The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-24
DODGERS RALLY IN
9TH; BEAT PIRATES
Overcome Pittsburg's Big Lead
by Scoring 6 Runs-Final
Count Is 6 to 4.
by GEORGE ID. UNDERWOOD.

'On, Helen Blazes! W
None of the Pittsburg players after
the game would volunteer information
about Mas Blazes, or why Manager
Bezdek SO anguishedly muttered her
name, but those who sat close to the
Pirate dugout at Ebbets Field yester-
day heard Hugo. time and again in the
eighth inning. call imploringly upon the
aforementioned female as IL for success
IT was all because Zachariah Wheat
became 81 years of age yesterday and
In his honor the Dodgers held q celebra-
ton. Ray Schmandt who also cele-
brated his own return to the game
as Brooklyn's regular second sacker,
touched 1t Off In the eighth with a
sixzling bounder over second
The Dodgers followed Rays lead with
a vengeance. Hit followed hit until six
runs had been damned across the plat
ter, Pittsburg's two run opening inning
lead overcame and the seventh consecu-
tive victory Of the season clinched for
Jeff Pfefter.
To be sure little George cutshaw, for
mer Dodser. poled out a homer. scoring
Southworth ahead in the ninth, but
Georges blow only acted in the nature
Of n balm to somewhat sooth Pitts
burg's injured feelings. George couldn't
stop the Brooklyn players from fttingly
cele brating zachariah Wheat's birthday
and Ray Schmandt's return as a regular
with a to victory over the Pirates.
Seven Gloomy Frames.
The eighth inning uprising of the
apparently downcast Dodgers came like
the proverbial bolt from the cerulean
blue. For seven innings Frank Bullet"
Miller had toyed with the Dodgers. He
allowed only two separated hits and no
Brooklynite passed flrst base
Inning after inning rolled by with the
Pirate pitcher continuing to bowl over
the Dodgers with monotonous regularity
The two runs the Pirates had gained In
the getaway frame on Bigbee's single,
Schmandt's error, Stengers sacrifice and
Southwo~th's cruel slam seemed sur
ficient to insure victory for the visitors
To the Flatbush fans the game had
become as cheerful as a funeral
Then came the eighth inning.
Ray Schmandt launched the Dodgers
Off with a bounder over second. Kruger
leaned into the first ball Miller pitched to
him and dashed out about the longest
double in the history OF the game and
one OF the longest hits ever made at Eb-
bets Field The ball hit the scoreboard
in left feld two feet from the ground and
bounded back toward the diamond
Even then Southworth had TO chase so
far for it that Ray crossed the platter
and Ernie pulled up at second.
Pfeffer sacrificed. but was safe when
Sweeney's poor throw pulled Cutshaw.
who covered first, of the bag. Johnston
was put IN to run for Kruger. Olson
singled past third. scoring Jimmy with
the tieing run.
Hill Replace. Miller.
Exit Miller. Enter Carnan Hill, the
big Pittsburg rookie right handler. Magee
sacrificed. Hin to Safer. Griffith pasted
a double to left, registering Pteffer and
Olson. Zach Wheat then decided to take
part In his own celebration. He blazed
a double TO port that pushed Tommy
home. Myers fled to Southworth. Ko-
netchy walked.
Schmandt, coming up for the second
time In the inning. delivered his second
safe belt OF the frame. 1t was a smash
through Saier into right. 1t sent in z.
Wheat with run No and planted Ko-
netchy on third. Then Johnston took
pity on the poor Pirates and gently
popped to Cutshaw, ending the agony.
The Pirates nicked Pfeffer for nine
safeties, but as usual Jeff was effective
with men on bases in all except the first
and the Anal frames The big blond
stranded. The score: