New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Pfeffer Is Hit
Hard lin Third;
O'Doul Stars
Pipp's Pass, Triples by
Ruth and Lewis and
Pratt's Homer Win, So
By w. J. Macbeth

spring exhibition tour of the Yankees
and Dodgers ended here to-day under
smiling skies and balmy zephyrs in a
victory for New York, to . The
training trip has ended. The teams will
be back in New York at 1905 tomorrow
morning (hurrah. hurrah!), but tho
spring exhibition will continue for
three more games at Ebbets Field
In many ways the trip just ended has
been propitious one for both the
Yankees and Dodgers. Neither team
has encountered day Of bad weather.
one on which they could not have
worked outdoors had it been deemed
advisable. Rain did not prevent an ex-
hibition game scheduled for either club.
has been more fortunate than New
York. Of thirteen games played be-
| tween the teams at Jacksonville and
interlying points the Dodgers have won
eight and the Yankees five. Higgins
will have to make clean sweep Of the
three remaining games at Ebbets Field
to get an even break.
Rain Greets transformers
1t loaked for time to-day as if the
teams would lose one practice game. 1t
was raining when the leaguers reached
here this morning and Traffic Manager
Mc4anus attempted to cancel, but the
sun came out warm and bright before
noon and the crowd came out in good
numbers, in the afternoon.
In their victory to-day the Yankees
showed a fash of the heavy hitting that
is to be expected of them when they
nit their stride. Ruth and Lewis
tripled and Pratt hit home run in one
inning off big Jeff Pfeffer, cinching the
game then and there.
Frank O'Doul, left handler from the
Coast, made his debut as a pitcher and
acquitted himself with glory after q
bad first inning. when Brooklyn got its
two runs. O'Doul had not properly
warmed up when Bill Dineen. called
play.
Olson singled to left on the first ball
pitched. Lewis made a fine running
catch of Neis's Texas Lacquer, but Kill
duff singled to center, and when Ruth
fumbled Olson took third. lack Wheat
back in the game after several days
rest. doubled to left center. scoring
Olson and Kilduf. Meusel killed of
Honey after a sensational stop anC
Hood flied out.
Play an Uphill Game
The Yankees got one back in the sec
Meusel struck out and Pratt singled te
right putting Duffy on third. Duffy
scored on Ruel's sacrifice fly to Hood
O'Doul singled prettily to right center
sending Pratt to third. but Gleich's
best was a pop out to Neis.
The heavy artillery of the Yankees
opened a murderous barrage in the
third that gave them four runs. Peel
popped to Olson; Pipp was patient and
drew his base. Ruth shot one mile
down the right chalk mark, but got only
three bases, as Neis WAS lying ava,
back in the woods. Pipp' scored in :
walk: Lewis tripled to deep left, scor
ing Ruth. This hit would have been {
homer had Duffy run it out. Lewis
scored a moment later on Mcusel's long
fly to Hood. Then Del Pratt hammered
7 one away past Hood and into a deeI
gully by the racetrack. Olson threw out
| Ruel.
O'Doul had to pitch himself out OF
tight hole in the fourth. KonetchS
led off with a single, taking seconc
when Lewis fumbled and then threw
poorly. Hood singled to right field
putting Honey on third. Meusel threw
out Baird, almost knocking off Pipp's
glove. Elliott popped to the box
ODoul lost Pfeffer, filling the bases
bat Lewis retired the SIDE by a spec
5acular shoestring catch Of Olson's
Texas Lacquer.
Bob McGraw relieved O'Doul in the
sixth inning and, after striking out
ieoney get himself into Jam by
passing Hood, Baird and Elliott
Mitchell was sent in to hit for Pfef-
FER. He connected wickedly. but lined
directly at Peck for lucky double
play.