New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Yankees Win First Cls.h
with Major League Cluh
by a Score of 5 to4,
FRITZ MAISEL MAKES
A BRILLIANT CATCH
Mogridge Pitches Full NJ.
lnnings-Schneider Gets
a Home Run.

memphis lenn., March Sl.-Biun..
ovan's Yankees performed mo-, 'vn'
presslvely IN batting. feldi,s IN.
Pitching here this afternoon. ass ana
their first game of tho season ~" sa won
major league opposition with co -ssIn''
tive case. N'"Psfs-
Charley Herzog's Cincinnati; D.,
were the victims and the bio ,or, H'cs
outshone the athletes from Redl.,S!
the way. The National league go, -
made somewhat OF flourish IN ~!
eighth inning, and thereby escan,S ,Hs
oone-sided defeat. The score was e.
4. 70
Fielding that was always ellen, a.,
often highly spectacular. marked ~. ~.
play OF the American Lacquer. ING
more INNINGS of errorlesg nlavi,. ~
day made a total OF fortv-ote cors.. W
i've innings since any Of Inc YanL.s..
have broAen into the error colpmr
Bill Williams, whose RIGHT nans =.
Kenneth was the victim Of the Ysr..'
circus stuff. II is doubtful il ono Me-,
er ever got such treatment in one o..
IS the Cincinnati leftdelder exnerisr...
here to-day. In the opening inning -
hit line drive toward rightfed 49,.
was tickoteG for 40 least two h,...
but Walter fipp stretched himself :.
iull length. shot up into the air al
came back 70 earth with the ball in M,
g.oved hand.
In the third Williams hit 10 S,g,
centreheld, ard Fritz Maisel. after M
Eing back many yards. threw himss,
INTO the air and az the ball Whs,
Fritz returned 10 earth his gloved hasI
held something, too. In the sixth n.
ning Williams pounded far away Tow.
ard the right field fence and this tina
it was Gilhooley's turn. Gil ran as fs,,
end as far as he could. thrust out M.
gloved hand. and instead Of resting
at second base, Williams went back 10
the bench.
All this circus fielding did not pro7s
sufficient TO check this big outkelds,
from the Northwest lie had another
chance in the eighth. coming I'd Mi,
time with the bases filled. and slashed
a double along the right field lin,
which accounted for half Of Cincinnst',
total of runs.
Mogridge pitched the full nine innirg,
fer the Yankees and was master Of the
situation in all except the eighth trsns
when he tired and was touched for four
hits. These blows. with a pass, mar.
ufactured three runs.
Up to the eighth the Reds had made
only two hits off Donovan's lefthandsr.
a single by Griffith in the second inning
and a home run drive By Schneider il
the third.
Herzog used two boxmen, s.ar.rs
off with Pete Schneider. who 10 rayl
as one of the stars of the Reds lie
lasted five innings. and was the yic.in
OF some brutal treatment By the Yankee
hitters. The nine hits of the big Teg-
ton included home run by Gedeon
with two on bases and a triple by Gil
hooley under the same conditions.
Heinie Schultz. who hurdled from TIE
Yanks 70 the Federal League, pitched
the last three innings, and was touched
up for only two hits.
Frank Baker was the busiest OF ths
Yankees, his fielding being one OF TIE
brightest spots OF snappy game. Tbs
home run king grabbed Up six ground.
ers OF various speeds and got all BIS
men at first. He made his daily hi,
vicious liner, in the fifth inning, which
tore Mollwitz's hands apart and hurried
along to right field. Giihooiey starred
at bat with two singles and a triple
The Yankees started their scoring "a
the opening frame. With one out Gl'
hooley and Magee singled. A heldefi
choice put Gil on third arid Gedeoa
chased him home with 2 single TO leii.
A pass 70 Mogridge, Maisel's single
and Gilhooley's triple added two more
runs in the second frame. In the ara
Gilhooley and Baker singled, and Gei'
con chased both home with q drive no
the left field bleachers for the ciresi'
Two runs were added in the seyena
on Magee's walk, an error By Herzos
Pipp's double 70 centre and Peehlh'
paugh's sacrifice fly.
Schneider's home run 20 the leittti
bleachers started the Reds in the thlfli
inning. That one run held them ur,'
the eighth, when Clarke's Sings
Schultz's walk. Kiilifer's single, a
double by Williams and Gr.iith's sinss
added three runs.
The Yankees left here tonight 'oI
Cincinnati, where they will play w
two remaining games OF the series W
morrow and Sunday.