New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-26
Dodgers Clean
Up in Series
With Pirates
Robins Win Out in Ninth:
Vanguard Knocked Out,
but Mamaux Saves Day
From a Special Correspondent

From, q Special Correspondent
PITTSBURGH Pa, Aug. 25.-Bill
McCabe's scratch hit to-day over the
head of George Cutshaw, when Bill was
the first batter up for Brooklyn in the
ninth inning, was the initial impetus
OF the gun by which the BROOKLYN
Dodgers took their last game in Pitts
Durgh this season by to 3. The Dodg-
ers won two out of three from the
Pirates in the series. They won the
hrst, lost the second and won the third.
McCabe was playing second to-day
Tor Pete Kilduff, who was hit in the
eye by bad bounder from Bigbee in
the eighth inning on Wednesday, which
accident gave Bigbee hit and started
the Pirates on their winning run in a
to 3 game. Kilduff hopes to be able
10 play tomorrow when the Dodgers
open series Of four games in four
days with the Cubs in Chicago
Ponder Hit Frequently
Elmer Ponder, a big right handler,
pitched the full nine innings for the
Pirates to-day and the Dodgers were
after him all the time, making ten hits
and overcoming handicap of three
runs which RUDE Marquard handed the
Pirates in the third inning before he
was relieved by All Mamaux
After the second round the Dodgers
got one or two hits in every other
round, but could not put over the de-
Gliding run until the ninth.
McCabe's lucky hit opened the ninth.
when the score was 3 to 8. Otto Miller
sacrificed. Mamaux's grounder to Pom
der VS. SO hot that the best Ponder
could do was to throw out Mamaux at
first base, McCabe taking third. Olson
nat The first ball pitched for a single to
left mat scored McCabe with the big
tally.
Marquard had held the Reds to four
scattered hits and no runs last Satur-
day and was regarded as a sure bet
for to-day. but the Pirates got to him
for two hits in the first inning. one in
The second and four before he was der
Kicked in the third. The four hits,
combined with other incidents, gave
the Pirates three runs in the third.
MamauX was success as a rescue
pitcher. He stopped the Pirate on
slaught in the third and allowed three
scattered hits in the last six innings.
Blgbee led off for the Pirates in the
third with a single to left. Carey also
singled to left and Zack Wheat fumbled
the ball. Bigbee taking third after he
had matted at second and Carey going
to second. Cutshaw's sacrifice fly to
Wheat landed Bigbee at the plate.
Mamaux Replaces Marquard
Fred Nicholson scratched a hit to
Olson that moved Carey to third.
George Whitted's sacrifice fly to Wheat
scored Carey. Schmidt singled to CEN
ter, sending Nicholson to third Mar
guard was derricked and Mamaux
/ pitched. Nicholson and Schmidt two
! slow runners, put on the double steal
and got away with it. McCabe's return
to the plate was low, Nicholson scoring
and Schmidt reaching third on the err.
ror when the throw went past Miller.
Barbara was walked by Mamaux and
stole second, but he and Schmidt were
left when McCabe threw out McKech-
ME.
The Dodgers could do nothing with
Ponder until Johnson opened the fourth
inning with a safe bunt to McKechnie
A wild pitch sent Johnston to n II
and he held that bag while Griffith
grounded out to Whitfield at first base
Max Carey made fine catch Of
Wheat's deep line fly, but the fly scored
Johnston with the Dodgers first run.
Ponder issued one pass to-day and it
was fatal. as it became run john
ston walked as an opener for the sixth
inning and took second on Griffth's
single to center Wheat singled to
center, scoring Johnston and putting
Griffith on third Myers popped to
Barbara. Konetchy forced Wheat at
second on a decision by Umpire Moran
which brought mild kick from the
Dodgers, but the force let Griffith score
with Brooklyn's third run.
Brooklyn won six of its eleven games
in Pittsburgh this season.