New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07
Two Rays Serve Pulling
Curves and Capture a
Double Header.
RUTH STARTS WELL,
BUT FINISHES BADLY
Boston Fans Roofing for No-iit
Game When Wild Bills Men
Begin Smuggling.
lbs Telegraph 10 The Tribune. J

Boston, Sept 6. he hed SoX re-
ceived a sudden jolt to-day, when the
Yankees who have been playing very
bad baseball recently two games
from the league leaders. Ray Fisher
shut out Boston in the morning game,
the score being 4 to 0. In the after
room the Yankees rallied with a rush
and tailed all their runs in the last
two innings, winning for Ray Caldwell
by the score Of TO 2.
Until they met the Yankees to-day
the Red Sox had won seven successive
games. Bill Donovan sent his best
pitchers against Boston. and the New
York support was all that could be de-
sired.
Babe Ruth. who always has been hard
for the Yankees to handle. started the
afternoon game. For seven innings
he held New York runless and hitless.
The Boston fans were roofing for no
hit game for Ruth, when the eighth
inning opened with a double by Boone.
Then they rooted for a one-hit game
and Nunamaker singled. Caldwell foI-
lowed with a single, scoring Boone
Cree grounded out and Ruth was taken
out of the box.
Leonard, who followed him, got a
bad start. High grounded to Janvrin,
who threw wild to the plate, letting
Nunamaker and Caldwell score. Hart
zell singled. sending High to third
Pipp grounded to Barry and High was
caught on the way home. Hartzell
tried to reach third while High was
being run down and Roy, too, was put
out.
Carl MAYS had a chance to try his
hand at stopping the Yankees IN the
ninth. Two runs were scored WhlIe
he was in the box. Baumann doubled
and counted on Miller's single. A SIN
Gle bv Nunamaker followed by dou-
Bile by Caldwell brought Miller home.
The Yankees performed like pen
nant contenders in both games, while
the Red SoX, seemingly overconhdent'
we're careless and their fielding was
cratic. The only runs they scored an
dav were the two they made IN the
first inning of the afternoon game
These were made thus:
Caldwell gave a pass 20 Hooper
Janvrin hunted down the third DaSe
line and was safe at first when Maisel;
who thought the hit was foul tossed
the ball to Nunamaker instead OF 70
first. Maisel protested so vigorously
that OLoughlin put him cut OF the
game. Speaker drove in run with
single TO centre and Janvrln scored
on an infield { It. Ia. :.
Fisher allowed only three hits IN
the morning game, and only TWO REG
Sox reached second base. lie received
excellent support and the Red SoX new
er were in danger OF breaking INTO
the run column.
The Yankees scored two runs LOT
Fisher in the sixth inning. George
Foster was pitching for the home team
and was effective for the first five IN
nings. In the sixth Cook started
trouble with a single. High hunted 70
Gardner who threw to second TO force
Cook. No Boston player was covering
the bag and the ball went into centre
feld. Cook scoring and High reaching
second. Maisel and Pipp were easy
outs. but Baumann doubled, bringing
High home.
Another error by Gardner helped
the Yankees in the ninth. Pipp, the
first man up, took a base on balls
and reached second on wild pitch.
Baumann grounded TO Gardner who
threw wild to first While Hoblltzell
and Barry were chasing the ball to
the stand, Pipp scored and Baumann
took third Miller and Boone failed
TO bring Baumann home, but Nuna-
maker doubled and raised the total
of Yankee runs to four.
The score follows: