New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-23
Mcbride and Morgan, OF
Senators, Conspired to
Trick Holden.
CHANCES MEN LOSE
BY 9 TO | SCORE
Fritz Maisel Shines In Thrilling
Plays at Third Base for
the Home Team.
Bv HAYWOOD BROUN.


r,u Holden Will never trust An inAelder
again. Two OF the men on clark Grh-
e,b's team hoodwinked William at the
Polo Grounds yesterday and incidentally
Washington won the deciding game OF
-. ssr,As eea,nst the Yankees by a score
ofoto1
Holden comes from the Connecticut
1earpe. where the outside game is played
exclusively and until 4:22 o'clock yester-
dav afternoon ne thought that INSIDE
baseball was merely a name invented by
Hugh Fullerton for magazine consump-
ton
In the nth inning Holden drove ball
N centrefeid for a single. and ran down
70 first tust as hard as ne could. IN &C
cordance with prevailing custom OF inc
Connecticut League The coacher gave
Holden the signal for the hit-and-run'
and away ne went on his way to second.
Cook raised a high fy for shanks, but
Holden's ewes were not fixed on the OUT
field. but we're watching the movements
Of Mcbride and Morgan. shortstop and
second baseman OF the Washington team.
Morgan was digging into the dirt for an
imaginary grounder, while Mcbride was
shouting loudly to his side partner 10
throw the ball. Some Of the men who
have seen Holden play have said that ne
could not slide. but he showed them up
Yesterday. With a jump and a hook he
came sailing into second base Just as the
int no
Shanks
Hey. there" shouted George Mcbride.
digging his thumb into the leg OF the
base runner. "his foot isn't on the bag.
Morgan also came close. George is
right" he commented His foot isn't on
the bag"
Holden held his position. my foot Is
on the bag" he insisted With dignity.
The frantic shots Of Chance on the first
rase coaching line distracted the at
tention Of Holden from the debate, ana
when ne turned his head he saw the ball
from the outfield sailing into the hands
If Gandn on first for a double play.
\ base on balls to Peckinpaugh followed
Irolden's blunder. and the outfelder's poor
base running threw away a fine chance for
scoring.
Jack WARRIOR. who is several inches
shorter than Milton Arthur, the bat boy OF
ihe YANKEES. worked in the box for nine
innings. and would have scored shut
ont II his support had not sagged I'm the
second and fifth innings
Fritz Maisel was another who showed
that gross tonnage is not an important
actor in baseball ability. Maisel is even
smaller than WARRIOR. but there IS tcsti-
mony from many sources that he Is al
ready one Of the stars OF the American
League.
Failing a game at Ebbets Field the
majority Of the Giants chose the contest
at the Polo Grounds in preference TO the
picture shows. and Matty, Merkle
Fletcher and Wutse. who sat in a group
remarked that Maisel was the magnet
which brought them 10 the grounds.
The little third baseman figured in two
fine plavs. one OF which made even the
PLAYER audience forget professional in
difference
In the eighth inning Morgan raised a
foul back OF third base. Maisel ran for
the ball. although II looked as If he would
nave to crash into the stand 10 make
catch He did Back he bounced from
the concrete wall and head over heels
ne fell For a moment ne lay where he
tumbled.
Chance and all the men on the New
York bench rushed out IN fear that the
little player had been seriously hurt He
picked himself up without assistance,
however. and tossed the ball back into
Of a NJ
sonersault ne had held II tightly all the
time.
Maisels contribution in the third was
a marvellously quick relay TO the plate,
cutting off Eddie Foster when he tried
70 score from first on GandiPs double to
left. A catch OF hard line drive from
Moeller's bat in the second inning also
was worthy OF mention
DOC" Ayres began 10 pitch for Wash
ington. but had TO quit the game aitsr
the fourth inning. when Caldwell split
mis- hand with hard line drive.
Engel took up the pitching burden In
his place The father Of this player owns
"a saloon in Washington. and every time
mis- son wins game he sets up the drinks
for every one in the nenghborhood. 1t
might save his liquors FOR the Yankees
had many chances 10 score. Washington
STAYED of every attack however. and
the consumers OF the capital may drink.
Harry Williams began at first base for
Chances nine. but retired In the second.
when he was hit on the arm with a
pitched ball Washingtons first run came
IN the second inning. Shanks hit double
on Malsers shins and came home when
Pecknpaugh made a wild throw on
Ayres's slow bounder.
In tho hfth Milan reached first on ar
error by Hartzell and came home on Can
dis triple. Gandils drive might have
been caught II Cook had judged # bet
Ter.
The one run for the Yankees was scored
in the seventh inning, when Caldwell beat
Out a slow hit 70 Morgan and took second
on the second bsscmans wild throw.
cook brought him home with a single over
second.