New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18
YANKEES BELAB0R
ATHLETICS AGAIN
Huerta Curve of Caldwell
Battles the Sluggers
of Mack.
ROY HARTZELL LEADS
ATTACK OF LOCALS
Second Bascman Of the Yankees
Loses $50 Through Change
In Outfeld Sign.
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Perhaps the white elephant OF tns Attn
letics isl only q stuffed anfrnal. after all
Indeed. ne beast is lucky II he has any
stufing left for the Yankees eelaborcd
the philadelphia American League Club
yesterday and won tbs second and last
game Of the series st the Polo Grounds By
q eoore OF q TO O
Cunrlie Mack hsd vrcsutscd 60 fSfrcducs
o uSw pitcher with . mysterious curve
but his choice finally ssmrnered Down 60
Carol Brown. who IL well knevp In these
PARTS and whose Curvee were anything but
mysterious
All tho ruysesry cSntrcd IN Ray Csld-
wall. who held the Athletics 90 three hits
by the Use of the Invisible bail and the
Huerta- The invisible ban was simply
CaAfwesf>s rast one which the Athletics
may have seen orcc or twtce but not
more ofrera. during tSe course OF the ar
tcruoon.
TIA Tucren IN q hrknd pSw curve nsvcf
Before introduced into the big leagues II
comes I'D 10 the plate 80 slowly that the
bsSts~ feeis srrsulteds but when he swings
Ids bat 90 salute. down and out drops the
ban WITH q knocking laugh
Mncn Of the credit for the vfctorT
snpuhd so TO Prank Chance Tho man
aeer proved that hay could he made
sven when the sun did not shine When
the ruin ehut OF hostflities ct the Polo
orcunds on Wednesday and Thursday
the Athletics devoted themselves TO
rurfcscue vaudeville and moving ptct-
uraS, but not 60 the Yankees. They
were running races, Gliding, batting and
throwing the ball about IN an arnory.
The difference IN condition counted yes
terday.
Roy HA-tseIl, WHO f. snunted out OF
HIS position at second base every day
when news runs low, led the attack OF
the locals with two doubles. BIS second
lift smashed full against the wall in
right field. The spot where the ball
landed WIS covered last year by the
picture OF a Eliminating bull Every
athlete who hit tho animal received
check Sor $50.
Tbs slogan Of tho wall now Is livery
body loves Puck" but the man who
wrote the advertisement IS mistaken.
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much prefers $50 checks.
For the first four innings the game
seemed destined 20 be one OF those ! 10
aHairs but Il takes two 20 make quar-
rel even II It is only a pitchers battle
ana in the sixth the upliftec Anger OF Ira
~ - ,frr--7az- eliminated Carol Brown.
Wideawake work by Caldwell cut short
possible sallies OF the enemy IN the rrst
and second innings. Eddie Murphy drew
four balls in succession for q starter, but
when Pete Daley. who played IN place OF
Oldring. hunted. the tall pitcher OF the
Yankees dashed IN and caught the ball on
the ay. A quick toss 20 Harry Williams
completed a double play. A nice catch
nv Hartzeu IN short right ended the Inn
ing.
IN the second. after McInnis had SIN
gled and strunk had forced him, Cald-
well spun around. suddenly catching the
base runner mapping.
Jimmy Walsh. who Is beginning 70 DO
Neve that his transfer from the Attn
ietfcs 20 the Yankees may not have been
so unfortunate after all, endangered his
suit by backing up 20 the newly painted
fence IN left field while catching Barry's
~ IN the third inning. Fritz Maisel also
helped 70 make the inning attractive BY
trapping Lapps hard grcunder with his
gloved hand.
Peok,npauRh rose TO an opportunity for
q ortok thinker In ne fourth inning
Mrrphy. who had been passed and sacri-
aosd 20 second, was cut of az Third when
~of,,n, hit 20 the New YORK shortstop.
.stJs can't HIT a curver' shouted "Stufry''
xcrnn,s 70 Brown when Peckinpaugh
came 10 bat IN the nth. McInnis was
mistaken. OF Brown failed 20 heed his
a6v1ce- for Peckinpaugh aid hit the first
hal, u,tched and drove II into left field for
a single.
caldwell. WHO can hit as well as pitch,
nut ono tust out Of tho reach OF Eddie
Collins as the second baseman started 20
c,vor the bag on a hit and run play.
>-aackfrnaugh reached third and Caldwell
moved closer home by stealing second.
rs4,l. Naisel hit single into right which
vfistled like a half-topped golf ball. Both
The Yankee base runners came home.
Hartzen began the sixth with his hit
against the right field wall. Wash's bunt
kept IN the straight and narrow path
along the third base line and Hartzell
reached third, while the outhelder was
Asafe at first. williams hit sacrifice fly
% centre, which scored Hartzen and
-alsh came home moment later when
hook cut q double into left field.
f-hat ended the scoring. Only one OF the
letics reached third, and he was al
ID 10 steal two bases without opposi-
SiF in tho ninth inning.
9weeney kept up his fine catching and
even Eddie Collins was an easy victim
when he tried to steal base Doc
COOK showed up poorly on two ny balls
into right field. 10th Of which might nave
been caught By a man who judged ny
nails a little more quickly
The Yankees now are signing for new
worlds 20 conquer Opportunity Will knock
zo-day. but no one win rush to the door,
~, on the other side will stand Walter
Johnson. who is scheduled TO pitch FOR
washington at the Polo Grounds to-day.
The score follows: