The sun., 1914-09-13
To-day's Schedule.
Detroit In Chicago.
veland In st. Louis.


Ed Sweeney Heurcd sensatioraliy in
to victory of the New Yorks over the
Athletics at the Polo Grounds yesterday.
Neither side made a run until the eighth
inning, when the New Yorks broke
through the Athletics defence strongly
enough to bring in one run. The tale of
the lonesome tally looked to be a tale
OF victory until in the Athletics half of
the ninth. with two out, Sweeney made a
wild throw to centre field which allowed
the Mackixcs to tie the score
Best centre field catcher | ever saw"
yelled "A dseruntled fan. and many others
were still matchmaking the Moose
when he came to bat in New York's por
ton of the ninth. The bIg catcher didn't
say anything. but ne was doing some hard
thinking. 1t occurred 10 him that the best
way 10 square himself would be to give
the ball wallop TO parts unknown. No
sooner said than done.
Sweeney was the first man up. and
Bender. feeling good now that his side
had scored and was about to win, skated
one over. II was a ball. The Chief found
the plate with the next one, but 1t never
crossed the plate. Sweeney saw 1t coming
and wen; out to meet 1t. He brought his
bat around from tho back OF his neck
When the club met the leather 1t was as
if A twelve inch shell had exploded.
The last seen Of the ball It was winging
into the grand stand. Sweeney jogged
around with a homer and tckled mob
was at his heels when he passed third
base. escortng him 10 thC plats. He hit
II further than he threw IT, remarked a
.l....
how il felt to he a deuce one minute and
an ace the next, Owing to the order In
which he experienced the two sensations
he didn't mind them
/ Tho game was played under protest.
/ Manager Mack did the protesting. The
/ Athletics contend that the ball was re-
/ ceiving treatment-not the saliva treat
ment-which was Illegal. Kcating was
very effective He had the mundane cham
piors on tho hip and besides he was
helped by fast folding Double plays
twice nv the New Yorks. each time with
I the corners cogEed with AS. hurled the
leaders back, took victory right away
/ from them.
The New Yorks. too. fell hat after get
off the delivery OF the Chippewa fairly
| freely Mt both eNtremIties of the frscas.
Their early hitting didn't do them any
good and they Jagged along hitless from
the second to the eighth In the eighth
the batting of Doc Cook and Pete Daley.
who used to be one of the Athletics and
therefore took particular satisfaction
! in his timely bingle. accounted for sal
wage, which. added 10 Sweeney's smash.
upset the white pachyderms.
The New Yorks couldn' follow up their
! hits I'm the first two innings. Four singles
were made--NIaisel Cook. Peckinpaugh
and Sweeney-but the same four were
left on the hutches. The Athletics filled
the taharets in the second with nobody
out Baker singled, also Mclnnis, and
| Mullen fumbled Strunk's sacrifice. Fritz
Maisel removed that danger He swiped
Oldrinc's liner. touched third and doubled
Baker Boone was swift as the wind on
Schangs slow roller and threw that batter
out
on an error. a force and two walks the
New Yorks had the bases Allied in the
fsurth with two out. Bender gave two
balls to Malsel. but cut the plate with
speed on the next three and famed him
In the eighth the Athletics met with an
Other rebuff when they were counting
their chickens. Schang opened and beat
"A bunt Bender hit to keatinG, who made
a poor throw to second. Murphy grounded
to Boone, who touched Render on the lin,
and doubled Murphy at first His throw
was wide, but Mullen snatched 1t with
one hand
New Works run in the eighth resulted
from a two hagger by Cook and single BY
Daley. There was one out in the ninth
when Baker singled, McTnnis forced him
Strunk sent sharp hit through Maise
and McInnis busted 20 third. Strunk went
down on the first pitch, HIS aim being tc
draw a throw He drew II. Sweeney
heaved all the way to Daley in centre, and
McInnis ran I'm. Oldring fouled to
Sweeney. whose impulslve drive worked a
quick. clmacteric finish In the Now York
ninth. The score: