The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-04-21

| Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
PHILADELPHIA, April 20.-The Dodgers
turned to-day and beat the Phillies by
to in game of much earnestness
and some dramatic moment. It was tied
in the eighth when Columbia George
Smith, right handler. hit Otto Miller, with
the bases full and two out, and forced
in Tom Griffith. who had reached first
three times on scratch hits.
| Ed Konetchy won the game In the
ninth with single to right after two
were out II scored Olson and zach
Wheat.
Stengel opened the first inning for
/ the Phillies by going out on a roller
TO Johnston, but Rawlings singled to
| left. Williams made 1t two out with
pop fly to Olson, but Meusel hit q
high line fly into the left field bleach
ers for a home run. scoring Rawlings
ahead of him.
| The Dodgers dubbed along with two
hits in the first three innings. but
made one run in the fourth when they
should have had two or three in that
round. Griffith opened the fourth
with a scratch hit over second on
which Rawlings made a sensational
drop and nearly caught Griffith at
first. Wheats single off the right field
fence put Griffith on third Konetchy
scratched a grounder to Wrightstone
and Griffith got home ahead Of
Whightstone's throw to Bruggy in the
| opinion of Umpire Hart, but not in
that OF the Phillies and the 5000 fans
present.
Myers tried to sacrifice, but through
the sharp fielding of George Smith Hi
merely succeeded in forcing Wheat at
third. Konetchy surprised all hands
by stealing third. The youthful Bruggy
was SO startled that he threw the ball
to second when Honey was almost at
the next station. Koney's achievement
in burglary was wasted when Neis and
Otto Miller struck out
Weak hitting IN the pinch made the
Dodgers miss another chance in the
fifth inning. Sheirod Smith opened
with a single to left and reached third
on Olsons sacrifice and Johnston's
single 10 left, but Gr.ffiths best was
a fly to Meusel back of third and
| Wheat forced Johnston.
The Phillies wasted as many opportu-
mites as the Dodgers. Parkinson opened
the fourth with a single and took third
on Jack Miller's single Shcrrod Smith
threw out Buggy. Parkinson holding
third and Jack Miller going to second
| SHeiTou also tIlrSW out u. smith. Honey
threw to Myers to catch Jack Miller
loanng off second. and Jack was fat
footed between second and third. Park
inson tried to SO home. but Myers threw
to Otto Miller.
Then came the wild eighth. in which
the Dodgers tied the score. Griffith made
his third scratch hit when he singled Off
George Smiths glove. Wheat and Ko-
netchy went out on easy flies. Myers
made his second hit OF the season. a
single to centre that sent Griffith to sec
ond. Neis had struck out twice. but he
walked in the eighth, filling the bases.
Otto Miller was hit on the arm by the
first ball pitched. forcing In Griffith with
the run that made the score 2 to 2.
Sherrod Smith had made two singles
and double on his first three times up.
but in the eighth, with the bases full
ard two out, he famed.
Olson started the big rally In the ninth
with single to left. Johnson sacri-
feed and Griffith grounded out to Jack
Miller Wheat was purposely walked,
and stole second. He scored with Grif-
fifth on Konetchy's single past Jick Mil
Ter. Myers forced Konetchy. The
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