New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-14
Win Their Second Straight
Game from Indians as
Detroit Tigers Lose.
FRITZ MAISEL HAS =
BIG DAY WITH BAT
Makes Three Hits. Including
Drive for Circuit-CaIdwell
Shows Great Control.
lBy Telegraph to n. Tribune. J

Cleveland, May 13.-The Yankees
moved closer 70 first place to-day BY
winning their second straight game
from the Cleveland Indians. Slim Cald.
well, who pitched, was hit safely nine
times, but he had no difficulty in keep
ing these drives well scattered.
Coumbe, the Cleveland left-kander,
and Harstad, his successor. were hi.
equally hard, but the former gave six
bases on balls. Moreover, the Yankees
played errorless ball, while the Indians
slipped up three times.
Little Fritz Maisel, who has been in.
dulging in batting slump, got brsvely
over il this afternoon, with three hits,
one of which was good for the circuit.
He also made a remarkable catch Of a
foul in the ninth inning. IL was the top
OF Donovan's batting order which did
all the hitting. Maisel, Pecknpaugh and
High divided seven safeties among
them. The other two hits fell 70 Boone.
Caldwell did not seem 20 have much
speed, but he had great control Of his
curve, and Terry Turner, who scored in
land player who got past second base.
Errors were responsible for four Of
New York's runs.
The Yankees began their scoring in
the first inning, but after that found
the going much less easy and did not
get another man across the plate until
the sixth. Maisel began right by slap
ping single 70 centre. Peckinpaugh
followed with clean drive TO left, and
when an effort was made 20 nail Maisel
at third Peck went on 10 second. High
was out, from Chapman TO Wood, and
Maisel scored. Pipp struck out and
Chapman threw out Cook.
Turner and Chapman singled in the
latter half of the first, but Jackson
missed a chance to do something for
his team by hitting into a double play
from Pecknpaugh TO Boone 10 Pipp
The Yankees messed up chance in the
second and again in the third through
carelessness, or perhaps il was over
aggressiveness on the bases.
At any rate, Boone was caught OF
second in the second inning. and in the
third Maisel was picked off the same
base. In the first case il was a throw
from the pitcher which did the trick.
but Egan was the man who nailed
Maisel. Possibly the catcher though.
that Maisel would steal, and wanted 10
forestall him before he could Sc.
started.
Again in the fourth Egan was an OBJ
stacle, for he caught Boone when he
tried TO steal second. Peckinpaugh
was a victim of his unerring aim in
the fifth. but in the sixth the Yankees
broke through and scored three times.
High walked and Pipp sacrificed from
Wamby to Wood. Cook hit 10 Coumbe
and the latter tried to get High Of
third, but Wamby dropped the ball.
IIartzell walked and the bases we're
full. Boone sliced the ball pas.
Wamby, scoring High and Cook. Hart.
zel went TO third on the throw-in and
, tailed when Nunsmaker flied to Jack
son.
The lone run of the Indians came IN
the latter half of the inning. Leibold
walked, but Turner forced him. A
passed ball sent the runner 10 second
and a double by Jackson brought him
home.
The Yankees brought their total I'd
to five in the seventh. when Nslsel
walked, TOOK second on fecks saCt'
I iice. reached third when High beat out
bunt and scored when Wamby's throw
got away from Wood MaisePs hom'
run smash to the left field bleseheri
came in the ninth.
Graney and Wamby both singled
the latter half OF the inning, but Egan
hit smack into a double play from
Peckinpaugh TO Boone 10 Pipp.