New-York tribune., 1920-07-26
Pirates Again
Down Leaders
In Close Game
Mitchell Batted Out in the
Eighth and Suffers First
Defeat; Score, 5 to a
Bv r. I. KelIv

A crowd Of $4,000 Brooklyn fans
turned out yesterday to welcome the
Dodgers back to Ebbets Field after
their successful tour of the West,
where they won thirteen out of twenty
one games, but the faithful were
doomed to disappointment, as their
favorites dropped another contest to
George Gibson's Pirates. The victory
gave the Buccaneers four out of the
last five encounters with the Brooklyn
clan. The final score was to a.
The Dodgers lost no ground to Pat
Moran's champion Reds in the pennant
chase, as the Cincinnati outfit was de-
feated by the Giants. However, the
Pirates are advancing to the front at
an alarming rate and are now only five
games behind the leaders.
Southpaw Clarence Mitchell, who oc-
cupied the mound for the Dodgers until
inning, suffered his first setback of the
season. He went along we'll for seven
innings. Then he suddenly lost his
effectiveness. He had previously al
lowed six hits, but three Of these were
punched in the first inning and the
other three came in the sixth, giving
the visitors their first two runs.
Leon Cadore was rushed to the
rescue, but the damage had already
been done, although the Dodgers tried
desperately to pull the game out Of the
fire in the ninth.
Ponder Is Hit Hard
Mr.. Carles Elmer Ponder, pitching
for Pittsburgh, was bumped for ten
safeties, including three doubles, but
he tightened on several critical occa-
sions and retired the side with the aid
OF good support by his mates.
The Pirates got off to a good start
by chasing run across in the first
inning. After Bigbee had famed Carey
shot single to left. Southworth sent
right. "Rowdy' Elliott threw out South
worth when the latter attempted to
steal second. Whitted then came
through with a single over second, on
which Carey Tailed. Cutshaw fouled
to Johnston for the third out
The Dodgers came right back in their
half and evened the count. Ivy Olson
led off with a single to left and reached
second on Johnston's grounder to
Whitted. Griffith scored him a mo-
ment later with single to center
Zack Wheat brought an abrupt halt to
the uprising by hitting into double
play
The teams remained deadlocked until
lead by scoring two runs Kilduff
opened with a double to left and Ell
liott followed with another two bag
ger to right center, scoring Klduf
Mitchell hoisted fly to Southwortt
and Olson popped to Cation, but John
ston scored Elliott with single tc
left.
Clinch Game in Eighth
The Pirates punched three hits in the
sixth, but the net result was q single
rum However, they jumped on Mitchell
in the eighth and took a commanding
lead by tallying three runs After
Bigbee had popped to KilduF Carey
drew base on balls and Southwortf
bounced a single over Konetchy's head
Whitted cut loose with q triple to deer
center, scoring both runners
Mitchell was given the gate at this
stage, and Cadore made his appearance &C
in the box. Cutshaw greeted the ex.
soldier with a single to center, whcf
scored Whitted. Cutshaw went ou
stealing, Elliott to Olson. Grimm
walked, and also died stealing, Elliot
to Kilduff
The Dodgers staged a rafting rally
in the ninth, but fell one run short o.
tie. Myers, the first batter, singled
to center and Konetchy sent him to sec
ond with hit to left. Kilduff rolled
q bunt toward the box and was thrown
out, but Myers scored all the way from
second when Haeffner left the plate
uncovered. Konetchy was on secont
with the tying run, but Elliott flied tc
Bigbee and Neis, batting for Cadore
struck out.
One of the fielding features wa.
Tommy Griffith's wonderful running
catch of Ponder's short fly in the nintf
inning.
The score: