New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
Pipp Starts Yankees to
Victory by Smashing
Three-Base Hit.
ROY HARTZELL HAS
A BUSY AFTERNOON
Spells Boston's Only Chance to
Score by Throwing Lewis
Out at the Plate.

Boston, April q. The New York
Yankees, a most remarkably improved
team over that led By Frank Chance
last year, made their bow 10 BostoSs
fandom at Fenway Park this after.
noon. They came, they saw and.
thanks TO the exceptional pitching OF
Ray Heating, New England's leading
exponent Of the dampened delivery,
conquered by score OF 10 0.
But full store Of credit for the after
noon may not be given 10 the pitcher
True, his exhibition was remarkable.
but he was supported By a lighting
band that hurled back the advances OF
the Back Bay men at every turn, and
then in a fierce counter attack carried
the day.
Ray Heating to-day was unbeatable.
Just two scattered hits were made on
him, and since one Of these came in
the first frame and another in the 9Th,
one may form a fair idea os row the
battle wsged. But Ray was not 50 par.
simonious with passes 10 first, as he
allowed half dozen Of them
From their coigns Of vantage on the
paths the Bostonese had liberal OPP
portunity to study the style OF Keat-
ing, but this failed 70 help them much
when il came time 20 hit that twisting,
darting and absolutely untamable spit
ter.
Once. and only once. did Boston have
a chance. Tia. came in the second
inning, when Scott singled after Lewis
got 70 second on pass and a sacrifice.
Scott drove TO left field. but Lewis died
at the plate, Hartzell to Sweeney In
the fifth Foster, a pitcher, hit one for
base.
Now, while Heating vas doing all
this fine pitching the Red Sox had a
Mr.. Foster out in the centre Of the
diamond, and he was having fair
Young day of il himself. He met Keat.
ing on almost even ground. and, in fact,
reserved somewhat the better position
for himself. Whereas, his mates gain
cred only two hits from Heating he
allowed only four, and refused point
blank to sign a single pass.
II was not until the seventh inning
that the visitors broke through and
scored a run. Foster retired in the
eighth to allow pinch hitter 10 enter
the game, and Hal Collins took his
place in the ninth. Collins also was
touched for a run.
The Boston line wavered al lines,
but there were many deeds OF caring
performed. iris Speaker brought forth
cheers from the crowd by running far
back into centre field after Hughie
! Highs smash in the sixth inning, and
iris kept engagements with four other
drives that wandered in his direction.
Scott and Janvrin came in for their
share of work, too.
But Roy Hartzell was the busy little
boy. He had half a dozen putouts to
his credit, and an assist as well His
capers made a hit with the neutral
members of the crowd. but the parti-
sans scored him. Doc Cook, Fritz
Maisel and Boone did well.
No story OF the game would be COM.
plete without line of how Waiter
| Pipp held down the initial sack. The
more one looks at this chap the moro
he impresses one. He can get the ball
on either side of him, and digs them
up quite as easily as he pulls them
down. He made two hits this after.
room, and both figured in the scoring
of runs.
Pipp started the Yankees on the run
/ trail in the seventh inning, and there
was no mistaking his intent. II, JUS
belted the ball on the trade mark fol
three bases, and il was the first bal
Foster pitched. Pipp then scored while
Cook was being eXpunged at first, Scott
TO Hoblltzell. In the ninth singles b.
/ High and Pipp, with a force play anC
Peck's infield out. scored the other run
The score follows: