New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-10
PITCHER Of BROWNS
GOOD TO THE YANKEES
Forces Home the Winning Run
with Base on Balls in
Eighth Inning.
FISHER PITCHES FAIR GAME
Frank Chance Shows Some
thing New in the Way of a
Double Steal, Which
Gets Results.


Aided in no small way by a spell Of
wildness on the part of Leverenz, the
Yankees won the first game of a series
with the ST Louis Browns at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon.
Soaring TO great heights in the eighth
inning, the clever little southpaw passed
Roger Peckinpaugh. his third gift of the
inning. and forced home the run which
gave the Yankees victory by a score of
10 8.
Crucial is not just the word to rightly
describe this particular meeting, for the
cellar championship hinges upon it. II
the home team can down the boys from
the hanks of the Big Muddy in four
straigh; games. and thereby make
sweep Of the series, il will climb into
seventh place, leaving its outgrown she'll
for the Browns to crawl into.
Although the gifts OF Leverenz in that
one inning brought about definite re-
suit, credit must be given the Yankees
for the good fight they made. The
Browns rushed to three-run lead, and
then, after the home team had tied the
count and jumped clear by run. the
visitors squared the score with a tally
in the lucky" seventh. The fans" were
prepared for a protracted stay. but
Leverenz lost his control. and everybody
was home in time for an early supper.
Hartzel. the first man UP in the eighth
inning, walked TO first. and Knight was
safe on Mike Balenti's error. Hartzell
taking second. Gihooley then came up.
but with a chance TO win his spurs flied
TO Walker. in left field. Rolle Ze!der
walked however. filing the bases. and
that put L up TO Big Ed Sweeney. The
latter waited until the count was two and
three before he finally won't after d low
hook on the outside and sat down. Be
times he GRATED for the benefit of Sandy"
Ferguson. the umpire. 1t looked bad when
Fisher took his place at the plate. but,
with one ball called. Chance made quick
shift and sent Peckinpaugh to ba,. The
last named waited patiently and walked,
thus forcing Hartzell over the plate with
the run that won.
Defeat. it appeared, would certainly be
the fate Of the Yankees upon their re-
turn home, and the sCant crowd which sat
and shiyered as the shadows heightened
wore an expression of bored resignation.
Fisher got his customary trouncing in the
first few innings. and the visitors were a
run 10 tire good in the fourth.
Contrary to expectations. however.
Fisher grow more effective as he went
along and while hit freely was able TO
curb the scoring of runs pretty well. His
support was copper lined, and everything
within reason was gathered up by the
feeders. Fisher was at his worst in the
third inning. when three hits and a pass
produced three runs for the visitors. In
eli nc was found for eleven safeties.
Weilman, whose port side shoots have
generally been effective against the Yam
KEGS. was sent forth by Jimmy Austin
the new manager Of the Browns. For the
greater part OF five innings Wellmao
hrowsed about in the centre Of the dia-
mOnd. looming large on the horizon.
threatening to do things. That was about
his limit. he simply doomed and threat
encd. lie was ticked for half a dozen
hits and added two wild pitches TO his
two free passes, so that when he WAS
finally directed 10 the comparative soil
tude OF the dressing room the Yankees
had lead Of one run. Leverenz allowed
only two hits, but his wildness was fatal.
There were few bright spots H. the
game. but the crowd watched through i'm
silent dignity. Rollie Zeider and Fisher
made good stops. while fast fielding bv
Wolter and Hartzell shut Gus Williams
out Of "A home run in the sixth inning.
Williams hit the ball TO the right centre
field fence for what was almost a certain
h-rae rim. Wolter. however, made a fine
throw to Hsrtzell. and the latters perfecJ
relay to Sweeney got Williams by full
two yards At the plate.
Chance showed something brand new i'm
the line Of double steals in the fifth in
ming that had the visitors completely sur
prised With Sweeney on third and Mai
sci on first, Wolter flied to Pratt In short
right field Sweeney broke for home,
going just lsr enough TO draw ii throw
TO the plate and then doubled back.
Maise darted FOR second and made il,
sliding under Agnew's throw. while
Sweeney beat the return by three feet
Inc Browns took the lead in the third
inning. counting three runs on single by
Agnew and Weilman's neat sacrifice.
which were followed ia order by a hunt
By Shotten. pass to Pratt and Walkers
double
New York began to climb in the last
half Of the third. getting a man around
on Zeider's single wild pitch, Sweeney's
out and a long fly by Fisher In the
fourth the Yankees scored once more this
time Oh a base on balls TO Cree, Hartzelps
out and Knights single.
The downfall OF Weilman was accom-
plished IN the fifth. Sweeney singled and
went TO second on Fishers sacrifice. lie
rounded third on .Maisel's single, and
few moments later scored on the well ex-
ecutcd double steal as tod. Maisel count |
ed on a single by Cree, Birdie taking sec
ond on the throw. to score when Agnew
dropped a perfect return by Williams on
Hartzelps whack 10 right
NEW YORK ST. LOUIS
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