New-York tribune., 1920-08-23
Raw Fisher Checks Assault
but Flatbush Nine Holds
Its Advantage TO End


CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. pa
batting rally Of six hits for six runs
in the fifth inning gave the Brooklyn
Dodgers to-day's game with the Gin
cinnati Reds by to 8. The Reds
won the first two games of the series
and the Dodgers won the last two.
The crowd to-day was estimated at
$4,000 and completely filled the tenn
porary reserved seats in front of the
grandstand.
BY winning to-day the Dodgers cut
the lead of the Reds for first place to
fraction of a game. Uncle Robbie
led the Flatbush contingent tonight
to Pittsburgh for series of three
games in three days, confident that
his men will oust the Reds from the
lead before the end Of the week. The
victory to-day gave the Dodgers new
confidence, which they badly needed.
All of Brooklyn's runs and six of
its eight hits came in the big fifth
inning. Five of the hits and the half
dozen runs were charged to Jimmy
Ring, the right hand hurler, whose
home is in Brooklyn. A sacrifice fly
and a single in the same stanza were
charged to Ray Fisher, who relieved
Ring.
Texas Pitcher Performs Well
1t was we'll that the Dodgers accom-
plished so much against Ring before
Manager Moran could pull him out
as they made no hits off Fisher in the
sixth and seventh, and they shared the
same fate at the hands Of Charley
Napier, q right handler from the Texas
League, IN the eighth and ninth. Ring
had allowed two scattered hits in the
first four innings and his explosion in
the fifth came without warning.
Leon Cadore started for the Dodgers,
and al Of the Reds eight hits and
three runs were made off him before
he was relieved in the }sevcnth by
lIamaux when the Reds were con-
Quoting dangerous batting rally
Cadore was the winning pitcher, but
ne began to weaken after the Reds
made two hits off him in the fifth. A
double play retired the side in the
scventh while Mamaux was on the
hlll, and MamauX retired the Reds in
order IN the eighth and ninth.
1t was an errorlcss contest that was
furnished for the big crowd but there
were few sensational PLAYS. excent
Tor wonderful stop by Kilduff back
of second in the seventh inning. Ne
threw to Olson for force of Winqo
winch broke Up a Red rally when it
was becoming serious. Another good
play, was when Kilduff tagged out
1roh @ or second, on a relay from
side. O. >''- '''s' '''e
Kilduf opened the fifth for BROOKLYN
WIN WIN single through Henie Groh
Miller sacrificed. Cadore got a single on
a low line fly to right, which Neale
trapped, kilduif taking third. Olsor
singled to left, scoring Kilduff and
sending Cadore to second.
johnston singled to center. scorino
0adoTe and putting Olson on third
KoAsh returned the ball to Sticking
JonnSton had overrun first base anC
Slcklng could have thrown him out b1
an accurate pass to Dauoert, but the
pass was not accurate. 1t hit johnson
IN lhe shoulder as he scutted back te
nrsI' ana before Daubert could find the
bali Olson had scored. Griffith drew
base on balls from the exploding
hng and Wheat singled through Sick
ing into center. Wheat's blow SCORED
johnston and moved Griffith to third
Roush Makes Foolish Throw
Ray Fisher went to the rescue o.
Ming and Myers sent sacrifice hv to
Noush that scored Griffith, Wheat tax
ing second on Roush's foolish throw tS
the plate konetchy singled to center
scoring Wheat, and took second OF