The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-01
DODGERS AND PILLS
IN 20 INNING DRAW
Klein Calls Game on Account
Of Darkness With Teams
Tied, 8 to 8.
Special DespatcA to Tus Sun.

PHILApELPHtA, April 30.-The Phillies
and the Dodgers batti.d to bitter
twenty inning draw this afternoon. Um-
pire KLEIN called the game on account
Of darkness in the twentieth with the
teams deadlocked at . to .. It was a
pitchers struggle between Burleigh
Grimes and Joe oeschger. In their half
Of tho nineteenth inning the Dodgers
scored three runs, but the Phillies fought
back like tigers and tied the score.
In Brooklyn's half of the nineteenth,
Zach Wheat struck out with Olson and
Griffith on the bases, but Hy Myers
drove the ball into the left field bleach
ers for home run. Several times after
the ninth frame Myers robbed Philly
batters Of extra base hits by making
what seemed to be impossible catches
In the last half OF the ninteenth Grit
fitn opened the way for the Phillies
when he dropped fly on Williams's. It
was Tommy's first error OF the year.
Bancroft forced Williams Luderus sin
gled. Another single by Whitfield scored
Bancroft Baird was tossed out. and
Muesel, batting for Pearce, walked, ALL
ing the bases. Cravath, batting for
Cady. doubled off the right held wall,
and Luderus and Whitfield scored. Niue
sci was run down between third and
home for the third out
PhiIIies start Scoring.
The Phillies scored their first run in
the opening frame when after one man
had been retired. Williams shot sim
gle to right and registered when Ban
croft hit to deep right for three bases.
Brooklyn came back In the second in
ming and took the lead on successive
singles by Myers. Honey, Malone and
Kruger, which resulted In two tallies.
In the following round the Robins
bounced on Oeschger's curves for four
more safe blows and before the side was
retired three Brooklyn runs WERE re-
corded. With one out and Griffith on
the first. Wheat singled and Myers fol-
lowed with a double which scored Griffith
and sent Wheat to third. Honey then
singled, scoring Myers and his captain.
The Phillies In their half of the same
inning, after the first two men were re-
tired. took a sudden liking to the offer
ings of Grimes, and doubles by Luderus
and Baird. coupled with single by
Bancroft and a pass to Whitfield resulted
in three runs.
Dodgers TIE Score.
Neither sida scored thereertor untli
the eighth, when the Phillies took the
lead by scoring two runs. Luderus
doubled and went to third on Whitfield
sacrifice. Baird hit to Magee and Lu-
derus beat the throw home. Baird took
second when Pearce grounded out and
scored on a single by Cady.
The Dodgers tied the score in the
ninth. Kruger was safe on Baird's
tumble. Hickman. who ran for the
catcher. was sacrificed to second and
took third on Olson's out He scored
when Pearce fumbled Magee's- Eounder.
In the fourteenth inning both teams
gave each other a scare. With two out
the Dodgers had the bases filed, but
Zach Wheat ended the rally by hitting
to Pearce, who tossed him out. The
Phillies also had the bases full and two
out when Grimes pulled himself together
and famed Baird. After the fifteenth
inning the fielders had difficulty in fol-
lowing the flight Of batted balls
In Brooklyn's half of the eighteenth
inning. with one out, Mack Wheat. who
relieved Kruger behind the plate in the
tenth, singled to centre. Grimes sma ed
a hot liner to Luderus The ball bounded
into his gloved hand and he threw Mack
Wheat out at second. Bancroft took the
throw and then hurled the ball to Lu-
derus, doubling up Grimes. The score: