The sun., 1919-07-09
WHEAT'S HOME RUN
DEFEATS PIRATES
Zach Scores Olson Ahead in
Sixth and Dodgers Triumph
Score, 2 to I.
By GEORGE b. UNDERWOOD.

By GEOHGE b, UNDEHWOOD.
For all the world like q fat policeman
watching a boy scale a wall too high
for the corpulent mlnion OF the law to
negotiate Casey Stengei, the Pittsburs
outhelder. standing with back to the
diamond, chubby legs spread wide apart.
hands on hips, arms akimbo. neck
GRAINED. hoping against hope the ball
might take saving dip or spend Its
force. watched ball Off the bat OF
zachariah Wheat 70 sailing over the
right field fence in the sixth inning at
Lhbets Field yesterday.
High and dry over tho barrier II
sailed and disappeared behind house,
top across the street. Casey turned and
ambled deJsctediy q few PAGES toward
the diamond, disconsolatlon and disap-
polhtment showing in every action.
Wheat's home run ,wallop there In the
sixth was cruel blow to Stengel, for
Olson was on ahead at the time, and 1t
manufactured two runs for the Dodgers,
changed the score TO read, brooklyn. 2 {;
Ptttsburg. 1, and undld a lot Of work
the aforementioned Stengel had accom-
plished during the earlier stages of the
game toward putting Brooklyn on the
losing side of the ledger.
Ever since Stengel was traded to the
Pirates his most absorbing ambition has
been to beat Brooklyn and show C.
Hercules Ebbets and Uncle Wilbert
Robinson what a fearful mistake they
made in shipping him away from Flat
lush.
Until that four base blow by Zacha-
riah Wheat, everything had proceeded
splendidly for Stengel. He doubled
to right in the fourth. took third on
Scuthworth's single and cantered home
with q run when Olson was tossing out
Cutshaw. He also spiked an incipent
Dodger rally in the second with o
gorgeous running one hand catch of Hy
Myers's bid for an extra base soak. All
the signs along the trail foretold 4
Brooklyn defeat, and Casey was happy
Then with one full swoop of his club
Zach Wheat broke up the old ball game
and erased the happy smile from Casey's
classic countenance.
Short and Sweet.
The game consumed only an hour and
twenty-one minutes-the shortest game
OF the season-yet a world of action was
crowded into II. Wheat's winning OF the
game with q homo run drive was Just
tho necessary splicing to make the dish
as satisfying a one as ever was fur
nished the Brooklyn fans. 1t was as
snappy and sparkling a game as ever
was played on the F7atbush pasture with
fielding thrills galore and something
happening every inning TO bring the
spectators up In the chairs with a wild
burst of applause.
Hy Myers was the chief object of APP
plause. The great outf1elder. who has
been hot on the heels OF Gavvy Crayath
for the National League batting lead
ership. didn't get q hit yesterday but
hr did chip in with q trio Of as glitter
ing corrals as ever caused a fan to split
the air with raucous croaks.
Hy robbed Schmidt OF an apparent
safety with a sensational shoe string
catch back OF short in the third, turned
the same trick on Terry by racing In
and plucking a line drive q few inches
off the grass in the sixth. and In the
eighth sped back toward the exit gate
and pulled down Southworths labelled
home run.
Galore In the BOX.
Lieut.. Leon Galore and Frank Bullet
Miller were the opposing twirlers. They
crossed shoots in a keen pitchers duel
with Galore having the edge. Both
were accorded brilliant support though
Cation put Miller In Jeopardy with 4
two base wild throw on Kreuger in the
third Kreuger. however. tried to reach
tulTu Oll ShoOIe dbLcIApNcu oASA hiNc
bunt and was thrown out. Olson then
smashed into a double play.
The Pirates decorated their defense
with another snappy two ply killing that
nipped a Brooklyn rally in the bud in
tho fourth. Johnston led OF in the
fourth with a single to centre. Wheat
singled to left, after Griffith had flied
to Southworth. sending Jimmy to third.
When Myers walked the bases were
filled. The Pirate inheld formed for
a double play and II came. Konetchy
hit to the left of second. Terry scooped
up the ball and snapped It to Cutshaw
In time to get Myers Cutshaw doubled
up Konetchy with a swift peg to Moll-
WITT
One was down In the sixth when Grit
nth shot q sharp single to centre. Tho
ball took a wicked bound and only a
leaping one hand shot by Bigbee pre-
vented Tommy from getting an extra
base. Tommy, however. scarcely had
got his wind back. when Wheat caught
the FIRST ball Miller pitched TO him on
the seam and sent II over the right field
wall and broke up the game. The
score: