New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-02
YANKEES IN GAY MOOD
Merriiy Pound Ball and Defeat
st. Louis Browns.
HAL CHASE BACK AGAIN
With the Return of Their Leader
Team Forgets Hard Luck
and Starts Anew.

CAV and chppcr in their spotless. fresn!
laundered suits the Yankees appeared OF
their homo grounds Yesterday after long
trip abroad. and waded into the ST. LOUIS
Browns for n victory by score OF II W
s. With Ha! Chase back in the lineup
they gamcly entered the fray as though
they had a long string OF victories dang
ling to their belts With their lineup Dol
stored M they made an suspicious begin
ming toward turning over new leaf when
Il des we'll for the future.
II was a long drawn out game due 10
much hitting and proportionate amount
Of scoring. Both teams did quite lot "t
sprightly stick work. but the New YORK
nine had 2 regular field DAY at the bat.
Although Powell lasted for seven innings
he was fourd for thirteen hits while
Bailey. who succeeded him in the eight
offered little resistance, triple and two
singles being punched off his delivery.
The Yankees scored i'm every inning. with
the exception Of the second and fourth.
taking the lead i'm the third. never to he
headed There were times. however, when
the Browns pressed uncomfortable close.
For five frames Ray caldwell twirled su-
perhly allowing only two hits. which were
punched in the first inning. a triple, sin
gle and a pass in the sixth resulted Al
length in three runs and when home run
and triple supplemented by single m
the eighth were registered. Chase sum
moned Quinn To the mound The latter
was able 70 check the Browns. althoug st.
Louis tailed another run while he was in
the box
Tbo u-hiph tho ppqrlccC first
baseman has been compelled 20 take does
not seem TO have affected his playing. He
was not called upon TO extend himself
very much around the initial sack. but
there was plenty Of ginger and dash 10
what he did do Chase evidently felt that
lac might fall off a little in his hitting, ana
consequently located himself sixth i'm the
batting order instead of third. but Hal
got TO first four times. an error and three
singles turning the trick. He did q little
incautious base running. but otherwise he
showed his ali-around consistent ability.
lack knight was the first man Of the
Yankees ~ place the ball in the new
centre field bleachers fer a home run.
In the NTH frame. with no one on the bags
he raped the ball niftily to deep centre.
go that on the first bound it lanued in
the bleachers. Mclean. OF tue Browns.
however. in the eighth lifted the sphere
with a terrific walop. so that ii struck the
centre portion Of the seats and bounded
clear TO the top.
Jimmy Austin and Frank Laporte were
received with cordial greetings by the
fans" who were small in numbers but
anxious to see their favorites perform.
Jimmy made only one hit during the after
noon. but Frank Laporte revealed con-
siderable talent with the stick. rapping out
a single. double and a triple and being
connected in one way or another with
the scoring Of six OF 81. Louis's runs.
TIE r.gh, field corner Of the fence was
a uordilar portion OF the field for hits am
many .ong grass cutte.s were raped out
that way St Louis figured with home
run. three triples AID a double besides
four sinsles. while the Yankees chalked up
hor,e run two triples Jnd two doubles.
besides s, nary singles. The first five msa
I'm tie Aev York battia; order got two
hits APIECE.
There Was little spec lculg- playing du'-
ine the same. Shctton and Mclean, i'm tho
81. Louis outfeld. were in splendid form
arI a)peared to be The strongest players
ar,.ng the visitors. Hllimdn. at short III
rla.. If Eobby Wallace. wa weak. maxim;
three errors. while Hogan, at first base.
showed that he has still a lot To learn be
fore he can hope TO rival Hal Chase. Dan
ieIs played fast game in centre for the
Yankees. while Jack knight accepted seven
chances without an error.