The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-02
Brooklyn's Leading Players
Excused Early in Second
Game at Polo Grounds.
by CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.


BY way OF proving that their proud
position as pennant winners is not en-
tirely due to Il home run clour recently
made by a Boston player named Boeckel
Off Giant pitcher, the Dodgers went TO
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
and defeated the Giants, 10 3, in the
first game of q double header, and lost
the second game by to 3.
Thus the Dodgers held the Giants even
in four of the five scheduled games and
have but to win to-day to capture the
rubber. The clustering weather kept the
attendance down to few thousand. but
1t was demonstratiye crowd, In which
tho strident screech Of the Flatbush
fans mingled with the sonorous shouts
OF the Harlem enthusiasts.
There is good reason TO believe that
the Dodgers would have won both games
but for the reprehensible practice of
excusing all the prominent members OF
a team that has clinched the bunting
and putting rockies in theit places.
Wilbert Robinson is no more to blame
than managers Of other teams, but the
fact that all are guilty of it does not
justify these tactics.
Patrons of baseball who purchase
seats are entitled TO see game con-
tested on it's merits and with the best
lineup possible. and to take all the best
players out of the field in The early inn
ngs is an injustice to those who pay to
see the contest. Olson. Johnston. Grit
fifth. Wheat Myers and Honey all were
excused from the second game and their
places filled by recruits. The Dodgers
had the game 3 to at the time these
changes We're made. and the weakening
of the batting of the team prevented the
new champions from scoring further
runs and gave the game to the Giants.
object of This Move.
No doubt sthe object OF taking valu-
able players out of n game under the
conditions prevailing yesterday is to pre-
clude injuries that might incapacitate
them for work in the world series.
Nevertheless it is a practice that should
be stopped in the interest of the paying
public. The regulars were hitting Toney
hard when they were all laid Off.
Wheat opened the second inning witt
a double, and after Lamar had been
thrown out at first Honey hit to right
for four bases. 1t was savage drive
that Young might have stopped only
that he slipped and half feil as ne VIZ
about to field the ball Kilduff walked
and Miller doubled on which Pete
reached third. from which point he
scored Smiths out at first. Olson ended
tho inning with an out at first.
After the regulars retired from the
game the subs did not get hit ana
but one man reached first. rms was
Galore. who got life on an error by
Frisch in the seventh, but was lett.
The Giants got a run in the first on
singles by Burns and Young ana kli-
dun's wild throw.E
Kelly gave the ball a terrific smash
into the left field bleachers In the sec
ond inning, but Smith held the Giants
ga fe i'm the next two innings, after which
he was succeeded by Galore. Gaston's
single. Rurns's double and Frisch's base
hit gave the Giants two runs In the
seventh and assured them the victory.
For the first seven innings of the hrst
game not a Dodger got. n hit and not
man reached first. 1t began to look as
though Douglas was about 70 score
no hit no run game. when the Dodgers
cut loose in the eighth inning. batted in
three runs, tieing the score, after which
tbex knocked in the winning run in the
ninth.
The Giants scored run In the first
inning of the first game on burns
single. a force out. and Frisch's one
baser. and Frisch's single. steal OF Sec
ond and Kelly's single yielded one IN
the fifth. Doyle's inleld hit, Douglass
single and Burnss double gave n run
in the sixth. Mamaux. who succeeded
Pfeffer in the sixth, held the Giants
runless to the end OF the game.
Nt~i,.at or.pad rho eighth inning with