The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-25
GIANTS REDUCE
DODGERS LEAD
New York Team Takes Meas
ure Of Robins in First
Game OF Series.
HAMMER GRIMES HARD
Crowd So Large That Gates
Are Closed Long Before
Game Time.


Brooklyn here today, 8 to o.
The Giants took a command
ing lead in the first inning, hit
ting Grimes for two triples and
a homerun, which, with q wild
pitch and pass netted three runs.
New York continued to hit
Grimes freely until the seventh.
when he was relieved by Nam
aux. The latter also was touch
ed for three hits and MOZART,
who pitched the last inning, per-
mitted one.
Barnes held Brooklyn to four
hits. q
Ebbets Field. BROOKLYN. cant. ag
Brooklyn and New York met here 10.
day IN the FIRST game OF the series that
VIII dehnitely decide the Championship
of the National league. Tho teams viii
play nye games in. all. To ciinch the
games Of the series. or one Of this
series and their final game OF the sea
son with Boston. Oct. ..
II was ideal baseball weather. A ca
paelty crowd was on hand an hour
%srs SSaUse turnss sns ss%s smsv anf thound
closed at s.iB o'clock.
The lino-upi
New York Brookiyn--
Burns. IT, Olson, 81.
nancroft. -. Johnston. sb.
Young, r. Griffith. RI.
t'risch. sb. wheat. II.
Kelly Id. Myers, cf
King. cf. Konetchy. ID.
noyIe. 10. kilduff. %.
Barnes. G p. orimss. oisr 6, p.
FIrst Iuninu,
ulants-.Burns out kllduff 10 Ko-
petehy. Bancroft hIt down the right
neld line for three bases. Bancroft
scored on q Wild pitch: Young walked,
Young scored on Frisch's triple 10 cen
homer. Myers 10 Olson TO Miller. Kelly
MT home run into tho left field
bleachers. klnE flied to Griffith. Three
runs. three hits. no errors,
Dodgers--olson out, Bancroft 10 Kcl-
" Ycv,s sonnsson ma,Ss,s went out. Barlsa 10
NO runs, no hits. no errors.
second Inning.
Giants noyie HIT TO right for x
base. poyia stole second. Smith nt,l
Ksilduf @ Kenctchy, Doyle geinN 10
% Miller. Burns was thrown out o,it n
nrst by kilduff. No runs, one hit. 40
errors.
Dodgers-wheat sent q pop ny to
bancroft. Myers went out bancroft 10
Kelly konetchy was called out on
strikes. NO runs. no hits. no errore
Third Innino,
Glants--iiancroft flled 10 Grifith.
Young sent Myers back into deep cen-
tor for his fly Frisch beat out a hit
TO kildufr He was out stealing. Mil
Tor TO Olson. No runs, one hlt. no
Dodgcrs-.-KiiduY singled "a e.nss,g
Miller and Crimes fiIsd t1 10 King sn.s oIsor
doubled down the right field line. xii
fuR stopping at third. Johnston out
bancroft TO Kelly. No runs. two hits
Fourth inning.
giants,-heily struck out on three
pitched balls. King singled 10 center!
Wheat got Doyie's fly. King went to
third on smiths single 20 right. smith
stole second Barnes struck out. NJ
runs. two hits no errors.
. Dodgers--Grlfith hit TO center for q
base. y bancroft Dropped Kelly's throw
both runners were safe. Myers and
Wheat were doubled, Doyle 10 Bancroft
b Kelly. Doyle threw out Konetchy,
No Funs. one hit. one error.
Firm inning,
piants-~Hu walked. Bancroft out,
Iecond, Young singled to left Burns
cored while Kiidun and Konetchy were
atirihE Frlsch. Young vent 70 second
N the play. Kelly lifted TO Myers
'ne run, one hit. no errors.
Dodgers-kiiduff went out by the
hot one on f,arnea' glove. but was
brown out q frst by Frisch. Crimes
truck out. No runs, no hits. no errors
sixth inning.
King out, Johnston to- Ken.
tchy. Doyle got two bases ON a hit
left. Doyle scored on Smith's bit
nck 10 second and Smith was declared
ut for stepplmg ont OF Tho battern- box ~
y hit the haiL Harnes sent Z line nv
Olson. No runs. one hit. no errors
DodEers--0 was an easy ont
rlsch TO Kelly. Johnston's hiKh hy
red GrlfSth, No runs. no hits. 10 -
rfoFs
Seventh innlna.
Giants--Burna shot single 10 CEN
ar. Bancroft singled To left and Burns
'ent to third, the Giants Shortstop go-
ls TO second on the throw..iu. Nam,
rooklyn. The Giants made eleven hits
n Grimes. Burns and Bancroft scored
y YounE'a hit 10 right. Olson muffed
rlsch's ny, but saved himself an err
q e s.eona eo9ns g esps Sss famed ssoG RnF 5.s ss
truck out. Two runs, three hits. nc
-rora.
podgars--wheat singied 10 center
nj took second on Kings error Myers
alked. On Konetchet's blow &c
risch wheat was saEged ort a. shir5
etlm OF double play Ftisch 20 Kelly
iduH sent up pop fiy 10 Smith Nc
ms. one hit, no errors,
Eighth inning.
Giants--Doyle beat out a hit 70 kcn-
chy Smith struck out and DOYLE was
tired stealing. Kilduff tagging him,
nrns pop ny No runs, two hits, no
rors
Dodgers Miller aied to Burns. Mitch
batted for Mammaux and went cut,
ely unasslsted. Bancroft threw out
son at hrst. No runs, no hits. no
rors.
Ninth Inning.
Giants MOZART now pitching for
'ooklyn. bancroft struck out. swing.
& at third strike which hit him m
2 side. Young sinsled to center.
'isch was safe OF kildunS error.
,ung going 20 thIrd. Young and
'lsch scored on an attempted double
cal when Miller threw the ball into
n held, Kelly out. Johnston to hcn-
chy. King iicd 10 Wheat. Two runs
u hit, two errors.
nodgers- Johnston out. Frlsch to
.llv. Grifhth went out. pcvle ~
,lly wheat was retired. Frlsch u
ally No runs. no hits, no errors.
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