The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
YANKEES DROP TWO
GAMES TO BROWNS
Hard and Timely Hitting
Causes Downfall Of New
Yorks, Z to 6 and 5 to 8.
Special Despdfch to THE suS.

ST LOUIS, Aug. 1.-The Yankees
closed their seasons schedule In st.
Louis this afternoon by dropping both
sections of a double header to the
Browns. One game OF the twin bill
was advanced from Tomorrow, which
will be an OF day for Huggins's boys
The Browns took the first game to-day
by score Of to 6 and followed up
with another victory. to g.
inability Of the pitchers to hold leads
which were gained by hard and timely
hitting cost the Yankees victory In
each section. They lost the FIRST game
In the ninth inning after the FIRST bats
man had been retired and they lost the
Second In batting rally that arrived
In the seventh inning while the Yankees
were showing the way by the margin
o. one run.
Caldwell went the entire route In
the second game and the kind Of hit
ting that the Yankees had shown in the
first battle would have won this one for
them, but they seem unable these days
to get good pitching when they are
doing any hitting. Singles by Smith.
Austin and Rogers. with an error by
Peckinpaugh. gave the Browns two runs
on Caldwell in the second inning. and in
the seventh. Austin, SEVERED. Rogers
and Demmitt got the singles. After
Rogers had chased in the tying run.
Sisler was purposely passed. filling the
bases. Demmitt then singled to right
and two runs came over. these deciding
the game.
fanks Score in First Inning.
The Yankees got a run in the opening
inning on Gilhooley's single, a tumble
by Austin and Bakers single to right
In the sixth they went to the front with
two runs on Lamar's single. Pratt's
triple and sacrifice fly by Baker This
ended their scoring. as Rogers allowed
only one hit in the last three innings.
The batting Of Baker. Austin and Gil
hooley featured the double header. Baker
got four hits one double. and also hit
sacrifice fly. Gilhooley got a triple and
three singles and Austin four singles.
In the first game Austin left second
base as ball popped out OF Gilhooley's
hand and Peck caught II. then threw to
Pratt at second base for a double play
on Austin.
The FIRST game showed the Yankees
getting away to three run lead in the
hrst inning. but they were trailing at the
end OF the fourth. Finneran's poor pitch
ing cost them their early advantage, then
keating came on and Higgins had TO
derrick him in the seventh inning. Moe-
ridge relieved him. After he had one
man out in the ninth inning. the bases
empty and two run lead. the Browns
scored three runs and the game was
over.
SEVERED Starts Rally.
SEVERED, batting for I,eifeld. started
the rally with single to centre. Moe-
ridge hit Tob!n and then Maisel hit a
ny to right feld which got away from
Hyatt. The hit went for three bases
and tied the score Sisler squeezed Nal
sci in with the winning run.
Singles by Gilhooley and Lamar. an
error by Gedeon. Bakers double and q
single by Fourier gave the Yanks three
runs In the first inning Hyatt's pass.
single by Feurnier and an infield out
added run in the sixth. Gilhooley's
triple, singles by Lamar and Baker and
poor throw by Nunamaker produced
two runs In the seventh.
The Browns got a run In the third on
Austin's single. an inheld out and
Tob!n's single. In the fourth Ave singles
OFF Finneran Melted three runs. Fin
neran waA ordered to walk Nunamake~.
but one pitch was not out far enough
and Nunamaker singled. Higgins then
sent Heating to the mound and he
worked until the seventh, when Mog-
ridge went In. The scores: