The sun., 1919-07-03
DODGERS VICTORIOUS
IN FIELDING CLASSIC
Beat Giants In Contest Fea-
tured by Five Double Plays
Score Is A to 8.
BIZ FREDERICK G. LrEB.

| n6 WHY DOukeTb tuTn6u oii
the Giants on the Polo Grounds yester-
day and squeezed out q victory In
tight. seesaw struggle. A three run at
tack In the sixth seesawed the Flat
bushers TO the top by q run. and thoy
diligently chung to this slight margin to
the finish. The score was 4 to 3.
As the Reds handed big Jim Vaughn
OF the Cubs a tidy lacing, the Redland
pack again In barking at McGraw's
heels Under Pat Moran the Reds are
proving persistent stiokers. They are
only a game behind the Giants now.
Despite the heated air the game was
one of the finest fielding exhibitions Of
the year. Only remarkable fielding by
both sides kept the runs down. Five
double plays were entered into the box
score, four by the New York players.
Once the Giants missed making a triple
play by a step.
Artie Fletcher played q game at short
stop that indicated he was eager to
prove that Roger Peckinpaugh had at
least one rival to the shortstop crown.
In the fourth inning he made double
play on a grounder by lack Wheat
which was hot enough to tear limb of
an ordinary mortal had he been brave
enough to attempt to get in front OF 1t.
But Arthur had the misfortune to mar
his hne day with an error on an easy
chancs> by Griffith in the sixth inning.
This was the only error of the game, and
indirectly 1t cost the Giants two runs
and the game.
Kaun Makes Great Catch.
Another fielding headllner was Kautr-s
| shoestrins catch on Olson in the eighth
on which he doubled Ward off second.
Wheat's clutch OF Doyle's long drive in
the eighth. an unassisted double play by
Johnston and several smart stops by
Heinie Zimm kept the fans busy bring
ing the palms OF their hands together.
Ferdie Schupp stated or for the
Giants. and only the fancy support be-
hind him saved the little Louisville left
handler until the sixth. F'erdie had
plenty of speed, but evidently little else,
as the Brooklyns took toe holds and
smashed some dynamic drives Ferdie
stuck in until the sixth. when, with the
score tied. runners on third and first and
only one out, Dubuc was rushed in and
did much better.
That freak OF the pitching craft, Clar-
| ence Mitchell. served up the wares for
the Ebbets outfit Clarence Is the only
left handed spitballer the big leagues
ever have known. The Giants hit
| Mitchell in every inning but one. and
BY scattering their eleven hits through
eight innings the Giants were unable to
do much with them. Mitchell has beaten
the Giants twice since Uncle Sam re-
lieved him from further military duty.
Giants First to Score.
The Giants were the first to score
oaesing q run in tho third inning
Schupp carried II home. Ferdie opened
| by dropping a Texas League single be-
| tween Wheat and Hickman. The latter
was in centre field in place of Hi Myers
who Is Ill. Burns beat out O. slow hi,
| through the infeld, Schupp moving to
! second. Ferdie got to third when Young
forced Burns and scored on Fletcher s
| grounder to Honey.
Brooklyn tied 1t up In the fourth
chapter Johnston doubled TO left, and
scored when Griffith nearly blew q leg
on Doyle with hot single 1t was on
the next play that Fletcher converted
| Wheat's torrid drive into a double play
The Giants jumped in front again in
their half OF the same frame, sending
over two runs. This was the only in
| ming in which the Manhattan islanders
were able to bunch more than two hits
| on Mitchell. Kauff singled TO left and
was forced by Zimmerman.
Chase hit one OF the longest singles OF
the year to right field. zimm gliding
around to third. On the hit and run
play Gonzales knocked q single through
the space vacated by Johnston and
| Heinie scored. Hal going to third. Schupl
sent the first sacker home with a sacri-
nee fly.
| Brooklyn won with three runs IN the
sixth. Johnston singled to left and Crit
nth was safe on Fletcher's tumble. A
pass to Wheat hlled the bases HEX
man bounded a single over second base
| sending in Johnston and Griffith with
the tieing runs. while Wheat raced
around to third. Dubuc then relieved
| Schupp, and Wheat scored what proved
TO be the winning run when Konetchy
forced Hickman ut second. The score
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