New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13

pitching featured the Yank pl ay. The
spiral telegrapher was iolted In the
first round, when Clyde Milan cracked
a long high fly into the right field
stands. But after that he pitched
cool, heady game. working always FOR
the corners, taking his time and hold
ing the rival attack we'll in check.
Slim was trfe wilder than john
son. who never gave pass; out ne
was good enough 10 make an even nght
until a muff rolled him and his mates
into the gravel pit.
Outside Of the rare pitching the
game was replete with high-class field
ing. For an opening day performance
II was a Dectarine full OF juice. On
one occasion Jameson ran back al
most beyond eyesight for Caldwell IS
hard right-feld blow-a longer smash
than Milan's home run by many yards.
Fritz Msisel and Gilhooley also cut
away base hits by the fancy route.
Cilhooley spinning end-over-end on his
unique play; also on the damp sod
field.
The visitors backed up Johnson with
out flaw. The big pitcher left his
mates little TO do. but what there was
OF it fell into sure hands. They got 10
Caldwell for ten hits, but most of these
were wasted blows.
Visitors Take Lead.
After Milan had poled his fourbag-
ger in the first, the contest sped along
at rapid pace until the seventh, when
Mcbride doubled and Morgan drove
him home One tally looked thick
enough with Johnson working "a he
was, so the arrival Of another threw
dull, brown pail upon the crowd. The
Yanks looked TO be a doomed tribe.
And then something happened. The
old hope which springs eternal in the
baseball breast took another grip on
destiny when Gilhooley scratched a
single through Mcbride. Il was fiuke
! blow. but il left the Yank on first.
/ For the first time here the crowd
started after Johnson with roar.
This roar developed into spasm when
Msgee followed with clean single;
two on and Baker up. The stage was
set, the curtain rolled back, and Baker
took the spotlight
II there WAS a culver In Bakers
massive frame IL was not visible to the
straining orb II was merely the sew
enth inning In a ball game for him.
I He caught one for line wsllop, scor-
/ ing Gilhooley and sending Magee on TO
/ third. Gedeon then lifted long sac
rfcs fy 70 Milan and Magee scored
the tieing run.
Hopes Scared High.
At this stately moment the assem-
blsge had passed beyond the spasm
stage into q cross between a delirium
and ft.
But Bakers wsllop was the sunset
gun for the Yanks. johnson retired
the next fourteen men in order. Five
Of these struck out. As the day grew
darker his fast ball tied the Yanks into
true lovers knots. and he had them
doomed. II was merely matter Of a
drawn game or the Yank defence
cracking.
In the eighth and ninth innings
Caldwell was as effective as johnson.
But both Morgan and Foster singled in
the tenth and Ray WAS forced TO pitch
himself out of hole as deep and dark
as the mouth OF railroad tunnel. He
finally struck out Judge and enticed an
easy foul from Shanks, blocking the
rally in its bally tracks.
The eleventh brought disaster
Jameson opened with a single and
Williams fouled out Mcbride then
shot fast one at Baker. Baker, with
an almost sure double play in sight,
whipped the ball TO Gedeon. who, over
eager, attempted 20 make the play too
fast and mured the throw. johnson
skied 20 Magec, but, with two out,
Morgan came romping through with
/ mis- third hit and Moeller. who wa. run
/ ming for Jameson. scored the winning
count.