New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-29
Victory Over the Athletics
Puts Donovan's Men in
Lead of the League.
GILHOOLEY'S MERRY
DAY ON THE BASES
Midget Outfelder Steals Four
Sacks Against Shaky De-
fence of Mack's Men.
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pbYadeInbia. June 2S.-The New
York Yankees advanced into hrst place
in the American League pennant race
hv defeating the lowly Athletics here
this afternoon. In the Forest City 'he
Chicago White Sox took fall out OF
Ice Fohls Indians. sending them into
second place. Half game and nlne
points in the scale is the margin oy
which the New Workers lead The score
was Q TO Z.
Baseball was more sinned against
than usual in this boisterous struggle
of the noble athletes. The Official
ecorers charged half dozen errors OF
commission to laundering hands. Inc
errors Of omission the boots and blum
ders Of the handicapped with noth-
inc more than a general laugh from the
thousand or more fans who sat aho
wondered just how it was done All
cha. ran be said for the dauntless lead
orc is that they were not quite as pad
as the moor old White elephants. ~ -
the consensus of opinion that Mach
sbould change the name Of his team 70
,bo Wammoths. To all practical put-
poses 1t is extinct. a. .
There was no good reason why the
Athletics should have drawn the hnlSh
as fine as II was, except for the iaO'
that Wild Bill Donovan Will not Ger
rick a lettering pitcher. BIZ was
Slab artist himself at one time, ana
probably that fine bond OF sympaYn!
for the pitcher in distress stiil holos.
He nolicv of letting a pitcher stay out
there with nothing more man eioSe
and a prayer has cost the YANKEES ~eN-
eral games this spring, and unless ne
Gets bravely over IL IL Will cost many
another. RAY Heating went along
fanouslv until the seventh inning When
he lost control. his speed and every
ching else. He almost lost the game
TOO. but Donovan kept him IN. Al! tnat
could be said in eNtenuation OF thls
Was that Heating was shooting from
behind a lead of seven runs.
Russell Is Rescuer.
Allan Russell. the spit ball artist,
steamed into the box after Heating was
out. and he kept the game going rlght
along. allowing no hits and no runs IN
the two innings he worked.
Elmer Meyers. the young pitcher VINO
has done some sensational pitching TINS
snrinq was the choice Of Mack 20 hold
back the Yankees II was not the day
for the right-handed farmer boy. he
nitched lust as IL he had come in on
the farm Yesterday, and the Yankees
had great time stealing bases. Any
time a man got on Elmer would spot
him a four-step lead In the dash for
second or third base. II was no won
der that Bill Meyer could not stop the
wholesale larceny that went on rlght
under his nose No fewer than nine
bases we're pilfered, and Of these
Frank Gilhooley collected no less than
four. The crowd had good time sd-
vising Bill Meyer TO hang on TO ms
mask and his shoes. They never cen
sured Meyers as the chief cause Of II
all. Cilhooley and Magee stole third
base in the first inning.
The Yankees swung into action with
their ewes trained on the ball, and the
swing of the bat perfectly timed. Al
though Meyers issued five bases on
halls. he had fine control when the
Yankees needed runs. He shot the
leather right down the groove and let
the Yankees shoot IL at the outer
fences. Nine hits in all were made on
Movers. A couple Of rafting plays
kent the total of hits down bit wal
lie Schang made q wonderful running
catch of Keating's long drive, crashing
into the left field wall, but holding fast
10 the ball
Strunk Keeps Ambition.
Playing with a tail-end team has not
Killed the ambition Of Amos Strunk a
particle So far as can be seen, he is
as enthusiastic as when he first joined
the team several seasons ago. He was
up at the bat four times this afternoon
and gathered himself no fewer than
four safe hits. One Of these was a
triple, but all the rest were Of the
single base variety. He scored two
runs and made couple Of nice catches
which cut down Yankee hits
The Yankees dashed out 10 three
run lead in the first frame, piling on
Meyers for four hits and a couple OF
stolen bases which were good for three
runs Gilhooley, Peck, Baker and
Magee did the hitting. and Gilhooley
and Magee both stole third. In the
fifth the Athletics blew up completely
and five runs were scored on one hit
Several bases on balls errors galore Of
every description, but chiefly of the
brain, added 20 the merriment Of the
occasion. and the fans closed their eyes
WHO the} feCalleQ the DAYS OF hahtl
Barry, Collins and Mclnnis.
In the seventh the Athletics cut into
Heating for 1--WE runs and Ray sent an
S o S call for help. but received no
answer. Hits by Mclnnis. Walsh
Strunk and Schang. mixed in with a
couple Of passes and errors by Baker
and Msgee, produced five runs, which
were not quite enough
Tie score follows;
NEW YORK "A. ID. PHILADELPHIA "a Il