New-York tribune., 1920-04-19

Nine
Hands Braves
9-to-3 Beating
Dick Rudolph Is Treated
Roughly by the Mauling
Grew of Uncle Robbie
By r. ]. Kelly

More than 10000 rabid Inhabitants
Of Flatbush turned out yesterday after
noon to see Uncle Robbie's crew cross
bats with the Boston Braves in the
first Sunday championship game played
at Squire Ebbets' ball park this season.
The Dodgers gave their supporters
plenty of opportunities to exercise
their lung power as they slammed the
ball to all corners Of the lot for a
total Of ten safeties. The final score
WAS to g. in favor Of the home
aggregation.
The veteran, Rudolph, started in the
box for the Braves, but the Dodgers
took liking to his offerings and he
was finally removed in the seventh in
ming to allow layers to bat for him.
Dick was in bad almost from the start.
Wheat opened the second frame by
beating out hit to Maranvile. Zack
then moved to second on Myers sacri-
fee, and Konetchy was given a free
pass to first. On the hit and run play
Ward came through with q clean single
to left field and Wheat scored. Both
runners advanced on Mann's throw to
the plate.
Rewdy Elliott took . vicious cut at
the first ball pitched and slam.Acd it
to lett field for clean single. Honey
and Ward both Tailed and the crowd
cheered Justify. Elliott tried to reach
the midway station on Mann's peg to
the plate, but O'Neill cut him down
with pretty throw to Maranville
fer ended the inning by hitting
weakly to Rudolph.
Pfeffer Pitches Well
Jeff Pfefer, Robbie's twirling ace.
occupied the mound for the BROOKLYN
outfit. Although he was combed for a
total of nine bingles, he pitched in
mastery style and was not forced to
extend himself. The Bay State nine
got tl,cir first run by punching three
hits off the big right handler in the
fourth stanza. Pick singled to right
field for his second hit of the game.
POWELL grounded to Olson, who cut
down Pick at second on a toss to Ward
In attempting to double Powell at
second the short stop made bad peg
to konetchy, but the latter recovered
the ball in time to prevent the runner
from advancing to second. Cruise fol-
lowed with Texas Lacquer in back of
second base and both runners were
safe Holke then scored Powell with a
timely bingle to center field. Olson
intercepted Myers's peg to the plate
and threw out Cruise, who was at
tempting to reach third. Elliott made
sensational catch Of Boeckel's foul fly
near the stands for the final out Of the
inning.
The Dodgers had previously scored
another run in the third round, when
Bernie Neis, the pride of Saskatoon,
connected with oe of Rudolphs curves
and drove it over the right field wall
for a home run.
Braves Hold Short Rally
In the seventh stanza the Braves
staged rally. but it proved to be
short-l lived Cruise hit safely to left
field, but Holke lifted q pop fy to
fouled out to Konetchy. Mann fol-
lowed with single past second base
and Cruise took third Stallngs then
mace rather unusual move when he
sent up Eayrs. pitcher, to bat Tor
catcher O'Neil.
Eayrs had already proved his ability
as twirler when he subdued the
Giants in the opening contest at the
Pelo Grounds on last Wednesday, but
C0lSIudy He ueIuOIlSLIACeQ C0aC ne can
hit as we'll as pitch, and he immediate
ly cfme through with sizzling single
to left field, on which Cruise crossed
the plate.
McQuillan succeeded Rudolph on the
mound, but he Jared no better than
his predecessor. The Dodgers fell
upon him for three hits and three 1l,ns
in the eighth inning. Wheat started j
the round by beating out scratch hit
to boeckel. Myers followed with a
bun1t in front of the plate and when
N,l' I!son' who had been substituted for
| C'Nelll behind the bat, was slow in
fielding the ball, both runners were
safe. Honey then sacrificed and Nc
o!uli,an got himself in a hole by pass
ing Ward and filing the bases.
elliott chased two runs across when
he slashcd the ball to left field for his
third hit Of the afternoon. He took
second on Mann's throw in. Pfeffer