The New York herald., 1921-05-25
MITCHELL'S ERROR
COSTLY TO YANKS
He Makes Three and Browns
Windy 8 to 4-Mays and
Schang Banished.

Special Despatch TO THE NEw YORK Herald.
ST. LOUIS. May :s. Little Johnny
Mitchell. the recruit second baseman
from the Vernon Club OF the Pacific
Coast League. had field day" here
this afternoon and the Yankees In con-
sequence lost the third instalment OF
their series with the Browns. The score
was 5 to L. Six of the enemy's runs
we're due to errors by the earnest young
man who Is guarding the keystone posi-
ton pending J. Franklin Bakers recov-
cry from an Injury received at Chicago.
All OF Mitchells three misplays were
crowded into the first two innings. One
prevented a double play which would
have averted a run IN the opening round.
The others were made on successive bat
ters In the second and paved the way
to five more runs.
Mays started pitching for the Yankees
and was ordered off the field In the sec
ond INNING for protesting decision
by Umpire Chill. Later on the game
underslung slabster's battery mate.
Schang. was likewise exiled to the club
house for criticslng Chilrs Judgment
on pitched ball. Piercy picked up
where Mays left off and pitched good
bali after he had once settled down.
The Browns were the first 10 score. get
ting two runs across In the first, Tobin
opened with double to right. and Ger
Der bunted safely toward third. Sisters s
sacrifice fly 20 Meusel scored Tobin and
Williams's single to right sent Gerber to
second Severeld forced Williams at sec
ond. but in trying for a double play
Mitchell pegged the ball to the Yankce
dugout. Gerber scoring and SEVERED
reaching second. Smith filed to Bodie.
who came In to make fine catch.
Five more runs for the Browns came
In the second. all unearned With one
out. Lee was safe on Mitchel's tumble.
Roland also tapped to Mitchell. and with
an easy double play in sight the lad
fromCalifornia made a low throw past
Peck both runners being safe Tobln
then singled to right. scoring Lee, AM
Meusel let the ball roll through him TO
the fence, Boland counting and Tobin
reaching third.
Tobin was held at third while Peckln-
paugh and Pipp retired Gerber. but COM
pleted the cir -uit on Sisters single to
centre. Sisler stole second and Williams
walked. Mays was ordered off the fed
for protesting the decision on the last
ball to Williams. and Piercy. who hadn't
appeared on the mound since he pitched
against the Athletics at the Polo Grounds
on May 5. was called into action.
Piercy slipped and fell In fielding Sew
erid's splash toward third. and 1t went
for hit, which filled the bases. Piercy
then unlcashed wild pitch and Sisler
and Williams sifted through with the
fourth AMI fifth runs OF the inning.
Pipp closed the round by collecting
Smiths smash In short right field and
tossing It TO Piercy for the third out
The Yankees scored one In the fourth
on an infield error, Meusers doubl9 to
right centre and an infield out and the
Browns got another In the fifth anen
Smith scattered the inmates OF the righ,
field bleachers with home run.
In the following round, the sixth,
Ruth drew a pass and moved up peg
while Boland and Slsler were disposing
OF Pipp. BoIand had O finger nail torr
loose In making the play but continued
In the game and was tapped for q double
BY Meusel. Ruth romping home. Nelsor
Hawks. batting for Bodie. dropped Q
Texas I.cagtcr In left, scoring Meuscl
and ads AEced to second on the throw &c
the plate. Burwell then replaced Boland
and Ward opened fire on him wit n q
single to centre. scoring Hawks.