New-York tribune., 1921-09-28


Louis Browns, 2; Yankees, 0!
The little oval thing indicating the
Yankee score tells the whole story
The Yankees. yesterday, were just that
and nothing more. There were times
when they were even little less than
nothing, times when the hypnotic
Shockcr spell reduced their aggres-
siveness to that of pan of Philadel-
phia scrapple.
The reverse whitfield down the
Yankees lead in the American League
pennant race to one and half games.
iris Speakers dogged Indians did not
play. If they had the news this morn
ing might be somewhat saddcr than
1t is.
Tames New York Sluggers
Shocker's exhibition yesterday of
how a pitcher should pitch was little
short OF superb. Our flag chasers col
lected four hits and three of these
were decidedly scratchy. They were
never able to squeeze two safeties
into a single inning, and in only one,
the last, did local runner make the
acquaintance of second base.
Ruth the Rampant, Ruth the Ruth
less, was as impotent and spellbound
as the rest of the local crew. Once
he drove out long fly that was nailed
by Tobin near the rightfeld fence,
once he whitfield savagely and once he
was turned back by George Sisler un-
assisted. In the ninth Babe came up
with the tying runs on first and sec
ond. Either one. of those two booming
homers he made on Monday against
Cleveland would have won yesterdays
encounter. Shocker shocked the
crowd by deliberately passing the
Banbino
The chunky twirler was jeered and
booed, and even hissed, but with the
game almost won he was taking no
chances on the Babes murderous bale
stick. There were two. out at the time
and Meusel put his 0. X. on Shocker's
Ruthian strategy by raising dismal
little hoist to the center fielder.
Harry Harper, the dackensack COM
muter, did the sharpshooting for the
Yanks and turned the Browns back
rpnless in every inning except the first.
Harry for three solid blows, one being
a home run by George Sisler and an
other a terrific three-base smash from
the bat of Ellerbe. These two hits ac-
counted for the two runs that gave ST.
Louis the decision
Little Chance for Yankees
Shocker was the whole game, and it
can be said truthfully that our Yanks
though they knew they were beaten be-
fore the first man went to bat in the
opening inning. One view of this Ur-
ban person seemed to dispel the last
shadow of the New York fighting spirit
that was so prominently on display in
the final bloodthirsty struggle against
the Indians.
There is something ominous about
this bird Shocker when he comes into
contact with the Higgins clan, some
thing that radiates the impression OF
approaching tragedy, like Puccini's
music. Giacomo might write an opera
around Urbans fast one.
In 1913 Miller Huggins, in one of the
first deals he consummated as manager
of the Yankees, mortally wounded the
pride of Urban Shocker when he traded
him to st. Louis with flock of other
players for Derrill Pratt, second base
man. 1t is said that when Shockel
heard that he had been traded like sc
much junk, he swore sort of Kipling.
lied oath that the players Hug hae
canned by two and two, he would wish
for one by one.
So far as the pitcher himself is con.
cerned, the oath has been carried out
in a most devastating manner. The
long arm of Urban Shocker has come
back time and again to smite Miller
Higgins, as the latter was contemplat
ing the waving of distant pennant
The pitchers last act of vengeance, hi.
twirling of that game yesterday, ma,
possibly cost the Yanks the highes
honors in baseball.
Unsteady in First Round
If Harry Harper had been able t.
weather the first furious attack of th'
Browns in the opening frame the tw'
pitchers might have battled on in
runless duel until darkness blotted ou
their shoots. The Hackensack boy i'm
proved steadily after the damage hat
been done.
Tobin, first man up, was removed
by Pipp unassisted. Ellerbe, th
Browns placid looking third baseman
walked up to the plate and nailed th
1t whistled away on a straight linz
midway between Ruth and Miller AM
bumped the fence before either coul,
get his hands on it. Ellerbe mad
third without difficulty.
George Sisler, next up, let a coupl
60 by and then picked out one 10 hi
liking and rammed it all the way to tn
bull pen, where it almost knocked owe
a couple of Yank pitchers who wer
warming up. There was a mix-up o
players out there and when the bal