New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
YANKEES BEAT ST. LOUIS
End Week by Settling Firmly in
Second Place.
FORD IN BRILLIANT FORM
Browns Unable to Solve His De-
livery, but Score Once on
an Error.

St Louis. Sept. 17.-RusseIl Ford pitched
New York Yankees had little trouble in de-
eeating the ST Louis Browns by the score
of TO l. Ford had the home batsmen in
the hollow of his hand from the beginning.
and Only an error by Austin in the fourth
inning when he made low throw to Chase.
enabled the home team to score. The Yam
KEGS. on the other hand pounded Malloy.
new recruit, rather freely. punching their
hits in the first and fourth innings for a
brace of runs in each and touching him up
al every stage of the contest.
The rest on Friday undoubtedly freshened
UP the Yankees. and once they got on the
field they lost little time in showing that
nothing was going to stop them from win
ming Fords presence on the mound only
increased this feeling. and before the game
was we'll on its way the home team was ap-
parently inlbued with the same spirit, for
they helped Sta11ingss men along by max
ing some costly errors Jack knight. who
had a brief lay-off. was doubly refreshed.
like a star. Knight slammed the ball
around getting a pair of doubles and a
single and in addition he took part in two
double plays that nipped where they started
what might have been incipient rallies
It was knights big stick in the first inn
ing that enabled the Yankees to score. for
he drove the ball into deep left field for
two bases and scored Daniels, who a mo-
ment before had beaten out an inf1eld hit
and reached third when Malloy. somewhat
shaky threw the ball to the right field
fence. Wolter struck out and Chase fol-
lowed him by grounding out to Corridor
Until Knight made his mighty hit 1t looked
as If Daniels doomed 10 stay on third.
Truesdale helped the Yankees to their sec
ond run when he dropped Laportes easy
drive. and knight scampered home
Despite the fact that the visitors made
two hits in the third inning, they failed to
get man on second. Daniels opened the
session by laCing out a pretty single, but
was overhasty in his desire to reach the
midway station and died stealing. Corri-
don made a splendid stop of a hot drive by
Wolter and robbed that aspiring young
man of what seemed sure hit. Chase
came along with little bunt which no one
handled knight Unexpectedly failed in
the pinch and Chase was left on first.
Truesdale narrowly escaped serious in
jury in this inning. when he got in the way
of a hard drive off Stones bat and was
knocked senseless for a moment. He re-
covered quickly. but the game tenn
porarily halted while an examination was
made OF his head 1t was found that he
was not hurt badly enough 70 compel him
TO leave the game. He was called out on
the play for interfering with a batted ball
and Stone credited with a hit.
1t was in the fourth that the Yankees
really got after Malloy hard and settled
beyond doubt the title TO the game La
porte began the proceedings with a siz-
cling grounder to left. which went for a
single Cree followed suit. only he raised
ii one and Laporte scored on the sharp
double Austin not to be outdone. chose
the same corner of the field and sent ont
another hard drive. That let Cree in with
another run Mitchell made things easy
for the Browns by hitting into a double
play, and Ford. anxious to hasten The
game rolled an easy one to Wallace.
Just to maintain their four run lead
which had been reduced. the Yankees went
after another tally in the fifth and got n
Daniels and Wolter each went ont and
then Chase hit sharply 10 left for a base
knight followed with his second two-basa
hit of the day and the Yankee captatn ba5
no difhculty In scoring Knight got all the
way to third on the throw-in but Ianorts
fouled out and retired the side
w men wallace began the seventh for tho
Browns py singing TO right things looked
rosy Tor a rally, but these hopes we're ruda
~ dashed when Killifer hit into a double
play in which Knight was the pivot he
tween Ford and Chase
The score follows:
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