New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-13
YANKEES WIN, BUT
STAY IN THE CELLAR
Refuse To Be 0uSted by Browns,
but Break Their Long
Losing Streak.
WARRIOR STRONG IN PINCHES
Leads the Team to a Victory,
While Ban Johnson and
Comiskey Grimly
Look On.

Back on the old post road at last! After
eight dusty stages, without a break on the
broad highway that leads TO oblivion. the
Yankees skipped blithely cross lots on the
hilltop yesterday afternoon and hit the win
ming trail. They found the old place greatly
changed but tried to make themselves at
home The st. Louis Browns aided them
in this unwonted shift, the score being
4 to /.
Even with such dainty baseball tidbits
as the Detroit Boston and Philadelphia
Chicago series in the offing. Ban B. John
son. president of the American League
and Charlie Comiskey, owner of the White
Sox, could not resist the CORY struggle for
the cellar championship, and both graced
yesterdays encounter with their august
presence. An angry looking thunderstorm
poked It's nose over the heights early in
the contest, but. catching sight of sco"l
on the face of the car of baseball, de-
cided that discretion was the better part OF
valor and remained In The Bronx con-
tenting itself with a vivid electrical DIS
play.
II Hamilton, the clever visiting southpaw'
had not lost his wind somewhere between
second and home in scoring the only run
been a different story 10 tell. After haro
spr,n, he was forced Immediately to enter
the box, and was touched UP for five well
bunobed hits, which gave the Yankees their
four runs. otherwise he twirled well or
dered game, Wolverton's men not being con-
spicuous with the stick in the other eight
innings. through which they scattered four
hits In the sixth, when the home team
q
q brilliant bit Of work in not letting run
ner cross the plate. Hartzeh ripleo WIZ"
two out in the second. but Dowd gracefully
struck out
warbop. who had the destinies OF New
York IN his good right arm. was invincl-
bility itself in the pinches' and althoueh
the visitors collected bundle OF ten sale
drives. they proved Of trihing value. ok
OF these, grouped in the third ana 1ourth
frames weakened the supports Of Jacks
throne, but he steadied down ana nhlsheu
The game with colors flying. Four consecu-
tive line drives to the outfeld IN the secohu
made the outlook dark, but reckless base
running by the numbering krichell spoied
the Browns chances and they talhed only
one run.
Stovall pulled several Hal Chases around
first base. spearing wild throws one handeo
with singular facility He took a bad toss
by Pratt to Kill off Simmons in the second
and participated most attractvely in the
double murder of Sweeney and Warhop IN
tbe fourth. Pratt obliging again with
vicious heave. Jimmy Austin, VINO was
formerly one of us, used his mouth, as wen
as his hands and feet to good purpose
covering a lot Of ground and keeping up
refreshing lot of conversation, little OF
which is spilled around the hilltop except
when Hughie Jennings is here sweeney
the stalwart New York catcher, got the
blue ribbon for hitting, with his three SIN
giles. lie drew a pass on his other trip 70
the plate, and had busy afternoon all
around.
The visitors were the first to score. win
one out IN the third, the call to arms was
sounded Krichell lined beauty to cen
tire. and Hamilton did likewise 10 LETT
Shotton dropped a safe hit In right just
where it would bound nicely for Zinn' with
the result that the slow paced st. Louis
catcher was thrown out at the plate by
several yards. Hamilton took second
however, and scored on Jantzen's rap to
centre. The latter was caught trying 10
take second WARRIOR intercepung MaIo-
neys throw and tossing to Dowd.
The Yankees were quick TO respond to the
fire of the visitors. and made thorough
lob of it, scoring enough runs to win the
game in the last half of the third inning.
sweeney led off with single to centre ana
took second on WarhOp's rap, when fell IN
the same precinct. Daniels hunted for
sacrifice. moving both runners up peg
Maloney's dribble to the box resulted IN
the death of Sweeney at the plate. WARRIOR
taking third Krichell made high throw
on double steal, WARRIOR scoring while
Maloney cantered home when Sterrett sim
gled to centre. The former Princeton
player took second on play at the plate
SO that he tailed when linn singled, the
latter going TO the midway on an attempt
TO catch Sterrett and counting on Sim
mons's single. The latter tried to stretch
the hit, but was out, Alton to Austin TO
Iaportc.
i ne score follows:
NEW YORK. ST LOUIS.
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