The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-12

, CLEVELAND. May ll.-Gcneral inability
o. the Yankees TO hit, together with a
spartlirg catch by Memo LeibOld at the
only time that he New Workers threat
ened to cause trouble. put the tag Of
failure on the Western debut OF the
ponovari.es here this afternoon. The
score was ? TO /. the lone counter OF the
Yankees coming in the shape OF pres
ent from Rip Hagerman in the eighth
inning. With the bases filled the cleve-
land pitcher walked Peckiupaugh. and
Hartzeu am.led in from third with the
run that spoiled shutout by the home
team
Hagerman was generous to a fault, 80
much so that Bill Donovan shouted from
the coaching line IN the eighth inning
after Rip had given his ninth pass OF the
Afternoon And they say that ! VAS
wild, en-" How about this guy Ha-
german spent the greater part Of the
sfternooa trying IN vain 20 locate the
Plate In all he walked ten Yanks TO
first base, but the golden opportunities
faded one after another because Dono-
vans men could not hit the ball into
safe territory once they had a runner
~ position 10 score. For he most part
the Yanks were hitting on top OF the
ball. sending grounders TO the !nield-
ers for force plays at the different bases.
Twelve assists for Wanbsgansse, Chap
man and Turner tell a tale Of Ineffective
stick work by the New Workers
The eighth inning WAS he only chap
ter In which the Yankees really had
chance 70 come abreast of the winners.
y, ,h..
man was handing out 1t was in this
frame that Hagerman was especially
generous, three passes being his contr!bu-
ton. Hugh!e High turned in one Of the
Yankee hits IN this same inning and
Walter Pip, who IN a previous inning
had hit to left centre for a triple. fol-
lowed High with terrific smash 10
deep centre field. The drive bore all the
earmarks Of a home run, and as two
fsnks were on the pa his at the time
the home fans emitted a huge groan.
But Leibold dashed far back from where
he had been playing and just managed
to clutch the b-!. The catch was made
so deep In the outteld that Fartzell had
time TO run back TO second. Tag the base
after the catch and then make third
safely before the Il was returned.
In the other innings the Yankees did
not threaten TO score, although in only
two innings, the FIRST and the seventh.
were they retired without getting a
runner on the bases. The chance always
came after one or two men had been
retired. The New Workers failed 10 ge,
their first man on base In any inning,
Ray Heating, although reached for
eight safeties by Cleveland. really de-
served smaller score for his ef-
forts. Two Of the three hits watch
the home team got for a run in the FIRST
Inning were OF the scratch variety, one
bounding away from Pipp and another
from Boone. In the third inning Swee-
ney made two poor throws to second
base 10 catch base stealers, and both
runners. whom Big Ed failed to catch.
scored later. When the Yanks took
the field in the fourth inning Yuma maker
was behind the bat for the Donovan
clan. After this inning the winners got
only three scattered hits of Heating
and only two Of them got as far as sec
ond base.
The home team picked up a run in
the opening inning after the Yanks had
been retired in order Leibod hit one
that took an awkward bound and got
away from Pipp for a single. Turner
tried TO bunt and popped the ball over
the Yankee Infeld for a clean single
TO right field advancing Leibold to
second Chapman moved both runners
ahead with a sacrifice, and when Jack
sons smash bounded off Boone's glove
Leibold scored.
In the third Birmingham men pushed
across the two runs which put them
beyond the reach OF the Yankees.
Hagerman walked, but was forced at
second by Leibold, Heating 10 Peckin-
paugh Lebold stole second and got
IN extra base on Sweeney's bad throw.
Boone threw out Turner after holding
Leibold on third, Chapmln's single to
left scored Leibold and Chapman stole
second. Sweeney again throwing poorly
Jackson's triple TO left centre sent Chap
man home. The score: