The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-08
BROOKLYN COLTS
TIE WITH REGULARS
Battle Ends With Score at 8
All-Grimes Is Leading
Twirler.
by GEORGE n. UNDER WOOD.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. April THE
Brooklyn regulars and colts went eight
innings to an TO 8 tie here this after
noon. The colts got away to a two run
lead on Cheney In tho opening inning.
The regulars bagged a run in the third
and tied things UP in the sixth.
Tho boys got SO sorappy that they
wanted 10 tight It out TO fnish after
Robbie called enough at the end OF
the eighth.
Zachariah Wheat, the National League
batting king. stu has TO get his season &
f1rst hit Buck failed to get a hingle
In his FIRST practice game and repeated
the hitless wonder stunt In this after
moons embroglio. Buck got on once,
however. He waited out Mamaux in tho
fourth and drew a pass.
The colts made their two runs In the
first on single by Adams. Cheney
winging of Sheridan, a passed ball and
singles by Hickman and Mack Wheat.
Malone's single, Snyder's sacrifice and
Cheney's timely thump gave the regu-
lars a run in the third. They tied the
score In the sixth on Johnston's single.
Hickman's error and Grinith's one
timer.
telegram from Charles II. Eobets, Jr.,
Tommy Fitzsimmons, the rookie short
stop who has been serving in France.
had arrived home in the U. s. A. and
might receive his discharge In time to
pick UP the team in Boston.
Grimes and Pfeffer have drawn the
hurting assignments for tomorrow g
game against tho Yankees.
From his work In the Yankee Dodger
series. Burlaish Grimes 10 launching him
self out OF pitching campaign that will
equal or surpass his record OF last year
when he rivaiied Jim Vaughn for pitch
ing honors in the National League. Last
season Grimes officially led the league
IN games pitched. and in consecutive
games won. Burleigh had one less shut.
out than vaughn Tiny Jim had eight
lsAisomininss to his credit against seven
whitewash feats performed by Grimes.
In the practice games between the
regulars and the colts Rurleish appeared
the least advanced of the Brooklyn
twirlers. but he has been the most Of
fective twirler against the Yankees. In
tho eight innings he has worked against
the American Leaguers. he has not al
lowed an earned run and has yielded
only Ave hits
Another former Pirate hurler. Al
Mamaux, Is pressing Grimes hard for
p4tSh'He AoioIa oui AIS lIlc pEcsSut HlIeI-
league sereA- In the eight innings
Mamaux has worked against the Yam
KEGS he has yielded four hits, but was
found for one earned run.
JET Pfeffer, who Ia hot weather
pitcher and a slow starter, has allowed
the Yankees ten hits and four earned
runs in seven innings. The Yankees
have jolted six hits and three earned
runs of Galore In I'VE innings four
hits and three runs of Cheney in three
innings and eight hits ard three runs
of Vanguard in Ave innings. On his
FIRST start against the Yankees Rube
Marquard set them down with two hits
and no runs In three innings The
willowy southpaw had bad day last
Saturday and IN the two innings Robbie
kept him in the box the Yankees got to
him for six hits and three earned
markers.
In the thirty-six innings tho Brooklyn
pitchers have worked against the
Yankees they have allowed thirty-seven
hits and fourteen earned runs In the
four interleague games the Dodgers have
outscored the Yankees twenty-five runs
to seventeen. and outhit the American
Leaguers thirty-nine 10 thirty-seven.
Olson leads the Dodgers sluggers at
bat in the four games against the
Yankees. He has compiled a batting
average OF .504.
When the Dodgers take tho field
against the Yankees in to-morrow's ex-
hibition game little Ollie O'Mara may
have to view the fray from the bench.
Ollie has slight stomach trouble and
Rohtns kent him ont Of