New-York tribune., 1920-04-16
Phillies Are Lucky to Win
After Holding 7-Run Lead
Brooklyn Gets Six Tallies
in Eighth and Is Near
Victory in the Ninth
By w. !. Macbeth

Gavvy Cravath's Phillies made II
even-Stephen by beating the Dodgers
in the second game of the season al
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. The
Quaker leader managed to worry out ar
. to Z decision, but he was mighty
badly scared chap when it was all over
Brooklyn gave a wonderful exhibition
OF pluck. gameness and stick-to-itive-
ness in the closing rounds and almost
succeeded in wooing back Miss Victory
after .jilting her shamelessly at every
turn in the first seven meetings. The
Dodgers at the end of seven innings
were staring into 7 to defeat, with
George Smith, erstwhile Giant and
Columbia star, going strong. But in
the eighth Robbie's boys walked right
up Long Georges necktie, slugged him
for seven clean wallops and six runs,
that put them very much in the argu-
ment for the first time.
At the end of this rally the F1atbush
fans were roofing like mad. A pro-
cession for the Quakers had been
turned into a real baseball game al
most in the twinkling of an eye. Smith
was out of the way, with Weinert, q
southpaw recruit, on the mound and
only run needed to tie. Cy Williams
dashed some cold water on this hope
when, first up in the ninth, he landed
on curve Of Miljus, the fourth Brook
lyn pitcher of the fracas, who was
called upon in this inning, and knocked
a high fly over the right barrier for a
home rum.
Threaten in the Ninth
The crowd started homeward with
this swat, grumblingly. But Miljus
pulled himself together and got the
next three batters before the multitude
could reach the exits, and the faithful
tarried to see what would happen in
Brooklyn's half.
They got run for their money,
Jimmy Johnston worked Weinert for a
pass and then Weinert hit Zach Wheat.
Hi Myers crossed Ralph Miller, who
was playing back, with a pretty bunt
down the third base line, and by sprint
ing made hit Of it. This filled the bases,
with none out. The Phillies, away up
IN the air, swarmed around the infield
like bees while they consulted one
with another and with Manager Cra-
vath, who exuded fear and consterna-
ton as he waddled from the dugout.
Finally it was decided that Cecil
cRed") Causey, former Giant, should
be called upon in the crisis as the tail
end of Robbie's batting order ran to
right handed batters. Captain Dave
Bancroft ran hither and yon, whisper
ing in ears Of infielders, outfielders.
pitchers and catchers alike. The crowd
tumbled to what he was driving at as
soon as Causey took his place. Honey,
being passive sort of runner. the
Philadelphia infield was to spot
Brooklyn one run and play deep for
double play. And that's just what
happened.
Honey lashed out with the count
two and two to break it up. He con-
nected wickedly right through the box.
But Bancroft from his distant position
raced over, intercepted the bid for a
nit, tossed to Dots Miller, who COM
p,leted the relay just in time to flag
ston crossed with run, but it was
one short Of a tie. With Wheat on
third Chuck Ward hit straight at Pau
lctte, and as Causey covered the bag,
an easy killing that ended the game
resulted.
Marquard Batted Hard
Richard de Marquis, more familiarly
known as Rube Marquard, was given
quite pasting by those Phils. He
worked five innings and yielded run
per. Ivy Olson's boot was responsible
for the two runs of the third. Olson
bobbled on Williams, following a clean
hit by Bancroft with one out. The
two runners advanced on Stengels
long fly to Wheat and scored on Meu-
sells clean hit to center. Paulette,
first up in the fourth, stung Marquard
for a triple to center. He scored on
Withrow's fly to deep center.
Bancroft's third consecutive single
started the fifth. Williams accident
ally got his bat in the way of a fast