The sun., 1915-05-16
To-day's Schedule.
New York In Detroit.
Washington In 81. Louis.
Philadelphia In Chicago.
Boston In Cleveland.


CLEVELAND. May I5.-Another master.
ly exhibition OF pitching by Ray Fisher.
coupled with hard hitting In the fifth
and ninth innings. carried the Yankees
TO their third successive victory over
Joe Birmlneham's Indians In the final
here this afternoon. The victory was
the sixth in succession for the New
York pitcher, and put him on even terms
with George Dauss OF Detroit. at the
head of the American League boxmen.
1t also put the Yankees back into first
place in the American League race.
TIE score was I to 2.
In registering this latest success Bill
Donovan's boys again proved that .
left handed pitcher is no real obstacle
In their path, despite the fact that Biils
club is the most left handed hitting ag-
gregation in the league. birmingham
put his star southpaw, Willie Mitchell,
against the easterners this afternoon
in curbing the Yankee hitting than was
Fritz Coumbe in Thursdays game.
Eight hits ranged clear and true OFF
the New York bats. three being good
70. two bases and one for a triple.
Mitchell's selection was a big surprise
TO tho Yankees and also to the Cleve-
land fans. who turned out to the num-
Der OF 5000 to see Guy Morton do the
twirling for the Indians. Birmingham m
had gone to the trouble Of announcing
to the Cleveland papers that Morton
positively would pitch and the fact was
played up in glaring headlines. with
pictures OF Morton and his record this
season added TO the predictions OF what
he would do to the Yanks.
Why Mitchell was put In has not been
told but the fans rode Birmingham hard
when the left handler was announced.
Cries of Morton, Morton" sounded from
stands and bleachers and 1t was plain
that the crowd had been disappointed.
The youngster Is the baseball hero out
this way.
Fisher pitched alright ball all the
way and the Indians never Threatened
to get any large quantity OF runs Of the
big right handler. His allowance OF
seven hits was broken up over six in
nings. with the ninth the only chapter
in which two came together. Just two
OF the Indians passed second base dur
ing the afternoon, and each had to
drive out triple to get that far around.
An out was the medium OF each OF the
three base hitters to register, Leibold
coming across in the sixth on Chapman's
racrifice fly and Graney scoring In the
ninth while Peckinpaugh was throwing
Smith out at first after making a bare
hand stop. Outside Of these two in
nings the Indians played dead before
the speed OF the Yankee pitcher.
Sharp and fast fielding abounded
much TO the discontinue of Fritz Mai
sci. who has branched out here as a
long distance hitter. The little Yankee
had to content himself to-day with two
hits, one near home run, after he
had seen three noble efforts nullif,ed
through spectacular fielding on the part
OF Birmingham's gardeners. In the first
inning Leibold raced far back into
centre field for a sparkling catch OF
Malsers drive. and In the fourth the
Cleveland midget romped into deep right
centre for another fancy grab. In the
seventh Graney made the best catch OF
the day off Maisel, getting the ball near
the left field bleachers while running at
full speed
Maisel's luck turned In the eighth
and he got single past Chapman.
In the ninth he hit between Graney and
Leibold, the ball going all the way to