New-York tribune., 1919-05-01

Each. side was in possession of nine
runs when the arbiter was forced to
intervene, because it was getting too
dark for the players to see the ball.
Yet it seemed slovenly encounter
in the first three innings. with both
sides batting freely and prospects of
immediate withdrawal of the pitchers
who started the game. These pitchers
Burleigh Grimes, of Brooklyn, and once
they righted themselves they followed
with duel of commendable curving
and high pressure effort that stamped
both as athletes with uncommon eff
cheney and courage.
Battle Starts Anew
The hard fight really commenced in
the ninth inning, when errors by Ban
croft and Pearce gave Brooklyn the
knotting run. Then what turned out
to be fresh contest started. The bat
tie plunged into extra innings.
There was break in the nineteenth
The high tension started to tell and
Brooklyn drove home three runs These
runs were tainted. With two runners
on base and two out, Outhelder Henry
misgauged the flight of the ball. Too
late did he backpedal into left field
territory. The ball flew over his head
and struck the turf. A sharp bound car
ried it into the bleachers and Myers
had a home run and Brooklyn three
tallies to the good.
Pinch hitters figured in the nine
teenth inning counter attack that
STAYED off defeat just in the nick of
time. With Brooklyn in front by
three runs, Cy Williams opened the
home part of the nineteenth with
fly to right that Griffith dropped. Ban
croft forced Cy, but Luderus prodded
a single to right.
and Bancroft ran home. Grimes threw
out Baird, advancing both men. With
runners on third and second, the Phils
had a chance to tie the game with a
single. Therefore Manager Coombs
ordered Irish Meusel to bat for Pearce
Grimes was becoming fidgety under the
strain and walked the emergency man,
loading the bases.
Coombs assigned Cravath to bear
man rammed a smoking liner to the
fagpole, sending Luderus and Whitted
across the rubber and tieing the score.
All the time Meusel was flying ahead,
and at the time the ball was hit it
looked as if he might also score and
end the game.
But the ball bounded back to Griffith
so, alertly that Meusel had to stop at
third. Cravath had made a wide turn
of first, and Pitcher Grimes intercepted
Griffith's peg and had Gabby impris-
oned between first and second. While
Dodgers were chasing Gabby Meusel
moved toward the plate and drew a
throw. He, too, was caught off, and in
a lively run down he was tagged by
Catcher Mckinley Wheat, retiring the
side.
Darkness Falls Apace
The skies were getting dark in the
twentieth. Malone hit for single and
was put on second by a sacrifice, but
couldn't score. In the Pills last chance,
Callahan soaked Grimes for two
bagger, one was out, but Williams
rolled weakly to first. There was still
chance with Bancroft at bat, but it
was getting too dark to see black
ball and Grimes crushed the little
shortstopper on strikes.
In the opening round, Williams
singled to second and scored when
Bancroft tripled to right, but on Ludy's
soak to Malone, Banny was run down.
Brooklyn put two runs together in the
second when Myers, Konetchy, Malone
and Kruger smashed out hits in order.
III tHe tnlIU, Singles ny OlSOu, w neat
and Konetchy and Myers's double
pushed three across.
The Phils made a strong reply. With
two out, Bancroft singled to centre
and came all the way home when Lu-
derus doubled in distant left Whitted
strolled. Baird, unleashed two bag
ger and two more Phi1s trooped home
in the eighth inning the Phils rushed
into the lead. Luderus whipped double
to left and went to third on sacrifice;
Baird bounced one to Olson, and Ludy
scored and Baird was on first Pearce
rolled out and Cady beat out his tap
TO Olson. Baird scored from second.
Brooklyn fought to even terms in
the ninth, but the tying run was a
crime. First, Kruger was safe when
Bancroft fumbled hard chance. Boss
Robinson ordered Hickman to run for
the catcher. Grimes sacrificed and
Baird accounted for Olson Hickman
was on third. Magee banged one hard
and swift straight to Pearce, who
fumbled but recovered. Magee beat
the throw TO first Hickman skipped
over with the tying run Then new