New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-03
YANKEES SCORE
VICTORY BEFORE
A SLIM CROWD
Wild Bills Men, in Battle for
Fourth Place, Beat
Senators.
BY w. o. MCCLELLAN.

Nobody loves loser in this mans
burg. The Yankees, battling desperate
ly and valiantly for fourth place in the
American League, engaged in a mo-
mentous struggle with Clark Griffith's
Senators at the Polo Grounds yester-
day, and there wasn't a Cossack cor
pOral's guard to witness the inspiring
spectacle. The score was to /.
Even Colonel Rupert and Cap Hus-
ton. owners Of the Yanks, disappeared,
and were later located at Ebbets Field.
OF the executive staff of the New York
Americans only Secretary Harry Spar
row remained. He was too fat to get
into the taxi with Cap Huston, so he
hung around TO rail at the ingratitude
of the Manhattan multitudes.
But few months ago." Mr.. Spar
row Grated, "the name of the Yanks
would have stood against the world,
and now more so poor to do them rever-
ence. This assemblage of loyal citi-
zens is less than l per cent of the free
list"
at is a rotten house." agreed Harry
Stevens. 81 just checked up. and all
there was in the place was three beers,
one highball, one ham sandwich and
three hot dogs. That puts it one hot
deg behind the worst house of last year.
! think this is a record, if the gentle
men Of the press would care to make a
Iote Of it,"
First Division Hopes.
Despite the lack Of attention, the ir-
repressible Wild William Donovan went
through all the motions of playing a
ball game. William wants the Yanks to
finish in the first division. consequently
the business of playing out the sched-
ule is not all skittles to William.
Realizing that he had some work 70
do TO keep out Of that second division,
" lid William sent in Robert Shawkey,
the ever-ready, ever-steady one. Robert
was wearing his lucky red flannel shirt,
80 what chance did the Senators have
He held Griffith's men TO two measly
wallops.
The Tanks had a soft time with
Thomas, a youthful Washington slab
rter. They might have piled up a
higher score, but Mr.. Shawkey. in his
oagerness TO run up neat tally for an
unappreciatiye city, twice batted into
double plays, which kept the figures
down.
The Yanks started in the second inn
ing. Home Run Baker hit mere triple
TO left. If there had been decent
crowd in the lot he might have made
il a full circuit clout, but no star likes
TO waste his top notes on bum audi
ence. Baker came in on Gedeon's
single.
Menoskey brought in the lone run
for the Senators after doubling past
first base. He went TO third on Smiths
out and scored when Rice grounded TO
Pipp. This tied the score. and Wild
william began 70 wonder whether oil
rot the Yanks would close with the
ten-twent-thirt section of the Ameri-
can League, instead Of with the big
time.
Baker Makes Timely Hit.
But the clouds were chased in the
fourth. Pipp singled, and Baker sent
/ him TO third with a healthy clout. Tim
Hendryx doubled, and scored Pipp.
The Yanks made two more in the
sixth. Pipp singled, and Baker beat an
infield swat. Pipp reached third when
Foster threw past Judge, and Baker
stole second. Pipp scored on Hendryx's
sacrifce play and Baker took third
B,ker scored on the squeeze when
Gedeon was tossed at first.
The Yanks will continue TO play oo'
tho schedule to-day. It's thanhes'
/ lob. but il has TO be done.
Thu score folloWs: