New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-13
DOnovan's Men Hit Hard,
but Offer Tissue Paper
Resistance.
SEVEN PITCHERS
WORK IN CONTEST
Ty Cobb's Home Run Blow
Brings About the Down.
fall of Fisher.

Detroit. June 12.-The Yankees are
skiddinG.
They dropped their fourth consecu-
tive game here this afternoon. the sec
ond TO the Detroit Tigers, and from
the quality Of ball they played the
worst is yet TO come.
They hit hard enough. but their de-
fence was as resisting as tissue paper,
and errors of omission were even more
glaring than the mistakes Of the hand.
Nothing went right, and it was small
wonder that the final score stood at 8
70 6 when stakes were drawn for the
dav. 1t was the eighth stra ght victory
for the Tigers, and they are forcing
their way up toward the leaders.
Whatever might have been lacking
in technique, the fans found little time
to find fault. They saw plenty Of free
and lusty hitting, and they had a chance
TO look over no fewer than seven pitch
ers. Four of these wore the livery OF
the Yankees. All were hit hard. Ray
Fisher and Earl Hamilton started the
game. but neither lasted long. They
were dubbed right out of the pastime.
Love and Shswkey, of the Yankees
gave way to pinch hitters, and Nick
Cullop finished the game. Boland and
Dauss worked after Hamilton de-
camped. Taken all in all, it was great
afternoon.
Tigers of 20 Good Start.
The Tigers. off to a rushing start,
opened up a three run lead in the hrst
frame, but later fell away in their mad
career, and the Yankees drew up 10
even terms. 1t was just for moment
for in the third inning Detroit got a
run, and in the fourth knocked Fisher
right out Of the box by scoring three
runs. Ty Cobb struck the blow which
brought about the fall of Fisher. 1t
was a home run smash TO the centre
field fence. Two runs had previously
been sent home, and there was no one
on the bases when the Georgia Peach
made his hit
That fourth inning was the last in
which the Tigers ran riot, but by the
time they toned down the damage had
been done. They did push a counter
over the plate in the eighth TO show
/ that the knack had not been altogether
, lost. and perhaps 10 cast an anchor "a
windward. Whatever the reason, tho
run proved TO be Of no use.
The Yankees made brave effort tc
turn the tide in the sixth and seventh
/ innings. They got three runs IN those
frames. but right when il seemed as II
they might get out IN front again
Dauss, who had replaced Boland on the
rubber. frightened up and put an end e
their little rallies.
Yankees Show Improvement.
Extensively, the YANKEES showed ar
improvement They smashed the bal
all over, but the offence could not over
come the handicap imposed by faulty
fielding. Baker, Pipp and Peckinpaugh
were the boys who let the elusive glob-
ule evade their clutch. Peckinpaugh
made three hits, Pipp made two and
Joe Gedeon also clouted out a safety
Joe is gradually working back into his
early season form with the willow, and
the fans are well pleased
The Tigers lived up 70 their reputa-
tions as fence busters. Cobb was there
with home run and double. while
Heilman. Burns and Stanage tore a
brace Of smashes for themselves.
Cobb's double led 10 the Punishment
OF Wild Bill Donovan. When Ty slid
into second the leader OF the Yankees
thought that Peck had tagged the
Georgian, and he voiced his protests so
forcibly that he was chased right out
OF the lot and spent the rest Of the
afternoon writing a thesis on the blind
ness OF the srbiters. Herbert Spencer
has written OF that subject. but his
views and those Of Donovan are diff
ferent.