New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-09
MCCONNELL FAILS TO
MAKE BROWNS QUAIL
ST. Louis Defeats Yankees by
Timely Hitting in First Game
of Series at Stadium.
NEW MEN POUND BALL
Cook and Williams Please
Fans" by Splendid Playing
on Second Appearance
with Tailenders.

The inability Of George Mcconnell and
Ray Fisher to prevent safe hits when
hits meant runs cost the New York Yam
KEGS the opening game of the series with
the St. Louis Browns on the Polo Grounds
yesterday afternoon. Holding a lead OF
one run until the eighth inning. Neon
nell weakened, and was taken out Of the
box, and Fisher, who replaced him, al
lowed the hit necessary TO give the Mound
City men victory by a score of TO A..
The game was one in which the lead see
sawed back and forth. keeping the fair
sized gathering of fans" on edge. The
score was tied three times before the
Browns finally shot out. to be headed no
more.
II seemed as if the visitors saved their
safeties until runner was in position
to score before they unlin. bered the heavy
artillery They touch UP Mcconnell Tor
eight hits, and of this number three were
Of the timely nature that pushed men
around the bases. The one wallop made
OFF Fisher came when two men were on
IT was a double, and both scored. New
York, on the other hand, while finding
Hamilton freely, was unable to take ad-
fewer than thirteen were left on the bases.
Eleven wallops were made off his delivery
Once more Luther Cook and Harry
Williams the recruits from Texas, proved
their worth. and IN no uncertain manner.
Although Cook basked in the calcium or
Thursday, Williams came into his own
yesterday. He made three safe hits and
a base on balls in five trips TO the plate
scored a run himself and drove another
home. He also stole base, while his
work in the field was up 20 standard
Cook stood in with a wallop that drove
home a run. II was his only hit, but II
was timely He was robbed Of another
safety by Gus Williams. who made Il
brilliant catch Of low liner.
The scoring of runs began with the
game Shotten, the first man up. ground
ed out. but Balenti was safe on Peckin-
paugh's boot of his grounder. The Ind
ian took second on Pratt's tap TO the box
and by a beautiful sprint tailed on
single to left by Gus Williams. The lead
Of the visitors was short lived. In the
second frame the Yankees put two runs
over. Peckinpaugh walked for starter
stole second as knight famed, and when
the ball was thrown to centre field by
Alexander rounded third Then Hamil-
ton cut loose with a wild pitch and Peck
inpaugh counted. After knight had sue
ceeded in striking out Williams walked
took third on McConnells hit and crossed
the plate when Cook singled TO centre.
ST Louis tied the count in the third on
hits by Shotten and Balenti, with the aid
OF an infield out.
In the sixth the Yanks broke loose
again Williams singled TO right, stole
second as Gosset famed. but was retired
AT third on McConnells tap TO the box
Mcconnell walked TO second when Cook
vas hit ana scored on rap to left by
Volter.
In the eighth Shotten led off with
double and moved up TO third on Balenu $
sacrifice bunt He came home when Pratt
shot a timely single TO left. Gus Williams
walked and Mcconnell was taken out OF
the game. Fisher replacing him. The lat
ter passed Austin, filling the bags and
Pratt scored on a long fly TO Compton,
who hit for Johnson. Brief then banged
a long dodbIe into right centre. counting
Williams and Austin
The Yankees annexed their last run in
the ninth. Hartzell singled. but was
forced by Peckinpaugh. The latter stole
second and scored on a single by Harry
Williams.
Five hundred boys from the New York
Juvenile Asylum, at Chauncey, y. Y. we're
the guests Of Frank Farrell Headed by
a brass band. the little fellows came with
lusty lungs and rooted for the Yankees
Throughout They came down on spe-
cial train which they chartered and paid
for out of mills" allowed for good con-
duct.