New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-17
Athletics Have No TrouhI.
Behind the "Rube's"
Twirling.
FEDS LOOK ON AND
GIVE SOME ADVICE
Gilmore Suggests That Dim.
Ball Be introduced at
Polo Grounds.

II was Federal League Dav q, g..
Polo Grounds yesterday afterroon "
special programme was arranged -.
was a committee appointed to weleo M
the representatives of the "outlsw, y
Unannounced, James A. Gilmore. prs,;
dent Of the Federal League; Robsr, >
Ward, chief owner Of the Brooklvn H..
Tops; Fielder Jones. manager NJ 80,
St. Louis team, Eddie Plank and va;
Gus other players entered and watcbs1
the Athletics defeat the Yankees by -
score of 2 TO 0. When the game Va
over they folded their tents and stoI.
silently away into the night.
But before going Prexy Gilmore h,s
few comments % make. and. bein,
practical man, he made ,hem.
els this the usual crowd that zee,
the Yankees" he asked sweeping n.
field with a comprchers lve glance a1i
calling attention 20 the man in Section
A, seat l.
His interviewer volunteered no ar.
swer, and Robert 3. Ward smiled.
Taking IL for granted that sile,,.
affirmed. President Gilmore drov.
ahead.
League adopt the scale Of prices that
the Federal League has. Certain critics
have interpreted our reducing prices ~
admission as tacit acknowledgment
Of weakness. As matter OF fact va
have been the gamer. Throughout the
circuit there has been a Uni form in.
crease in attendance, and we believe
that we have struck The popular chord
Take this afternoon. for eXamule
Those stands which now yawn hungrily
might all be filled II lower tariff were
imposed. But that, OF course. is not
for US 70 say"
President Gilmore made some com.
ments on the class OF ball he saw. too.
and allowed as how his teams mizbt
show both the Yankees and Athletics
few things could a series be arranged
RUDE Bressler never gave the Yam.
KEGS chance. His left hand was mas.
ter of an alchemy that transformed A
mere baseball into a twisting. darting
bolt, which whizzed by bats and bafied
the keenest eyes. Lutte Boone rushed
in where sluggers dared not tread, and
his single 10 right field, a pop which
lived just long enough 90 be placed in
the category Of singles, let the Yankees
peep into the safe hit column. A
slight disposition 20 wildness caused
Bressler some little trouble.
In the sixth inning Boone got his hit
but was forced at second By Nuns.
maker, who grounded % Schang. Cald.
well struck out, but II Oh drew a base
on balls. Bressler then uncorked a
wild pitch, and Nunamaker went to
third while High took second. In slid
ing into the far turn Nuramaker spiked
Schang, who was forced to retire.
Fritz Maisel then came up with
chance TO win passing fame for him
self, but Fritz raised foul TO McAyoy,
who made a neat running catch. That
was the only time the Yankees even
made a threatening gesture. In six
innings they walked the plank.
Nor did Bressler confne himself 10
pitching feats. In the fifth frame be
poled one of Ray Caldwelps shoots into
the left field stands. Rube-for all len
handlers are "Rubes" watched the ball
soar out of the lot with s hGlf-sur-
prised, half-amused look on bis face
and then started trotting around the
paths.
The visitors gathered their ether run
in the sixth inning. Boone booted tap
by Schang, and Walie rounded q SEQ
ond on Lajoie's out, short to trst
Jimmy Walsh struck out. 0ldrins
ripped hit into left field, and Sehsns
crossed the plate. McAvoy walked, and
Bressler fouled 70 Maisel, who made q
wonderful one-handed catch over near
the stands.
Ray Caldwell pitched clsvsrly for the
Yankees. He was not hit hard In the
letter of the word. but circumstances
combined against him.
Connie Mack shook up bis team Tor
the day. He gave Jack Mclnnis day
off, and put Amos Strunk on frs. base,
shifting Jimmy Walsh 70 right field
Strunk played a clever game, and not
even the inimitable Stufy could have
covered the assignment more sstisfse'
torliy. Chick Davies, the young centre
fielder, had only one chance, but il was
not easy. He had 20 run SONS little
distance to get BooneB fly in thu third