New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-16

victory over Jimmy Burke'S browns.
Aaron Ward and Wally Pipp were on&
base when the Babe slammed out the
hit that decided the issue, and under
the new scoring rules. he is credited
with "a home run. The ball hit the
facade near the upper tier of the right
field grandstand and bounded back into
the held. 1t was one of the Babes
most Spectacular circuit clouts and it
sent some 5000 faithful fans home in
Il happy mood.
With the score tied in the ninth in
ming, yoTng Mr.. Burwell, who was on
The mound for the Browns, famed the
Babe, amid the groans of the assembled
multitude. The Browns twirler at
tempted to pull the same stunt in the
eleventh. But, with the count at 2 and 8,
the Infant met the ball with resound-
ing 'whack and sent it on it's lofty
flight.
Afternoon of Home Runs
The Babes was the fifth home run
of the afternoon. The Peerless George
Sisler slammed one to the fence in left
center IN the very first inning, which
the great Ping Bodie would have I'M
doubtedly caught had his feet not
got another in the second, with the
bases loaded, and Williams cracked out
another in the fifth. Wally Pipp also
poked one into the right field stands
in the fourth, with two men on.
Carl Mays, the underhand twirling
artist, started in the box for the Hug
nen, but he fingered on the scene for
regime the Browns showed exactly six
runs across the plate. Herb Thor
mahlep, who succeeded him, lasted
until the sixth, when Rip Collins took
up the pitching burden. The former
Texas Ranger got himself in several
very tight holes, but his mates accorded
him splendid support. The Westerners
found the offerings of three of Miller
Huggins's best pitchers for total of
eighteen hits.
Allen Sothoron, who performed for
the visitors. was bumped ~ Murder
ers'' Row, with considerable frequency.
Our Yanks fell on him with an awful
thud IN the fourth inning, and Burwell
was rushed into the breach, but he
also vas treated rather warmly.
Browns Score Six in Second
The Browns apparently clinched the
game in the second, by showing six
runs across. Williams tripled, and
Smith singled After Gerber sacrific-
filing the bases. Tobn then slapped
home run into the rightfeld stands.
Gedeon doubled to left. Thormahlen
here relieved Mays. When Sisler
grounded to Peckinpaugh Gedeon was
caught between second and third.
Sisler stole second, Jacobson walked
and Williams singled over second,
again filling the bases. Sisler stole
home. while Thormahlen held the ball.
Smith finally grounded out to Ward.
After cloudburst had temporarily
interrupted the proceedings, the Yanks
came back with vengeance in the
fourth and resumed the lead by scor-
ing six runs. Lewis singled to center
Bodie fould to Sisler, but Pratt singled.
Muddy Ruel hunted to Sothoron, who
threw wild past first Lewis scored,
Pratt went to third and Ruel to sec
ond on the error. Thormahlen cracked !
single to left, scoring Pratt and |
Ruel Peckinpaugh then singled to
left Sothoron here got the gate in
favor of Burwen Williams made
a great catch of Wards long fly in |
left field. Pipp followed with a circuit
clout into the right field stands, scor-
ing Thormahlen and Peck ahead of
him. Gerber speared Ruth's hot line
drive for the third out.
After Williams had slammed homer
10 right center in the fifth the West
erners tied the count in the following
inning on Gedeon's double and Sisters
single. The Yanks regained the lead in
the seventh on Ruth's single, Lewis's
sacrifice and single by Pratt. But
the Browns again evened the score in
the ninth on Smiths double and Ger
ber's single. The teams then remained
deadlocked until the eleventh, when the
Babe broke up the game.
Bodie Makes Wonderful Catch
One of the features of the contest
MAS Rodia'o wonderful cotch IF Will
iams's terrific smash in the seventh.
Ping crashed into Ruth just as he made
the nab, but he gamely held on the
ball
The score:
ST LOUIS "a II NEW YORK "a. ID