New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-03
George Smith
Holds Robbie's
Clan to 6 Hits
Stengel's Spectacular Catch
in Final Inning Saves the
Came for Cravath's Team

The Brooklyn Dodgers lost IN excit-
ing thirteen-inning game to the Phil
lies at Ebbets Field yesterday after.
noon by a score Of 4 to 3. This makes
a total Of thirty-nine innings that tho
Brooklyn men have played In two days,
as they struggled to .. twenty-six-
inning tie with the Boston Braves In
the Hub on Saturday. Only time will
tell when this unique record will bs
broken. The victory sent Cravath's
clan into tie with the Flstbush crew
for second place In the League stand
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spoils Of victory, for they played the
better ball and actually earned three
Of their four runs. The Dodgers fought
tooth and nail throughout. snufdng out
five of the visitors rallies. and were
only prevented from tising the score
for the second time in the thirteenth
round by Casey Stengel's spectacular
one-hand catch against the right field
wall.
Captain Bancroft saved the Phillies
on several critical occasions with his
sensational fielding. The crowd went
wild when Zach Wheat smashed the
fifth ball offered him in the ninth frame
run, which evened the count.
In tho tenth it looked ns IL Wheat
would duplicate his previous four-ply
smash when he hit a long drive to
center field. However, Stengel and
Williams both tore after the pellet, and
the latter made the catch after q
long run.
George Smith twirled the full thir.
teen innings with much effectiveness.
At times he lost control and got him
self in difficulty, but his teams stone
wall defense, saved him on several ee-
casions. Only SIX Dodgers hit safely,
and two Of the bingles were Of the
scratch variety.
After turning in two victories this
season Burleigh Grimes went down to
defeat. His spitball did not possess
its usual deceptiveness, and the
Quakers smashed his offerings solidly.
Grimes pitched himself out of many
holes during the early innings, but his
cunning disappeared toward the end.
The PhiIly batsmen collected nine hits.
Bancroft got three Of these and La
Bourveau drove out the first homo run
within the grounds this season.
Smith was puzzle to the Brooklyn
batters during the early stages, for he
allowed only two hits in the first six
innings. The former collegian was a
trihe unsteady for the next three
frames, but held the Robins hitless for
the last four rounds.
lie Bourveau began the Phillies' secr-
ing in the third, when no singled 60
center, stole second and tallsed on Ban
croft's double to right held. There was
no further scoring until the seventh
inning, as both Smith and Grimes were
turning back the batters almost in
order.
Bob Miller was safe at first in this
stanza when his smash trickled through
Wards legs. Tragesser forced Miller,
but LIE Bourveau sent one to the dag
pole in center field. He easily made
to the plate. Bancroft also singled, but
Olson and Konetchy retired Williams
for the third out.
The Dodgers rooters obtained their
first real chance to cheer in the seventh,
when Neis worked Smith for q pass.
Johnson and Wheat both grounded ont,
but Hi Myers came through with 4
double to center, scoring Neis, and the
former was called safe at third when
Bob Miller dropped the ball on . fine
relay by Williams. Konetehy then
chased Myers across the path with q
single through the pitchers box.
The Phillies came to life In the
thirteenth. Bancroft started with .
single to right field and Williams
smote the first pitched bail to the
same spot for double. Bancroft
reaching third. stengel was then pur-
long fly to Neis in right field, which
allowed Bancroft to score with what
proved to be the winning run.
The score.