The New York herald., 1921-09-28
Circnit Drive Follows Ellcrbe's
Triple in the First
Score, 2 to 0.
py DANIEL.

That calm which comes afecr the
ato-r,. the iHsy;rable reaction which fol-
lows st.aic ard oscrexc.;c.nene--bot
TOOK the Yausaes IL their deadly grip
AT tho Polo G.oaads yoster6hy, and,
vita tho cennans within reach. lcf. them
cvwerlcss. Wiz Urban Shocker pitch
INC III one % his niose effective. most
Cyua mie. vunxufu! ami .anta!ixing moods
ths New Yorhs w~re absoiutoly at a loss
Oh attack, an6 suffered the poignant
pangs OF shasou. Tho Browns trl-
urni.n.o by . to 0-aad cut the New
Scrr lad tp = game and a hale
M.l'f Hug sfrs aoYEinatcd Harry Har-
Per lis laSc l~ft nlridcr, 70 shoulder the
tnroi.s LAX OF having II out with tho
ss-pf< = Shoche-, aid, except for the first
timing. the Eurni. alton was highly
st,rc.ss:u. one. Ba. tire opening i've
rnia:les spci.ed tAe whole afternoon for
tas Yankees and dis:ornteG thu eplcn6!d
cxsi.S!a.n which Harper gaze from that
roin. 70 tSe btt.c- flnish. a rescuading
utp!e o. El.erbs. thsa 4 crashing home
r-;c ~ Skier, aud the Brown. had all
the :uas they we're 20 get that afternoon,
Tut al me rc'Y they needed TO win that
particular Sarus.
Sho bar '~Aa q. epitefui spitbalier--as
TO always Is against tho club which
traded him to the Sahara OF the majors.
But all through that raw. bleak after
noon. right into the twilight which was
having keen race with the contest,
Shockcr was master. He was master
OF his art and his science, master OF his
power and his cunning--and master Of
the struggling Yankees.
only One Real Drive.
Shocker shackled the laboring. baf,led
Ruth. Shocker stopped the strnining
Mousel. The right handler yielded only
five hits, and just one of these was an
honest to goodness drive. The other four
We're inffeld scratches. Only two Yanks
reached second, only one got to third
Only thirty-one men faced the spitballer
Just ono walked-Ruth In the ninth. and
on purpose. Nobody erred behind this
dazzling singing. for error would have
been sacrilege. Yes. his pitching was as
fine as all that.
Until the ninth the Yankee scratches
were scattered--and then came a. red
hot finish In which the New Yorks put
together couple OF safeties with that
pass to Ruth. They filled the bases
with, two out, and then the great oppor-
tunty faced Meusel. But Bob. for the
fourth time that day. failed to get n
hit, and left enough runs to win on the
bases.
What finish! Chockful of possibill-
ties, with Yankee host fighting to gain
the lead instead of fighting to drive
back threatening enemy as Of the day
before Schang filled the 10000 on,ook-
ers with new hove when he opened tho
ninth with 81 hit. He shot a grounder
at Siser and beat the first sackcr'p
throw to Shocker. who covered the bag.
Shocker got all tangled up like pretzel
and fell to the turf. When he arose he
indicated that he had injured his right
shoulder. This indication was 20 be re-
peated soon.
Baker Docsn,t Help.
Harper was taken out to let Frank
Baker swing mace for him. But for
some reason Schang was permitted to
dn his own r''-ning. Baker swung In
vain at q curve ball. and then fouled
one off third--pcrIlously near an out
Then came fast splitter, and Baker
gave II terrific poke But instead OF
going toward the outfield the ball took
an upawrd course and nestled In Sisters
glove. Groans were audible---bus still
there was hope.
hIlltT III on SpitDaIl 100. and ho
too fouled 1t off into the mitt OF Col
Inns. Peclinpaugh cracked a healthy
single 10 centre-the only real hit made
by q Yankee-and Schang stopped al
second. Shocker began to swing his
right and hold his shoulder--husiness OF
informing the populace that he was not
exactly right. Mid roars and Kisses,
groans and jeers. Ruth was passed on
purpose, and the bases were full.
Meusel. owner OF twenty-four home
runs. looked like good bet. even II he
had been hitting failure all afternoon.
Bob took a great swing at the first one
aud missed. Shocker threw ono ball.
then q second. Now came one not so
good. With only one strike on him
MeuseI might have passed IL UP. But
the fact remains that he did not pass It
up. lie soaked It out to the waiting
Jacobson--and thus went the Same and
Shoc<er's twenty-sixth victory. which
tied him with Carl Mays In tho matter
of games won. Incidentally IL gave to
Shocker five successes in nine efforts
against the New Yorks this season. Tho
Browns certainly did not spare the Yam
KEGS Shocker.
The st. Louis crowd went into the
game determined TO win---deternined for
two reasons. In the first place the