The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-13

Boston in Detroit.
Philadelphia in ST. Louis.
CLEVELAND. May l2.-That oft toll
tale Of baseball in which the CASTOR
player returns to strike the decisive blow
against his former mates was repeated
here this afternoon In the second game
OF the series between the Yankees and
Zoe Brmingham's Indians. Roger Peck
inpaugh. native of Cleveland. still
listed as resident OF the sixth city.
and T. one time member OF Charley
Somers's ball club. landed the telling
wallop In the seventh inning when the
Yanks were two runs behind the In
dams. Peck's contribution was a triple
TO the left field fence which chased in
two runs and put Peck in position 20
romp home on wild pitch. The final
score was TO ..
For the Indians. as well as $500 fans
the game produced plenty of fond hopes
for six innings and later spectacular
triple play after the Yankees had come
through with enough runs TO decide the
game.
The threefold killing was not due to
faulty base running by the victims. but
TO speedy execution on the part of the
makers Of this baseball rarity. II hap
pened so fast that there was no escape
for Donovan's men. Nunamaker opened
the eighth inning with single. IL was
the third successive hit by the Yankee
catcher and each OF the three was as
clean as hit can be. WARRIOR fol-
lowed with "A slow roller to Walker and
Nunamaker beat the throw of the Cleve-
land pitcher to Chapman, who stood on
second base for a force play. This
failure by Walker furnished the perfect
setting for the triple play which fol-
lowed. Ma!sel hit the ball on a direct
line to Wood near first base and the
latter had to take only two steps to
double WARRIOR. though Jack had gone
10 great distance on the play. Wood
then shot the ball down to Chapman at
second and Nunamaker, who also had
gone but short distance, was caught
off second by several feet.
Birmingham sent Jim Walker out to
win the second game and for six innings
there WAS every Indication that yester-
days affair was to be repeated. The
Sanks could not hit Walker when he
located the plate and he had quite "A
little difficulty gettin-' the ball over.
Once the Yanks got a runner or two on
tn. paths they became helpless as re-
CARDS advancing them. They went into
the seventh inning Nltn the score 10
In favor of Cleveland.
Nunamaker started the seventh with a
single against the right field fence, the
hit bounding high above Jackson's head
TIL, latter threw high to Walker. who
ran over TO cover first, and when the
ball was returned Nunamaker had
crossed the plate and Maisel was on
thiid. Owing to ground rule Maiser
was sent back 10 second and Nuna-
fIs ker to third. This was Peckinpaugh's
second chance to wallop his old team
and he responded with triple down
the left field line. which chased Nuria-
maker and Masel home \ moment
later PeckinpauSh scored on wild
pitch 4 pass to High, Pipps infeld out
end Cooks single to left sent In the last
Yankee run.
The Indians got their first run in tho
second inning when Graney doubled to
the right field fence and Wood followed
with single to left. In the fourth
Turner doubled to right, advanced on
Chapman's sacrifice aud scored on Nun
amaker's error after Naisel mad made a
one hand stop an "A pretty throw on Jack
sons slow roller. In the collision at the
plate Nunamaker dropped the ball The
score