The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-22
new YORKS HAMMER
COVELESKI OFF SLAB
Tigers Build Up 4 to Lead Be-
fore Home Batters Get
Gauge of Pole.
HITS RAIN THICK AND FAST
Hall and Boehler Try to End
Rallies but Fail. and Home
Team Wins, Z to 5.
HITS RAIN THICK AND FAST

Hughie Jennings went cunning last
night for the fellow who circulated the
report that Chances team was a bunch Of
hitless wonders. The leader Of the
Tigers absolutely refuses to believe that
the New Yorks lack the punch. The
opening game OF the visitors second stand
at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
was won by the New Yorks by overcoming
to lead for n to r triumph
Coveleski. the Pole. who il sadly recol-
lected as beating the Giants out Of the
pennant away back in 1908. was slammed
for seven resounding blows and four runs
In three innings and WAS forced TO re-
tire with a knotted score after his team
mates had handed him what should have
been winning working margin.
Jack WARRIOR Is usually pretty nearly
At his best against the smuggling Jen.
nings crew. but he usually also IL CON
fronted with the task Of winning almost
singlehanded. He is a game little fellow
and justified the faith OF his manager by
corking game IN the face Of what APP
peared for a time certain disaster.
II was no fault Of WARRIOR that the en-
envy gave him battle to the finish.
New York simply kicked away four Of
Detroit's Ave runs in the third. Had
Warhop's support been perfect and the
pitcher himself not made a wild pitch
( Detroit probably would have been shut
out. Certainly he would have beaten any
ono of the relay Of CovcleSki, Hail and
Borhler. who tuil,d IN opposition.
/ Detroit without Ty Cobb is like a Ash
. tssar Il L..
game Is any criterion. Old Sam Crawford
can mutilltc the sphere. but he has grown
| somewhat leg weary and cannot dash
| about the bases as reckles-ly as when
! the Georgia Peach Is helping him en-
Sineer his strategies. Jennirgs's boys felt
! the loss Of their star Splinter. Burns
/ alone negotiated n steal on 'Nunamaltcr,
and he Was smothered afterward trying 70
pilfsr third base.
WARRIOR worked out OF a tight hole in
I the first inning. with one out Purt.ll ana
/ Heilman both singled TO left. Crawford
boosted to Cree, but Veach hlled the bases
by outgu ssing the underhanded midget.
Boone made a pretty stop OF Kavanaghs
Offering and pulled hi pitcher back to
earth by forcing Veach.
New York broke out to a momentarv
/ lead in the second half of the introduc
Z ton. There was one out when Hartzeli
singled and stole second Pcckinpaugh
! llneO 10 lt1t. Inen BIRDIE cree placed
/ a single into right field for the count.
Rank errors by Peckinpaugh and
Maisel helped the Tigers 10 four runs
| in the third. Peckinpsugh started by
! funbling Bush's Offering Maisel then
/ threw Purtell's sacrifice offering to the
grand stand, Bush registering and Pur-
| tell racing all the way TO third base.
After Heilman lofted to short left Sam
! Crawford hit home Purtell Maisels
pretty stop Of Neach's roller and his
throw to Boone forced Crawford at sec
ond. But Kavanagh hit one OF War
hops slants into the left field blcacher
| for a home run that scored NeaCh ahead
The tumult and the shouting died in
stanter and kept dead when Cree made a
} tine running catch of Burns to end the
inning. But It was resurrected in New
York's section. The Pole began 10 vab-
BILE after Bush cut down WARRIOR with
wonderful stop and throw Boone TANNED
a one sacker to left and Hartzel was
hit Psckinpaugh lined out. but Cree's
second hit redeemed Boone. Mullen fol-
lowed with n single to centre that counted
Hartzell and sent Cree to third. Brdia
ran IN when Doc Cook scratched an in
4 field single over Coveleskis head. Nuna-
maker scratched another inhsld hloN
through Purten. flling the bases, IN,
Fritz Maisel, the ninth man up in the
period, was robbed of an extra base HIT
by Crawfords fine running catch.
This tied the score and II remained
even until New Works half Of the NTH.
though two pretty running catches by
Neach saved n run or two in the fourth.
With one out in the fifth Mullen hit
through Purtell Fortunately for Hall.
who had relieved Coveleski. he was
caught stealing on a hit and run failure
| Cook Immediately hit through short and
scored on Nunamaker's triple on the
right field wall
Roehler. an rntamed Young right
handler from the far West. tried his hand
against tho cosmopoites in the sixth but
. he mixed up lot Of passes with hits
and steals and things, though lucky
enough TO escape with populated sacks.
and only two runs. WARRIOR and Boone
both walked In order and negotiated n
successful double steal. Hartzclrs single
20 left accounted for Warrior and put
Boone on third Lutte Tailed when Peck
inpaugh forced Hartzel Cree singled
to left. but Peck was held NJ second
where he remained after Mullen's deep
fly to Veach Cook walked. flling the
bases, TO die with two predecessors when
Nunamakor popped to Bush.
Bochler settled afterward and In tho
last two innings struck out five Of the
six hatters to face him. His victims
numbered Boone, Hartzel. Cree, Maisel
and Warhop lie struck out Maisel. War
hop and Boone in order In the seventh.
| q Detroit's run In the seventh was due
to a perfect hunt by Bush. a wild pitch
and Purtells single TO right, all this
coming with one out. WARRIOR hit Veach
In the small of the back to start the
eighth but Burns hit into double play
by way Of Peckinpaugh. Boone and Null
len, after Kavanaugh boosted TO Hartzell.
The score