The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-11

Bill Donovan's Yankees played n
whole lot OF good baseball yesterday
afternoon and played it in refreshingly
great haste, but the best they got for
their ambitious hustling was an even
split with the Cleveland club. Ray
Fisher outpitched Sam Jones and rang
up a . TO o shutout In the opener. King
by a count Of 3 to ..
Fisher deserved TO win his game all
right. Cole certainly did not deserve
to lose his. He was outlucked all the
way, The King pitched one of the very
best games Of his career-and he has
hung up some dandy performances since
he won a pennant for Frank Chances
cubs back in 1910.
Cole let Fohls disciples down with
three hits. Unfortunately one of these
was a home run clout by Willie. a rookie
outfielder, who drove "A liner off the
frcsco of the upper tier boxes in 0blght
field. Eventually that swat decided the
argument, for Cleveland. in the ninth
inning. crowded home the two necessary
runs on a combination of heartrending
circumstances
Cleveland got six hits off Ray Fisher
in the first game. but two of these were
scratches To the box. only one man,
however, got az far as third base on the
Vermont schoolmaster, Joe Jackson
doubled with one out in the ninth and
advanced on AN infield out, He was
left when Smith skied to High.
kirke nlcked Fisher for "A clean hit
with only one out in the second. He
was forced by Smith. and Nunamaker
cut this young fellows comb when he
tried tn pilfer, The next safety was. a
scratch by Jones with two out I'm the
third, which came to naught. as Willie
popped to Boone, chapman scratched
another such hit with only one gone in
the fourth. Jackson's out by way of
Fisher sent the shortstop along. Kirke
drew "A pass. hut Smith tapped right into
Fishers hands.
Highs wonderful catch off Barbara
saved Fisher trouble in the sixth.
ffughie crossed to Cooks pasture and
killed on an extra base soak for the
second out, Chapman followed with a
clean single to right. Egan opened the
eighth with a clean single. only to be
forced by Southworth, who batted for
Jones. Willie grounded to Fisher. Peck
inpaugh made "A dandy catch of Bar
hare's Texas Lacquer on the left foul
line.
Eean, the Cleveland catcher, was n
great source of annoyance to the Yam,
kee base runners. lie smothered no
less than -four pilfer attempts. two each
In the third and nth innings. Three of
these throws cancelled passes.
New York got its first run with two
out in the second, Boone walked. IA.
got to third and Nunamaker second OF
/ Wilic's poor throw in of the big catch.
cr's hit, Fishers single Tailed Boone
High walked, filling the bases. but Peck's
easy grounder to Barbara left then
filled. Hartzell walked and stole secont
in the fourth, hut three weak popups
stranded him.
In the NTH, with one out, Peckinpaugl
doubled TO left. Maiscls single to cen
tire brought over the final run. Maise
was caught stealing and so was pipp
who walked II moment later. High wai
the only Yankee tn see first base after
ward. He walked with two out in tn,
seventh, just before Peckinpaugh popped
to Kirke.
Kim Cole pitted n sharp curve al
"A battling change Of pace against lila
germans speed. For five innings neither
side came close to scoring. Willie, hi
at the beginning Of the fourth, was IN,
first Clcvelander to see I'ipp's station
cole caught him mapping, In this sam,
inning with two gone colo passed
Chapman, hut Doc Cook bumped u,
against the fence and gathered Jack
sons liner. Smith doubled with one on