New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
Beat Packers in Whirlwind
Finish in Eleventh
Inning.
THREE HITS AND A
PASS TURN TRICK
Tide of Battle Ebbs and Flows
Till Henning FaIters-La.
fitte in Form.
lBy Telegraph 10 II. rribur.

Kansas city April 9O-Anothsr r,r.
was written in the chapters OF fur'or,
finishes at Federal Park this atternoo,
The Brooklyn Tip Tops rallied with i,
vim In tho eleventh inning and defeated
the Packers by score OF 10 tn.
visiting host touched up Pete Hennlng 70,
three hits. and these, aided by an erro-
a pass and some speedy base running
scored four runners
The Tip Tops pulled the game on, n,
the balance with a will. Owens WAS safa
on an error. and after Ladtte was m,
Cooper walked. Hap Meyers then singled
and filed the bases, and at this most op-
perfume moment Steve Evans doubled
clearing the paths In twlnkling Hen.
ming was fustered by all this attention
and he put ono Just where Jim Delehantv
wanted II. AS member OF leading
baseball family. there was nothing FOR
Jim TO do but hit It. This he did. and
with such force and effect that h. had
travelled all the way to third when n.
ball returned 10 the infeld. OF course
Evans scored and thus wound I'd m.
game save for the formality OF retiring
the Packers in the last half Of n. inn
ing
The Packers found Il incumbent to
make no fewer than four bungles. whns
the Tip Tops contributed two. Both
Brooklyn errors played their parts in
allowing the Packers TO score.
Ed Laitte, formerly OF the Detroit
Tigers. pitched for the visitors. He had
little of a really puzzling nature TO offer.
and ten hits were made OF him. In the
early stages OF the game he was threat
ened with disaster The hits simply re-
fused 10 keep scattered and the eight
hundred fans in the stands chortled IN
gleeful anticipation. After the third inn,
ing however, Lafitte settled down 10
space devouring stride, and II was not
until the eighth frame that he faltered.
Then two hits. a sacrifice and passed
ball allowed the tieing run 10 cross the
plate.
KANSAS City started right out and
picked up a tally In the first inning
Chadbourne walked. took second on a
sacrifice by Potts. rounded third or Ken
worthys fly TO Evans and scored when
Gagnier booted stovalrs offering all over
tho lot
Two more runs went 10 the credit OF tho
Packers in the third frame. Easterly sin
gled. and after Henning famed Chad
bourne hit 20 centre, advancing the
catcher 10 second. Both moved up when
Potts grounded to Meyers. and when Ken
worthy singled Easterly scored. Chad
bourne took third and counted when
Owens threw wild TO nip Kenworthy
stealing.
Il was not until the sixth that the tip
Tops broke through the defence Of Hen
ming, and they tied the score. Cooper
walked. took second when Meyers singled
and crossed the plate on A hit by Evans
Meyers took third. and after Evans stole
second Meyers scored while Delehaniy
was being thrown out Evans advanced
TO the far turn on the play, and dashed
home when Murphy hit to Goodwin.
The Brooklyn men took command IN me
next inning by scoring one run on singles
bv owens and Cooper. a base Oh balls %
I.afitte and an error. This lead was wipe'
out by the Packers in the eighth. Potts
singled. took second on sacrifice. third
ON a passed ball and scored on single
by Stovall.