New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Veteran Singles with Two
Out in the Ninth
Inning.
PECKINPAUGH Is Blu
FACTOR IN VICTORY
Cullop Pitches Well in Closing
Frame, After Ray Fisher
Has Been Lifted.

Philadelphia. April 29.-With all
their new tangled stars ard such Ike
the services Of couple OF veteran
Yankees we're required this afternoon
IN order to defeat the Athletics IN the
6rs, came Of the series The score was
~ . and ten innings were played be
fore q decisive result was achieved.
The Athletics got TO Fisher IN the
fourth inning, when they punched
three hits with two errors and they
held their lead until the ninth. Young
MYERS was going along great guns ana
things looked vedy we'll indeed Tor
Maek's men up 10 that ninth flpp
,roundod 70 McInnis, and that was the
S,st ont Right here the first veteran
sbowed his worth. Roger Pecklnpaugn,
tbo fast-felding an dslow-hitting short,
ston found a ball TO his liking ana
s;ngied 10 centre. Nunamaker. VINO
was hating fercely a few days ago, but
has since recovered. was the next man
nm, He flied TO Oldring. That MADE
two out. and Peckinpaugh was sun on
first base
Begin to Pack bats.
n, Tho bench the players began pack
INC nm the bats. and Germany Schaeter
arranged his features IN the prop
expression of cheerfulness which ne
always uses 20 hearten his team
mates after defeat. Roy Hartzell, sged
and a lefthander. was called 10 come
out and bat for Fisher. Hartzell useo
10 dash around the outheld more or
less regularly. but he has since oeen
relieved Of most of his Responsiveness
Donovan thought the old boy might IKE
TO 90 out and look over a little pltch,
ing lust for the fun Of the thing. ana
so. as stated, IL was announced that
Roy Hartzell would bat for Ray Fisher;
Roy stood in place OF Ray ana eyeu
Young Myers thoughtfully. na'
woplcn't | give to be that fellows
ace again. with a bunch of good years
ahead of me-" unused Hartzell 10 him
self. meanwhile tapping the plate Wig
orously with his bat held carelessly
and left-handedly. By and by Myers
pitched a ball over the plate. and
Peckinpaugh dashed down TO second.
Hartzell grew more animated. He
knew now that a single would tie the
score. And so he made one. IL was
a drive 10 centre field. and the old
hoy had ample time TO amble down 10
first There he stopped, and, with a
considerable show of interest, watched
Peckinpaugh streak across the plate
with the run that tied the score.
Back to the Bench.
Having done his bit, Hartzell weDS
back to the sheltered beach and put
on his sweater. Caldwell went in to
run for him and ran very fast. In
fact. without any hesitation. he stole
second base Maisel walked and Gil
hooley scratched an infeld hit which
struck the pitchers shin, but did not
stay there. The bases were full now
and Germany Schaefer was making
humorous noises so loudly that he all
but awakened old Roy Hartzell. who
was doing in a patch of sun on the
southwest corner Of the bench
The activity went for nothing. Lee
Magee hit the ball into the air, and
when it came down Thompson was
there 10 catch il. Cullop took the
place Of Fisher and retired the Ath-
letics in order in the latter half Of
the ninth
Then came the tenth and with it
victory. Walsh had relieved Thomp-
SOL III centre Itlls unfortunately. lot
Frank Baker hit the ball a long way.
The drive went almost 10 the score
hoard and so did Walsh who made a
fine catch. Gedeon did not do 40 well.
He Taper 70 Witt, but Witt did much
worse. He threw the ball past Nc
lnnis and Gedeon raced to second base
Pipp thereupon hit 70 right field for
three bases, and Gedeon came home.
So did Pipp when Peckinpaugh singled
10 left. II was the third hit OF the
day for the Yankee captain.
Cullop Holds Lead.
With a two-run lead Nick Cullop
was quite clipper He struck out
Schang and Malone. both pinch hitters
but Strunk singled Oldering forced
him at second.
There was a certain amount OF ac-
tivity in the first three innings, but
rothing came Of il. In the fourth
things began 70 break badly for the
Yankees. Strunk lined TO Pipp, who
messed up the ball and the batter was
safe Oldring sacrificed and Lajoie
doubled. scoring Strunk. Mclnnis hit
20 Baker who fumbled. The GROVE
seemed pleased. Thompson tapped to
Fisher who threw 10 third in time "a
force Lajoie. Meyer. the battery mate
Of Myers. singled and Mclnnis scored
Baker threw out the plural end OF the
battery.