The New York herald., 1921-06-03
YANKEE HOME RUNS
KNOCK OUT HOODOO
Drives by Pipp and Shawkey
Subdue Shocker and the
Browns, Z to 2.
BY DANIEL.


Last season Shocl,er sneezed and the
Yankees Jumped clear out of their uni
forms. He was their Nemesis No. l.
his name was Anathema He even had
the effrontery to pitch 10 Babe Ruth
But. happil.'. this is another year. Yes
terday at the Polo Grounds the Yankees
did the sneezing while Shocker did the
hopping. The New Yorks almost knocked
Urban loose from his spitbali and took
the first game from the errlng Browns
by Z to 9.
Shocker went only five innings, but
he travelled just far enough for the
Yankees to clinch the victory beyond all
doubt. even in these days of the jack
rabbit ball. For while Shocker was get
ting his bumps Bob Shawkey was max.
Ing the Browns do pretty much what he
wanted them to. Bob never was In
trouble. but it was a sort of easy as
signment he was handed, for the Yankf
gave him n lead Of five runs in the
first two innings. The home guard
flared UP for two more in the fifth as
parting shock for Shocker. but after
that the froth was off the pastime.
OF course there were two home runs
~NO bdHic tilSSc udyS Is COHlplclc WitI-
out at least couple of four base drives
into the stands or the distant confines
OF the field. However, your guess Is
wrong. 1t wasn't Ruth who got both
or either OF these long distance slams
The Babe had to be content with three
passes, a triple and base on error
while Wallie Pipp and-set yourselves
men-Shawkey himself delivered the
daily blows in the humping tournament
Both sent their home runs into the left
field bleachers-Pipp with two on In the
first inning and Shawkey with one
ahead of him in the second. These
drives sent Shocker's stock in the YAM
kee Jinx League down to the level OF
Ruth Hits Distant Fence.
Ruth might have made the home run
content OF the game three If he had not
loafed on his way to first. However,
his smash came in the fifth. when the
New Yorks already had lead of four
runs, and the Babe felt Just bit IA
tigued from chasing g. few out in his
territory. Ruth opened the fifth with o
prodigious ciout into right centre. The
ball hit the fence. He stopped at third.
Pipp lifted an easy pop, and the St
Louis infield cleared the decks to let
George Sisler, sure fire catch, get the
ball. But George Sisler, sure fire catch,
let the leather glide through HIS fingers,
and there were Yankees on first and
third. Meusel came through with a
single to centre ana scored Ruth
Hawks was an infield out, but Ward
sent Pipp IN with a martyr fly to Will
Jams.
1t was McNally who started the trou-
BILE for Shocker In the first. The former
Bostonian beat out hit to Ellerbee.
Shoclser refused to let Ruth hit 1t, and
the Babe took q walk. Two on. one out
Then Pipp did a Gerge Kelly. and three
were in. A hit by Meusel followed. but
it served no scoring purpose.
The second round jamboree at the ex-
pense OF Shocker the shocked started
with an error by Gerber on Schang 6
bounder This untimely imitation of a
sieve seemed to disturb Shockcr. He
grooved one for Shawkey. and away
went the ball to find nesting place in
the pocket of some bleacherte, while
two more counters fell into the Yankee
score. Passes to Mitchell and Ruth also
punctuated that session. but the scoring
stopped at two.
Newcomers Stop Yankees.
In the third and fourth the St Louis
spitballer got hold on himself and
pitched really creditable ball. He famed
both Hawkes. and Ward in the third and
got rid of his opposition In apple pie
order in the fourth. But the fifth
prodded him into the club house and
brought on De Berry. The new right
handler went only one inning and then
came Bayne. southpaw. This pair made
the Yanks travel through three score
less and hitless innings. But the frost
already was on the pumpkin and the
corn was in the shock.
Only in the third and sixth did the
Browns manage to put two hits together
on Shawlsey. and In each they got a
run. Shoclscr started the third with a
single to centre, went to second when
Tobin walked and scored on a single by
Williams after Sisler had flied to Ruth.
The great Sisler. by the way. did not
get hit all afternoon.
In the sixth Williams opened on
Shawkey with n double to centre and
rode home on Severeid's single to left.
Gerber. with two singles and triple.
was the only visitor who could make
any headway against the Shawkey de-
livery. The score:
ST. LOUIS (A) NEW YORK (A)