New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

brooklyn clnched the game of
George Mogrldge's southpaw slants
Pratt's weak arm was manly RESPONSE
BILE for the brace of taUies the Dodgers
hung out in the third inning. On
olson's delayed steal of second Neis
brooke loose for the plate. Pratt cut
In on the throw. He could have easily
smothered the run and retired the side
with schoolboy toss, but was slow in
handling the ball. and then pegged
high, losing his man. Two clean sim
giles followed
Ruth's error on Neis's easy grounder
was responsible for the run off Mo-
gridge in the fourth.
Smallwood In Form
Brooklyn was unable to score either
on Percy Smallwood or Warren Collins.
SWailwood pltched high class baseball;
ne was at his best in the pinches. The
:. Yankees were lucky to score in the
fourth, Miller's low throw on Peck
stealing put Rogers on third, whence
ne was able to walk home on Ruth's
long fly
hobart, a rookie Brooklyn pitcher
was wild as hawk in the eighth, but
struck out both Pratt and Wick.
Ruth give tho fans . thrill in the
fourth before delivering his sacrifice
ny He knocked the bail iar over th,
distant right field wall, but the wind
carried it foul by about thirty feet
In the first two innings Megridge cot
the Dodgers in order. With Two out in
the Yankees first, Pipp worked Ca
gore TOR pass. Cadore had "Babe"
Ruth in the hole when Leon suddenly
wheeled, and by quick throw caught
flpp fatfooted off first base Wally
was quickly chased down and captured
by the eager Dodger infielders.
TIE National Leaguers broke the ;ce
IN the third, and baeged brace of
runs as re suit of sensible base run
nlng, coupled with timely hitting
Neis, the Saskatoon flash, started the
trouble with an infield single, which
Peek captured away behind the mid
die bag. Mogridge threw out Miller
and Cadorc To- co Bode. But Olsen
scratched hit down the third base
me putting Neis on third. A moment
later, on double steal, Neis crossed
with the first run Of the afternoon.
Johnston singled cleanly to right, scor
ing Olsen from second.
Three on, Honey Fans
On hit-and-run play Meyers singled
TO the same field, sending johnson to
third base. Mogridge hit Wheat filling
the bases. 1t looked grave when Mo-
gridge handed out three balls to Honey.
out the southpaw pulled himself to-
gether and struck out Robbie's big first
baseman.
Bodie opened New York's third with
a base hit to Olsen, but "Muddy" Ruel
forced him. Mogrdge drove deep
single to right, putting Ruel on third, /
out he himself was caught when he at
tempted to negotiate second on Neis's i
throw to third. Fewster fouled to
Miller.
A sloppy error by Ruth on Neis's
single IN the fourth, which put the I
Canadian flash on third with one out,
5urther 1I.I complicated Mogridge's case.
Miller promptly drove the winning run
home with a single to left. Kreuger.
batting for Cadoce, forced Miller, and
Sammy Vick got Olsen's long foul after /
a lyng chase.
One of Ruth's gigantic flies scored
She Yankees first run in the fourth.
Ju before he got his sacrifice av
i.uth drove the ball far over the dis
tant right field fence, but about thirty
feet foul: Peckinpaugh opened this
I'm ng with single, stole promptly ,
Ward jumped high and speared a
vi licked liner from Pipp's bat before
Ru.h got into action.
Sammy WICK opened New York's fifth
wit tll/ base soak far past the
srl edy Neis, but he died on the near
c. her as Al Mamaux famed Bodie.
V'rk and Sma lwood in order. Fran
cisco Pizzoli hit at the bad ones and
watched the good ones. Peck walked
wl.h one gone in the sixth, but Pinn
va called out on strikes and Rnth
icnled high to Otto Miller.
Fail to Assist Wick
Olsen opened Brooklyn's seventh
WITH clean single to left, but it only
furnished the setting for double play
wen Johnston raped sharply to
With one out in New
ork's half, Sammy Wick walked and
stole TO no avail
fine throw by Bode, which caurht
Aoncy at the plate, saved Smallwood
iot 'f trouble in the eighth Koney
singled with one out and Neis walked
after Ward famed. Elliot's single to
;;cl would have registered most any
BODY but Konetchy.
The Yankees got another run in their
fSii, but blew grand chance to walk
OIL with the bacon as young MOZART
went wild and handed out three bases
on balls. He famed Gteich, batting
'or Smallwood. and Fewster with none
out. Peckinpaugh doubled to left.
scoring Gieich. Fewster overlooked a
great opportunity to tie the score