New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-21
MaiSel Makes First Tally
with Daring Dash to
the Plate.
BROWNS GET EVEN
BREAK IN SERIES
Leslie NInamaker Surprises Fans
BY Pounding Ball Into the
Left Field Stand.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

Leslie NunamakCr, late or Boston, uld
mucn 10 promote baseball morality at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. SO
ciety owes US "A living. II we can't earn
runs we ought TO take them. anyway was
the pernicious proposition advanced by
Fritz Maisel. and in the fourth inning the
little radical made good his theory by
stealing second and then home.
1t remained for Nunamaker TO show
that honest labor does pay, for in the
seventh he scored two runs by hitting the
ball into the left field bleachers. The
Yankees defeated the Browns by score
OF TO l and made the series an even
break. Ray Caldwell was the winning
pitcher. Hits were scarce. Each team
made four
As usual thing, a home run is THE
longest hit ever seen on the GROUNDS.
The drive Of Nunamaker's was not the
longest. for il struck the leg of n stout
fan long before its travelling momentum
was spent. But. according TO no less an
authority than Harry Stevens, II was the
hardest hit ball ever heard on the grounds
His impression of an unusual detonation
NAV have been due 10 the fact that for
the greater part Of this week the prevail
ing sound at the plate has been or
swshy nature
From the beginning Of time the public
always has had sneaking regard Tor
the horse thief. the bandit and the base
stealer. and when Maisel purloined the
Mate in the fourth ne was hailed with
even greater cheers than greeted Nuna-
makers far flying drive.
The play was pretty. I: was one OF
those baseball incidents which convinces
the observer that the Englishman was
right when he said Your game is all
right, but it's not cricket.
The steal savored Of football IN the
DAYS OF the mass play Maisel covered
the first half Of the journey by stealth
then he cast caution aside and sprinted'
"I.ook out :" shouted Jimmy Austin.
'Shoot 1t, Shoot it 80 cried sam Agnew'
Juggling at his mask.
Harry Hoch was at the top of his
swing. but the excitement roundabout
threw him off his stride and spoiled his
RHYTHM. He threw the ball high AgneW
stood in the path of the runner. but
Naisel. skidding through the dust feet
catcher all of q heap. out of the ctoid
OF dust the ball rose, and the Judging
hand Of Chill fell palm downward. Mai
sci was safe.
The single run seemed for time - ue
an annie bulwark. for Ray Caldwell was
p,tching in his best style. minglinS Speeo
and curves and slow balls, striking out
son bntCers and forcing Others TO hl'
hish f,es
Pitted against him was Harry Hoch'
,ato Of Dickinson College. Oh Monday
Hoch was expelled from the grounds for
irving TO couple Chill and limburger
cheese in a crude smile. The umpire
was not vndictive, and every time Hoch
mt the bali across the plate he called
strike. Very frequently Hoch put the ban
only in the immediate neighborh1od OF
the Mate. and II was such a lapse o. con-
mol in the fourth inning that gave Maise.
his start.
The third baseman stole second right
AWAY. and went to third on liartzeii
eacrifce Jimmy Walsh hit high but not
Gar and then came the steal. in the sew
.nth Walsh drew pass. Holden torced
hin, AT second. and NuEamaker or"uSh'
tho rdnner home with his hive into the
bleachers. The base running of Holder
an scoring on the hit was above reproacn
I,earv doubled in the eighth, took thir'
when Agnew sent long fly to Holder
md scored on Eddie Walkers single.
\ The Maps and the chorus OF "Higi
links" will be the guests Of the Yankees
to-day.