New-York tribune., 1919-05-26
Bad Collision
Gives Victory
To the Browns
Ping Bodie and Duffy Lewis
Crash Together, Costing
New York Three Runs

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 25.-A bad first
inning, when Bodie and Lewis ran to-
gethcr and the crash handed the
Browns three unearned runs, cost the
Yankees their first game of the year at
the local park this afternoon. Lewis
had the ball in his hands when Ping
crashed in, and instead of getting one
run in this frame the Browns got four
The score was to 5.
Another error by Pipp in the seventh
started the Browns on their way to
victory after the Yankees had tied up
the game, but the big handicap was
the first inning.
The Yankees out-hit the home team
and there was more gusto to their
slams. After the first inning Jimmy
Burke's team was held to four singles
by Luther Nelson and Allen RUSSELL
and two of the four were scratches, one
bunt by Austin, another a grounder
by Jacobson, which Fewster fielded be-
hind second base too late to get his
man.
The home team pushed over the win
ming marker in the seventh without
clean hit, Tobin moving around the
bases through the slow medium of
Pipp's tumble, an inield out, the
scratch hit by Jacobson and sacri-
flee fly by Gerber.
Huggns's team was without the SER
vices of Roger Pechinpaugh, who is
suffering from a strain in his back
muscles contracted during the Chicago
series, but the absence of the star in
fielder was not felt to-day. Fewster,
subbing for the New York captain,
played fine defensive game and
cracked out two of New York's ten hits,
besides drawing pass. His one mis-
play, a high throw to Pipp, was not
costly.
The Yankees made a good start, get
ting a run in the first inning. Wick
singled to left, Fewster sacrificed him
to second, Pipp's long fly to centre put
him OH third, and Baker singled 10
right, sending him home.
In the home half of the first inning
four runs were scored, only the first
being earned With Austin retired
Gedeon singled to centre and Tobin
doubled to right, Joe halting at third
Sisler hit an easy fly to Lewis and
Bodie crashed into Duffy, the ball get
ting away from the latter. 1t was a
sacrifice fly, Gedeon scoring. Then
Jacobson hit to Fewster for what
should have been the third out but it
was the second, Tobin being retired at
the plate.
A pass to Sloan filled the corners.
The Yankee outielders moved in for
play at the plate and Gerber a weak
hitter, crossed them with a fly over
Vick's head, three runners scoring.
Wick opened the third with his sec
ond single, reached third on Fewsters
single to left and scored when MAYER
hit him with the ball, trying to pick
him off third. The Browns got a run
in the same inning on Sisters single
off Nelson, who had replaced Mogridge,
a steal and Sloan's single.
In the fifth Pipp was safe on an
error by Gedeon, Baker singled to
right and Sloan fumbled, Pipp going
to third. Pratt's hit to left scored
Pipp and sent Baker to second; Lewis
sacrificed the runners along, but Bodie
famed and Ruel grounded out.
In the seventh Baker chased in two
more runs and tied the score. Wick
singled with one out, Fewster walked,
both runners advanced on Pipp's in
field out and raced in when Baker
planted his third single in right
The Browns won in the same inning
with Russell pitching. Pipp fumbled
Tobin's grounder and Sisters out mt
him on second. Jacobson's infield hit
and Gerber's sacrifice fly sent the run
home