New-York tribune., 1921-05-24

Davis was enc OF the leading 9ank-'
killers Of the 1920 season. The Hug
men beat him once or twice. while he
registered something like six victories.
He was pretty hard to hit to-day. for
the Yanks got only six safcties OFF him,
bat they punched five of these in the
scoring innings.
Waite Hoyt was bumped for eleven
hits, but he pitched under a lucky star
ia the second inning, for instance, the
Browns got four consecutive outfeld
singles, but made only one run. In the
fourth they made 8 home run and two
singles with nobody out, but only one
run scored. In the last four innings
tae Iank hurler improved. and only
three hits were made off him.
Fine Fielding Feetures
There were several fielding features.
Williams ran back and crashed into the
ie1tvtield fence for drive off the bat
Of Roger Peckinpaugh. Lee made a
line grab Of sizzling liner by Meusel
and chohed of q possible double. Peck
lngpaugh rushed ever behind second
base to snae a grounder by Lee in the
sixth and saved Hoyt from a perilous
situation.
For two innings the Yankees had
scarcely more than passing acquaint-
ance with the ball. In the third, how
touched one for three bases, the ball
bouncing off the center field fence.
2 'tere Ward remained, however. for
chang fouled out, Hoyt struck out and
-Altehell lined out to Gerber.
The second inning saw the Browns
In scoring mood. Williams opened with
a single. to right. as did SEVERED, and
SMITH lined to Bodies shoe tops for
the third hit, filling the bases. Jacob
sons slam to right scored Williams.
Lee grounded to Peck, whose throw to
the plate forced SEVERED, and Schang's
last throw to first doubled Dee. Davis
struck out
Yankees Stir in Fourth
The Yankees had better luck in the
fourth. Peck grounded down the third
base line, the bail taking had bomnd
into left field for double. Ruth went
TO second. When his drive tore
through Gerber's hands Peck scored.
fhe official scorer declared Ruth's hit
IN error Pipp bunted Babe to third
and the Bambino scored when MeuseI
crashed into left for single.
ne Browns wasted lot of ammuni-
tlon to get one run in their half of the
fourth. Ken WILLIAMS singled to cen
-SAf DnC CIie USIA DOunQeQ away from
Ping Bodie and went to- the flagstaff
for the circuit. Successive hits bv
SEVERED and Smith followed, but
Jacobson and Lee both flied to Meusel
and Davis rolled to Hoyt.
George Sisler accounted for two
more runs in the fifth inning. Tobin
vas safe on an error 10y Pipp and after
I Gerber had been put out Sisler
1 cracked the ball into the right field
sPieachers for q homer.
Pipp Again on the Job
/ The Yankees stepped right out in the
sixth and got themselves two runs to
tie the score. TIE begin with, Peck
chased Williams back TO the left field
fence, where the fielder made a nifty
catch. Big Babe then took g walk,
and ran home ali the way on Popp's
double to center, Meusel flied to CEN
ter but Ping the Magnificent singled
to center scoring Pipp.
The Yankees won in the ninth.
Davis gave three bases on balls, which
figured in the scoring. Schang opened
with pass, and Hoyt. attempting to
ount, struck out Hawks, batting for
Mitchell, grounded to the box, forcing
Schang. Peck then strolled, and Ruth
was ushered to first on four balls,
. Pipp resented this action and planked
one to right field. scoring Hawks and
, Peck with the deciding runs.
The score: