The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-26
YANKEES BLUNDERS
Big AID TO BROWNS
Play Prominent Part in st.
Louis Victory, 6 to 5-vick
and Baker Get 8 Hits.
Ssectal pssrufnA % Tn sun.

ST. LOUIS, May a6.-The Yankees
made their frst appearance Of the sea-
con At sportsman's Park this afternoon
ana lost TO the Browns In . game that
was tied by the visitors In the seventh,
then won BY the home team in the same
frame A mixup by Bodie and Lewis
In the first inning sent the Yanks OF
under handicap. and hard hitting
brought them back on even terms late
in the game. Then . misplay started
the Browns on their way to the run
that spelled victory. The score was
q 70 8.
Hussins used three pitchers in his
EFFORT to break the winning streak. Of
Burke's team. which now has won nine
Of it, past ten games. None Of the
trio was hit hard. MogridCs was taken
out after one inning. when the Browns
got four runs and wsre entitled 70 only
one. Then, Luther Nelson made his
mater league debut. went along we'll for
i've innings and went out for q pinch
hitter. Allen Russell worked the last
two frames, and u charged with the
defeat, though h did not allow an
earned run
Tho recent work Of the Browns was
reflected In the size Of the crowd under
weather conditions 20 bad that the deci-
sion to open the gatea was not reached
until almost 2:tS o'clock. fifteen min
utes before the time scheduled for the
game to begin. A delay Of . half hour
was agreed upon and close to $4,000
fans were In the stands before the nrst
inning ended. The victory puts the
Brows close on ne heels Of the
YanlreeA
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Fswsts1 IN Peolxp rzaos.
Roger PsuAdnpeush was unable 70
play owing b . strain sustained In the
replaced him In tho fnneld- Fswstsi
played . nns all around gamA. He rot
two hits, lost another when sloan
picked q bail on the grass tops with
his gioved hand. and also did some
fancy work In the feld. Wick and
Baker led with the stick. each gettins
three hits. Baker drove In three Yankee
runs
HussinSs men landed on Urban
shocker for ten hits. punching the blows
| In each Of the four innings which pro-
duced runs. The Browns got three ,hits
in the first inning and only four during
the remainder OF the game.
| HugEins's mon picked up q run In the
| first inning. Wick lined q single past
Gerber and advanced to second on Few.
ster's sacrincs. On Pipp's long ny To
Jacobson Wick moved along to third and
he scored on Bakers single TO right.
Browns score -Four Rams.
Then the Browns grabbed Off q ciuste,
OF four runs. With Austin out Of the
way, Gsdeon singled to centre and raced
to third on Tobin's double TO right Sis
lers ny to LETT centre should have beer
an easy out. but Bodie ran into Levi,
and the latter dropped the ball. Gsdeor
scored after the error. Tobin went 4
third and 6isler to second. Jacobson hi
to Fswster. whose throw to Ruel 20
Tobin at the plate. The bases were nlle<
when Mogridgs walked Sloan and Ger
Der cleared them with q double owe
were playing IN close for play at tn
plate.
u New York got q run back In the third
Wick beat out q slow roller along tn
third base line and went to third whei
. Fewster singled to left. Mayer threw
to catch Wick OF third. but the ball hi
the runner and rolled far enough AVA.
to allow Wick to register. Fewste
reached second on the mi.play and wa
left.
The Browns added q run in their halt
Nelson had replaced Aogridse at tn
start OF the second, and Sisler got tn
first hit of him with one out In the third
George stole second. jacobson fanne'
, and Sloan punched single to right
scoring Sisler.
Yankees SCORE in sixth.
In the sixth the Yankees scored an
other run. Pipp was safe on an erro
, by Geodeon and went over the plate o.
! successive hits by Baker and Pratt,
, tumble by Sloan on Bakers hit heipin
| .or,.rvh,t Tn this inning the Yankn IN.
second and third occupied with one GU
after Pipp scored. but Bodie struck on
. and Ruel grounded to Gedeon.
In the seventh the Yanks tied thing
on vick's third hit, q pass to Fewstsi
Pipp's infield out and Bakers third sin
. gle to right field.
The deadlock was BROKEN in the hon,
: half when the Browns pushed over tn
. winning marker. Tobin was safe o
z 1 ~ L. ALL GlllaE,