New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-22

PLAYED two games before exactly 32l
in the upper stand and 80 in the bl
the Yankceshad won, by a score of 3
The rain in the morning (and p
frightened away everybody except 4
an ffty-eight Of thom-when the FIR
hour late. 4 careful count showed 81,
police or pcdlerD in the stands. e.gh
the field when the umpires started q
The first game was crowded w'th
thrills. Cy pieh, FOR Instance. held
tho Browns 20 two hats. one Of them
scratch. In the frs; inning Pratt put
on q fine double play, and IN the second
eight men and girl came In. in the
fifth the Yankees scored one, and
moment later Harry Sparrow arrived
with the uews thai he had called up
fellow be knew and that the fellow had
agreed 20 come Up and look at the
game. In The next inning excitement
was intense man with a brown hat
and thick glasses bought a box scat.
Tommy Connolly, who umpired with
ollie Chill. started the game by taking
the spectators into his confidence.
Jimmy Austin came Up 20 bat when
the game began. and Jimmy took a base
on balls. Then Ivan Howard walked
20 the plate. The Browns had shaken
up their batting order.
'"Whatter YOU dom up here?' Con-
-oliv asked Howard
"Hittn," said Howard.
Connolly turned 20 the stand.
"Whattcr you think Of thatt' he IN
ouired OF the SIX spectators IN the
front VOW behind the Yankees bench.
"Here they're startin' the game and
haven't got o lineup Of either club.
Whatta they think this is, game for
the WomCn's Suffrage Lacquer
Donovan and Branch Hickey cringed
before the subtle dig. ine-ups were
promptly thrust into Connolly's hands
and tho game proceeded.
Connolly was loudly cheered when he
came on the field.
That's the stuff" he said. "l didn't
rest very well last night. Don't get
mo neeved.'
Ernie Koob. the Kid from Kalamazoo,
mitchell for the Browns IN the second
game and was not nearly as good as
Cy Pieh. Cy gave seven bases on balls,
but since he didn't give four 10 any one
inning they were useless 20 the Browns.
Iavan's sharp single over second in the
sixth and hit 10 IecEnpauch 10 the
eighth that Jacobson beat out by
split second were the only blows made
of Cy.
In the second game Cy sat in the
stand az the suggestion OF Harry spar
row. who was padding the house.
"You did fine. Cy." said friend.
"If thew had let You start some games
before. the Yankees might have been
leading the league hy now
Huh" grunted Cy Maybe ! amt
been tellin' en- That
And he went down 20 ask Harry Spar
TOW where he should sit so as 10 make
the crowd look larger
This doubiu' as the audience Is
fierce growicd Cy.
Learv almost beat out hit on Cyrus
IN the fourth inning. chill, umplrlng
the bases. hooked thumb, indicating
that Lcary was out.
"His foot was OF the bag" cried
Branch Hickey.
dc o. the diamond.
Connolly turned 20 tho spectators
ne almost knew them all by name by
this time and interpreted: The Of
fetal SAYS he was on the bag.
The Yankees scored their hrst run IN IN
the hfth inning. Cook was MT tooh
second Oh a passed ball and third on
Nunamakers long hY 10 rghI' 'e"
single scored COOK. ..,
In the s'Ath Two runs "nu Se'cIS'
more spectator. came ln. IeSAtHPa us"'
first up. singled 90 centre. Mullen sim
3 led 90 left. and the runners ADVANCED
on Baumann sacrince. Hartzcil sent
an intcld single through me mud 20
Austin, who threw Wildly 10 the piate'
attempting 20 catch Pecknpaugh. Null
len started home while Leary VINO was
chasing thc ball, was trying 10 Keep
his feet ir "a slippery spot near the
Yankee bench. Lcary threw the wet
ban wild 20 the plate. attempting 10
catch Mullen. Hartzcu started for sec
o,d and Iavan got hold Of the ball
.,.oi, s,1 ,rrov. +o Prat. az second.
PIE dronncd The han and HartzeU