New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
s. Grimes "COn1eS BQck'
After q Year of Defeats
Shuts Out Phillies-Dodgers
Play an Errorless
Game
By Charles A. Taylor

Everything Comes to the Fellow
Who Waits" was the refrain Burleigh
Grimes, formerly member of the Pi-
rate crew and now a Flatbusher, was
singing at sundown last night. And
Burleigh had a perfect right to give
full vent to his JOY. for he shut out
the Phillies and thereby scored his
first victory in the National League
since May II of last year.
Burleigh had lost seventeen games
straight. Undaunted, he entered the
box yesterday afternoon and gave one
Of the most impressive exhibitions of
pitching prowess that Brooklyn fan
dom has witnessed in many moon, or
rather sun.
Only three hits could the band led
by Pat Moran obtain in the nine inn
ings, and ar of these safeties came in
the second and third frames. This
means that from the fourth inning on
Mr.. Grimes was monarch of every op-
posing batter he surveyed. The fact
that he famed six of the Phillies, in
cluding those famous sluggers, Cra-
vath, Luderus, Whitted and Stock, adds
bit more to his days record.
1t is most essential that pitcher,
no matter how sterling the wares he
may have on display, should receive
little help from his teammates. And
Burleigh can have no fault to find with
the support his mighty efforts received
yesterday. Jimmy Hickman wrote his
name high in the story of the game by
marvellous running catch in the third
inning. A Philly runner was on third
as the result Of one of the three sim
giles allowed by Grimes and two men
had been retired when Jimmy came to
the rescue.
Makes Wonderful Race
George Whitted, the visiting left
fielder. banged the ball on line over
Jake Daubert's head, and there ap-
peared no possibility that Jimmy, who
had been lying far out near the right
field fence, could get anywhere near
the ball. 1t has been noticed on for
mer occasions that Hickman is just
about as speedy man as there is in
the big show to-day, and he made
the dash from the fence at the rate
of ten seconds per hundred yards. The
ball was just about to strike the
ground when Jimmy arrived on the
spot to make a neadlong catch.
1t was all the fleet outhelder could
do to regain his equilibrium after
the play. In order to keep his feet
he had to keep on going until he found
refuge in the ample arms of Uncle
Robbie in the coaching box at first
base. This spectacular catch of Jimmy
acted like tonic to Burleigh Grimes,
for nary another hit or near hit did
the Phillies make.
Ivan Olson at short and "Merkle"
Schmandt at second were also very
much on the job, when it came to high
class defensive work, and, in fact, the
entire Brooklyn team played errorless
cry properly set for his come back
Mike Prendergast, who was secured
by Pat Moran from the Cubs, did the
boxwork for the Philles, and save for
one inning Mike did very nicely. This
lapse came in the fourth,
and the damage the Dodgers did in
this frame was sufficient for all pur-
poses.
Olson Starts Fracas
Ivan Olson started the fracas with a
triple to left field. This was the first
hit off Prendergast, and the fans gave
it due attention. Molly O'Mara fol-
lowed the big blow with one almost as
big by doubling to left field, and Of
course Olson Tailed. Jake Daubert
sacrificed, catcher to first, and then
Hi Myers brought O'Mara home with
a single to centre field.
Johnston was tossed out by Pearce,
Myers going to second, whence he
counted on Hickman's safe smash to
centre. Schmandt ended the splurge
with an easy grounder to Bancroft, but