New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Dodgers Take
Four in a Row,
Galore in Box
Cardinals Easy Victims on
Ebbets Field by Score
of 6 to !
BY CHARLES 4. TAYLOR


League are playing baseball The same
sort of game that captured the pennant
for Flatbush last year is again on the
card at Ebbets Field, for the Dodgers
won their fourth straight game yester-
day by score Of to |.
Robbie's men have forgotten their
experience in the world series against
the Boston Red SoX last year. Then
they did not play baseball, but, il would
seem. were only watching for that lus-
cious check which would be drawn after
the fray was ended
II is well that the memory of the
Dodgers goes back so far, for it was
most essential at the present stage OF
the race for the National League pen
nant that the hired men of Squire Eb-
bets should prove conclusively that
they deserved their monthly stipends.
They are fighting for another pennant
now with every ounce of energy they
possess.
Galore Proves Strong
Leon Galore, the star pitcher of the
Montreal international eague team
last season, realized that a crisis was
al hand and he did more than his bit.
Il was a fine afternoon for Leon 40 he
watched the frantic Miller Higgins
throw pitcher after pitcher into the
turmoil in a vain endeavor to stay the
tide that was ebbing so strongly
against the fond hopes of the resusci-
tsted Cards.
The Miller who is grinding, he hopes,
slow but sure like the mill of the gods
for a pennant. saw his moundsmen one
after another take the count until four
had been used up in one sense, but had
enjoyed considerable exercise in an
other. tossing the ball against the bats
o. the Flatbush sluggers.
The exercise under the conditions
which the weather man has dished out
of late will probably do Mller's pitch
ers much good in the days that are to
come before the town is selected over
which the pennant flag shall be waved.
The ST. Louis, twirlers needed the exer-
else.
Decided in Third
Brooklyn decided the outcome of the
struggle Yesterday in the third inning.
Jake Daubert drew his second base on
balls AS starter. Jimmy Hickman,
who is filing in for Zach Wheat in left
field until the stitch in Zach's side is
mended. forced Daubert at second.
Casey Stengel. who has been hitting
that old pill so hard of late that the
fans begin 10 shrek every tine he
energies from the dugout with his war
club. sent wicked line drive to right
which brought Hickman across the
rubber
Cutshaw confirmed the onslaught
after Mule Watson had supplanted
Steele in the box for the Cards with a
terrific blow TO centre which Cruise
made a gallant attempt for, only to
muff the ball. The official scorer gave
George a nit, but it did seem as though
the Cruiser" had plenty Of time to get
set for the catch. This smash Tailed
Casey. Mike Mowrey singled to right
and Cutshaw raced TO third. Olson, the
Swede, was thrown out by Bethel, but
Otto Miller came through with liner
to left which scored Cutshaw.
Leon Galore, thinking perhaps enough
was sufficient for Leon can hit), flied
TO Cruise in centre, ending the inning
and, as il afterward proved, ending the
ball game.
There were many features TO the
game, of a nature to appeal to the eight
thousand fans who gathered under the
roof of Ebbets in celebration of the
rst warm and basebslly day that Flat
bush has seen this year. First on the
list must, of necessity, be the sterling
pitching of Galore.
Second honors 60 to Rogers Hornsby,
the brilliant shortstop of the Cardinals,
who leaped madly into the air to steal
hit from the bat Of Mowrey in the
fifth inning, and then, in a most swk
ward position, tossed the ball to Jocks
Miller on first in time to double up
Cutshaw.
The aged fans who congregate back
Of third base were unanimous in de-
claring this play of Hornsby's was the
most spectacular they had witnessed In
many a Flatbush moon, or sun.
In the features must also be men
toned the way Jimmy Hickman pound
ed the ball He broke two bats. which
catastrophe robbed him of two hits.
but, much to the glee Of the sub for
the great Zach. he still had enough real
bats,left TO make a triple and a single.
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