The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-20
CUBS FINALLY WIN;
PLAYERS IN BRAWL
Brooklyn Is Beaten by 3 to
1-Olson and Mann Stage
q Battle.

The Cubs won yesterday. After drop
ping six games in succession In this city
the National League champions became
truly irascible and finally succeeded In
swapping their losing streak The VIC
tims were the Superbas and the deed
was done ut Ebbets Field by to !.
The ninth inning was enlivened by
one round Queensberry encounter be-
tween Ivy Olson Of the Dodgers and Les
lie Mann Of the Cubs, with Lord Byron
as referee. This officiar stopped the af-
fray and declared II mo contest"
For eight innings the game dragged
drowshy along with the somnolent quiet
ude characteristic OF blue Monday CON-
tests on the Flatbush pasture. There
was a painful paucity of spectacular
fielding, brilliant base running, cata-
pultlc hitting and all the other thrilling
features so dear to the heart OF the base
ball fanatic. Worse than all the UNI
pires did nothing for which they could
be denounced.
Just as the 5000 customers began to
yewn and prepare to leave there burst
forth like forked lightning from q clear
sky a scene of excitement that brought
spectators TO their feet and turned the
ball field into an arena of angry. shout
ing players struggling with each other,
while the blue CARRIED umpires were
tossed about In the writhlng mass OF
athletes.
Fractions Ones Gained.
Olson and Mann, each held by three
of his teammates, struggled like hounds
on the leash TO reach each other. while
| Byron, with tho lofty mieD OF a member
| OF the Council OF Versailles, informed
the combatants that unless they signed
an immediate treaty Of peace they would
! be subject to an economic blockade and
! heavy indemnities. The warning ath-
letes acceded to the terms and again
| quiet reiEned.
| The Cubs. who up to the ninth frame
had the Dodgers shut out by 3 to 0, took
their last whack at the ball and Barber
and Merkle had been disposed OF. Then
came Mann. who previously had slammed
the pitching of Burleigh Grimes for a
double and a triple. which accounted for
two of the Cub runs
Mann reached first on q low throw by
Olson. and shortly afterward elected tc
try to steal second. The ball beat Mann
to second by ten feet and he did moi
even attempt to slide, but ran erect tC
the base. Olson, with the ball in his
right hand. was waiting for the runner
but instead of touching Mann with Gus
tomary polite deftness the BrooklyT
shortstop hooked his right to Mann,
neck with force and accuracy tha
would have done credit to Jack Dernp
sey. Mann was knocked several fee
back OF second base and was about e
leap on Olson when Byron, making tn,
quickest move OF his career. darted be
tween tho players and informed then
that the laws of New York State pre-
vented fighting.
The dugouts OF both teams were emp
tied like magic, the players swarmink oil
the field and taking sides. For q few
minutes there seemed a likelihood of
battle royal, but tho cooler athlete
backed the umpire and restored order.
Whitewash Is Averted.
After the subsistence OF tho excitemen
the Brooklyns did their first CONSECUTIVE
, hitting Of the game and averted Il white
wash. Olson started of the last half o
the ninth with single and scored iron
FIRST on Wheat's double.
, Jim Vaughn held the Dodgers helples
} till the last inning. Grimes pitched frs
class bail. but the Cubs managed to &c
their blows close together. Mann
, double and Olson's wild throw in the sec
ond inning yielded Chioagos first rur
while Merkle's double and Mann's tripl
: gave another in the fourth session
: Merkle's single and Killifer's double CAV
the final run of the Cubs in the seventh
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