New-York tribune., 1920-09-17
Down Reds-Giants Break
Leaders Drive
Ruetller From
Game I'm First
Fisher Appears ON Scene
Too Late and Robbie's
Mem Win by 5 to- 3
By r. |. kellv

llbert Robinson's league leading
Dodgers took another step toward
ccl!lnching the pennant b. defeating Pat
Morans champion Reds. to 5, at Eb-
bets Field yesterday afternoon in the
opening game of the series. AS result
OF the victory the Brooklynites are
now SIX full games ahead Of the Gin
| clnnatl players, who are practically tied
with the Giants for second place, and
IT is now almost q certainty that the
FIatbush clan will finish the season at
the head of the pack.
Southpaw Walter Ruether. who has
not won game in more than q month,
started on the mound for the visitors,
out the home players bumped him for
| three hits and two runs in the first
inning and forced him 20 beat hasty
retreat Ray Fisher, the former
Yankee, relieved the battered Ruether
and Jared much better than his prede-
| cesSor.
The pedagogue pitched great ball,
yielding only seven hits, but two of
these came in the sixth, when the
Dodgers showed across what proved to
be the winning run. Two more were
paired in the seventh when the league
leaders scored their final tally. With
the exception of these two innings,
Fisher displayed great form. .
Grimes Is Hit Hard
Burleigh Grimes, who pitched for the
Dodgers, was found for ten hits, in
cludlng a triple and home run in the
fifth inning, when the visitors tied the
score. After that, however, Grimes
allowed only two more hits. He did
not issue single base on balls and
particularly on the part of Kilduff, who
is playing great fielding game at
second base.
The Reds jumped off to flying start
by scoring a run in the very first in
ming. Rath poked one through Olson
for single and Daubert forced him at
/ second on a grounder to KildufT. Groh
struck out, but Dauhert stole second.
! Rousn slammed single to center,
! scoring Daubert, and took second on
/ the throw to the plate. Duncan fouled
/ to SchmanGt
I The Dodgers came back with a rush
in their half and went their opponents
two better. Olson led off with q single
20 center and stole second. Rath made
fine stop of Johnston's grounder and
: got tie runner at first, but Olson took
:hird. Neis drew base on balls and
Wheat followed with single to right,
which scored Olson and sent Ne,s to
third
Myers came through with another
single to center, scoring Neis and put
ting Wheat on second. Schmandt
walked and Ruetner was given the gate
in favor of Fisher. kildurf greeted the
. Vermont schoolnaster with a single to
center, which scored Wheat. Miller
rolled one 20 the box and Myers was
forced at the plate. Wingo threw to
Daubert for a double play.
Great Catch by Miller
The champions threatened to break
through again in the second, but
Grimes pulled himself together and
turned them back. Kopf, the first
batter, was safe when Johnston made
low throw to Schmandt. Neale lifted
a fly to Wheat, but Wingo shot a
single TO right, sending Kopf to third.
Minso took second on Neis's throw 10
the far corner. Fisher then famed
and Miller made great catch of
Rath's foul near the stands for the
third out.
Neither team scored again until the
fifth. when the Westerners bombarded
! Grimes for three hits and evened the
count. After Wingo had flied to Wheat
and Fisher had famed for the second
time, Rath drove a sharp single to cen
ter. heat tried to make a shoestring
catch of Dauhert's line drive. but the
oAiA S't ~. HiIl ana lUIieO W tne tenn
porary bleachers for home run. Groh
continued the assault with a three
! bagger to deep right center, but Roush
lifted a fly to Myers
The Dodgers wasted little time in
break ing the deadlock, and they did
TINS IN the sixth by showing one run
acress. Schmandt opened the inning
with q terrific drive to the exit gate in
deep right center, but Roush held it to
a double by fast fielding Kilduf sent
Schmandt TO third on neat bunt to
Daubert
Miller dropped a short fly in center
field which went for single and scored
Schmandt. The catcher was nailed in
attempting to steal second, and Grimes
popped to Kopf.
The homo players got another run In
the seventh. After Olson had gone out
on a roller to Fisher, Johnston singled
TO left and stole when Wingo made a
poor throw to Kopf. Griffith, who re-
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