The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-15
To-day's Schedule.
Detroit In New York.
Chicago In Boston.
ST. Louis In Philadelphia.
Cleveland in Washington.

81. Louis in Philadelphia.
Cleveland in Washington.
Ty Cobb got the scare of his life at
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
The Yankees held him at bay for seven
long innings. They had him backed UP
against the wall staring into a defeat
that might have ruined his pennant
prospects. when the scoreboard boy be-
trayed Wild Bill Donovan. Mogridge
had the Georgia Peach In the hole with
two strikes when the editor of h bull
letin board hung out a bulletin OF an
other triumph OF the Red Sox over their
pale hosed brethren. A second later
Cobb had the game in his pocket. The
score was 8 to 2.
Cobb didn't do a thing but win a game
for himself. and he did II o as cum
ningly as anything he ever had accom-
plshed in his brilliant career. Drifting
into the eighth inning the clan of Jen-
nings was on the short end OF a 2 to l
score. Lowdermilk, In spite OF a wild
strain, had pitched a deserving game,
but Hugh Jennings decided a pinch hit
ter might be Of more assistance to the
waning nope OF the Felines. He put his
trust In Marty Kavanagh and was not
betrayed. Kavanagh cracked a pretty
hit to centre. DOME Bush coaxed Maisel
In with a fake bunt. Then he drove the
next pitch past Fritz so fast the midget
couldn't move for II. The ball rolled
down the left chalk mark for two bases.
Kayanagh was on third and Bush
al second, with none out. when VIZ
took a hand. Witt shot a wicked
grounder between Maisel and Peckin-
laugh, but Fritz cut over fast for one
of the finest stops of the series. He
chased Kavanagh back TO third BEFORE
he threw out the runner. That pu II
sauarely UP to Cobb. Mogridge opened
the throttle on Ty. He tried to Keep
his speed ball in close TO the all round
champion to battle n attempted
squeeze. Ty took a swing at the first
one close to his shin and missed by six
inches. The next he fouled on an at
tempted bunt. Mogridge wasted a couple
OF curves trying TO make Tyrus bite
at a bad one. Donovan's one n only
southpaw fell back again on smoke.
With the start OF tho pitch Ty choked
his bat as II for a bunt, but as the
ball came UP to him he hoped back
from the plate and met II squarely with
a half ewing. He couldn't have placed
a nit more prettily II he had been knock
ing grounders in practice. Peckinpaugh,
under way for a bunt, had absolutely
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enough, The ball shot past Mogridge
and out into centre field, while Kavanagh
and Bush scored the necessary runs In
a romp.
This one heady play saved the day
for Detroit. But It was not the first
time Detroit's day had been saved,
Bush, In his old fashioned way. ar
ranged the calcium for Ty. Not only
| did the midget shor felde produce the
timely double that made Cobb's pinch
hit so effective but he blocked of a lot
OF trouble for Oldham in New York's
half of this same Inning, He went back
fully fifteen feet directly behind the
middle bag for Cree's hard welt and got
his man by inches, BY all the laws
of mice and men Birdie should have
had a single for himself to open the
round. A single would have created
ia " as Nft
belt to Crawfond's yard.
This was one game Detroit deserved
to win, and Bush's strong finish wiped
out the full share OF blame he would
have been forced to shoulder had there
been any slipup. A bad error by Bush
gave New York both its runs in the
third. Though the Yankees didn't de
serve n count they might have got more
than sufficient in this inning II old Doc
Cook had kept his mind on his work.
Lowdermilk had the wild man OF Dor
neo looking like a Jitney attraction the
first three innings, He handed Cook a
pass to start the third. Cook a bhndly
on Peck's line drive TO left and was
doubled before ne could get back to first
Pep Young relaying Veach's throw that
doubtless would rave hit the runner
Paddy Baumann then scratched a hit &c
Bush and stole second Just before PipI
walked. Maisel also drew o wide
ones from Lowdermilk, filling the bases
Hartzell waited till the count was three
and two. Then all the Yankee base run
ners started with the pitchers windup
Maisel got such a break on Lowdermill
that he was past second when Hartsel
hit the ball toward Bush. Undoubtedly
this sprint alone saved New York from
n shutout, for Fritz was In Donie's lin,
OF vision long enough TO made hin
tumble. Maisel was on third. with Bau'
mann and Plpp over the plate by thu
time Bush recovered the ball. too late Il
try for Hartzell. Maisel then failed by
an eyelash to steal home.
Detroit got It's first run In tho SECOND
inning by punching three singles with
ons out. Crawford hit to right ant
moved up on Burns's single TO left
Young singled to centre. scoring Craw,
ford. Miller's throw was wild. Nuna
maker got II as II carromed of Detroit,
bench, but for some eason Burns wa,
asleep n overlooked a fine opportunttS
TO score. IL was a costly mistake, ~
Peckinpaugh . momsnt later speared Z