The New York herald., 1921-05-23
YANKEES JUMP ON
SHOCKER AND WIN
Shawkey in the Box Part Of
the Game-Meusel Knocks
a Home Run.

Special Despatch 10 TIE New YoRK HERALD
ST. LOUIS May 22.-Urban Shocker.
one OF the most perniciously effective
OF all the Yankee jinks. was hammered
into submission this afternoon in the
open game of q series with the Browns.
Ten innings we're required TO turn the
trick, however, with the winning run
the fruit of n triple by Aaron Ward
and Carl Mays's second hit In as many
times at hat Mays got into the game
when Shawkey was driven to cover In
the seventh inning and was officially
credited with the win. The score was
Q to 5.
This engagement marked Bob Shaw
keys second appearance on the mound
this year and his first since April 27.
He was hard hit at times. but was ef-
fectlve in the pinches. and with ade-
quate support would have won his game
In the regulation nine innings. Roth
tossed or chance to score in the sixth.
however. and Peckingpaugh's muff of
splendid throw from Meusel cost the
Yankees q double play and gave the
This run forced the game into overtime
and robbed Shawkey OF a deserved vic
tory.
The Yankees started bravely by filing
the bases with only one out In the OPEN
ing round, but let the chance 70 score
slip away. Johnny Mitchell opened with
a single to right and pilfered second as
Peck struck out. Ruth was purposely
passed and Pipp pulled q hit past Lee.
crowdng all the corners. Neither
Meusel nor Roth was equal to the occa-
sion, however. the former fouling to
SEVERED and the latter grounding to
Gerber.
Again IN the second the Yankees got
an early start and this time they at
tanned their objective. Ward led Off
with a single to left and sprinted to
second under cover OF Willians's furn-
BILE. Schang walked, and both runners
advanced on Shawkey's sacrifice. Mitch
ellis fly to Williams brought Ward
across. but Schang tried for third ana
was caught In run-up when Shocker
intercepted the throw in.
shawkey Bats In One.
The Yankees went out in order In
the third and fourth. but scored another
run in the fifth on Schang's single past
Gerber and Shawkey's double to ieft
Shewkey was caught at third on Mitch
ellis tap to Shocker, and after Peck had
fouled to SEVERED Ruth was given an
other intentional pass. This put Mitch
ell on second, where Pipps easy pop 10
Gerber left him stranded
In the second half of this round the
Brownies tied 1t up. Shocker opened
with a single over Wards head. and
Tobln thumped double to the overflow
in left. Gerber grounded to Mitchell.
whose throw to Schang caught Shocker
at the plate, but Sisler singled to left,
scoring Tobin, and Williams's pop 10
Pipp was followed by Severeid's third
hit, a single to centre, scoring Gerber.
Smith's lift to Mitchell ended the inning.
Slovenly base running by Roth cost
the Ycnf3 at least one run in the sixth.
With one out Gerber let Bobbie's pop
up trickle through his fingers and a
moment later Ward slammed q double
into right. Roth should have scored on
this one. but stopped after rounding
second, started again when he saw the
ball rolling TO the fence and then was
caught at the plate. Schang was pur-
poseiy passed. and Shawkey's lift to
productive inning.
Then the seventh, with each side scor
Ing three runs and Shawkoy giving way
to Mays. With one out Peclllnpau.h
singled to left, and after Ruth had
famed Pipp dropped a Texas Lacquer
back OF Lee. Meusel then lined the ball
ever tho left field fence for his fifth
home run OF tho season, Peckinpaugh
aud Pip2 romping home ahead OF him.
In tho Brownies half Ssler led off
with single to centre and moved up a
rag on Roth's tumble. Williams flied
to Mousel and Sisler advanced to third
when Pcckinpaugh muffed a throw from
Meusel. SEVERED and Smith came
through with triples. and with two runs
In and tho tying counter on third Shaw
key was relieved by Mays.