New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
Happy Ending Does Not
Work Out Until the
Eleventh Inning.
JACKSON'S HOMER
INVOLVES THE PLOT
Fritz Maisel and Roy Hartzell Are
Twin Heroes in Long-Drawn
Production.
Nv HAYWOOD BROUN.

small; man in dark suit who sat
In back Of third base got up in the
eleventh inning at the Polo Grounds
Yesterday afternoon, and after looking
ruefulIy at his watch rushed away hur-
riedly
What a pity the poor chap Is so badly
henpecked." exclaimed Sherlock Holmes,
regarding the retreating figure
"Whaddye mean henpecked' Whers
do Won get that stuff?" interrupted Doc
tor Watson.
Elemental. my dear Watson" replied
the great detective. "If that man were
not deathly afraid of his wife how could
he possibly drag himself away from this
gamer"
Whether Holmes was right or wrong IN
his deduction. IL is certain that 1898
persons, many OF them with homes ana
other assorted responsibilities, sat tight
for three hours and fourteen minutes ana
watched the Yankees defeat Cleveland
bv a score OF 10 to in the most absorb
ing game that has been played upon the
Polo Grounds this season.
OF course II was not good art, but IL
was fine meodrama. 1t must be ad-
mitted that the plot was bit comph~
Gated what with hits and errors and
people stealing home and one thing ana
another Moreover. whenever the audi
ence knew almost all the characters oy
name Joe Birmingham would send in
another pitcher.
But nobody had any trouble in recognize
rft.. ~
by the crash and by the characteristic
flight of the ball. Two men were on
bases and the Maps We're two runs be-
hind. when Jackson stirred a floater from
the hand of Ray Caldwell into action in
the eighth inning. When score caro-
boy recovered the ball high up In the
right field stand and returned IL 10 The
diamond the Maps were one run ahead.
Lacking adequate tests IT Is impossible
TO say how the home run of Jackson
compared with other hits as 10 length
and velocity, but self-respecting citizen
who had picked a place Of seeming safety
far from the plate was still rubbing tho
calf of his right leg when he quilted the
grounds three innings later.
Those who went home 10 cold dinners
blamed 1t all on Fritz Maisel and it Is
hard to see how the little third baseman
can dodge the responsibility. lie NAM
mered liner to right in the ninth inning
which sent Truesdale home with the tie
ing run. Hartzell on the other hanu'
should receive the thanks OF all the anA-
ious persons who feared for a time that
their loved ones were lost. In the eieV-
enth inning he drove fly TO Joe Jackson
which was long enough to bring Frank
Truesdale home with the winning run.
The game might have been won in the
ninth but for fine bare-hand stop OF
Larry Lajoie on a vicious grounder OF
Holden's which forced Walsh.
The Yankees did well to win In any inn
ing. for they We're outnumbered. BIZ
mingham used seventeen men, whi'e
Chance called OF only twelve. The man
ager of the Maps was prodigal OF pltch-
ers. Five shared the burden, and among
them was divided the responsibility TOT
nine bases on balls and two hit batsnen'
No Yankee thrift was shown by
Chances pitchers. Heating and Caldwell
gave seven bases on balls and HIT Two
batsmen, making four persons hit dur
/
ing the afternoon. exclusive OF the nom
combatant winged by Jackson.
Heating began the game for the Yam
KEGS. but was taken out in the eighth
when he passed two batters In success
sion. The tieing runs were made OH
Caldwell, but he pitched steadily in the
extra innings He probably Will get the
credit for the game, and II VIII be MS
fifth victory of the year
Cleveland was first at the top OF the
see-saw. for In the opening inning the
Mans scored three times. Graney MADE
q clean steal Of home in this inning and
Keating's wild pitch and Jacksons sin
gle accounted for two more runs.
The Yankees tied the score In the Sec
ond inning. Bases on balls TO Gosset
and Truesdale. Keating's long double
and Maisel's single brought two runs
home. and when Maisel drew throw TO
second after Hartzell fouled TO Olson
Heating came home.
The Yankees Increased their lead IN the
third. NTH and sixth innings, profi'ing by
wildness and errors as well as hits
Mitchell. Blandng and James passed III
pitching review during this time.
In the eleventh Bisland's error ana IN
fold hits by Caldwell and Maisel filled tho
bases with Yankees; then came Hart
zeTs sacrifice fy.