The sun., 1919-09-08
DODGERS SPLIT EVEN
IN HOME FAREWELL
pieffer Twirls~2 to ! Victory
After Phillies Take Opener
in Eleventh, 3 to 2.
n, GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.


twenty-five thousand loyal Brooklyn
ans turned out for the final 1919 home
,rn.arance Of the Dodgers at Ebbets
raid Yesterday, and just TO give the
v,,hnsh folk something to- remember
,hsm by Uncle Robbies boys split n
s,rrain bill with the Phillies.
irish Meusei broke up an eleven In
,,nr pitchers duel between Galore ana
Meadows in the opener with three base
,.nlto right centre that sent Williams
.rarrvinRl home with the run that gave
M Phillies the victory, 3 to 2. JEFF
p,s,rar. the ace of the Brooklyn hurting
coma outpitched Eppa Rixey in the
anal game. Bunched hits by Johnston,
Konetchy and Kilduff in the sixth inning
we're responsible for to 1 Brooklyn
triumph.
Except for q remarkable running one
hand catch by Leo Callahan, the erst-
vble Dodger, Brooklyn would have fea-
TIRED its 1919 farewell with double
victory. With the teams deadlocked at
to in the seventh frame of the first
rame. two out and Kilduff on first,
Ernie Kruger crashed full tilt into one
AZ Meadowss fast ones and dashed q
long low liner into left that to all in
,snts and purposes was a pure and un-
sdulterated home run,
At the crack of the hickory on the
Acrsehide, however, Callahan strealxed
back toward the score board. Just when
the ball seemed about to shoot over his
head he turned. reached out with his
sioved hand and plucked the ball out of
ne air.
Galatians catch robbed Brooklyn of
victory. The deadlock remained until
he eleventh when Williams with one
down hunted safely and Meusel came
through with roaring triple 'twixt
Myers and Griffith that pushed Cy home
With the tally triumphant.
Pfeffer Invincible. - ~
Big. blond Pfeffer pitched shutout ball
IN the second game. A frenzied flip by
Ivy Olson let in Williams with Phila-
dsphiA's lone run and robbed JEFF of a
merited shutout. For six innings Rixey
proved worthy foeman. The elongated
southpaw with the Greek fraternity
name fell from grace in the sixth and
the Dodgers crashed through to victory.
Until the sixth Rixey yielded only two
hits one a clean single by Myers in the
first and the other a scratch slow roller
h the third that Blackburne thought
would roll foul. but found out too late
he was wrong. Johnston launched the
Dodgers of in the seventh with a smok-
ing single TO left and raced all the way
10 third on a wild pitch. Myers. after
hshing a long one to right that was
foul by inches, popped to Bancroft. z.
Wheat grounded to Paulette and John
ston was run down btween third and
home, r. Wheat taking second on the
rundostr.
WIN the two cleanup men. Myers and
2. Wheat, disposed of II looked as II
Rixey was out OF the hole, But he
wasn't Konetchy rose to the occas sion
and smashed a torrid double to left CEN
ire, scoring 2. Wheat. Knduff followed
y with lash to left that registered Ed.
Meusel got under Hickmap's, fy. and
spiked the rally. w.. ..,..,
0Ison's Heave Costly.
With one down in the eighth William,
beat out scratch hit TO Johnston
After Meusel fouled to NJ. Wheat
Luderus doubled to right. sending WILL
iams to third Cy tried for home or
the relay, Hickman to Olson. and would
. have been out by ten feet had not Olson
hurled the ball high over N. wheat's
match. 1vy's demented peg let Cy reg.
hter Philadelphia's lone run.
With two down In the first inning OF
the opening game Zachariah Wheat mad,
The. Ebbets Field stadium rock on Il,
foundation, when with Grifith. who had
singled. on ahead, he lifted the bal
nigh and dry over the right field fence
'or home run. sending the Dodger!
sway to a two run lead. Blackburn,
ufpled in the fourth, and after Will
iarns walked, scored when Olson, John
sion and Konetchy were doubling VI
williams and Meusel. --
Bancroft doubled in the nth and wa.
singled home by Paulette with the ty
ing run The deadlock remained Ii.
the eleventh. when MeuseI broke IN tn,
game as aforementioned.
Myers Saves Prefer.
II only was natural Hy Myers Shout,
20 something TO make the fans remem
VI him. Hy chose the sixth innin,
ne second game to pull q Stun
mat saved Pfeffer's scalp. With tw,
eoWn and Luderus and Bancroft o,
ssse faulette lifted a fly back of and t,
INC right OF second. II was Hickman
' but he was late in starting for II
Johnston. Myers and Hickman all olus
~. .sreo TOT It Just when 1t looked az