New-York tribune., 1920-05-07


Doyle's error on Ivy Olson, which Of
have blanked the Flatbush Fusileers
But for an astonishingly sensational
catch engineered by Hi Myers, the
fleet patrol of Uncle Robbie's pasture,
Al Mamaux probably wouldn't have
fingered long enough>t to establish his
identity to the multitude of week day
1ans who availed themselves of the
first real baseball day in some weeks.
Catch Prevents Massacre
Myers saved Mamaux from veri-
table massacre. New York having won
the game anyhow, this wonderful
catch can be appreciated Otherwise
the big crowd might have been cheated
of eight innings of the finest pitching
duel likely to be seen again in coon's
age. Myerss catch is we'll worth a
description in detail.
Burns was on first base, having
opened New York's attack with clean
single to right. Pep Young passed up
for ball. The next was curve.
Young met it fairly, pulling it round
toward right center field for one of
the most powerful flies Of the young
season. Myers was lying slightly over
toward right field, with Neis swung
to dead right for the left handed hit
ter. Though the fly was fairly high
one, it left Pops bat with such force
1t seemed not even iris Speaker
could hold it down to less than three
bases.
Myers was off like mad with the
swing. A glance Of the eye seemed to
suffice for Hi to gauge the flight of
the ball to mathematical fraction. He
tore for the exit gate with a burst
vtrkI Ioh I1kk
his life; then, when he figured him.
self under the fast dropping leather,
turned while still in full career for
the catch.
The ball was close onto his BODY
as Myers twisted to the left to make
the best possible use of his gloved
hand in his clutch. 1t was so close
it was only inches off his left chest.
Myers threw up his glove, quick as the
closing jaw of q steel trap, to pin the
pellet against his manly chest. He
wasn't quite quick enough to close
the trap. Instead he knocked the ball
several feet into the air, but fortu-
nately with such force that it carried
along in his general direction of flight
and before it could settle to the grass
Myers speared it with his bare hand.
Burns Shows Sense
1t was fortunate runner of George
Burns's good sense was on the paths
at the time. runner had every
license to take it for granted that
Myers would not get up in time. But
Burns played the game. He knew if
the ball was not caught he would have
plenty of time to score. So he waited
calmly near the midway till this SEN
.sational robbery against Young had
been permitted. Then he sprinted back
to first to safeguard any attempt at a
double play.
Myerss catch alone would have been
worth the price of admission. 1t
featured the first inning, to which a!
the action was confined-scoring ac-
tion, that is. The game throughout
was fraught with action-oodles of it,.
Most every inning produced poem of
rival pitching mastery. And there were
any number Of sparkling plays that
would have been worth the spotlight if
Myers had not cornered the calcium so
early in the fracas.
outpitched shufflin' Phil. After the
opener Mamaux allowed only two hits
both of them infeld scratches. Earl
Smith hit one too hot for Olson in the
third. Two were out, and MarmauX
smoked up to fan his contemporary.
that almost stove n Jimmy Johnston's
wishbone, opened New York's third
round.
Nes raced back almost to the fence
for a pretty catch of Young's wicked
liner that was tagged for extra bases.
When Fletcher rolled to Kilduff little
Pete bluffed Burns back toward first
before he killed off the batter. Doyle
was thereby trapped on the lines for
double killing and finally run down
Fine Pitching by Mamaux
In the last six innings he pitched
only eighteen men faced Mamaux. In
the last five there was nothing ap-
preaching a hit. With one gone Kautf
was safe on Olson's bobble in the
fourth inning. He died stealing before
Lear famed. Nobody got on at all in
the lastfour innings.
In the second inning Mamaux struck
out Lear and Douglas. In the fourth
he whitfield Lear. Kelly and Douglas
we're strike-out victims in the fifth.
This point can easily be appreciated; {;
it was we'll the Giants rushed things
at the start.
1t was real, oldfashioned Laugh
ing Larry bobble that opened the game,
Olson's easy grounder was simply
apple pie, but Doyle first fumbled, then
booted it out of reach. On hit-and-
run play Jimmy Johnston singled to
center, sending Olson to third Kilduff
play, but Olson carried over the run
while the two-play killing was being
effected. Doyle threw out Zach Wheat.
Burns led off for New York with a
pretty safety to right field. Then
Myers came across with his phenomenal
catch at the expense of Pep Young.
Such n catch might have broken a
spirit less resolute. But the good, old
reliable Artie Fletcher pumped another
single into right field on which Burns
sprintcd to third. Konetchy made a
wonderful stop of Doyle's lightning
thrust down the chalk mark He picked
UP the ball. tagged the bag to retire
Larry and then shot the pellet home in
hope of tagging Burns at the plate.
A good throw might have done this
But the Big Train had to hurry. His
peg carried just trifle the wrong side
of the plate and the nimble George
hooked across with the tying run.
Benny Kauff hammered another clean
single to right field. Neis came in fast
to cut off Fletchers impending run. but
his throw was tritle late, as we'll as
wide. Seeing which Mamaux very
wisely cut the throw to relay it back
to Olson in time to nail Kauff at
second. Thus ended the Giants only
formidable thrust of the battle, but one
which found vulnerable spot.
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