
game turned out none could galnsay
The travelling pro and con to the plate
was somewhat out or the beaten paths
The New York run was made by slow
base runner stealing second unexpectedly
serving as buffer between a thrown ball
and baseman and scrambling home
while the ball, detected by his knee
rolled TO the outfield. The circumstances
accompanying the Detrots' runs included
two Dagger. "A slide to first to beat a
hunt. Wild pitch, an intentional and an
unintentional base on balls and u frowsy
base hit by pinch hitter which would
have been ea,en up had the New York
inheld been playing back.
decision by Sheridan giving Cobb
safe at first on q bunt in tho eighth in.
ming made vast difference in the out
come. probably difference Of three runs
All decisions by umpres make a differ
ence, but this one looked wrong all over
Sweeney helded the bunt to first. Cobb
slid and before his feet had touched the
bag the ball thudded into Williams
hands. keating took a flyer into space
then and there to be relieved shortly by
Caldwell. who by the way is not charged
with the defeat
However. whether Sheridan was wrong
or right--if the latter. appearances were
most deceptive-there can be no two
ways of thinking about the sterling quail
ity of Jean Dubuc's pitching Elimnat-
ing Peckinpaugh. and Jeen or John or
nasalized Ihan. front name Anglicized
or with a French accent, pitched a no hit
game. Only two hits were made off his
now swift. now insidious and always slip
perry curves, and they were confined to
the bat OF Capt. Peck.
In support of Jeen or John or nasal
lied Zhan. the others of the proving
tiger band played sharp and effective ball,
especially Bush at short and almost as
especially Kavanaugh at second. The
scintilant play Of the game. however, was
made by liartzell II was a gem.
fielding kohinoor. Crawford of the well
known high power firm of Ty x SAM
unlimited drove the ball so far to
right in the sixth inning that il looked
TO be tlcketed for the fence on the fly
Hartzell was playing well out and ran
further out He Judged the ball admir-
ably and as it was sailing over him he
stuck out IA hand. The ball hit. bounced
up and was caught again in the hand
and Hartzel just had time to turn before
no nf ba
blcachers
Bush's hit was spendidly stopped by
Peckinpaugh in the first inning, but the
speedy Bush beat the throw. He was
out stealing, and except for a walk and
q hit batsman was the only Detroiter tc
reach first in the first four innings KAY.
anaugh collared Srounder on the run
In the second and robbed sweeney Of a
single Stanage and Dubuc hrwcd hit,
in the fifth with two out and BUSH NIec
10 Hartzell.
feckinpaugh singled and stole SECOND
in the third before anybody was out
out II was the work of only u few mo-
nents for Dubuc TO set down TrIesdale
Heating and Maisel. Maisel and Hartzel
each enjoyed walk in the sixth. hu
shere were two out when Dubuc did thi,
Hbacksliding and Bush's nab of Walsh,
rthort fly ended the inning,
Dubuc gave another pass in the sev
stp.i, inning, II was to Sweeney viii
Two out. Sweeney's steal of second Wal
such surprise to Stanagc that the lat
ter threw late and threw wild, The bal
skddcd from Sweeney to left centre am,
with cobb racing after IT Sweeney thun
,lercd to the plate. Ieckinpaugh earne,
SUeeneyS run by shooting a two hagge
to lett KaVanaugh threw ont Tru"sdao
keatmg began the eighth by fanninJ
Bush, kavanaugh's hit to centre wa
'llayed awkwardy by Holden. who slippc'
and the rap became II two bagger Cob
Suntcd. slid to first and sheridan calle,
hin safe. while the New Works w-r
.uss'ng with sheridan over the decision
the l-;, second uncovered and ny stol
the base during the controversy. pas
- Crawford iillcd Ia" bases aud a vii,
.pitch emptied one of them, kavanaugl
Coming in \ pass 10 High iilled then
faKain. Caldwell took the mound, AM
sNeach pushed hit between him AM
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