New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-02
Major League
Record Broken:
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Galore and Oeschger Thrill
Hub Fans With Their
Long Pitch ing Duel
Special Correspondence

records were broken here to-day when
the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Braves
struggled to a 26-inning tie-game at
to 1, on Braves Field. Another
record was established when Joe
Oeschcer. the local twrler. and Leon
Galore, of the Dodgers. twirled the
entire assignment. The long struggle
was brought to an end by darkness,
Umpire Mccormick calling the game.
A Boston team was also a contestant
in the previous longest game that held
the Red Sox and the Philadelphia
Athletics fought for twenty-four in
nings on the local American League
field, with the Athletics winning by
to I. Brooklyn and Pittsburgh en-
gagged in the previous longest game in
the National League, the Dodgers win
ming in the twenty second inning by
to 5, in 1917 In 1916 the Dodgers
and Braves played sixteen innings to
a scoreless tie,
Few Of the $1,000 spectators left
their seats before the end of the thrill
ing pitching duel. AS the innings
passed, Oeschger seemed to become
more effective, while sCadore was often
nicked for hits The latter, however,
showed his wizardy by holding the
local batters in check when danger
threatened.
Dodgers First to Score
{ The Dodgers were the first to score
They made their run in the fifth inning
and Oeschger's momentary unsteadi-
ness opened the way for the tally. Bos-
ton evened the count in the next in
ming and was only prevented from
scoring another through a fine relay
of Maranville's drive to center field by
Hood to Galore to Kruger, who
touched out Boecke! at the plate when
the latter attempted to score from
second.
In the ninth it appeared as If the
Braves would end the game. However,
with the bases filled and only one out,
Ivy Olson and Konetchy executed a
sparkling double play.
After this inning both teams stead
led down. Oeschger was turning back
dore was also Offering up deceptive
curves that the Reaneaters could not
fathom. The spectators settled back
in their seats to watch the renewal of
the duel between Oeschger and Galore
in Brooklyn about ten days ago, when
Galore gained the decision in the elev-
enth inning by to O..
In the hoodoo thirteenth Holke be-
gan proceedings with single.
Konetchy risked serious injury by
humping into the Boston dugout as he
caught .joeckels foul fly; then Galore
forced Maranville to pop to Ward and
struck out Gowdy.
In the seventeenth inning one of the
most remarkable double plays ever seen
here retired Brooklyn. The bases were
! filled and one was out when Elliott
grounded to Oeschger. Wheat was
forced at the plate, but Gowdy's throw
| to Holke was low and was fumbled.
Konetchy tried to score from second,
one side and threw himself blindly
across the plate to meet Konetchy's
spikes with bare fist.
Oeschger's Pass Costly
~ o ,s1 aided i'd d IN giying the
he walked Kruger, the first batter.
Cadofe sacrificed his battery mate to
second. Oeschger to Holke. Olson
/ then smashed a hot one over Maran-
ville's head, scoring Kruger. Olson
held to first base, but Immediately ad-
vanced to second when the unsteady
Oeschger made a wild pitch. Neis
then struck out and Johnson lined to
Mann.
"A triple Dy CrulSe gave Boston an
earned run in the sixth, tying the
score. Galore easily handled Mann's
/ bounder. Cruise, however, hit the
score board and reached third base
Wheat made one of his famous shoe
string catches on Holke's short fly,
holding Crus to third. Boeckel fol-
lowed with safe drive to center,
which scored Cruise. Maranville got
tn. third hit of the inning off Galore
when he doubled to center, but Boeckel
w nipped at the plate on fine throw
by Hood, who had replaced Hi Myers
in center field.
! Near Defeat in Ninth
1t looked exceedingly dubious for
the Dodgers in the ninth. as three
Braves were planted on the bases with
only one out. However. swiftly
executed double play, Olson to
Konetchy, killed off runs. Maranville
started the local demonstration with a
hit to left. Christenbury, batting for
O'Neill beat out an infeld hit
Oeschger sacrificed, Cadore to Olson,
who covered first base. Powell was
passed, filling the bases.
Then followed the spectacular stop
by Olson. Pick sent a grounder whiz-
zing to the second baseman, who
touched Powell coming down from first
| base, and then threw to "Koney" for
the third out.
| The score: