The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-21
LEAR,S BAT CAUSES
DEFEAT,OF DODGERS
Accounts for All of Cubs Runs
B Pitchers Required to
Subduc Brooklyn, 8 to 2
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.
King Loar-baseball fans must be
keen students of Shakespeare, for they
call the young Villa Nova star on the
Cubs. King" just as have been called
all the other Lears In sports-committed
assault and battery on Rube Marquard
yesterday and the grizzlies from Chi
cago captured another game at Ebbets
Field. Be that as 1t may, the Dodgers
had their boots on when they fell and
went down fighting like Kilkenny Cats
II required the combined efforts OF Shut
Hing Phil Douglass. Lefty Tyler and
the great Alexander TO subdue them,
3 to 2.
Except for the persistent and tena-
cious Mr. Lear. who camped on Mar
guards trail like an avenging Nemesis
the Dodgers would not have had to
drain the dregs Of defeat. Lear slew
the Dodgers with his ashen blade even
az Samson slew the Phlistines with
the tawbone Of the Democratic party's
trademark.
Flack singled TO left In the fourth
and took second on Hoilochers sacrifice
Kruger to Konetchy. Then the afore-
mentioned Mr.. Lear promptly thumped a
triple over Zachariah wheats thatch,
scoring Elmer. king" himself tailed
few seconds later on Paskert's sac
rifce fly to Myers.
Kilduff singled between Malone and
Olson In the sixth, took second on
Flack's sacrifice and third on Hollochers
lnheld out. Lear broke into the film
again with a roaring double down the
right field line. registering Petite.
Lear the whole show.
OF the three Chicago runs Lear scored
one and drove in two. No wonder Local
Union 20, United Order Of Brooklyn
rams threaten to go on strike unless
Lear is erased from the lineup. King"
drat him. is taking all the pleasure out
OF life.
A Brooklyn uprising In the eighth
threatened to make the fans forget all
about Lear. however Until the eighth
with the exception of the fourth, when
Magee singled and was tripled home by
Zach Wheat, Douglass had held the
Dodgers in the hollow of his hand
Brooklyn's lead of batter in the frst
second and third innings blazed the run
trail with single. but with men on the
bases Brooklyn hits were as scarce as
Sons of St George at a meeting of the
Sim Fein.
All OF a sudden in the eighth the
Dodgers broke out in a belated rally
and bombed Douglass of the hill. In
stead OF choosing the ninth. as they did
last Sunday and Monday. they got going
frame earlier. Kruger launched
things with screaming single to centre
Uncle Robbie sent Hickman in to run
for Kruger and ordered Schmandt in TO
bat for Marquard. Ray beat out a hit
to Hollocher, planting Jimmy on second.
Johnston ran for Schmidt. Exit Doug
lass. Enter Tyler.
Out for Interference.
Olson laid down n bunt between the
box and the third base line The bases
were filled when Tylers throw'to XII
dun to get Hickman arrived too late.
Bases full, none out, grandstand and
bleachers rocking with .he roars Of the
run famished fans. Then Olson gummed
the works.
Magee pasted a bounder at Hollocher,
whose throw TO Lear forced Olson, HEX
man scoring. There was remote
chance for a double play. but the
chances were all against 1t. Olson. how
ever. went into second standing up and
deliberately blocked Lear's attempt TO
double up Magee, There was nothing
for Harrison to do but TO call Magee out
for Olson's interference with Lear's
throw.
Then the rally died a-borning. Nit
chell decided that Tyler was too shaky
and planted Alexander on the peak.
Aleck came in cold and had little on the
balls he delivered to G<ifith. The best
Tommy could do. however, was TO
ground to Lear and be tossed out at
first
Wheat and Myers attempted to set
Brooklyn a going again in the ninth
when Zach beat out a scratch hit to
Lear and took second on Hy's sacrifice.
The rally fiickered out Konetchy was
ordered TO wait out Aleck and was
called out on strikes after working the
Nebraskan TO a ) to 2; count: Malone
grounded out to Merkle.
The game was enlivened with re-
markable running one hand catch by
Mann OF Griffith's powerful drive to left
in the first and by a differing corral by
Paskert OF Krugers terrific smash to
right center in the fifth. The score:
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