The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
REDS REGISTER TEN
RUNS IN THIRTEENTH
Duel Between Mamaux and Ell
Ter Winds Up With Rout of
Dodgers-Score, 10 to 0.
BY GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

BY GEORGE n. UNDER WOOD.
For twelve scintillating innings at
Ebbets Field yesterday Hod Eller, the
big Cincinnati right handler, who last
Sunday pitched a no hit, no run game
against the Cardinals, and AL Mamaux,
who started his second game OF the sea-
son for Brooklyn, crossed shoots in as
bitterly and skilfully waged a pitching
Duel as seldom is seen. For twelve
heart breaking frames the two great
right handlers. backed by stonewall de-
FENCES, kept the plate unsullied by the
foot OF a hostile foeman.
Came the 'Unlucky Thirteenth"
Crash! Mamaux cracked. His hith-
erto Gibraltar defence exploded with
roar behind him. Down went the Dod-
gers In the debris of a 10 to 0 defeat
Into few frenzied moments were
crowded eight Cincinnati hits, including
two triples and a double three Brook
lyn errors-there should have been a
FOURTH only the Official scorer was very
Kind to Zachariah Wheat-and a base
on balls. which, with two stolen bases,
enabled ten crimson hosed runners to
cross the plate.
Olson singled with two down in
brooklyn's half OF the thirteenth and
unmolested. Eller's second shutout VIC
tory In Ave days then was clinched
wien Greasy Neale skidded across the
greensward and pulled down Lee Ma
gees labelled extra base clout.
EIler's Splendid Feat,
Twenty-Five Innings Of scoreless base
ball, in which opposing batsmen har-
vested only five hits. certainly la pitch
ing de luxe. That Is Just what Eller.
with his nine inning no hit shutout
against the Cardinals last Sunday and
his thirteen inning i've hit kalsomining
or the Dodgers yesterday. has accom-
plished.
II one could take out tho ninth In
ming OF the Chicago-Cincinnati game on
May Eller's record would be all the
more remarkable. for in that contest
Eller shut out the Cubs for eight In
nings and then blew up In the ninth,
when Mitchelrs maulers put six runs
ACROSS. The fact remains however, that
In only one of the last thirty-hye in
nings Filler has pitched has he allowed
any scoring. In the Cincinnati-St. Louis
game OF May 1. the contest prior to
the Clhcago-Cincinnati game of May s,
Eller was not scored on in the last
four inninga
thirteenth yesterdays contest was a
classic, pitching epic into which was
crowded world OF thrills. Its the
greatest pitching duel I've ever seen
since Kid Nichols and Roaring BIZ
Kennedy hooked up In a memorable
battle In an opening day game at old
Washington Park years ago." remarked
veteran fan behind the press box
In the twelfth No ono there could say
him nay.
Engage in Duel for IL Innings.
Prior to tho roaring crescendo Of Gin
cinnau base hits in the thirteenth Ma
maux had allowed only Ave scattered
bingles and Eller only four. Eller's con-
troll had been superb He issued only
one pssa Mamaux, on the other hand.
ranked nine men to first base. but In
the ptnches he was steel and ice. For
twelve innings he met crisis after crisis
and escaped unscathed. Back OF Ma
maux the Dodgers threw out an I'M
pregnable defence. Always was there
an alert Brooklynite TO bob UP and spike
a Rod rally. A great throw by Wheat
saved the game in the nth.
Eller too. was accorded brilliant sup
port. Greasy Neale, 20, nicknamed be-
cause OF his elusiveness on the gridlron
In his college days in West Virginia, is
the one Filler has most to be thankful
for. Neale made ten catches In the out
field. Several OF them were hair rails
ing corrals and one Of them. a ono
handed shoe string spear in the tenth.
saved the game.
The first and only break in the Gin
cinnati defence came at the start OF the
tenth when Myers got a life on a low
throw by Groh. It was an almost ex-
III 60 H. ~ ~ To
beaten out and IIeine had to throw from
difficult position. Konetchy forced
Myers at ffrst, Eler TO Magee. Then
came the catch by Neale that robbed
Brooklyn OF victory.
Meals Makes Great Catch.
Malone shot low liner past first
II would have been a single 80 times out
OF 100. Neale, however. instead OF
playing II safe by standing back and
taking II on tho bound. dashed in. made
a flying lunge for the bail, speared It
with one hand and slid along on his
face in the grasA Greasy ciung tight
to the ball, however. Then Kruger flied
to Neale and the rally was over.
Mamaux opened the thirteenth by
giving Rath his fourth base on balls.
An error by Malone on Neale and a wild
throw on NToh BTOunutr ny mhHlauA
to force Rath at third hllod the bases
Roush's triple to left swept the paths
clean. Roush himself scored on Dau-
bert's sacrifice fly after S. Magee had
famed. Kopf walked. stole second. took
third on Krueger's Wild throw and re-
R1stered on Wingo's triple. Eller sing
led Ivy home Rath hit safely. Neale
doubled, driving in Eller and Rath.
Groh singled. scoring Neale, Heine stole
and came home on Roush's belt to left
After g. Magee singled Daubert popped
to Lee Magee and ended the agony. The
score:
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