The sun., 1919-05-30
OLSON'S ERRORS Big
HELP TO GIANTS
Enable McGraw's Men to De-
feat Dodgers in Opening
Game of Series, 5 to 2.
CAUSEY BEATS GRIMES
Scores Seventh Straight Vic
tory-Battle Of Words En-
livens Contest.
by FREDERICK q, LIEp.

BY FREDERICK @. LIEB.
The Brooklyn Dodgers have a COM
mendahle percentage this spring. but
Judging from their first appearance of
the year on the Polo Grounds yesterday
they haven't changed much. Apparently
they still can kick splendidly pitched
games from under an unfortunate En-
pets twirler with all the precision of the
Trolley Dodgers OF the era of Whitley"
Aiperman, Dolly Stark, Coulson, Tooley
ana the old time Washington Park
bunch.
For all the world yesterdays tiff In
Harlem looked life leaf from the diary
OF c. Napoleon Rucker some eight or
nine years ago. Remember how George
Napoleon. the great lefthander, used to
come to Manhattan and hold the Giants
70 handful of hits. only to have Stark,
Tocley or some other fellow peg the ball
all over the grand stand?
Only yesterday il was Burleigh Grimes
the sensational young Brooklyn spit
palier, who was the victim of the Dodger
strong arm boys. Burleigh let down the
hard hitting Giants with FIVE hits. the
first one coming in the fifth inning, but
aloed and abetted by Ivy Olson and Lee
Magee New York made one run for each
nit. The Giants took the opening clash
CT the big series of the spring by a score
OF to 2. The defeat toppled the
LooBets INTO tnlru place.
Causey's Seventh Victory.
II was the seventh straight game of
the season for Red Causey, the Florida
bricktop, and enabled Cecil Algy to tie
the high run of the year made by JEFF
Pfeffer OF Brooklyn. who won seven
straight before the Cardinals stopped him
last Wednesday.
Causey gave another fine exhibition,
though in the third inning the Dodgers
had him dangling on the rope and one
Toney into the picture. In that inning
the Dodgers punched four clean ringing
singles for two runs and had men on
third and second when Causey got rid of
lack Wheat. That was the only frame
in which the Dodgers kicked up much of
furore. Causey never has been de-
feated by the Brooklyn team since he
came into the National League.
Ivy Olson was up to all his old stunts.
Either he would make grand stop in
deep short or he would try to hit some
inoffensive fan in a field box. And when
Ivy makes wild throw. believe u.s. they
are wild Twice he hurled far over big
Konetchy's dome with Giant runners on
the bases.
Olson also put on the old fight scene.
Somehow or other we couldn't take Il
very seriously, being familiar with every
move in the act, Olson got an inield
single of Zimmerman's glove in the
eighth. and Heinie. giving an iruita ton
OF Ivy, hurled past Chase and Olson
sped on to second. Gonzales backed up
Chase in clever style. made "a fine re-
covery and whipped the BALI to Doyle.
who was waiting with the ball as Olson
came in with his spikes pretty high
Larry gave Ivan quite dent with the
pellet as he plastered IL on him.
Olson Charges at Doyle.
The battling Swede was on his feet in
moment, and charged at Doyle
Fletcher. in the meantime inserted sew
eral caustic remarks, which further irri-
tated the Dodger shortstop. But Ernie
Quigley, the dancing umpi-e would per-
nit no fighting on his beat. He got hold
OF Olson by the shoulders and proceeded
TO one step him over to third base. II
is true Ivan was an unwilling partner
and made sundry efforts to escape. He
kept muttering, Let me at him !" but
Cuigley held him until he cooled off.
When ouigley let go his clutch Olson
meandered back to the scene of the
original excitement and spoke harshly tc
Doyle. But by this time II had become
real mob scene, All the Brooklyn
bench overran the field and McGraN
came rushing in from the New Yori
eide, challenging Olson In his own be-
half. But It was all much ado about
nothing" as there were no blows struck
But the 10000 fans thought II was
real war, and the New York contingent
rode Olson hard for the rest of the
afternoon.
Quigley really was In a delightful
humor. and wouldn't let the boys fire.
him. In the sixth lack Wheat stol,
second. at least 'Quig' said he did
Fletcher didn't agree; he threw his hat
the ball and his glove into the GROUND
with all his might and power. He threw
the ball into the ground SO hard that 1
bounced over Causey's head, and Whea
went to third on "a At OF wrath.
Usually such proceedings mean qhicl
Punishment. but Ernie merely turned hi
back TO Fletcher.
Dodgers First to Score.
The Dodgers were the first to score
and gave Causey quite tanning in thu
third. With one out. Kruger singled
TO left and took second when Crime
smashed another hot single to left. oil
son kept 1t up by lining solidly to centr'
for a base. scoring Kruger Mage
went out on a lift to Burns. but Tomm,
Griffith also drove a smoking single 4
centre, Grimes scoring and Olson taking
third. The song writer moved to secont
when Kauff pegged to Zim to get tn
Swede Toney was warming up indus