New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-10
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I'm 40 Victory
Bambino Contributes Only
One Single, and Thereby
Brooklyns Grow Loudly
By Charles A. Taylor

Charles II. Ebbets and his champion
Dodgers played host to Babe" Ruth
and the rest of the Yankees yesterday
afternoon in Flatbush and 10000 fans
and fanettes witnessed this informal
opening Of the baseball season. Carl
Mays spoiled the occasion somewhat
for the Brooklynites by pitching such
alright ball that he scored a 4-to-0
shut-out.
Tht.e was one crumb of satisfaction
for the losers and their rooters and
that was CLEANED from the inability
of Ruth to knock the ball out of the
lot. The "Babe" tried hard, but the
most he could accomplish was to make
one infield single and draw base on
balls.
The first time Ruth appeared with
his big bludgeon he fell an easy victim
to the speed and curves Of Albert Ma
maux and the Flatbushers yelled with
delight as the "Babe" walked detected
ly to the bench. On his second trip
to the plate he banged a rather hot
grounder at Peterkin Kilduff, which
the diminutive second baseman man
first.
"Babe" Gets Lone Hit
The third effort of Ruth was a sky
scraping foul which finally found its
way into Otto Miller's nit. The lone
hit of the Babe" came in the eighth,
when he smashed a bounder which
Kilduff knocked down but could not
field In the ninth inning Ruth worked
pass out of Jeff Pfeffer.
The Yankees made the runs that won
the game in the fifth inning: Ward,
the first batter, singled to right and
went to second when Schang beat out
krC ole h11ytoA cofaIu and
the bases were filled. Chick Fewster
was just the man for this situation,
for Chick drove a hit over short that
scored Ward and Schang. Pcckin-
paugh, who was playing his first game
in more than q week, forced Mays at
third, and the Babe" closed the con-
troversy with his high foul to Miller.
1t was not until the ninth that the
Yanks got going again and two runs
went out, short to first, but Mays made
his second hit of the game, single
to left, and took second when Fewster
beat out bunt. Peckinpaugh walked
and the bases were clogged. JEFF Pfef-
fer. after fooling around with the
Babe, finally passed the batting king
and forced in Mays. Wally Pipp ac-
counted for the second tally with a
long fly to Myers in center.
was the play made by Ward in the
eighth, when it seemed as if the Dodg-
ers were about to get to Mays to the
extent of a ran or two at least. Kill
duff had been tossed out by Mays when
Kruger, who had replaced Miller as
the Brooklyn catcher, singled to right
Pfeffer fouled to Schang and then Ivan
Olson smashed a fierce grounder be.
tween short and third.
Ward Grabs Hot One
The ball was going at high rate
of speed and appeared bound for the
outfeld, when suddenly Ward dived
in front of it and succeeded in grab
bling it, although falling as he did so
From q sitting posture Ward made a
quick throw to Fewster, which forced
Kruger.
Uncle Wilbert vainly tried every
pitching of Mays. Kruger, Sheehan
and Griffith were inserted into the
lineup at various stages of the con-
f1ict in an effort to produce better bat
ting results, but all failed.
Konetchy was the sole Dodger to dc
anything really creditable with the ole
willow. The big Bohemian collected
two of the three hits off the underhanc
twirler, one of them being good fol
two bases. The other Brooklyn hi
fell to the lot of Ernie Kruger.
The excellent showing of Mays
makes him the logical choice for the
opening game of the season with the
Athletics.
-, The series between the Yankees and
the Dodgers, which now stands 8 te
in favor Of the Mania ttanites, will
end tomorrow with Ebbets Field again
the scene of battle.