New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-28

Champions Bat
Out Vanguard
And Windy 8-3
Ruether Is Also Hit Hard
but Leaders Fail to Con-
meet in the Pinches

Another "croocial" series WAS
launched at Ebbets Field yesterday be-
tween the champion Reds and the pace
making Dodgers, and Pat Moran's in
vaders won the first skirmish by a
score Of to 3. However, Squire
Ebbets has not yet lost hope, for up
to the time of Flooding to press he
had not rescinded his announcement
regarding the distribution of tickets
for the world series games in Brooklyn.
The portly president of the Dodgers de-
clared few days ago that the tickets
to the big series would be allotted
according to the number of rain checks
a patron Of Ebbets Field presented, the
idea being that the one who presented
the most coupons would receive his
world series tickets first. After yester-
days game countless rain checks were
found strewn about the grandstand. II
is believed these were released in the
sixth inning, after the Cincinnati
clouters had rung up their seventh
run.
Walter Dutch" Ruether, Moran's
premier pitcher, forced the Dodgers to
go into reverse. This clever left-hander
has learned the art Of conserving his
energy, and although he was sloughed
for eleven hits, one more than the
Reds collected off the combined offer
ings of four Brooklyn pitchers, the
Dodgers found Ruether niggardly with
hits in the pinches.
Two Hits for Rube
The first Brooklyn run was personal
ly conducted across the plate by Rube
opposing pitcher, the populace, and
particularly himself, by getting sim
giles in his two appearances at bat.
Marquard, however, failed to last
the route. Three singles in row in
the sixth lifted the Rube right out
of the ball game. He was succeeded
by Mamaux, against whom the Reds
continued their barrage of hits and
runs. Your Uncle Robbie continued to
fling flock Of Ms at the champs,
Mitchell pitching the eighth inning
and MOZART the ninth. The last two
Ms held the visitors hitless. To fur
Their battle Moran, with the sign of the
mystic an" Robbie used McCabe as a
pinch runner and Miller as pinch
batter
President John A. Heydler, of the
National League, saw the contest The
executive is making round of the
circuit, and will probably attend the
Giant Cardinal game at the Polo
Grounds to-day.
1t took the Reds just six minutes
twelve seconds, elapsed time, to decide
the issue, and pull up within a game
and half of the leaders. Before the
RUDE had fairly warmed up three runs
had trekked across the plate on Rath's
walk, Olson's tumble Of Daubert's
grounder and single by Roush and
a double by Kopf.
Clinch Game in Fourth
The run that clinched the victory
came in the fourth and again Larry
Kopf was the instigator of the rally.
His double was followed by Neale's
single. "Greasy's" blow was in short
right, but Kopf defeated Neis's throw
home. Neis was in Tommy Grifith's
place the entire afternoon, as the lat
ter is not supposed to be much of
batter against southpaws.
In the sixth Daubert, Roush and
Duncan singled in order, the former
Brooklyn first baseman scoring Exit
Vanguard; enter Mamaux. Al got away
we'll by forcing Kopf to pop to Elliott,
but Neale walked, filling the bases.
Wingo was sent in to hit for Allen,
and he did. He singled to center, scor-
ing Roush and Duncan. Just about
this time there was a shower of rain
CHECKS. w lIgO was OUT Trying 10 IeaCn
secon6 and Ruether ended the inning
by hosting to Neis.
The Reds rubbed it in by chalking
up their eighth run in the next inning
on Groh's single, Rath's sacrifice and
Roushs third hit.
After two fruitless Bro, klyn innings
Marquard astonished everybody by
hitting Ruether's first pitch in the
third. The ball bounded over first base
for a single. Olson singled and Mar
guard raced to third after Neale had
shared Johnston's fly. Neis forced
Olson, Kopf to Rath, but the latter,
in trying for double, threw low to
first, Marquard scoring and Neis
reaching second. Wheat beat out tap
to Rath, but Neis, spurred on by
youths impetuosity, tried to leg it
home. He lost close decision at the
plate.
In the fifth Vanguard again singled
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