New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-13
Grimes i'm Wonderful Form
Allows Cubs Only Four Hits
$4,000 See Dodgers Win
Eighth Straight and In
crease Lead i'm Race

Burleigh Grimes, the Dodgers pitch
ing ace, was in great form yesterday
afternoon and Wilbert Robinson's play
ers trounced the Cubs in the opening
game of tho series at Ebbets Field by
score of s to 0. The victory made
1t eight straight for the Brooklynites,
and it increased their lead to three and
a half games over the champion Reds.
who are in second place. A crowd of
more than $4,000 rabid rooters turned
out to witness the contest.
Grimes's exhibition was classic.
He was virtually invincible, and only
twenty-eight batters faced him during
the nine innings. He yielded only four
widely scattered hits and gave only
one base on balls. Davy Robertson,
the former Giant, connected for two
Of the safcties. Grimes received
wonderful support, particularly on the
part of Olson, who has displayed q
great Improvement in his fielding re-
Gently.
Paskert, who walked in the second
inning and then stole second, was the
only one Of the visitors to reach the
first inning, but he was promptly
caught stealing. Robertson got an
other single in the fourth, but Merkle
hit into double play.
Paskert hit safely with none out in
the fifth. but he was picked off first
after O'Farrell had fouled to Schmandt.
Vaughn got the last hit off Grimes in
the sixth, single to left, but Flack,
who forced him at second, was thrown
out stealing Grimes seemed to be
growing even stronger as the game
progressed, and not one of the visitors
reached first base during the last three
innings.
Big Jim Vaughn, who opposed
Grimes, also pitched good ball until
ers broke through and scored thcir
first run. After that, however, he
was hit with considerable frequency
and each Of the Brooklynites slammed
out at least one hit, with the cxcep-
ton of Myers and Miller. Ray
Schmandt covered first base in place Of
Ed Konetchy and the substitute
handled eighteen chances without on
error.
Neither team was able to score in
the first four innings, but the Dodg
crs got away to onc-run lead in the
fifth. Schmandt led off with three
Dagger to deep right center and Kill
duff scored him with a single to left.
KildufY took second on Miller's sacri-
fee bunt in front Of the plate. Grimes
famed, but Olson slammed a single
through Vaughn. sending Kilduff to
third. Kilduff and Olson then tried to
pull double steal, but the former
was cut down at the plate.
The Dodgers resumed their bonn
bardment in the sixth and gathered
two more runs, which proved to be
entirely superfluous. Johnston, the
first batter. was hit by pitched ball,
and Neis beat out neat bunt Wheat
also attempted to sacrifice, but he beat
the throw to irst, filling the bases.
Myers lifted q fly to Paskcrt and
Johnston sprinted home after the
catch. Neis took second on the throw
to the plate and Wheat reached sec
ond. Friberg fell while going after
Schmandt's fly and it went for a sim
gle. Neis scored on the hit, but
Wheat was out in trying to reach
third; Kilduff then popped to Merklc
FOR the third out.
Vaughn was found for three moro
hits in the seventh, and these nc,t.d
the F!atbush clan another pair Of
tallies. After Miller had popped to
Terry, Grimes smashed two-bagyer
TO left. Olson grounded to Deal. Who
made low throw in attempting to
catch Grimes off SECOND. Olson rnced 20
second and Grimes took third on the
error. Johnston came through with O