The sun., 1919-05-03
'PFEFFER-MAL0NE
BROOKLYN HEROES
Jeff's Pitching and Lewis All
Around Work Feature 8 to
0 Victory Over Braves.

NlCtuIy oNCI DIdNobs
BY GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.
The long shadow Of tall Jeff Pfefrer
feil athwart the green swsrd Of Ebbets
Field yesterday, stealthily creeping tow
ara hrst base under the setting sun.
To the Braves. opening day opponents
OF the Dodgers, II was a. q hpger Of
fate pointing the way to impending
Inning after inning unrolled itself
with third bnse ever a deadline for the
men OF Stallings. while goose eggs con-
tinued to increase on Boston's line on
the big scoreboard. Came the final out
In the ninth, a force out Of Rggert at
second. with Boston's run column as full
or ciphers as Russia IL OF the Bolsfieviki.
Pfeffer had twiried his first shutout
or the 1919 season and achieved his
third victory. The score was 3 to O..
The Dodgers incidentally scored their
fourth straight victory over the Braves.
What the good right arm of the big.
blond boxman was TO Dodgers on the
defence the big bats of rookie Malone,
Hy Meyers and Ernie Kruger were to
brooklyn on the attack. Malone batted
his way right into the hearts of the
Brooklyn fans when he drove In Brook
lyn's opening run In the fourth. with
Wheat and Konetchy on ahead in the
eighth. Kruger jolted Rudolph for a
triple that sent Zach and Ed scamper-
irg homo with Brooklyn's two other tai.
lies.
A sacrifice by Myers helped along the
Dodger tally in the fourth and another
suicidal tap by lily helped father one
OF the runs registered in the eighth. In
his two other times UP lily nicked Ru-
colph for singles.
Fans SEQ Pitching Duel.
The 10000 fans who focked to c.
Hercules Ebbets's ball yard to see the
lifting of the diamond lid in Brooklyn
we're treated to . pitching duel between
Pfeffer and Rudolph.
Pfeffer set the Braves down with four
scattered safties while the Dodgers har-
vested eight off the delivery of Rudolph.
only two Braves reached third. A brace
OF errors were committed behind JEFF and
another pair behind Dick. HerzoRs
drop Of Smiths throw that should have
caught Wheat on second in tho eighth
figured In the Dodger scoring.
Perhaps the bright and shining star
from an all around viewpoint was young
Law Malone. He guarded the difficult
corner like second Jimmy Colli:a
Lewis brilliant fielding brought roars
from the stands time and again. His re-
markabie running catch OF Wilson's
twisting foul far back of third In the
seventh was the fielding piece de re-
sistance Of the fray
Taken all IN ALL Broolslyn's supposedly
rlckety infield gave n dazzling exhibit
tiop. The defence was decorated by two
apparent double plays. but each time
Umpire Moran, who gave decisions on
the bases. ruled otherwise and turned
the double play into a simple force out
Scoring did not start until tho fourth.
Griffith doubled OF the right field fence
with two down in the first, but was
marooned when Powell got under
Wheat's fly. Myers started with a single
to left in tho second. but was out
konstchy expired. Rudolph to Holke.
Malone singled to right, but was forced
by Kruger
Scoring Gong CIangs.
A policy OF watchful waiting gained
Zach Wheat his base in tho fourth.
Robinson wis-wagged for Myers TO sac
r!f1ce and Ay laid down a neat bunt,
Rudolph TO Holke. Konetchy walked.
Malone stepped into one OF Rudolph's
fast ones and sent the ball tipping past
second for clean single. scoring Wheat
and sending konetchy TO second. Ed
took Third on the throw. Malone added
insult to injury by stealing second. but
was marooned with Kouetchy when
Rudolph frightened up and famed both
Kruger and Pfeffer.
Wheat in the eighth launched the
Dodgers Off by beating out a hit that
caromed of Rudolph's fms TO Her
zog. Myers again obeycd orders i'm
plic!tly by sacrificing. Konetchy
grounded to Smith aand Red chased
Wheat back toward second. Wheat was
saved when Herzog dropped Smiths
short throw. Malone popped to Maran-
VILE
Here II was that Kruger inserted
the triple that Kelly and Riggert chased
clear to the fence to retrieve Il. Wheat
and Konetcny came home on the drive.
Pfeffer left Ernie stranded when he ex-
pired. Holke to Rudolph. who covered
the bag on a pretty play.
Boston only worked two men past
second base. With one down and Mar
awhile on first in the fifth Wilson sin
sled TO right and put the Rabbit on
third. Rudolph bounced to Pfefrer, who
chased after Maranvlle. Tho Rabbit
was run TO earth. Pfefrer to Kruger, to
Malone to Pfeffer. With Powell and
Smith on and one down in the sixth
Rlggert's long fly TO Wheat let Powell
take htird and Riggert second after the
catch Boston was turned back when
Mageet threw out Holke. Z,
The Dodgers and Braves will meet
again at Ebbets Field to-day. The score: