The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
To-da,'s schedule.
81 Louis IN Cleveland.
Detroit IN Chicago.
ny WILLIAM u. HA>>N.

Being four u behini meant nothing
to the Yankees yesterday-not with Ma
bors pitching for the Athletics. As evil
not only was not the least forbidding.
but that. on III. contrary. II added a
spice to the function. the Yankees won,
. to s.
Connie Mack recruits pitchers over
night. bet wcen courses al meals and at
other odds ami ends Of spare moments.
and Jack Majors wae one Of these he
flung at the Yankees Yesterday. The
Athletics did a lot for the tail youngster
by raking IN four runs In the first in
ming. but Majors, pitching composedly
and well for four innings. Topped COM
pletely IN the NTH. when . bases on
balls and six bases on hits allowei seven
member Of the home patrol to rem
devious at the plate.
After Majors came Fill!ngim. The
change improved the Athletics pitching
immensely. but too late 10 remedy the
i'll results OF Nabor's overstay on the
crest. Ifllingim. another lad signed by
Connie while crossing the street or check
ing a trunk. looked pretty good with a
curve and spit ball. but there was moth
ing he could provide in the way OF a
hook or "A damp slant to recall those
seven runs OF the Yanks And the Ath-
letics couldn't overcome the home sides
lead because Fisher operated too clev-
erly on the cone.
The Athletics frisked Fish for four
runs in the frs, inning, due TO three In
field hits and two shaky throws attendant
lnnn tho ghnnnN Safyfias ~ tn. f~,pt
yard. but once having worked himself
free from that NJ Fisher was a real
pitcher the rest of the way.
The New York server SuLtched al
Nopfs hounder in the first inning and
thereby converted II into a hit. for his
Interference blocked the drive so that
F"Ckinpaugh couldn't handle II. Strunk
also slashed to Fisher. and on this one
Ray grounded "A throw To first base.
Davies trickled u hit toward third which
Maisel threw over ripp's head Two runs
paced in on F'ritz's misdemcanor, and
Davies went to second. SChang varied
the Iabbing attack of the Athletics by
hitting To Fisher. and. sin in u harricd
state Of mind. the pitcher threw to
third too late to head ON Davies. La
joie lifted a fly to lyft and brough, in
Davies. and McInnis. continuing the
half arm work. hunted and brought in
Schang,
The Yankees topped two runs off
their foemen's lead IN their half Of the
first. Majors. nervous passed High
and hit Peck. Maisel sacrificed show
ing that Donovan would b- satisfied
with two runs and was confident of get
ting more later on. Iipp doubled aud
scored Hig and Peck, sacrificing himself
in AN effort to make II "A three Dagger.
QuiCknsss u precision by Davies and
kopf in reiaying foiled pipp. Davies's
speed in getting the ball in to kopf
was AZ unusually smart burst ~ fielding
However. the Yankees had two runs. a
working margin for more and morally
helpful III showing incm that they could
score. y Fisher opened the glutted NTH
with an out. whercupon High began the
Cutting process with "A two haggcr. Then
In order amt "A pass Ia Eek. a single
by Maisel, a walk by pipp. singles by
Cook. Hartz.ll. Boone and Nunamaker.
Fillingim relieved Majors n struck
ont Fisher, hut sent Hartzell in with a
wild pitch. Passes To High aud ncckiu-
paugh forced in the seventh run. All
the runs were charged to Majors. be-
cause he put on base all those who
scored.
A two bagger by Davies and u single by
Larry enriched the Athletics by one
run in the eighth. II looked as II
High had made u wonderful catch of
Davies's double, but what the former did
was to smother it so quickly on the
first bound that sharp eyes were needed
to detect the difference between AN OUT
and a hit. Thr score