New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-13
Yankees AXE
Opellinge, Game
From Browns
Blazing Sun Forces Shaw
key and Fewster Out as
Mays Comes to Rescue
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ST. LOUIS, July 12.-With the bane-
full influence Of Chicago and the White
Sox cast behind them, the New York
Yankees started their comeback this
afternoon by defeating the Browns in
the opening game of the series on
Sportsman's field.
One of the largest crowds of the sea-
son absented itself from the scene of
activity. The Browns are not setting
the league on fire and it was terrif-
cally hot. Nevertheless, the Yankees
won by score of to A.
Those who remained away missed a
really worth while ball game, and some
especially meritorious smuggling by
Babe Ruth. The monarch of the home
run drive starred with two circuit
clouts, running his total for the season
to thirty-four, and his total for his
major league career to 1877. Babes wal
lops were real blown in the glass home
runs.
The first struck near the top of the
right field bleachers and was made
with two on base, while the second,
coming in the seventh inning, cleared
the right field wall and bounced into
trolley car window on Grand Avenue.
Bob Shawkey showed signs of falter-
ing in the ninth and Charley O'Leary
wasted no time in taking him out of
the box.
Heat Too Much for Shawkey
Hank SEVERED, hitting for Austin,
drew a pass. Wetzell, hitting for
Davis, famed. Tobin, however, crashed
single to Pipp, which Walter did
we'll to stop. That put SEVERED in a
position to score, and OLeary did his
duty as he saw it. Mays lured Ellerbe
into grounding out, which advanced
SEVERED to third and put the tieing
run run on second. Sisler lined out to
Pipp.
Shawkey pitched brilliant game
until the heat got him. Had Fewster
caught Williams's fly in the first inn
for taking Bob out Of the box. He
allowed ten well-scattered hits.
Dixie Davis pitched well, but could
not get the ball pas the Yank slug
gers. Eleven hits were made off Davis
and they were scientifically punched.
Ruth led in the assault with two
homers and a double, while Shawkey
got a brace OF singles.
After two hands were down in the
first Sisler rammed a double to the
right field bleachers and Kenneth Will
lams raised an easy fly TO center field.
Fewster ran in for the ball, but lost it
in the sun. The leather almost hit
Chick on top of the head. Sisler
scored, while Williams raced to third.
jacobson then doubled and Williams
crossed the plate.
The Babe Does It
Fewster was allowed 20 retire from
the strife, Ping Bodie going to center
field. Ping still has the old knack of
throwing. He proved this after Nc
Manus was out and Austin had walked.
Davis raised fly to B0die and when
Austin took too much freedom on the
lines Ping turned loose throw which
doubled the veteran off first.
The Yankees grew tired of trailing
the Browns and in the third put on g
rally that shot them to the fore. Ward
shot a roller over second base and
Schang then tapped enc down to Nc
Manus which tangled the st. Louis
infeld.
Shawkey singled, scoring Ward. Bodie
fouled to Collins, and Peck arched to
Ellerbe. Babe Ruth then looked the
situation over carefully and swatted
the leather into the right field stands,
scoring Schang and Shawkey.
The scoring started all over again
in the fourth inning. Meusel hit the
fence in left center for two bases and
took third when Pipp hunted safely in
front of the plate. Collins was in such
hurry to make throw on Wallie's
rap that he hit Pipp on the heel, Meusel
scoring easily. In the last half of the
frame the Browns got run back, when
Bill jacobson tripled and McManus
drove sacrifice fly to Bodie.
The score: