The sun., 1919-07-15
MAMAUX BATTLES
ST. LOUIS BATSMEN
Yields Four Hits, Fans Eight
and Dodgers Defeat Car -
dinals, 3 to I.
By GEORGE r. UNDER WOOD.

Bastile Day was celebrated at Ebbets
Field yesterday, with the Flatbush FNi-
slleers leading the Cardinals through tho
Arc de Triomph to the tune of to /. Al
MamauX, right handler de luxe, set the
Cardinals down with four scattered hits
Tanned eight. and would have blanked
the Missourians save for n wild throw
or his own at the start of the game. Ex-
cept for his shakiness in the opening
frame Mamaux twirled mastery ball.
Ills share breaking curves and burning
speed formed a combination the Cardi-
nails tried in vain TO solve.
The victory. coupled with Pittsburgh
defeat by the Giants boosted Brooklyn
out of the second division back among
the National League elect 1t behooves
the Dodgers to take to-days and to-mor-
rows contests with the Cardinals. for
the Reds are coming-the Reds are CONF
ing!
Mamaux was opposed on the mound by
the oldest ball player in point OF service
in the major leagues, Leon Kalamty
Ames the old New York standby. Leon
started his big league career with the
Giants In 1908, and he has remained
under the Big Tent ever since. Outsid'
OF the first inning. when the Dodgers
clustered four singles together for three
runs with the aid of n sacrifice fly and n
demented peg by Dots Miller Ames
looked as good as OF yore. Leon blanked
Brooklyn in the second, third. fourth,
ffth aud sixth, Clemmons batted for
AmeR in the seventh, and Marvin Good
win turned the Dodgers back In the sew
cnth and eighth.
speed, Curves and Control.
Mamaux forcibly demonstrated that he
is back in all OF his pristine glory. Al
"a shed Al OF the stun" that made him
one Of the most fcarei pitchers in the
ma jors with the Pirates three wears ago
tie exhibited speed, curves and control
me three most valuabl' assets OF a
pitcher in a pronounced degree
Atop Of St Louis's four hits Al issued
only three passes. Two Of them fol-
lowed one another with two down N the
third aud then, Just to show hc had not
lost his range finder. MamauX famed
NCHedry, who stands third in National
League batting, on three pitched balls
incidentally NamauX famed McHen"y
or three ritched balls again In the sixth
Al opened the game badly by passing
Smith. Jack stole second. Dots Miller
sacrificed and when MamauN, who heided
the hunt. threw wildly to FIRST Smith
raced homo and Dots got life. MamauN
showed the lever over to three speeds for
ward rnd famed Stock. Hornsby's single
to right planted j. Miller on third, where
he lauEuished when HeathCotc filed to
Wheat. and NcHenry forced Hornshy,
Olson to Johnston. After the first Ma
nIAux never was in danger.
Olson Up ON Toes.
The st Louis lead was short lived.
for in Bruoklvns half of the inning the
Dodgers sprinted up and passed the Car
dnals and then held the lead unchal-
lengod. 1t was the sharp hitting and
quick thinking Olson who touched on
the rally on Ames. By his splendidly
hcady playing Olson fast is gaining the
reputation of being one of the most skill
ful tacticians in the majors. There are
mighty few players quicker to sense a
scoring opportunity and quicker TO take
advantage of IL
Olson greeted Ames at the start of
the game with a bounder over Lavan.
Johnston sacrificed, Horusby TO J. Miller
Olson did not stop Al second on the bunt.
but made bun dash for third and
sent the st. Louis infeld up in the air.
Ivy took big lead OF second. drew a
hurried wild throw from J. Miller and
scampered along to third. He did not
linger there, for Griffith came through
with a lash to left that sent Olson across
the plate with the tying run
Groundkeeper Lundequist's turtle back
diamond seemed unusually resilient
Balls smashed into the dirt bounded as
IL on springs Wheats bounder over
third put Griffith on second and Myers's
bounder through the box and over Sec
ond scored Tommy and sent Zach along
TO third. konetchy's long sacrifice fly
to Smith registered Wheat Myers died
stealing on close decision at second,
Dilhoefer to Stock. The score: