New-York tribune., 1918-05-03

the way of baseball game.
The Flatbush boys had not the ls.,.
difficulty in solving the two-dav.s,,
delivery Of Don Carlos, accumulat;n.
total of twelve hits. The score at 4.
finishread: Brooklyn, Z; Boston, q
The victory of Robbie's men e,,.
them the series, the first they has,
won this year, and, incidentally. l;ft.l
them out of the cellar. The Phi,,,.,
may hurl the Dodgers back into Il,
depths again to-day, but the fact !,
mains that at the time of eoino J.
press the Ebbets lads were tied oa,,
more with the Braves for seyen,.'
place. s''4
Larry Cheney, the former Chic...
Cub and spitball artist, who has *.
honor Of being the only pitcher =
defeat the Gargantuan Giants this a..
son, was selected to oppose Don Carla,
Ragan on the mound and his work ~.
most commendable as far as his tw;r
ing went.
Larry's uncertain aim when he ty;.i
to start an easy double play in tbs
eighth inning must be chaIked un N
the other side of the ledger. This mis-.
cue was responsible for three wholjv
unnecessary runs. AS for Lar,rs
pitching, it should be noted that bs
held the Braves to three scattered hits
two of which came in the eighth mn
ing. Five Bostonians also expired L.
the strike-out route.
Dodgers Get Two in Fret
The difficult task Ragan faced in ii.
endeavor to repeat was emphas;zsS
most clearly in the first inning. wh,s
the Dodgers banged out two runs. III,
son walked as a starter and was saers.
ficed to second by Molly O'Mara. No|lv
was a big figure in Sae whole proceei.
lngs, ard his exploits will be recorded
at length later.
JAKE Daubert, who has been tearirr
OFT timely hits with much regularits
recently, walloped the ball on q ins 4
centre field and Olson scored. III.
blow by Jake was of such sizzi;n,
sort that Powell, the Boston centr'
fielder, let it go between his legs. on
Daubert continued on to third. n
myers sent fly to centre. ON wb;rl
Jake finished his journey. Jobns.or
fouied to Red Smith. ending the franc
Inc Braves picked up a run in thai,
halr OF the fourth, and base on bali,
vas the cause. Powell was the on,
mus favored by Cheney after Herzo,
had been thrown out by Olson. Powell
aNo,v.anced N,.id to second on Konetchy's out
q MARA to Daubert, and scored on Re,
,,laitns vlcious double along the thin
pase 1oul line. This was the first Il;
on Cheney, and little 0'Mara made
sadant try tor an impossible catch
Inc Brooklyn half of the fourth WA
anoIner fruitful period for the Flat
oushers. Johnston, the first man ua
leached konetchy's station safely Is
q a; result Of a wild toss by Rawlings.
hichman ~ fouled to Henry up against
ene glanosSand, and Johnston scooted
Soh g. second after the catch. Ray
Ss,chmandt, who was busy with ii,
bludgeon all afternoon. fripled tn lss, Il,
neld, tallying Johnston. Kreure,
singled to centre field. brinpin,
ochmandt across the plate.
Dodgers Get Two More
IN the sixth inning the Dodger
piled up a third pair of runs. wiz
one out, Hickman singled past Herzo
and counted on Schmandt's double /
leit. Schmandt went to third on
wild pitch. He was trapped betwee
thlrd and home on Kreuger's ground
er to Smith, but scored on Reds ba
throw to the plate after a weird q,
tempt had been made by the Who'll
Boston infield to nab him.
The final run for the Dodgers cam
IN the seventh. After Rawlings he
tossed out OlsAn, OMara singled /
right field. Daubert went out. Herzo
to konetchy. O'Mara going to second
Myers reached first on a wild thros
by Rawlings, O'Mara travelling {
third. Johnston singled To r;ob,
O'Mara counting and Myers speedin
to third. Hickman flied cut to Mas
sey. ''1"'
The Braves took advantage Of th
breaks that came their wav in IN
eighth and had Larry Cheney badI
worried Rawlings singled to righ
for the second hit off Cheney. Can
way, batting for Henry, hit to th
Brooklyn pitcher who, in an attemn
TO head off Rawlings at second. thres
wildly, both runners being safe am
a simple double play lost.
Kelly batted for Ragan and walked
hlilng the bases, with nobody oui
Massey was disposed of, Cheney 4
Daubert. Rawlings tallying on th
play. Herzog singled to centre. scor
ing Conway and Kelly. Powell ground
ed out to Daubert and Konetch
popped to Schmandt.