The sun., 1919-08-15
DODGERS LOSE AND
WIN IN jig TIME
Bow to Alexander, 2 to 0, in
1:10: Then Galore Blanks
Cubs, 1 to @, in 1907.
ny GEORGE n. UNDER WOOD.

ny GEORGE n. UNDER WOOD.
! Considerable Of a political and histo-
| rical atmosphere was created by the
! Cubs at Ebbets Field yesterday when
Manager Mitchell fired both Of his presi-
dentially named pitchers, Grover Cleve-
land Alexander and Abraham Lincoln
Bailey. at the Dodgers. The great right
| handler, named after the old Democratic
standby, shaded Southpaw Sherrod Smith
and blanked the Dodgers. to 0.
The stalwart youngster called after
the rail splitter, twirled excellent ball in
the second game, which was an even
more scintillatlng box duel than Aleck
and Sherry's bout in the opener. but Ca y,
dore welded 1 to 0 whitewash brush
and gained the Dodgers an even break
on the day. The teams now are even
Stephen" on the series. They will fight
the deciding bout at Ebbets Field to-day.
The twin bills were lightning fast con-
tests and set new major league double
header record of two hours and seven
teen minutes. The first game was
played in one hour and ten minutes and
the second game took three minutes less,
one hour and seven minutes.
While establishing a new major league
| record, for two games took much longer
than two sets of double headers that
were played in the minors. On July 80.
1905, Los Angeles and Oakland of the
Pacific Coast League finished UP q
double header in 1 hour 38M minutes.
1 a. IL a.. - IT..
nomenally short time of AIN minutes
and the second required only 81 minutes
to complete.
Two More Fast Ones. s.
Only six and half more minutes were
required by Harrisburg and York of the
Tri-State League to complete a double
bill on September 4, 1912. The first
game was played In forty-eight minutes
and the second in fifty -seven minutes. the
two games only requiring one hour and
forty-ive minutes.
To those who delight in alright pitch
ing, each of yesterdays embroglios was
| a classic Smith only yielded six hits
and one earned run In the opener, but
had to bow before the wizardry OF Alex
ander,, who set the Dodgers down with
four hits and allowed no Brooklynite to
get as far as second base Aleck won
by the same to 0 score, and allowed
the same number OF hits against the
Giants last Sunday.
Never in his glorious career has Alex
ander been dishing up more wonderful
pitching than in the last three weeks.
He has scored shutouts in four of his
last six games. He has allowed only
three earned runs in sixty-one innings
and two Of those three earned markers
came on a streak OF bad luck on August
6. when Ray Keatings drive went
through a hole in the fence for a home
run, scoring Wilson ahead.
Alexis Great Record.
i In the Brooklyn Chicago game on
July "a Aleck won, to 0, in eleven in
nings, allowing only five hits on his
next appearance he shut out the Cubs,
to o. He was beaten in his next start,
but It took the Philies fourteen innings
to turn the trick Though beaten. Aleck
pitched wonderful ball. striking out If
teen Phillies Then Aleck lost to Bos-
ton on Keatlngs fuke homer, but he
set the Braves down with four hits in
that game. On his last two starts Aleck
has blanked Giants and Dodgers, 10 u
yielding only four hits each time.
The earned runs the Cubs got on
Smith in the opener came in the fifth
frame, when Killefer singled past third,.
took second on Alexander's sacrifice and
scored on Hollocher's rap to third. Deal
singled to centre in the eighth and Kille-
fer sacrificed. Alexander famed. Deal
took third and Magee got life when
Ward fumbled Magees grounder. On
double steal Deal scored. and when OIL
son threw wild past Miller Magee- went
TO third. where he was marooned when
Johnston threw out Hollocher
A two base blow to right by Fly
Myers in the fifth inning of the second