New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
Ray Fisher Scores Sixth
Victory in a Row by
Defeating Indians.
LITTLE FRITZ MAISEL
WIELDS a BIG BAT
Cleveland Pitcher Does Well
Until Fifth. and Then the
Trouble Starts.

Cleveland Nav Is The Yankees
made 70 three oat of fogv against 'ho
Cleveland Indians 20 day. and Ray
Fisher won his siNt' -trc.Ert game
Tho score was : Oh o. and the victory
enabled the Yankee 60 rcCa.. FIRST
place.
Fisher was pressed hard 20 wiz. 7s
Willie Mitchell puzzled Dorovar's he'-
tors ro' little As ia many other
games this season. clio Yankees showed
an ability 60 pick up in their hitting
as the game progressed. Not lt
was made against Mitchell until t,c
ffth. but after that they were hy 10
means uncommon, and some OF them
were long ones
Fxtra-base hits. aS matter Or fac..
figured in all the run making. Triples
accounted for each o. tho tallcs made
nv Cleveland while tho scores of the
Yankees could be traced 20 doubles by
Boone and Fisher and Na.scl's TRIPLE.
Little Nslsel was +he batting ec0-
sation % the day. In addition % his
triple he he for n single. and twice
he was retired by sensational catches
on the part Of tho Cleveland outfc'dcrs.
Although four errors were chalk'd
up there was much brilliant feltrg
by both sides. The Yankees left hcre
tonight FOR Detroit. where they win
fight hard 20 keep thcir place A. tce
ton Of the league
The pitchers were In complete CON
mand OF the situation during the FIRST
four innings Only twelve men faced
Mitchell. for the one who reached first
on pass quickly went out stealing.
The Indians made three hits in the
same period. but Fisher was in no
great difficulty a. any time
l. N~.lr..r Ia 1--
first hit, and thcir first yum quickly fol-
lowed. with another FOR good measure
After Tuner had thrown ont I'up
Cook singled 20 left, Hartzell doubled
IN the same direction and Cook came
home Boone singled and Hart2el
moved up 90 third. On n short passed
ball Boone made q hreak for second
and Egan threw the ball into centre
field Hartzell scored and Boone
reached third where he was stranded.
Grancy stole q home run from Ma sci
in the sixth through fHe running
catch near the left field hleachors. and
in the latter half o. the inning the
Indians made their first run. LeibOlG
tripied 20 right centre. Turner walked
and Chapman flied 10 Cook. The drive
was long enough 10 permit Leibold 20
score after the catch.
The Yankees had the bases full In
the seventh. bu' could no: score. in
the latter half Of the inning High cu-
down q long hit 20 centre which might
well have tied the score
Coming into the final inning the
Yankees were by no means satisfied
with their one-run lead and proceeded
20 lay up two more runs. With one
out Boone doubled, but was trapped
between second and third when Nuna-
maker grounded to Wambsgan9s.
Nunamaker reached second during ,he
run I'D. Fisher scored his catcher with
a double 20 centre, Maisel triped and
scored Fisher. but wa out al The plate
when he tried 10 make his long smash
a home run. Tn ball came back 10
the plate from Leibold 10 Chapman TO
Egan
In the latter half OF the ninth Pipp
made n fine pickup Of Maisel's low
throw and retired Jackson. Graney
got three bases on his fly 20 right
Smith batted for Wood and was thrown
out by Pcckinpaugh. Graney scored
Wambsranss singled, but Fisher struck
out Egan.