The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-25
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batteries: Barnss and sl6ith;
Grimes and Miller.
Ebbetts Field. Brooklyn, N T.,
Sept 15.-Brooklyn and New York
met Here today in the first game Of
the series that will definitely de-
eide the championship Of the Ma
tional league. 1t was an ideal
baseball day.
A capacity crowd was on hand
an hour before the game and sew
eral thousands were turned away
when the gates were. closed at 2:15
O'Clock. The lineup:
New York-Burns, II; Bancroft,
SIS; Young, RI: Frisch. 3b; Kelly,
1b: King, CT; Doyle 2b; Smith, G;
Barnes. p.
Brooklyn-Olson, IS; Johnston,
3b; Griffith, RI; Wheat, II; Myers,
CT; Konetchy, 1b; Kilduff, 2b; Mil
Ter, c; Grimes, p.
Umpires- -Rigler and GLENN.
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK: Burns out, Kilduff
to Konetchy. Bancroft hit deep in
rightfield for three bases. Bancroft
scored on wild pitch. Young
walked. Young scored on Frisch's
triple to center. Frisch was out,
Myers to Olson to Miller. Kelly hit
q home run into the leftfield bleach
ers. King flied to Griffith. THREE
RUNS, THREE HITS, NO Err
RORS.
BROOKLYN: Olson out, Bancroft
to Kelly. Johnston went out,
Barnes to Doyle to Kelly. Griffith
sent q long fly to Young. NO RUNS,
NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YORK: Doyle hit to right
for q base. Doyle stole second.
Smith out, Kildun to Konetchy,
Doyle going to third. Barnes
popped up a foul fly to Miller.
Burns was thrown out at first by
Kilduff. NO RUNS. ONE HIT, NO
ERRORS.
BROOKLYN: Wheat sent q pop
hy to Bancroft. Myers went out,
Bancroft to Kelly. Konetchy igv
nored q third strike and was called
out. NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO Err
RORS.
THIRD INNING.
: NEW YORK: Bancroft flied out.
Young sent Myers into deep CEN
ter for his fly. Frisch beat out a
hit to Kilduff. Frisch was out
stealing. Miller to Olson. NO
RUNS. NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
BROOKLYN: Kilduff got the first
I hit OF Barnes, a single to center.
Miller flied out. 80 did Grimes. o.
son hit down the rightfeld line for
two bases. Kilduff stopping at
third Johnston out, Bancroft to
Kelly. NO RUNS, TWO HITS, NO
ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING.
NEW YORK: Kelly struck ont
on three pitched balls. King sim
gled to center. Wheat got under
Doyle's fiy. King went to third on
Smiths single to right Smith stole
second. Barnes struck out. NO
RUNS, TWO HITS, NO ERRORS.
BROOKLYN: Grifith hit to CEN
ter for base. Bancroft dropped
Kelly's throw to force Griffith on
tWheat's smash and both ru1Sers
were safe. Myers and Wheat were
double-play victims. Doyle to Ban
CROFT to Kelly. Doyle threw out
Konetchy. NO RUNS, ONE HIT,
04NC 1I4bISOn.
| FIFTH INNING. b.
NEW YORK: Burns walked.
Bancroft went out, Johnston to
Konetchy, Burns going to second.
Young, singled to, left Burns scor-
ed while Kilduff and Konetchy were
retiring Frisch. Young went to
second on the play. Kelly lifted
one to Myers. ONE RUN, ONE HIT,
NO ERRORS.
j BROOKLYN: Kilduf went out by
the Bancroft-Nelly route. Miller
bounced . hot one OF Barnes
glove. but was thrown out at drst
by, Ffisch. Grimes struck out. NO
RUNS, NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
! Sixth INNING.
i NEW YORK: King was out John
ston to Konetchy. Doyle got a two.
base Texas league to left. Doyle
went home on Smiths hit to the
tcrowd n center but was sent bach
to second and Smith was declared
out for stepping out Of the batter's
box to hit the ball. Barnes sent 4
line ny to Olson. NO RUNS. ONE
HIT. NO ERRORS.
BROOKLYN: Olson was an easy
out. Frisch to Kelly. Johnson's higf
ny went to Burns. Doyle and Kelly
retired Grimth. NO RUNS. NC
n HITS. NO ERRORS.
SEVENTH INNING.
NEW YORK: Burns shot single
to center. Bancroft hit to left and
nurua ~nuf IN third tho N;out~