New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-23
Stengel's Hit
Settles Game
In Eighth, 4-3
Double by Former Flatbush
Outfielder Beats Pfeffer;
Meadows Pitches Well

Especial Correspondence to The Trtbune)
PHILADELPHIA. April 22.-Gavvy
Cravath's Fnerocious Phllies cele-
brated their home opening by beating
the Brooklyn Dodgers this afternoon
by score of 4 to 3. The fiattering
crowd Of $4,000 Ga veritable multitude
when it is remembered to what depths
the national frolic sank -hereabouts in
the last five years. went home con-
WINGED that victory perched where it
belonged.
There was no fluke about the victory
Lee Meadows, who BANKED the Giants
at the Polo Grounds last Sunday, out
pitched big jeff Pfeffer all the way.
The bespectacled twirler held the
earned run--this tally coming in the
very first inning on a somewhat hukey
Texas Lacquer that followed a pass
and an infeld out. The other two
runs that fell to Brooklyn were gifts
of Meadows who made a crazy chuck
past Paulette to let them in
1t was quite fine day for Casey
Stengel as for Meadows. The time
hero of Ebbets Field was largely re-
sponsible for the redeeming of -Mea-
dow's masterpiece. Because of the
pitchers errors Brooklyn was able to
bring the game down to the eighth in
ming with the count 3 to , in its favor.
In the eighth Stengel inserted dou-
BILE into the rally that tied the game
and put the winning run on third
where sacrifice fly could bring home
the necessary marker.
Poor Work on Bases
In spite of Meadows fine perform
ance the Dodgers got enough breaks to
tide them safely over but for faulty
work at the bases by Uncle Robbie's
men. Jimmy Johnston, for instance.
was caught flatfooted off first base in
the first inning, after Brooklyn had
scored and wnen there was reason to
suspect that Meadows might be sent
up into the air.
by passing Olson, the first batter.
Ivy advanced while Ralph Miller was
tossing out Neis and he scored when
Johnston dropped a Texas Lacquer into
short center field. Zach Wheat fouled
to Tragressor. With Myers, good
hitter, on deck Johnston got too anx-
lous over a contemplated hit and run
play and was trapped fatfootcd when
Meadows made snap throw to Pau
lette.
Bancroft saved Meadows a lot of
'io"pic III me SeCoHu inning Dy sem
satlonal robbery that took a legitimate
hit from Myers Right afterward
konetchy beat slow roller to X. Mil
Ter and stole second base. Chuck Ward
grounded to R. Miller and Elliott
popped to Bancroft
In their half the Phearless Pills tied
the score. PfefTer handed pass to
Dots Miller, who raced to third on Pau
lette's. single to right. Ralph Miller's
long fly to right scored Dots. Ward
raked in Tragessor's wicked liner and
Whipped the ball to Olson, doubling
Paulette off the midway, whittier he
had gone on R. Miller's sacrifice fly.
Gets Dodgers in Order
Meadows got the Dodgers in order
in the third. tanning Pfeffer and Neis
Bancroft singled with one out in the
home half, but Williams sked to Neis
, and Stengel popped to Ward Again
IN the fourth Meadows moved the
Dodgers down in order, adding Hi
Myers to his list of strike-out victims.
Pfetfer's error in the second half of
this fourth put the Pills out in front
for the first time. lie Bourveau opened
with single to left. but Dots Miller
forced him. Paulette fouled to Elliott.
r. Miller rolled to the box, but Pfeffer.
in hurrying the play, chucked blindly
past Honey 70 two base error that
scored Dots Miller
Not to be outdone in generosity
Meadows handed this one right back,
with another to boot, in the fifth, and
Brooklyn for the second time led by a
run. Konetchy doubled off the right
field wall as a starter. Meadows hit
Ward. Elliott tried to sacrifice, but
Meadows, who fielded the ball, threw
past third base. On this error Honey
and Ward both scored. Elliott foolish
ly tried to take three bases on the error
when LIE Bourveau threw in to the
plate. He was snuffed out easily on
Tragessor's good relay back to Ralph
Miller. Pfeffer skied to Stengel and
Olson to lie Bourveau.
And that's the way the issue hung
swinging into the second half of the
eighth inning. Bancroft who was the
life of the local infeld-off ensvely and
defensively- his third sin
gle as starter. The feet Cy Will
Jams hunted and beat the play, whc ii
Honey made alone. Stengel rammed a
double to right field that scored Banny
and put Williams on third. lie Bour-
veau fouled to Johnston, but Dots Mil
Ter drove long fly to Neis that
brought home Williams with the win
ming run.