New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-18
Fritz Maisel Steals Four
Bases, Including Daring
Theft of Home in Ninth.
QUAKER PITCHERS
FREE WITH PASSES
Marty McHale, the Tenor, Has
Little Trouble in DiSpoSing
of Opposing Batters.

Phlladelpnla, April Nv men TONNE
Mack disposed Of Eddie Collins, Jack
Coombs. Chief Bender and Eddie Plank.
it was said that he knowingly stripped
his machine Of power in order 20 bring
it down TO the level Of his rivals in
arms. II was maintained that the
Quaker City fans had grown apathetic
because of continued success, and that
nothing but defeat could arouse in
terest.
After watching the erstwhiie mon
archs OF the baseball world labor
through nine innings against the Yam
KEGS this afternoon. one might be JUST
fed in venturing the opinion that Mack
had succeeded in his purpose.
Beaten DacK at every turn. the Ath-
letics went down to defeat by score
of to 1. And that score tells the
story OF the game. The Yankees. alive
and eager, seized everything that looked
like an opportunity. IL may be said
they were a bit over anxious, for sew
eral times men were thrown out trying
for extra bases when better results
iAlBng nave Uffil dNkdlutu ID play ifs-
safe.
The Athletics. on the other hand.
lacked dash, for the day at least. It
was not through weakness with the
stick that they failed to score more
than lone run, for they accumulated
nine hits; one more than the New
York contingent got. For the after
noon. at least, it was only a shattered
remnant of the Mackian machine.
Yankees in ThievinG Mood.
It was well for the city of Philadel-
phia that the City Hall rests firmly on
its foundations. For else it might have
been stolen and added TO the trophy
pile. 10 also was well that neither Ed
Sweeney nor Leslie Nunamaker are i'm
any especial need Of Jack Lapp's mask
or shoes. Had there been any need OF
the aforementioned articles OF baseball
wearing apparel there is little doubt
that some adventurous Yankees would
have stolen them. They stole every
thing else, and left Lapp with only the
tattered remnant of his reputation
Nine bases were stolen on him.
Maisel. Pipp, Cook. High. Cree and
Peckinpaugh making Off with them.
/ Malsel got four including daring
/
? High and Cree executed one double
steal, while Pipp and Cook engineered
another. The Athletics disdained such
sharp practice.
} 1t was in the second frame that the
| Mackmen got together and pushed a
run over the platter. Napoleon Laioie
sent single TO left field to start the
inning, but McInnis forced him at sec
ond. Lapp then banged one in behind
Mclnnis on the hit-and-run play, and
the latter rushed TO third, only 20 per
ish at the plate on Strunk's splash TO
Boone.
This might have taken the heart out
Of most teams, but not the Athletic,
at least, not yet. Barry doubled 20
right field and Lapp managed to get
home by fast running. At intervals
thereafter the Athletics threatened 20
do things, but never managed TO get
beyond the threat stage
Marty McHale, the well known tenor.
faced the Athletics. and had little real
difficulty. To be sure. his curves were
sent on little pilgrlmages 90 near and
middistant parts Of the iuclosure. bur
little damage was done. Mauy's con
troll was good, and. rcfranng from
issuing passes to the lines, he injected
few strikeouts 10 add a strictly per
( sonal touch to the afternoons sport.
/ Standing out in bold relief 20 the
clever work of the flame haired Yankee
were Wyckof and Bressler. The first
named worked for two innings In that
| short space OF time he gave five bases
on balls, hit a batter and allowed one
/ hit.
Bresser. also a left-hander. who re-
placed him, had the batters taking 10
/ the gunproofs while he hurled the
leather all over the lot for elk innings.
/ He gave seven passes and hit q man in
six innings. Harper. the third twirler.
/ got off TO a good start. In one inning
/ he gave pass.
Waiting Game Profitable.
1t was small wonder, then, that thu
/ Yankees found the way 10 the plate
without any great trouble In fact,
a few runs were served up on a silver
platter. The Yankees batters went up
there with orders to wait everything
out, and the pitchers. in the hole most
Of the time simply had TO lay the ball
/ over 20 prevent passing "A still greater
number of men. Pretty nearly any big
Lacquer can clout ball when il floats
over the groove.
The Yankees scored twice in the sec
ond frame. With the bases filled,
| Maisel singled. scoring Peck, and q
moment later Wyckof hit Cree, forcing
| Sweeney IN. In the fourth inning
Maisel Tailed on drive by Pipp, and
( later PIpp and Cook worked double
steal. the first baseman scoring. High
and Cree put over n double steal I'm
the sixth inning. Stirring deeds were
enacted in the eighth inning when
three runs were registered. In the
ninth another came across the rubber.
The score follows:
NIW YORK A. l. IrUI AIELItuAA.L