The sun., 1919-07-28
PHILLIES OVERCOME |
BROOKLYN'S LEAD
Luderus and Bancroft Pound
Galore and Quakers Win,
a to 2.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.


As q tuneup for to-days conflict with
the Giants--sonns 90 % far a. TO say
the Brooklyn fans had rather see the
Dodgers beat the Giants than win a pen
nant--the Dodgers dropped game to
the Phiiiles, Ito 2, before q shirtwaisted
and fan welding thronE OF about $4,000
At Ebbets Field yesterday.
The Dodgers came IN like q lion and
went out like lamb. Brooklyn broke
away to a two run lead on home run
smash by Tommy oriffith, with Olson on
ahead, in the first inning. and then wore
held runless during the remainder OF the
game by george Smith, the former Co
lumbia collegian, and southpaw Gene
Packard.
Packard was rushed TO the rescue OF
Smith with two down and the bases full
in the seventh Inning. 0riffith, OF home
run fame, was UP for Brooklyn, but
when Cravath switched 70 a southpaw
Robinson took out oriffith, a left hand
hitter. ana put in right hand hitting
Hickman TO bat for him: Jimmy igno-
niniously famed. Packard held the
Dodgers hitless in the last two frames.
He found Schmandt, another pinch hit
ter, in the ninth and made Kruger, who
batted for Smith in the same frame, ex
pire on an easy srounder.
The Phiilies captured the victory at
the expense OF Leon Galore, who had not
met defeat in six contests Five OF the
six games Galore won. In the other
one of the games in the series In Phila-
delphia last week-he was taken out
with Brooklyn leading. The Phillies tied
things UP on Shsrrod Smith and later
won out, Smith being charged with the
defeat Sherrod relieved Galore yester-
day after Mitchell batter for Leon In the
seventh and held the Phillies in check in
the last two frames.
bancroft, That's All:
It was the big bats OF Davy Bancroft
and Fred Luderus that battered the
Dodgers down to defeat. Luderus nicked
Galore for two doubles and a triple.
scoring one run and driving In two.
With the bases full in the second inning
Bancroft tied things up with timely
thump 20 right that drove In Luderus
and Sticking.
Davy was one of the many cripples
Coombs was afflicted with when he
piloted the Ph'llies. Banorofts return
TO the game has greatly strengthened
the team. Besides welding q telling bat
In the pinches Bancroft u stone wall
on the defence.
Bancroft's feidins yesterday was cen
sAtional, his great stops and throws re-
peatedly thrilling the fans. Davy spiked
several Brooklyn rallies. He pulled the
fieldlng piece de resistance in the second
frame when he leaped high in the air
and made a remarkable one hand catch
Of Konetchys burning liner that was
headed In between Whitted and viii
Jams ana certainly would have been
good for extra baset.
The Dodgers made George Smith look
IA 0
out a hit to Blaokburns. Johnston's saw
age liner was corralled by Sticking, who,
In an attempt to catch Olson before he
could return to first threw wild past Luz
derus and permitted Ivy 70 reach second.
Griffith leaned into one OF the former
Giants offerings and sent the bail
screaming over Whitted's thatch for the
Circuit. scoring Olson ahead. wheat
flied to Meusel and Myers famed.
Myers Goes HitIess.
intellectually Myers. who 10 Cravaths
closest rival for the National League
batting leadership. failed to get q hit
yesterday. Cravath. however, soon will
be ineligible for batting laureis unless
he goes back to playing regularly. Re-
Gently he has been getting into the game
only as a pinch hitter.
The Dodgers hilsd the bases on
Smith with two down In the third. only
TO have Konetchy force Myers at second
for the third out. Again In the seventh
the Dodgers loaded the hsssoeks on
George with two down. Cravath lifted
Smith and rushed Packard 10 the res
cue Gene famed Hickman, who battsd
for Griffith, as previously mentioned.
Brooklyn's lead was short lived, for
In the second the Phfilics filled the bases
on Luderus's double. Stockings single and
a pass to Tragesser. whereupon Ban
croft poled one to right and scored Luz
derus and Sticking with the tieing runs
Williams singled ana stole IN the
third, took third on a wild pitch and
was tripled home by Luderus. In the
sixth Meusel singled and registered on
Luderus's following double The score !:
PHILADELPHIA (S)I BROOKLYN IN, ,