The sun., 1919-05-09
GRIFFITH'S HOMER
WINS FOR DODGERS
Tommy's Double Also Helps
Beat Phillies, 2 to 1-Pfef-
fer's Fourth Victory.
ny GEORGE b. UNDERWOOD.

When Tommy Griflth. who plays
baseball in the summer time and writes
popular melodies n the winter, wrote
his song hit, -I'n Turn Your Shadows
to sunshine" he r,ust have had the
Dodgers in mind. nyway Tommy by
his remarkable hitting and fielding is
filling the hearts of to Brooklyn fans
with sunshine.
Tommy. aided and abetted by JEFF
Pfeffer. sent the Phillfes crashing
down 10 another defeat at Ebbets Field
yesterday. The score was Brooklyn 2.
Philadelphia 1.
A double of Tommy's bat put Masse
in position TO score Brooklyn's first tall
ly and Griffith made the second marker
all by his lonesome in the third. when he
lifted the ball high and dry over the
right field wall for a home run.
In the eleven games Brooklyn has
played this season Tommy has compiled
a batting average OF .+40. In fifty times
at bat he has made twenty-five hits, in
GLIDING five doubles. two triples and a
homer. for q total OF thirty-four bases
His remarkable fielding has robbed OPP
posing bstsmen Of hit after hit Several
times he has saved the Dodgers from
apparent defeat by hair raising corrals
Pfener's Fourth Triumph.
What Grifflths big bat was TO Brook
lyn on the attack yesterday, Jeff Pfefrers
good right arm was on the defence. Jeff
set the Phillies down with five hits and
registered his fourth victory OF the short
season. In addition 10 the game being
PfeTer's fourth triumph II should have
been his second shutout, for the lone run
- lD1r HE.zNW. he
was the gift of Dame Fortune. Old
Hard Luck perched atop the shoulders OF
Big JEFF and snatched away a shutout.
1t happened this way:
Whitfield hrst up In what certainly was
Philadelphia g lucky seventh" drove a
hit past Olson into oSatre. Luderus flied
out to Wheat Whitfield took third when
Baird dashed double down tho left field
line Here 1t was that old Hard Luck
stuck his head around the corner and
gave Pfeffer the "Ha Ha"'
Sticking lifted puzzling hoater over
second. Olson and Masee both started
for It. It was a difficult bail to get to-.
but Olson was under 1t and was making
the catch when Magee plunged headlong
into him. jolting the ball from Olson's
grasp. 1t went for hit and sent Whit
ted scampering across the pan with the
run that robbed Pfeffer Of a merited
shutout.
Baird took third on the play. Malone
threw out Pearce. holding Baird and
Sticking glued to the cushions. Then
Pfeffer showed the stun he is made Of
by tanning Adams.
1t only took PfefYer an hour and six
teen minutes to down the Phillies. The
sixth and the seventh were the only two
innings in which the big right handler al
lowed a hit
First Hit in sixth.
Adams got tho FIRST hit of Pfeffer with
a rap TO right with one down in the
sixth. Myers made q gorgeous running
catch Of Watson's wallop to short CEN
tire. Adams stole second. Callahan
walked. Williams singled TO right Grit
nth shot the ball back to Kruger like a
rife bullet and Adams quickly should
have been caught off third. Callahan and
Williams, however, both were of base in
an attempt to draw q throw. Kruger
was a long time making UP his mind
where he would peg the ball. He finally
whipped Il TO Konetchy. who relayed
the ball back to Kruger and Adams
finally was caught Kruger to Malone to
Kruger
Myers robbed Whitted OF an apparent
extra base blow with a superb running
catch in left centre in the fourth and
Lee Magee made a great stop and throw
on Luderus in the fifth.
Mule Watson twirled great game
for the Phillies after he got started.
Olson led off by beating out a bunt down
the third base line In the first. but was
forced by Magee. Griffith hammered the
ball against the right field wall for what
should have been a triple. but Mages
thought the ball would be caught and
hesltated in making his getaway. Tommy
| had to pull up at second when Lee only
reached third. Magee scored when
Pearce was throwing out z. Wheat. Wat
son tossed out Myers The score: