New-York tribune., 1920-04-21
Brooklyn Recruit Delivers Hit
That Ends Pitching Duel, to O
Hoods Clout Beats Braves
! and Lifts Dodgers Into
Tie for First Place
Bv w. I. Macbeth

Brooklyn kept on its winning way
yesterday. and by nosing out the
Braves in the eleventh inning by q
score OF to 0 moved up into tie
for first position in the National
League race with the idling Pirates.
This third consecutive defeat handed
to Boston, the chesty conquerors of
our Giants, was just about as close
fit as Uncle Robbie may expect all
year. 1t was a pitching duel between
Leon Cadore and Joe Oeschger. And
such a duell Columns might be writ
ten about the sterling work of either
of these. And still neither gets the
headlines.
Wallace Hood, a gangling young out
fielder Of the Dodgers, who was q rival
of Bernie Neis in the Western Canada
League last year, usurped the spot
light. If it hadn't been for Hood
Oeschger would have had two shut-outs
to his credit instead of a victory and
= reverse in his two games to date.
Still again, if it hadn't been for Hood
Cadore probably would have pitched
= masterpiece in vain; Probably such
pitching as Leon and Oeschger were
reveling in would have carried the
scoreless draw into darkness.
Elliott Scores Only Run
Hood delivered the blow that de-
cided the issue with two out in the
eleventh. 1t was a wicked drive that
einded Les Mann and carried to the
extreme left field corner. For one of
Hoods speed it might have been a
homer had a homer been necessary
but he ran no further than third
"Rowdy" Elliott was waiting on second
with the necessary run, SO Hood, of
course, could be credited only with
double.
The story of the game, or rather
the meat of it, is wrapped up in this
eleventh inning. When Zack Wheat
was thrown out by Boeckel Flatbush
nattened out for another inning. Zach
had clean bill of health up to that
time--three clean line singles in a
row and base on balls. But Elliott
slammed beauty into center field and
Honey scratched one that fell dead for
= single midway between the plate and
third. OeschRer somewhat interfering
with Boeckel to make it doubly sure.
Oeschger steamed up for Chuck Ward
and forced him, in self-defense, to
drift to center field. II didn't look so
good when Hood came to bat. This
but in the South this spring he seemed
anything but formi idable hitter The
first time he swung at Oeschger's curve
he had foot in the water bucket and
fouled of the ball into the stand. The
next was fast one. And Hood waded
right into it; he timed his swing to a
nicely, meeting the ball fairly. The
result was low. line drive that Jumped
up like a hard-hit golf ball Mann
gave desperate chase. but tho pellet
cleared his head by ten feet and rolled
on to the fence. Leslie did not even
give pursuit. The game had ended
Now that was the game. But II,
wasn't all, by long way. Cadore
showed the greater mastery, but Oesch-
ger the better pitching, by and large,
for he was the more often in trouble
and distress. Cadore held the Braves
70 seven scattered hits. No two came
In any inning.
Braves Pass Up Chances
oEeill tripisd to right center TO
start tho eighth. Here Cadore was
loYcsd 70 rise TO the heights. Ward,
9rsHn IN, threw out OeEchxsr and Ca-
dore nailed MsranyiIls on = bunt. This,
eytdently, WAS an intended "squeszs"
piszs but O'Neiil renaained ha&-footed
~ third. rArnsnt is..r Eood v."~d !