The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-14

Slim Caldwell, with oh, free. solid
Mack To save a game in the twelfth
inning at the Polo Grounds yesterday.
and the reward Of that smack ended the
game ; to = In favor of the Yankees.
With "A New York runner on third base
and one out lack ordered both cook and
Hartzell passed So as to MI the bases
and create a chance for a force play or
double play at the plate.
The Athletics weren't any worse OF
with three on Than with on on third,
and the compulsory installation of two
by walking them was good baseball
As it turned out "A flaw IN the plan was
hat II brought Caldwell, a formidable
pinch hitter up. hut Connie couldn't
have had to take a anc on the re-
doubtable Ray hitting into the hoped for
double play. caldwell. instead. combcd
- liner over the inti.ld and to whore no
outfielder could get to 1t. Maiscl skim
med over the p|entagon with the finish
ing run Of IA tlnglins juggling fracas and
one with all sorts of finicky and cffulgent
fielding.
The Yankees hammered and ham-
mered to work their way 10 a tie with
the Athletics. who dashed in with Two
runs-their ali-in tn. second inning
and set an uphill job for the Yanks
early. The latter had the help of errors
in forcing their way to a tie. but met
with a lot Of fine fielding with men on
bases To keep them in restraint, \
regiment of lanks was left ON buses
fifteen. Fifteen compose "A regiment
when It's units are those who persisted
at way stations. kopf played dashing
baseball nj short for the As, even II he
did spring "A few recreant plays. and
P"eckinpaugh and Boone, with pipp as "A
third party, scorched the tcrrane with
their fast, shutting seizure of ground
balls.
you can't see that for n DIM - ex-
claimed Bin Donovan when Iipp came
up with IA hot hopper, touched first and
whipped to Teckinpaugh for "A double
play.
The pitching was good. Wyckoff re-
pentedly had to pitch with men on
bases II Went on sturdy and un-
port urbed by favorable or unfavorable
occurrences. He'd probably have sur
vlyed the twelfth If an error hadn't been
made on MaiSels lead off hit. Except
w lnt St'bllu llt .NlnlclltS tDull 40 no
hitting of Cole with men on bases. no
hitting in OF runs. The King had them
where he wanted them in every round
but the second. They jounced him for
three singles in a row in the eighth. but
hat was with two out and the tinal
hitter couldn't part the defence.
Schang's !ntield hit in the second in
ming was followed by his steal of second
and Nunamaker's bad throw, which sent
him To third. laijoie picked out -four
from. the Kings serves and he Went Ia
second while Schang scored on a hall
bun by Mclnnis to Maisel. Oldring
wkangel Il liner to Maisel, (which was
too ferocious for any mortal third base
man to handle and Larry galumpheI
hCme.
The Yanks kept hitting and expiring
IN frequent patches until the fourth
wren Wyckof, after a deXtrous gral
OF Hartzel's bunt, fired crafty over
Mclnnis, Old Man Roy rested his
ancient bones On second until Boon,
stripped off "A single and scored him
Cooks force of Pipp, who had walked
wac the second out in the eighth inning
bat Cooks steal of second put hin
within scoring distance and Young Mr.
Ildrtzell came across once more. HI
crdmmed a single to left and scored tho
wandering Doe.
The fielding in the seventh, eighth
and ninth innings sizzled with the atoms
and throws of Kopf, Peck and Boone