New-York tribune., 1919-05-07

| gave an excellent Illustration OF
tenacity and hustle in the opening e
at Ebbets Field yesterday Afternoon
score of II to 9. But that isn't ever
The Dodgers, after their most ardent
supporter would have hesitated to risk
nickel against a million on the Flat
bush chances, came from behind Z
to handicap and fought the Quakers
to a dead standstill. After the visitors
had been aided and abetted to half
dozen runs in the very first inning,
Brooklyn turned right around and
matched that accomplishment in the
third
By drive and speed and the never
say-die spirit, the Dodgers retrieved a
sorry start that had some twelve
resigned to the gas route and that had
hurried Charles Hercules Ebbets into
his counting house for solace.
Two Iron Men in Box
More was at stake than the game
itself, for Burleigh Grimes and Joe
Oeschger, who figured in that memora-
BILE twenty innings tie in Quaker Town
last week, were given the chance to
prove the question of superiority.
Every one had to admit that Burleigh
was the greater glutton for punish
ment, anyhow. He had the last laugh,
and the last is always the big rib
ticker.
Grimes didn't start to laugh till
Oeschger's chortle began to strangle
Joe, and there were several occasions
afterward when he felt more like cry
ing. But the "weeps" always were for
his support, not for personal short
comings.
The Dodgers gave their erstwhile
playmate, Jack Coombs-now leader of
the Quakers-a brand-new sporting
rifle for himself and a silver service
for the boss of the Coombs family
and then, after kidding Jack spell,
they proceeded to give him and his
old Phils the buns rush. 1t may have
been the five minutes delay for pres
entation ceremonies (Mr. Ebbets is a
great stickler for display of ceremony
that gave the Dodgers such long
afternoons work.
Any one OF the twelve thousand will
testify that it was cold in Flatbush
yesterday afternoon. And the several
thousands who couldn't get in in time
and had to go home may thank their
lucky stars, in spite of Brooklyn's
wonderful performance; that is, if
they didn't carry heavy winter wraps
and heavier life Insurance.
Our trapped Dodgers in that first
inning played as if they needed set
of baskets instead of fielding mitts.
Just two balls were hit out of the in
field and yet the Phillies sent ten men
to bat and scored six runs Callahan
walked, and Williams was safe on Lee
Magee's horrible tumble. Meusel
scratched hit through the box, filling
the bases. Luderus hit sharply to
Olson.
An easy double play was in prospect.
but Ivy first fumbled and then in his
hurry he pegged into right field On
the double error Callahan and Williams
scored: Luderus tried delayed steal,
but Mlller's throw headed him. While
the numb Dodger infeld was pursuing
Luderus, Meusel made dash for the
plate, but he was trapped and finally
kllled off. The play was by Miller,
Olsen, Magee, Konetchy and Malone.
Bad Error by Magee
mighty good thing they got the
lone bird. For Baird next scratched
a cheap Brooklyn single to Olson and
olcking pumped one into right field,
scoring the numbering Luderus in
fox trot. Olson finally got under
Pearce's tall hoist for the second out.
Cady, however, singled to centre, regis
terlng Baird and on the throw in moved
to second. He scored behind Sticking
when Oeschger's easy grounder roles
through Magee's legs. Callahan. up for
the second time, ended the agony with
q weak tap to the box
Oy Williams, first up in the second.
lammed one over the right field fence
Tor homer, giving the Phls a 7 to
advantage, But good pitchers will
ohiy oy stand so much. And right there
crimes settled to his knitting and
made monkeys of the Phils until the
eighth inning, at which time Robhie's
heavy artillery had him winging away
out in front for a change.
line Dodgers filled the bases to no
purpose In the first, but went ont In
order in the second They got new
start in the third and made the most |
or IT. Olson walked, Magee singled |
and Griffith doubled for the first run
Magee scored on Wheat's long fly to
Williams. W. Meyers grounded to Pearce.
Moneys single scored Griffith Malone
trlpied to right, scoring Honey. Miller
strolled and advanced on a wild pitch
lie and Honey scored on Grimes's
Texas League double, the sun and the
wind tricking Callahan out of an easv
chance. Olson, up for the second
time in the round. died to the boy
That was all for Oeschger. The
Dodgers picked up run off Prender-
CAST in each of the fourth, fifth and
sixth and two for good measure in
the seventh. Passes to Griffith and
Myers. sandwiched round Wheat's in
field single, with an infeld out. gave
one IN the fourth. A double steal bv
Olson and Magee in the fifth proved
the candy. Grimes ruined a great
rally in this inning by bunting into a
Koney's triple scored Wheat who
walked in the sixth. Grimes's bit
sicking's error on Olson, Magee,s ee ; sae. n,.,
rltice and Griffith's single gave tba
Dodgers their last two in the seventh
fa'rcloth staggered scatheless throngb
the tihe eighth by grace of a double nIav
the the third turned by the Phils durine
the wlnd-swept afternoon. 'e
An error by Magee paved the wav 70
run for Philadelphia in the eighth
while another error by Grimes himself inse|
Iet Ie down the bars to the last score in