New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-09
Mitchell, Aided by Luck,
Gets Best of Barnes i'm
a Tight Pitching Duel
BY r. /. Kelly.

About 2S,uU0 rabld fans, the largest
crowd that ever witnessed game in
Squire Ebbets's ball park, watched the
Giants go down to defeat before the
champion Dodgers yesterday afternoon
| in contest that was bitterly fought
from start to finish. After the teams
had battled through five scoreless in
| nings Tommy Griffith turned the tide
in favor of the Brooklyntes in the
sixth by bouncing home run into the
temporary stands in left field. The
| final score was 2 to 0. 1t was the first
| time that McGraw's outfit had been
shut out this season
| Grlffith's clout came like a bolt out
of u clear sky and it was stunning
blow to Jess Barnes, who had held the
Dodgers to two hits. Under ordinary
circumstances George Burns probably
would have caught the ball, but he
was afraid of crashing into the left
! field fence.
The pellet hit the ground back OF
| him and bounded over the low barrier
! Barnes was taken out III favor of q
pinch hitter in the seventh and the
| Dodgers subsequently scored another
run by punching three singles off Bill
| Ryan, but it was Griffitfih's wauop
that really settled the issue.
Mitchell Pitches in Luck
Clarence Mitchell, who pitched for
Brooklyn, gave Barnes quite tussle
for six innings, but the southpaw was
extremely lucky. He was pounded for
ten hits, one in every inning except the
fifth, when the Manhattanites connect
ed for two successive singles.
| Mitchell always seems to have the
| Indian sign on the Giants, and yester-
| day he ran true to form. He was aided
to q considerable extent by wretched
base running. In addition he frightened
up. in the pinches and he received
| strong support at several critical
! stages.
The Giants made desperate bids to
| shove a run or two across in the eighth
and ninth innings, but were handi-
! capped by slowness and bad judgment
! on the paths. In the eighth Burns led
off with single to center and moved
along on Bancroft's grounder. Frisch
bounced one out to Mitchell, who tossed
to Johnston. Burns reached third, but
he overslid the bag and was tagged.
Mitchell walked Young and Kelly,
filling the bases. King, with the count
three and two, stood with the bat on
his shoulder as the ball shot squarely
over the plate.
Chance to Tie in the Ninth
In the ninth Rapp flied to Wheat and
batted for Ryan and bounced one to
Myers, who fumbled and made wild
heave to konetchy. CASTOR sprinted
to third base Gonzales foolishly
tried to reach second and was thrown
out. Burns then went out on a fly to
Neis, ending the game.
The Dodgers bumped Ryan for n
run in the eighth. Miller, the first
batter, slammed one off the pitchers
shin for a single and Mitchell forced
him at second. Frisch nit Miller in the
arm with the ball in attempting to
make double play and Mitchell was
sending Mitchell to third Olson
followed with another single and
| Mitchell crossed the plate.
AS q result Of the Brooklyn victory
The Giants dropped back into third
place in the league standing and the
Dodgers moved up to second position.
Frank Snyder led the Giants at bat,
and he was the only man on his team
to connect for more than one hit. He
drove out three singles in as many
times up.
The game had many earmarEs of q
real worlds series contest. The record
crowd, the genuine enthusiasm and the
many fine plays combined to make it
banner event. In addition, four UNI
, pires were in charge of the game. Big
Bill Brennan was arhiter in chief. with
Emslic, Mccormick and Hart at first,
scco9S and third base.
| Uncle Robbie made o change i'll his
batting order yesterday Johnston was
moved up to the lead-off position and
Ivy Olson batted second. Fly Myers
made the only error of the game, in
the ninth inning, on Gonzales's-
grounder. He made fine catch of
line drive by Burns in the third inning
with one out, and choked off threat
ening uprising, by doubling Barnes off
first base.
The Giants will rest to-day and will
open a series with the St. Louis Cardi-
nails at the Polo Grounds tomorrow.
The Dodgers will meet the Phillies in
Quakertown this afternoon, and will
return Tuesday to Ebbets Field to play
the first contest of four-game series
with the Cincinnati Reds.
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