The sun., 1919-08-18
Led by Johnston, Brooklyn
Bombards Sallee and Tri-
umphs 3 to 0.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

Flashing forth in all his pristine
glory. the glory that was his in the
faii Of 1915. when he capped the season
with masterly--though fate ordained
to be a losing-fourteen inning
worlds series game against the Rad
sox. Sherrod Smith dropped the raging
Heds In their tracks at Ebbets Field
yesterday.
With speed galore, a sharp breaking
curve, battling change of pace and SUI
peru control, the sinewy Brooklyn
southpaw. backed by a defence that re-
FUSED to crack or crumble. allowed only
-FOUR Cincinnatians to reach first base
three on base hits and one on a pass
and olanked the Reds. 8 to 0.
While Smith and his southpaw slants
We're moving the Reds down Annipg after
inning the Dodgers, led by Jimmy
johnston, who blasted out two singles
and double in three times up, drove
In one run, scored himself and helped
stu another marker along with a per-
rect sacrifice, were bombarding Slim
Saiiee with a hot barrage of base hits.
The tall, willowy Cincinnati southpaw
who held the Giants to three hits on
the Polo Grounds last Wednesday, was
1olted for ten ringing bingles, including
hook of four roaring doubles.
Doubles Help DO IL.
Two of the doubles. one by the ram
pant Johnston and another off the bat
OF zaehariah Wheat, followed Sherrod
smiths own single In the fifth and
pagsed brace of runs. A double by
olson In the seventh. with a neat sacri-
nee by the Sallee Strengthening John
ston, and sacrifice lily by Tommy
Grifnth coming on the heels Of II,
parented the third Brooklyn tally.
Bracing Into stonewall support be-
mind Smith the Dodgers accorded their
southpaw something Of the same i'm
penetrable Gordon OF defence the Reds
game. =
Wards corral OF Groh's liner in the
seventh was a classic. Chuck generally
Is a bit weak on balls hit to his star
board. Groh drove a terrific liner that
ordinarily would have gone safely over
third. Ward lurched over to his right,
rurled himself at the ball and shared 1t
safely about two feet above the bag.
HIS own lunge and the impetus OF the
ball sent him to the ground, but he kept
safe clutch on the apple"
In the same inning Zach Wheat made
two beautiful catches of long fly balls
carried far out of their regular course
by the high wind. Myers robbed Magee
Of an apparent extra base blow with a
running. leaping catch in the fifth
frame With Rath on first and two
down In the sixth Olson made a nifty
stop of Daubert's bounder, but almost
gummed the works with a hurried high
throw that Konetchy barely corraled by
long stretch into the ozone.
stormy morning and a squally sky
with occasional sprinkles OF rain during
the early afternoon held the attendance
down to $4,000. but those who did
swarm into the gaunt gray Ebbets Field
stadium saw a contest snappy and
scintillating enough to delight the heart
OF any assembly of fans. Smiths mas
terly pitching and the smashing batting
of Johnston stood out on the background
OF splendid general play.
Recalled Famous Game.
There was much in the contest to re-
mind one OF that fourteen inning worlds
series classic Smith twirled against the
Red Sox back in 1918. The August sky
was October gray. There was a tension
In the stands akin to the worlds series.
for all Brooklyn is ''het up over the
conflict with the Reds. Then inning
after inning Smith rolled along in the
mastery pitching form that almost sin
gle handed held the Red Sox at bay for
fourteen frames in 1916.
Fans will remember that Smiths
pitching in the memorable 1915 baseball
Marathon-the longest worlds series