New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-20
Races Home With Dccitl-
ing Rum ON Schmidt's
Bad Throw to McKeclnnie

Bernie Neis, an otherwise honest
baseball player, committed grand lar
ceny before $4,000 Brooklyn folks at
Eobets Field yesterday by stealing
game from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The
Dodger right fielder, up from the
minors less than a year, performed this
stunt in the ninth inning Of an in.
tensely interesting battle that wound
up with the score 4 to in favor Of
the prospective National League cham.
pions.
. For eight and half innings JEFF
Pfeffer and Wilbur Cooper had engaged
IN stirring pitching duel, with the
honors slightly in favor Of the Corsair
boxman. Big JEFF had allowed eight
hits in The nine innings the Pirates
faced him, while Cooper had welded
half that number in eight sessions.
The "break" came in the home half Of
the ninth, after the multitude had set
tied back in its seats, prepared to wit
ness extra innings.
Neis, first up for Brooklyn in the
ninth, made the $4,000 hop right out
OF their chairs by planting a double
in left center. Wheat then took his
! chance at the plate and Cooper, still
calm in the face Of danger, took an un-
usually long wind-up in pitching the
FIRST ball TO The Dodger captain. Neis
started with the wind-up and made a
clean steal Of third.
Schmidt's Throw Ia WILL
Bernie's audacity 80 unnerved Wal
ter Schmidt, behind the bat for Pitts.
. burgh, that the catcher made hurried
throw to third in an effort to cut down
the speeding Dodger. The peg was
wide of the mark and the bali went
skipping into left field. Mckenzie
chased into Bigbees domain, but the
outtielder beat him to the ball.
Neis, meanwhile, had all sails set
FOR home, and with the winning run,
and possibly the pennant, in sight, he
for the plate and defeated Bigbee's
throw by inches. The run had scored
the game was won and Brooklyn had
enhanced its chances Of getting into
the world series.
While it took an error to put the
game on the winning side of Brooklyn's
ledger, the other six runs were pro-
duced by sustained hitting. The score
was tied at the end of each inning I'M
! til the ninth, each side scoring twice
in the first period and one run apiece
in the seventh.
Bigbee opened fire on Pfeffer in the
first inning by shooting q single to
left field. Monty" Summa, brand
new rookie, sacrificed and Southworth' g
single to left scored Bigbee. Cutshaw
popped to Johnson. Grimm planted a
| single TO right, sending Southworth to
third, when he scored on Traynor's
roller TO Kilduff, which went for a hit.
Grimm took third on the play, and q
moment later Traynor was permitted
to steal second. Johnson shared
Schmidt's hoist for the third out,
Get Back Two Runs
The Dodgers also began to pepper
Cooper's delivery at the start. Olson
greeted him with single and johnson
walked. Neis popped to McKechnie.
Wheat pumped a single into right
field and Olson Tailed. johnson came
home on Myers single to right. Wheat
halted Mt second on the play, but con-
tinued to third on Konctchy'a forceout
Of III. Honey went out stealing.
After this outburst Pfeffer and
Cooper ecttled down to d test OF pitch
ang skill. Both kept the plate clean
until the sixth, when the Pirates broke
through for their third and last run
on southworth's triple and Cutshaw'e