New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Th0Y121nhlem Brings
higgins Lads to Top
Young Southpaw Holds
Browns to Six Hits, Win
ming by 4 to ;

ST. LOUIS, June 8.-The Yankees are
in first place. Herb Thormahlen, the
young southpaw who was secured from
Jack Dunn's baseball farm in Baltimore,
gained the glory of pitching the Hug
gins lads into the lead. The cub was in
trouble in only one inning, and held the
Browns to six hits and three runs, as
against the ten safeties and four runs
gathered by the Yanks from the offer
ings of Davenport and Sothron.
Of course, the Cleveland Indians
must share the credit for the shift in
standing with Herb, for it was their de-
feat of the leading Red Sox that made
Thormahlen's sterling effort more than
man who paved the way for the runs
that brought defeat to the Browns.
There was time, not very remote.
when the weakness of Gil at the bat
had begun to worry Miller Huggins. He
was strongly tempted to use the right
handed hitter Marsans in Gils stead,
and, in fact, did so in two or three
games. But the diminutive right
fielder has been a mighty busy person
with his bat during the present West
ern trip of the Yanks, and the climax
came to-day, when his bingles put the
New Workers on the road to victory and
to the top rung of the American
League ladder.
Scored Runs IN Pairs
The Yankees scored their runs in
pairs. In the fourth this Gilhocley
person opened the proceedings by beat
ing out a hit to the infeld. Captain
Peckinpaugh sacrificed, Davenport to
Sisler, and "Home Run" Baker tapped
safety to centre that brought Gil
across. Baker rushed to second on the
futile throw-in. Del Pratt fouled to
Hale, and as Wally Pipp strolled on
tour wide ones Baker stole third. Pipp
pilfering second.
Ping Bodies patience was rewarded
with pass, filling the bases. Daven-
port, the Brown pitcher, put on the
finishing touch by hitting Miller, and
little Gil strutted over the platter
Davenport did succeed in getting the
ball where Truck" Hannah could
reach it, but all "Truck" could do was
to perish on a puny foul.
The fourth inning was the occasion
for two more Yankee runs, this same
Gilhooley again setting off the fire.
works. With one out, Gil bunted safe
ly and walked home on Captain Peck's
triple to right field. 1t might as we'll
be noted at this time that Roger, too,
has been pounding the cid horsehide
of late. This smash of Peck's ended
the activities Of Mr.. Davenport, Soth-
ron replacing the big fellow.
Baker appeared perfectly satisfied
with the substitution, for he promptly
banged the ball to right, scoring his
captain. Pratt and Pipp put a quietus
on things by offering easy chances, but
the deed was done.
The Browns picked up one run in
their half of the fourth. Old Jimmy
Austin, who was a Yankee in some
previous century, opened the hostili-
ties by teasing q pass out of Thor
mahlen. Sisler reached first safely on
a felder's choice, Austin going to sec
ond. Tim Hendryx, another ex-Yank
singled and Austin finished his jour
ney. Smith fouled to Baker, but Gid
con, still another of those ex-Yanks,
walked and it looked bad for Herb
Gerber relieved the stress by tapping
gently in front Of the plate and Sisle,
was caught as he was heading home
Hannah then doubled up Gerber at
first and the agony was over.
In the eighth the Browns broke loose
again and almost tied the score. Tobir
doubled to left and Austin walked
sisler popped to Peck, but Hendryx
still bent on revenge, singled oyH,
short, scoring Tobin, Austin scoSt
ing to third. Johns, batting f61
D. A.