New-York tribune., 1921-03-26

fifth game of the series here this at
the first victory for Brooklyn again
start of the training season. In abil
the defeat of the Yanks. On the
: decision by pounding out seventeen 81
Perhaps it was the presence of Zack'
Wheat, captain of the Brooklyn club.
that inspired the National League
( champions to greater efforts. Wheat,
who had his first workout OF the year
Yesterday, replaced Hood in the fifth
inning and get two singles in three
times up. The hits figured in only one
retains his batting eye.
Harry Harper who pitched fine ball
against the Dodgers at New Orleans
, iast Sunday, started on the mound this
afternoon. but was wild and Ineffective.
He was bumped for eight hits before
he was chased to cover in the third
inning and he also uncorked q few
/, Wild pitches.
Babe Ruth Leads Attack
Alex Ferguson, who gave a splendid
exhibition after relieving Harper in
Sundays game, was rushed to the res
cue in the fourth inning. He held the
Dodgers scoreiess and let them down
with two hits until he gave way to a
pinch hitter in the last half of the
seventh Jack Clifford took the mound
for the last two innings and his OPP
ponents nicked him for six more hits,
which netted them two runs.
In the meantime, Leon Cadore and
Southpaw Sherrod Smith were holding
the Yankee sluggers in check. The
fcrmer yielded only FIVE scattered hits
{ in as many innings and the latter Jared
equally we'll The Yanks' nine safeties
were distributed through seven in
nings.
Babe Ruth again led the attack for
the American Leaguers, getting two
singles, double and base on balls IN
four trips to the plate. In the eighth
, inning he poked out hit to right held.
which came within few inches of
bouncing over the fence, but Tommy
Griffith held it to a single.
Every time the Babe came to bat
foGl line, Kilduf moved over toward
irst base, Olson took up his post be-
hind second base and Johnston shifted
over to Ivy's position, but in spite of
: this formation the Bambino had per-
ect day at the bat.
The Dodgers started to annoy Harper
in the second inning, in which they got
oil to one-run lead. With two out
Hood drove one over HAWKES. head
for a three -baggeY and then scored on
Kilduff's single past Ward. Kruger
followed with double to left field,
putting Kilduff on third, but Cadore
went out on grounder to Fewster.
Dodgers Pound Harper
The real bombardment against Har-
per came in the third, and before it
WAS checked Brooklyn had scored five
=. runs. Olson opened the inning with
n single to center, but Johnson hit into
q fast double play, Mitchell to Fewster
TO Pipp. Neis shot a sharp single to
left field and Konetchy followed with
another to the same place. Both rum
, ners advanced when Harper let loose
with a wild pitch.
Lamar rolled one down 30 Mitchell,
but Neis and Konetchy completed the
circuit and Lamar took second when
Johnny tossed the ball over Pipp's
head Another wild pitch put Lamar
ON third, and then Harper gave Hood
Z base on balls The two runners then
started to engineer double steal, and
Schang helped them along by heaving
the pellet ont to center field. Kilduff
promptly drove one over the left field
fence, scoring Hood ahead of him.
krueger sent bounder to Pipp for
the third out
Chick Fewster gave the Yankees their
: iirst run by lifting the ball over the
left field fence in the third inning.
They scored another in the fourth on
two singles and pair of errors by
Neis. Ruth, first up in this inning
shot a single down the right field foul
line and took second when Neis fun
bled, Bernie made a wild peg to sec
j ond base and Ruth continued to third
Pipp chased the Babe home second
later with single to right. Cadore
tightened abruptly at this point and re-
tired the next three batters in order.
Ferguson Holds Dodgers
The Dodgers could do nothing while
ferguson was on the mound, but they
added two more runs during Cliffords
regime They scored one in the eighth
inning on singles by Smith and Olson
and double by Kruger and another
III the ninth on three more singles by
Griffith, Lamar and Wheat and Ko-
netchy's sacrifice
McNally's infeld hit, Ruth's single
TO right, an error by Griffith and Pipps
sacrifice fly gave the Yankees their final
run in the eighth.
the Yankees from the Calgary club of
the Western Canada League, made his
first appearance in the lineup and
played great game in center field He
made several great catches. the best Of
which came in the fourth inning, when
he grabbed Neis's long drive after q
hard sprint.
Ivy Olson led off in the first inning
with a single and he pulled the same
stunt in the third, but on each occasion
Johnston hit into double play Both
of these plays were beauties and were
engineered by Mitchell Fewster and
Pipp.
The Yankees and Dodgers will clash
here again tomorrow afternoon. Jack
s Quinn and Walter Ruether, formerly
Of the Cincinnati Reds, are slated to
I start on the mound for their respective
teams.
The score:
BROOKLYN NEW YORK "a. III
abr po FL ab h pc
Olson S.. so 3 2iFewster. 2b.. o
Johnston so l olHawis. CT. 20 Q
Neis ri, -. 0 02lChristen'n. CT 90 0 o 0 o
tsrirIth rf l L Ruth IT,. as l 90
Eonet'y ID > olPipp. lb.: 80. 80 10 0