New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
Elliott's Long
|ClOut Winds Up
Thrilling. Game
Catcher's Hit Sends Konetchy
Across the Plate With De.
cisive Tally; Score, 3 to 2
By w. J. Macbeth

AFTERNOON with pal or two. Brooklyn
won IN the thirteenth inning by score
of 3 to 2.
Konetchy's single, Wards sacrifice
and "Rowdy" Elliott's wallop past
Lewis produced the winning tally.
lhese two representatives of greater
New York, who had been entertaining
! Florida and most of the interlying
states for the last five weeks, reserved
for the ever faithful of Flatbush the
real piece de resistance of the sixteen
course banquet
Considering conditions the exhibit
ton was far more meritorious than the
average midsummer battle when the
athletes are at the top of their form
The field was rain soaked and heavy
] Both on the diamond and in the pas
ture it was with great difficulty that the
players held their footing. Still errors
were very few and there were many
examples Of fielding that brought
round after round of applause. Prac-
tically every inning was fraught with
some sterling play on the execution Of
which the issue hung.
Dodgers Pitchers Excel
Wilbert Robinson's team, as if mind
full of the compliment of the big and
/ enthusiastic crowd, arose to the occa~
sion and fought throughout with the
spirit of the 1919 Reds. No less than
three important crises were weathcred
by timely double plays. 1t was the
superb pitching of Brooklyn that
finally conquered the resolute Yankees,
Tense they fought as brilliantly as
their conquerors.
Carl Mays, the undcr-handed finger
of the Yankees. and Leon Galore, the
Dodgers star ht-hander, opened out
in as fine pitching duel as will be
seen in many day Each yielded two
runs. In the matter of effectiveness it
was practically toss-up. With fault
less support Galore would not have
been scored upon, it is true, and Brook
yn earned its two runs off Mays by
punching three hits in one inning But
Mays went the full route of nine in
nlGs, as compared 20 six for Cadore,
and when Leon retired he seemed to be
weakening
Clarence Mitchell, who twirled the
last seven rounaaw for the Dodgers,
showed more pitching class than any
of the other three pitchers involved
on both sides. Mitchell worked out
of any number of tight holes. Twice
he foiled the mighty Babe Ruth when
hit would have clinched the ball game
He was equally effective in the pinches
against Huggins's other deadly swat
tiers. 1t is true Mitchell was saved
twice by double plays, but that is all
part of the game.
Higgins overlooked one grand op-
portunIty to win in the tenth inning
Ruel, hitting fer Mays, scratched an
lnfleld single through johnson as
starter. Wick sacrificed. Here was
presented an opportunity for the New
York manager to employ the wonderful
speed of Frank O'Doul, the only man
on the team sure to score on short
single. But O'Doul was overlooked.
Ruel Caught at Third
Peck walked, putting two on with
only one out. Pipp dribbled one in
front Of the plate. Elliott made the
play to force Ruel at third and accom-
plished his purpose by an eyelash. Here
Is where O'Doul undoubtedly would
nave beaten such a throw by good
step. And that would have drawn in
the infield so that Ruth's wicked clip
would have gone safe for two runs at
least.
That Ruth's terrific grounder didn't
go safe was due to one Of the greatest
heldlng plays ever made by second
baseman. Eddie Collins, Larry Lajoie
or Johnny Evers never made a better
one. The ball shot to Koneys right be-
fore he could think Of STOPPING. But
Olson, who had swung over because
of Ruth's known propensity for the
right field, darted back. couple of
mitt. He got it away back on the
grass in short right field. Only the
fact that the ball travelled to him so
quickly enabled Ivy to cheat Ruth of
legitimate ht-one which probably
would have given New York the win
ning tally The game was repete with
sensational fielding, but Olson's stop
was the best of them all.
/ Brooklyn's uncomfortable rush
against George Mogrdge in the thir-
tecnth was doubtless the feature of the
game in the mind of the Flatbush
rooters. Mogridge had allowed only
one hit in his preceding three innings.
konetchy opened the concluding
chapter with clean single to left.
Chuck Ward sacrificed neatly and
Elliott hoped a fast one that he sent
might have been home run had a
home run been necessary, for the ball
carried to the extreme left field
Yanks Tie in Fifth
New York scored in the second
Meusel singled with one out. advanced
on Pratt's groundcr and tailed when
Ward made wide throw on Hofmann.
With one out in the third. Olson and
NelS singled. Both advanced on an
infield out and scored on Wheat's long
single to center. New York tied in
the fifth. Myers, after being set for
Pratt's high fly, lost it in the sun at
the last moment and it fell safely for
double. Hofmann sacrificed. MAYS
grounded weakly to the box, but Gleich
hammered to right center for the
cleanest sort Of double
Duffy Lewis saved Mays in the ninth
inning with wonderful throw to She
plate. when Wheat sent a long single
to left. He cut down Mitchell, who at
tempted to score from second. Hof-
mann handled the throw admirably and
blocked the plate like q veteran He
looked like another Schalk yesterday.
Babe" Ruth didn't hit safely, but
before he walked in the fourth re
hammered one of Cadore's curves
across Bedford Avenue. The drive
curved foul by several feet. The score:
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