New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-20
YANKEES SM|TE BALL
WITH AMAZING V|GOR
Lusty Hits Cleaned from
Mitchell and Hamilton
OverpoWer St. Louis.
SWEENEY LEADS WITH BAT
Laurels Bestrew Path of Birdie
Cree as Errors at Start
Are Turned Into a
Glorious Victory.

Leaning on the ball with unWont'h
yigor and potency, the Yankees over
whelmed tho St Louis Browns IN the
last game of the series at the POLO
Grounds Yesterday afternoon and pll"d
up an impressive looking run total Tor
team Of such pallid scoring procllVl'leS'
Fifteen lustv hits we're raked from the
curves of Mitchell and Hamilton, enough
IN hiring great comfort to manager
leading team i'm the heart Of the race
hut to Frank chance, who has peeh usVu
IN figuring on victories on a hNe-h1t
basis the reversal in form was almost
ovcrpowering. The score was 10 TO D.
Ed sweeney was not moved up to the
cleanup position i'm the batting order the
other day without good reason. but not
until Yesterday were the motives OF the
Peerless Leader apparent. Big Ed IN
ficted some scandalous punishment ON
the horsehide. rising to heights with the
stick such as no other member of the
team has reached this season. three
base drive with two men on the BAGS
and four singles in five times at bat CON
Guided a meaty afternoons work. Al
though nc crossed the plate only once
himself ne sent four runs over the plat
ter.
II Sweeney had not been 50 absorbed IN
taking all the laurels unto himself the
performance of Birdie Cree would have
attracted more than passing attention
The speedy little left aelder. who has
gone through many a game this season
with never n hit, garnered double ana
two singles i'm his five trips to the plate.
Pcckinpaugh and Borton, with brace
Of safeties apiece. gave evidence Of
dawn Of a new era.
George Mcconnell could scarcely DO
otherwise than tuck away victory with
such magnificent ptting support. For
time early I'm tho fray the Yankees
seemed bent on blasting his hopes with
horrendous errors. PeckinpauEh made
two in succession in the third. giving the
Browns a run. and both Hartzell and Bor-
ton had a word 10 say along these lines
before the curtain came down but Nc
Connell held fast through ii all. and held
the Browns 10 five hits for eight innings.
casing up a bit in the ninth 10 let them
convert TWO safeties and pass into two
runs. The bulk Of the New York scoring
for twelve hits and I'VE Iuns in the first
seven stanzas. Blu; three safe wallops
combined with motley of errors and
passes. we've good for FIVE more runs
while Hamilton reisned. in the eighth.
The Browns scored IN the second. when
Williams hit to centre for three bases
and came home after Hartzel let VOL
ter's throw dribble through him. Peckin-
raugh fumbled Shotten's grounder in the
third and threw wildly to Borton. letting
the runner take second. Brief sacrificed
and Peck fumbled Johnson's grounder.
The latter was caught on an attempted
double steal. but Pratt drew a pass. Nc
ConneH tried To catch the latter mapping
al first. but the runner darted for second
and Borton made a wild heave 10 left
aeld. letting Shotten score. Mcconnell
hen frightened up and famed Williams.
\ single by Daniels and pass TO VOL
.er. followed by SWeeney's triple in the
third. gave New York two runs. Swee-
news hit. a sacrifice and Peckinpaugh' 8
single in the sixth added another, while
safe hits by Daniels. Cree and Sweeney
in the seventh nctted TWO more.
Victory was clinched with five in the
eighth. Peckinpaugh was safe on Balen-
It's tumble, and Borton reached first
when Agncw miscued on his sacrifice
hunt. McKcchne laid down bunt which
Austin threw wild, Peck scoring and Bor-
ton going 10 third. Mcconnell and Daniels
we're easy infeld outs before Wolter drew
A pass. and Cree cleaned up with double
t. left centre. scoring Mckechnie, Daniels
and Wolter Sweeney brought Cree home
with his fifth hit, but Hartzon died,
Balcnti TO Brief
Johnson's single. pass TO Pratt Will
iams's single and an out gave the Browns
two runs in the ninth.