New-York tribune., 1919-05-13

1oI tdU4S d1tS1tlOOIl ycStSI udys 4
dashing, daring Dodgers taken oy
straight by John Joseph McGraw's s
agony. for varied and sundry reaso
heart-breaking ten-round close. Ye
won out, with all the display of fire
week of the national frolic. The SEQ
The 81" of the ALTERATION above
referred to wasn't even a faint mur-
mur to the well known consonant that
scared the soul of the squire more
times than he has fingers and toes
during the fetid fervor of the fracas
But Luck and Larry-well. you can't
stop, you can't even tie lucky Irish
man. Doyle wasn't lucky. The luck
was all with the Giants, and especially
Jess Barnes, in having him to fall back
upon.
If ever noble athlete won ball
game the same was this Laughing
Larry. He not only won it, but time
after time he saved it. He saved it
early and he saved it late. He was
rushing frantically, hither and yon,
patroling his own beat like the old
reliable he usually is, and covering up
were cardinal and legion to boot.
AS to Jess Barnes, who scored his
fourth consecutive triumph, he may
thank his lucky stars that Larry didn't t
happen to be ailing yesterday after
noon. 1t would have been crying
crime to heaven had Jess been forced
to take the count when one reviews the
class Of his performance. But this is
lust what the Giants tried their hard
est to make the earnest young fellow
suffer. In the ten innings Barnes held
the Dodgers to four hits. Three of
these were of the scratchiest, scratchy
kind. For eight straight innings-be-
tween the first and the tenth rounds
developed off Barnes's delivery, though
in truth, the official scorer, bed-fel-
low of Wheat, gave Zach hit starting
the seventh, on what was a palpable
error for Fletcher, in the opinion of
every other critic.
Panacea for Giant Ills
But getting back to Larry and his
contributions to the Giant cause. His
generous smile was the panacea of
Giant ills. When the boys were boot
ing them hardest and furthest, the for
mer captain was in all the conferences.
handing out the best brand of salve.
There was no thought of quitting on
his part; he wouldn't let any of the
others entertain the idea that victory
was not always copper-riveted,
double -cinched thing, as indeed it
should have been from the start.
Everyone will concede that Larry
was at his best throughout. But in
that tenth-why, he was the transfig
uration of scintillating brilliancy both
going and coming. Just listen TO this,
ye who weren't on hand, if you wish
to understand why C. H. Ebbets's
heart is heavy as the neither milestone
this morning, with nothing more ter
rible than Pat Moran's Cincinnati Reds
in The ofing.
BY hook and crook and crazy luck
and lazy chuck the game rolled into
the tenth all square. Barnes, whose
rifie-like speed and sharp breaking
curves never showed to better advan-
tage on dull, dark day had seen the
redoutable Marquard wther and
crumbie before Giant fire only to en-
counter in his stead the grim Burleieh
Grimes, who had hooks and slants and
speed in his assortment apparently
quite as battling as the best young
Mr. Barnes could boast.
1t did seem then, after Grimes toon
the assignment and pulled Brooklyn
safely out of very complicated situa,
tion that the side that was able to
crowd over the winning run should be
crowned victor. And so it proved.
though not SO easily as the argument
lies on the face of it. Burleigh Grimes
howled 'em over pretty much in rota-
ton through his part of the eighth.
the ninth and we'll into the tenth. He
had two down in this overtime section
nox
the plate.
Grimes's Speed Terrific
Grimes had had the Giants swinging
like so many gates at his terrific speed
and decided to try the remedy on
Laughing Larry. He got 40 further
,nan the first experiment. Doyle un-
iimbered with all he had and happened
TO catch the first pitch fairly on the
trade mark. 1t shot away at an angle
of about thirty-fve degrees headed
IN the general direction of Bedford
Avenue. But it didn't stop at Bedford,
1t didn't even pause 1t cleared tho
road while Tommy Griffith looked on
helpless and sighed as it passed out or
sight. Just as pretty home run as
ever was delivered in a pinch-tenth
inning or first inning.
mat swat of Doyle's put lot of life
n.y. 'eSs barnes and whole lot OF
9tner somewhat respondent Giants. ons
.; McGraw included. 1t looked like
,he bacon sure enough. The bat bow
pegan to collect the Giant maces.
squire Ebbets was as red as the wot-
ties OF turkey gobbler full of feht.
"A moment later his face broke into
smile promise.
Ilmmy Johnston, hitting for Crime.
splashed weakling down the les,
chaik mark for which Heine Zim made
a barehanded stab while comino IN ~
top speed. He brushed the bail foni
,rem territory and beyond his reacm
OF heiding it in time. Johnston.s
somewhat scratchy hit had man on
with none out. q man on
IVY Olson, of course. was ;ns+r,..s
20 ount. LIZ laid down little dr;hh1er bIleu
.m haar ls0ns mt OF the plate which should have
pesh J Just plain suicide for him. thouoh
Sohhston was away we'll enough 81
riiesen' t,is,s pay at second. McCarty, with
r.nsy oi tine, pegged about ten fcer
sr nal Chase's dome. Nothing mt
Larry Doyle saved a genera ~u'
spniang Tor the Giants. Larry han
snsea oyer to back up Hal. and he
.,,s,,e eixd 80 1he crazy chuck in time TO nre
m she runners getting an extra base
osha~ "c error. 1t was just such nm
u,a snni SAVING play as Larry sbowao
rs.,,.d 10 Ssnday's game when Causev
".'aiy because of. slipping.