The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18

Hsv YORK IN - Louis
Washington IN Cleveland.
philadelphia IN Detroit
Boston IT. Chicago.
ST. LOUIS. July iI.-Losing 20 the
Browns In the ninth minis continues
20 be a chronic habit with the Yankees.
they repeating To-Day. tho score being
4 20 3. on their last Western Grip
DonoDan's men dropped three In a row
20 the Rickeyites. twice through home
rallies in the ninth and once through
a furry Ia the eighth. whch made "A
ninth ming for the Browns unneCes-
sary. To-day the visitors dropped an
other the winning ruu being pushed
over after one Brownie had been
safely laid away In the home teams
last turn at bat.
Light hitting and plenty Of walking
marked this battle. which opened a
four day stand here by the Donovan
forces. Each team pushed over one
fun on clean hitting. hut two OF ~
Yankee counters and two Of the Browns
were the result of passes. An error b.
Mullen, who threw all the way 20 the
fence in an effort % locate third base.
made the first OF the Brow as' runs pos
s!ble.
The game marked the hrst appearance
OF Bobby Wallace az an umpire here
AND ST. Louis fans left no doubt as
20 their feelings toward the veteran.
Thirteen years Of major league service
in this city. first with the Cardinals
and then with the Browns. made Wal
lace an idol. and ne has not been UNI
p!ring long enough for the bugs" TO
turn against him. 81 they gathered
around the plate before the game to-
day and showered gifts on Bob. also
considerab BILE sDeeChmahIug
More good things were said about an
umpire In five mingt than had been
said before through the entire league
IN 1ve years The ~. Louis players
RENE mbered Bob Handsomely. Their
g!ft wss a large silver service. \ gold
watch and several other gifts. not to
mention a half dozen fi'rlI pieces, were
also crowded upon the once great short
stop.
Jack Powell. who was accustomed in
his days with the Browns to continually
borrow chewing tobacco from Wallace,
sent a huge bund/. which contained
ninety-eiGht plugs Of Bobby's f~avorite
chewing tobacco. with a card which
read T still owe YOU two plugs"
Wallace umpired behind the bat and
his decisions did not evoke "A word Of
protest from either side during tho
game. Some OF the Yankees Clarcl at
Wallace now and then and acted as IL
they desired 10 say something rough
about bis Judgment on balls and strikes.
but nothing like a protesting word cs.
capped them,
Jack .Warhop anh Bill James opened
the anal but the big 81. Louis bosnian
did not last beyond the fourth inning
He was not hit TO any great extent. hut
he had the bad habi Of not locating
the plate, and Hickey derricked him
with one out In the fourth chapter after
he had filled the bases on passes. Lefty
Weilman took up the burden then and
the Yankees never mussed up his curves
10 any extent.
WARRIOR held the opposition to i've
singles scattered through four innings.
The ninth was the only chapter in
which two were punched, and these two
broke up the game.
Howar opened the ninth with a dinky
Texas Lacquer over third base and
moved along to second when Pratt
grounded TO Peckinpaueh. II was a hit
and run play which left no chance for
Peck TO try for a play at second and
a possible double. AS WARRIOR pitched
the second ball 20 Walsh. Howard made
a clean steal OF third base. This left
. hne opening for "A long fly. so Man
ager Hickey sent Walsh to the bench
and called upon Clarence Walker Dom
ovnn instructed WARRIOR TO pass Walker
n he gave the same instructions for
6isler. as these run could not hurt the
Yanks and the filled bases furnished
the chance for a double play.
Little Johnny Lavan then crossed IN.
Yankees with a clean drive over second
base and Howard walked home with tho
Winning run.
The Browns began the scoring in the
hrat inning after the Yankees had beea
retired in order. with one out Austin
singled to left and Howard went out On
Q erounder 10 Maisel. The play pulled
Fr!tZ 40 far away from third that Aus
Tin turned second at full speed and ke3t
on running. Pecklnpaugh raced ov,r
IN time 20 make the play, but Mullen's
throw went 10 the stand and Austin
ran home,
The Ysrks got the run back in the
second, when Mullen opened with A
single 10 eft and counted on Cree's
double TO the fence In right centre. A
minute later Cree was caught on second
and was An easy out at third. Getting
caught on the bases was a feature with
the Narks all the afternoon.
Passes by WARRIOR put the Yankees in
the rear In the third inning. Agnew
drew one TO omen the inning and James
fouled to Sweeney when he tried 10 sac
r'nce. Shotton was retired on a groundn.
10 Warhop, and then came passes I,
Austin and Howard, which nllel the
bases. \ clean hit to left by Pratt sent
Agnew and Austin across the plate.
The Yankees got their second run IN
the fourth inning, and II also came in
the nature Of a gift, pa.srs to peckin-
pauRh, Mullen ana Cree filed tho c,,.
ners with one out. Hartzeu grounded
70 Lavan and the latter fumbled IN.
NJ hut recovered II In time to throw
Hsrtaell OUT. Pcckinpa ugh scoring.
~ tnt seventh another pass started
the Yankees on the way to a tie score.