The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-01
YANKS RETURN TO
THEIR STRIDE AND
WHALE SENATORS
Caldwell and Fisher Win Over
E Shaw and BOehling, Putting
Team in Third Place.
DONOVAN MEN DEMOLISH
THEIR RECORD FOR RUNS

w,suiNGroN MAY 31.-Tne Yankees
exploded their losing streak with a bang
here to-day. taking both ends Of the
~double header with Clark GrifAth's
Senators. In the morning the New
Workers. reached their top figure OF the
year in run getting and scored an
easy victory over the home team by a
score of II to I. In the second section
OF the twin bill the Yanks continued to
play winning ball and got the verdict.
4 to 1. To-day's results give the Yanks
q record of seven victories and eight
defeats since leaving home and carries
them back to the Polo Grounds to-
morrow in third place.
The afternoon engagement furnished
Q surprise at the outset when Manager
Griffith picked his star left handler. Joe
Boehling. to oppose the New Workers..
Walter Johnson. who has not pitched
since last Thursday. was expected for
this game and Griff's decision was not
much of a hit with the 5000 fans who
turned out to see the battle.
Bochling was fortunate that the Yanks
die not run up a larger score, though
he allowed one hit less than Fisher.
TIT southpaw was a Wild as the
proverbial hawk and handed out six
passes. besides hitting Birdie Cree twice.
In only one inning did the Yanks fail TO
have runners on the bases. but three
double plays by the Washington inheld
and too daring work by the Yanks or
the paths cut of hances to score.
Bay Fisher opposed Boehling and rans
up his seventh victory OF the season.
In the first inning a pass to Foster wa
followed by hits from the bats OF Milan
and Williams, one run resulting. But
for NI1il rnGo dripa VnaktpD ahasp
bound over Peckinpaugh's head. Fisher
would have scored a shutout. After this
inning the Senators could not get more
than one hit In any inning and second
base was he limit FOR Grif's travellers
Maiscis single. a balk by Boehling,
Pcck's inheld out and Cree's single
Melted a u for the Yankees in the
opening inning. In the third. after Cree
was hit. Foster made a bad throw on
Fipp's bunt. putting Cree on third and
Pipp on second. Hartzell's single sen,
Cree home and Pipp to third. After
Boone went out Nunamaker was walked
nurposely, filing the bases. and ther
i'oehl.ng could not locate the plate for
Fisher. thereby forcing Pip home. A
slnglc by Maisel scored Hartzell and
Peck ended the inning with a grounder
TO Bociling.
Maisel was the star of the game with
q triple. three singles and a pass in five
trips to the plate.
The morning AFFAIR was settled In
New york's favor in the opening in.
ming through n combination of jim
Shaw wildness. two m.splays by tn,
senators and a brace Of Yankee hits
which happened along just where they
would do the most good for the Dono,
van BOYS. The performance In thl,
early frame drove Shaw into retire.
rent. but the change did not check
the Yanks. VINO made that long denied
victory doubly certain by their solid
hitting against two OF the three pitcher.
who followed Shaw.
Bert Gallia was bombarded for a pail
o. hits in the third inning and three
hard slams in tho fourth before he wa,
eased out Of the conflict through IN,
cd'um OF a pinch hitter. Joe E;nge
followed Gallia, and he was the only
Grifhth entry in the morning engage
mcnt who had any success in curbinl
tho Yankee attack. Engel drifted on
OF the lineup In the seventh. when Wal
ter Johnson was introduced as a pinc'
hitter, and Booth Hopper went the re
msinder OF the route. Hopper va,
rocked for a bovy OF three blows in N,
eighth inning. and these Noted anothe
run.
For the Yanks Slim Caldwell pitcheD
ono of his bes, games Of the yea
and he did not have TO exert himsel
Al that. az he had a winning lead he
fore he had tossed the first bah 4
I'd Sweeney. The eight hits made h.
the Senators were distributed througI
five innings, and the fourth was III
only frame in which the ..omc team
made any real noise with the bat-
Three clean hits were punched In thi
chapter with a pass 10 Clyde Milan an
three runs resulted.
Hartzell's all around work featured
the contest, The Yankee veteran got
double and two singles in five trips (
the plate and robbed Morgan OF a tripl
IN the sixth inning when he tumpc
into the air and pulled down a lin
drive with his gloved hand. Pipp ais
featured with ~" et'cF nd IN the held
MORNING GAME.
NEW YORk A L. WASHINGTON "A l.