New-York tribune., 1919-08-08
New Twirler
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First Inning
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Former Hub Star Wins
by 3 to 2 After Yankees
Lose First Game, 6 to 3

Carl Mays pitched and won his game
for the Yankees yesterday at the Polo
Grounds. Protected by a court order
the former Red Sox twirler made his
debut as q New Yorker in the second
game of a double header with the St
Louis Browns.
Mays's masterly hurting enabled the
locals to break even with the Brownies.
The score of his game was S to 2. St
Louis wen the first by 6 to 3 largely
through the splendid pitching of Urban
Shocker, who worked for the Yankees
at one time.
When the first game ended the large
multitude of fans. some 10000 in num-
ber, sat up IN expectancy. Their hopes
were soon fulfilled. Owners Rupert
and Huston held a short conference
with Manager Higgins near the Yankee
dug-out. The crowd quickly spotted
them and called loudly to put in Mays
and, as many OF them added. "show up
the car" Soon after the confab Mays
emerged from the dug-out and pro
ceedcd to warm up
The game then began without fur
ther incident. and the new pitcher of
the Yankees received a warm welcome
as he ambled to the mound. Mays
had world of stuff in the first inning
Austin, first up, was struck out and
Bronkie suffered like fate. Big
Jacobson, a hard and frequent hitter
appeared next and when Mays struck
him out. too, the fans fairly went
wild. Mays struck out nine batters
during the game.
Contributes Fine Game
Nays went along in this smooth
manner for three innings. In the
fourth Jacobson landed on one of the
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into the stands. Sisler, next up,
whaled into far left and pulled up at
third. The crowd was apprehensive,
but Mays quickly pulled himself to-
gether and checked further scoring
Only in this inning and in the next
when the Browns knocked out a cou-
pie more blows, did Mays appear
wabbly. The rest of the game was
all his The visitors got but six hits,
and outside of these two innings got
few opportunities to tally.
Al Sothoron is fine pitcher-one
of the best on the st. Louis staff and
q topnotcher in the league. He made
his first appearance on the mound after
long absence, and for six innings
gave Mays plenty 10 worry about. He
was hurting with effectiveness and
skill and kept the issue in much doubt
until the fatal seventh The Yankees
1T that time we're leading by one run.
But the one didn't look any too large.
The seventh opened inauspiciously
when Lewis flied out, but when it had
ended little doubt remained as to who
would be the victor. Pratt singled and
stole. Bodie walked and Hannah lofted
to Smith for the second out. Mays
put his team further in the lead by
singing into centre, scoring Pratt.
Vick Cleans Up
Fcwster drew pass, and with the
bases loaded Sammy Wick cleaned up
by dropping one INTO the left field
bloachors. After the fifth inning OF
the first game Vick played right field
and Fewster took care Of short IL
place of Peck, who was injured when
SEVERED slid into second base.
New York scored first in the closing
game on Bakers home-run drive into
the far right field stands In the
fourth a single by Bodie, Hannah's
sacrifice and Mays's first hit added a
run, and singles by Pratt and Hannah
and q steal by Pratt nctted the third
run. The Browns second run was
scored on Austin-s tap, which forced
SOthoron at second, his steal of second
and Sisters drive to centre.
The Browns began the scoring early
IN the first struggle. Quinn was hit
nara ana frequently, Wulie SnOcke' was
never in any great danger. Until the
last few innings the locals were unable
to solve his offerings 10 any extent.
Austjns walk. Bronkiea sacrifice and
Jacobson's single gave the Browns the
first score. Fewstcls SINGLE ana
Bakers nit with Lewis's bunt gave the
Yanks theirs.
The Browns tailed one in the sec
ond and then clinched the game by
showing over three runners in the sixth.
With two out Williams and Smith sin
gled in succession. Gerber also singled,
scoring Williams, and took second on
the throw to the plate. SEVERED was
passed purposely, and Shocker crossed
the boys by hitting to left, scoring
Smith and Gerber.
Ihe scores:
FIRST GAME
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