The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
YANKEES PREVENT
JOE JACKSON FROM
AIDING WHITE SOX
Even Reinforced by Him
Home Team Has to Fight
Hard to Break Even.
TEN SCORELESS INNINGS
BEFORE CALDWELL FAILS

/ CHICAGO. Aug. 2l.-The Yankees
helped the Chicago fsns welcome Joe
jackson into a white sox uniform at
charles Comiskey's park to-day, but
the afternoons festivities weren't as
suspicious AZ the Old Roman wished
! In the first place rain In the morning
kept the crowd down to 5000 for the
double bill and secondly the Sox were
/ able to win only one of the games. The
Sox captured the opening contest by
| to u. but Bill bOnovan's clan TOOK
the locals measure in the pightcap by
IA score OF 3 to 2.
The games were the FIRST that the
Yankees have played on the road since
leaving the Polo Grounds. and evidently
the long rest they were forced to un-
dergo i'm ~. Louis did not mar their
baseball To-day they dis
played a fine exhibition in the field aud
showed that they are still familiar with
the national game.
RAY Caldwell twirled the opening
game and lost 1t To- Death Valley Jim
Scott. who had a shade the better OF
I the enven minis pitching duel. Ray
Fisher had the good fortune to win his
game. Timely hitting and a bit Of SEN
sttional fielding on the part OF Roy
Hartzell and Boone saved The day for
him.
The announcement that Comiskey had
obtained jackson from the Cleveland
club spread through the Windy city
like fire and all Chicago had planned
To come out to root for Joe. In the
morning. however, a heavy drizzling
rain clme up and his lasted until
shortly b. fore game time for the first
contest. By this time many thought the
I bargain bill was of. and as "A result "A
most disappointing crowd was on hand.
Those who came, however. were well
repaid. Though they did not see jack
son do anything wonderful In ball play
ing. they saw two well Fought games
Both were nip and tuck from start TO
finish.
Caldwelrs game was a tough one for
him to lose. hut he had himself partly
to blame for Il. In the final inning he
walked Murphy. the first man up, and
Jack Collins followed with a single To
, ght. Boone, running back, snatched
the ball out OF Pipp's grasp and. before
he decided to throw II. Murphy was rest
ing ON third. This play did a bit to
beat Slim. for Eddie Collins a few sec
onds later shot a sharp single through
Peckiupaugh and the game was over.
Scott had the ank at his mercy. for
he held them TO five hits. three Of which
were scattered. The closest they came
to scoring was in the third. when High
best Maisel could do was to shoot AN
best Maisei, could do WI sto shoot an
easy %grounder to Scott.
Eddie Cicotte pitched against the
ankles in the second. and all the runs
the Yanks mad were registered while
the knuckle ball artist was on the hill,
The Sox were the first TO score. They
took the lead in the third. A neat play
in his round by Alexander. who caught
the second game for the New Workers.
helped to ave a run. ~Bfackburne singled
and after Schalk ak was picked of
the bag. The play came In handy, for
after Cicotte popped up. Murphy singled
through Pipp for a lucky hit and Schalk
scored from first. Later Murphy was
nailed In an attempt to steal.
The Yanks evened the count and took
the lead in the sixth. High singled and
while Peck died went to second. He
scored on Maiscl's double to left. Fritz
later scored on Pipp's single. The Yam
KEGS had a good chance later In the
inning, for Ptpp was on third and Hart
zell on first. They tried the double
steal and II failed TO go through.
In their half the Sox tied II up again.
Schalk's double and Jack Collins's single
did the trick. The game didn't stay this
way long, Tor the New Workers In the
seventh put over what proved to be the
deciding run. Boone's single and Highs
double gave them their necessary run.
Fisher pitched a fairly good game and
allowed only seven hits. Several times
he looked as II he were going to falter.
but luckily got out OF the holes. A great
catch Hartzell made In the seventh
after a run and a fine pickup by Boone
later helped to keep the Sox from
scoring. Leibold. a pinch hitter got as
far as third in the eighth. but neither
Eddie Collins nor Jackson could drive
him home, The latter incidentally went
to bat seven times during the day and
failed TO get n single hit. The scores