The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-15
BEAT
BROWNS; MAKE
STRONG FINISH
Thormahlen, Star Left
Handler, Scores Sixth
Straight, Z to 2.
PRATT HITS BALL HARD
Three Singles Account for
Four of Locals Runs
10000 Attend Game.
by FREDERICK G. LIEB.

BY FREDERICK g. LIEB.
The st. Louis Browns, who spanked
the Yankees three times hand running
In Missouri last month. didn't look so
terribly ferocious when they made their
first 1919 call on Harlem yesterday. In
fact, they did not look much different
from the ordinary garden variety St.
Louis Browns OF former years.
For six innings they gave the Tanks
quite battle on the Polo Grounds yes
terday. Then the Rupert and Huston
bats suddenly began to beat a lively
tune. Bingles fell all over the Fabian
hills and dales in the seventh and
eighth, and the Yanks won with yards
to spare. The score was to l. As It
was the first Yankee victory OF the year
over st. Louis. there was much glee in
the New York club house.
The Yankees were as frugal with their
bingles yesterday as Dutch housewife
married to Scot. There was absolutely
no waste. The Yanks hit in only three
innings, and each OF the ten New York
blows had something or other to do with
the Yank scoring. This is what may be
called conserving ones resources.
Herb Thormahlen. the left handed boy
wonder from Jersey City. added another
victory to his fast growing collection.
Herb won his sixth game OF the season.
He still has to suffer a reverse. Thor
mahlen disbursed the Brown hitters with
six hits, one OF them a homer by little
Johnny Tobin. one OF the few survivors
OF the original st. Louis Feds.
Fans Demmitt Three Times.
Herbs pet victim on the Browns was
Ray Demmitt a Yank of the Stallinga
era. Ray famed three times in sue
cession. and after he churned the ozone
againein the ninth even Jimmy Burke,
Brownie manager, was roaring Dem
mitt." Oddly enough Demmitt was the
only Brown who was collecting strike
outs yesterday.
Allan Sothoron, who hurls q real wicked
spitball when he Is right. kept pace with
Thormahlen for six innings, in which
only wo hits we're garnered off his de-
livery. Pratt and Bodie getting them
with two out in the second.
Allan must have run out OF slippery
elm in the seventh. as the Yanks began
TO maui him for some real, ringing hits.
Billings batted for the spitballer in the
seventh and George Wright tried his luck
with Murderer's Row in tho eighth. 1,
looked as though George wasn't right
In one busy round the Yanks made as
many hits as they had in seven innings
on Sothoron. The Yanks hope to see
more Of George in this series.
Pratt's Hitting n Feature.
Del Pratt, who toiled for the st. Louis
Browns until he and Johnny Layan sued
Phil Ball. the Brown boss, for Islander.
swung particularly dangerous asl,
against his former mates. Pratt whacked
out three hits in four times up, scored
twice and drove in two runs.
There was some saucy fielding on both
sides. but the banner play OF the game
went to Jimmy Austin in the sixth. Jim
leaped in the air and knocked down
Peck's fierce smash with his gloved hand
and then caught II as it came down.
George Sisler the crack first baseman
OF the Browns, was missing from the St
Louis lineup. thereby disappointing the
10000 fans who consider Sisler second
only to Cobb as an attraction. In field
ing practice in Philadelphia on Friday
Sothoron hit "Sizz" in the right eye with
thrown ball and the sensational in
fielder may be cut for several days
New York scoring started with two
out in the second inning. when the grea,
Ping Bodie again showed how he could
sting that apple" Pratt made new
York'se first hit, a single to centre. and
scored when Bodie whaled over Dem
mitt's head for three bases. Again
Jimmy Burke 0lmuttered "Demmitt'
Hannah left Ping. rolling to Austin.
The Browns tied in the fourth when
Tobin fayed a ball into the right field
stand for homer
Sothoron must have dried up In the
seventh. as he ran out Of ointment
Baker lined a single over Joe Gedeon's
head. and took second on Lewis's sac.
rifce. Pipp popped to Gerber. but Pratt
singled to left, scoring Baker. Toblr
made a grand one handed pick UP. anc
many thought he had made a fair catch
on Del In whipping the ball home
Tobn threw It into the Yankee dugoui
and Pratt was permitted to take third
Bodle dropped a Texas Lacquer in left
scoring Del
YRnks Hit Hard In Eighth.
There was quite Yankee fusillade In
the eighth. when the locals added foul
more runs at the expense OF Wright