The sun., 1919-06-17
SHAWKEY REGISTERS
SEVENTH SUCCESS
Pitches Yankees to an Eleven
Inning Triumph Over the
Browns by 4 to 8.
LOCALS START STRONGLY
Get Two Runs in First Round
-Gallia Is Their Victim
at Last.
LOCALS START STRONGLY
BY FREDERICK C. LIEB.

the Yankees, hung up his seventh
straight victory on the Polo Grounds
Yesterday, but he had pretty tough
time landing It. Shawkey wasn't as ef-
fective as usual. and st. Louis carried
him into eleven rounds before smash
ing single by wally Pipp sent Baker
home with the big run. The score was
1 TO 8.
The Browns whacked Shawkey hard
and often, and Bob was obliged to pitch
az much with his head as with his cum
ming right. He was In numerous squirmy
situations, but with two exceptions man
aged to wrlggle out Of them by splendid
pinch pitching.
A bakers dozen OF Browns were left on
the paths, and Jimmy Burkes face fire.
ouently was a study as he paced back to
the st. Louis bench from the coaching
lines after striving in vain to coax some
Of his players over the home plate. Jim
rnuttered some harsh words to himself,
but everybody knew just how he felt.
Keeps EN- Scattered.
While the Browns lit on Shawkey for
twelve hits. on the whole Bob managed
10 keep them scattered. The third was
the only inning in which more than two
Browns hit safely in the same round.
and then Bob got out OF trouble by fan
ming Jacobson for the third out
Shawkey struck out eight OF the st.
Louis bunch and usually inserted his
strikeouts at moments most annoying to
Jimmy Burke. Bert Gallia. the visiting
pitcher, helped swell Bob's striksout g.
ures, as the Texan breezed thrice.
Gallia. who has been Burke's most
consistent winner this season, twirled a
creditable game for the employees Of
Phil Ball To be candid. the Browns
Vile lad, who Is half Mexican. out
pitched Shawkey by a decided margin.
Bert always was one OF the real tough
nuts of the league for the Yanks to
crack. Boland. Cicotte and Gallia have
been greater stumbling blocks to the
Yanks than any other pitchers In the
ganh
Gallia was stung for only seven hits
IN the eleven rounds. but the Yanks
punched two OF them with two passes
and an error in the first inning, which
enabled them to get of to start of two
runs
Battery errors finally thought about
Gallia's downfall. He made a baik in
the fifth, which put Wick in q position
TO score from second, while he broke
one Of his spitters against Bakers right
knee TO start the eleventh. and Frank
carried in the winning run.
sisIer Back at First.
George Sisler, the star FIRST baseman
Of the Browns was back in tho game
afteT lay off OF several days. "Sizz"
stopped a throw by Sothoron with his
right eye, and yesterday he had his
Sinner" painted. He knocked out two
singles and cayorted around first base
In his inimical manner.
In the first inning Gedeon and Tobin
raped singles for the Browns with one
h,,, Non In
cobson went out on a hopper to Peck.
The Yanks had better luck In their
half, scoring twice. Wick clipped sin
gle over second. and on the hit and run
play Peck singled to deep short, Gerber
making a pcetty bare handed stop.
Baker walked. filing the bases. Wick
ran home when Lewis smote into
double play 1t put Peck on third. Pipp
walked, and on a double steal. Owens
first called Peck out at the plate, but
changed his verdict when he noticed that
Mayer had neglected to keep his clutch
On the ball. Gedeon's return was low,
and Mayer did well to stop it.
Three hits NEEDED a run for the
Browns In the third. Austin birched
sturdy single to centre with one out and
was forced at second by Gedeon Jo-
seph ambled around to third when Tobin
cracked safely TO right for base. Peck
ter in deep short. but was In no posi-
ton for a play, Gedeon scoring. Shaw
key then famed Sisler.
Alas, Poor Tobin!
The Browns filled the bases in the
seventh, but Johnny Tobin caused Burke
considerable grief when he left the full
house, lifting TO Bodie for the third out.
Jimmy had a chance to rejoice in the
NEXT inning when St Louis tied the score.
siser opened with a single over second,
and Jacobson flied to Bodie. Demmit.
walked and Gerber popped TO Peck.
Josh Billings, who had entered the
game in the previous inning as a pinch
runner for Mayer, then lined triple
over Pipp's head. scoring Sisler and
Demn7itt. Gallia left the catcher. roll
ing 10 Peck.
The Yanks won In the eleventh. Gallia
hit Baker on his tender knee, and Frank
hobbled down to first pausing from time
to time to rub the unfortunate knee
cap. Lewis tapped a neat sacrifice bunt,
advancing Baker 10 second. Frank for
got all about that wack on the knee
when Pipp laced a hot single to centre.
the Home Run King prancing in with
the winning run. The score:
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