The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-15
BRAVES BEST In MUD
BEAT DODGERS 81
Damp Affair at Ebbets Field
Nets One Home Run for
Each Team.

a heavy shower delayed the start of
the game at Ebbets Field yesterday, and
when play began It was on sloppy dia-
mond that had several miniature lakes
around the inheld. The Braves proved
to be the better mudder3. and at the end
OF the sloppy contest the Dodgers were
on the light end of a to 2 score.
About half an hour before the time
scheduled for the start OF the game it
poured. and after the rain ceased sew
eral attendants spilled buckets of gaso-
lene around the infield and by burn
ing out process made the diamond fit to
play on. but when their work was
completed and the players of both sides
started to warm up II rained again, and
the teams were sent to cover. 1t was
after o'clock when the second shower
let up and It was decided TO play. Tho
field was very muddy when the contest
started with Leon Galore. winner of
four straight, and Joe Oeschger as the
opposing elabsters.
1t was the kind of weather the
Braves are accustomed to as a result
of playing in Boston for extended
periods, and II did not take them long
to show their skill in heavy going. In
the first chapter they punched two hits
after two were out and pushed over
two TALES The runs were the result Of
Walton Cruises smash over the right
field wall With two away Southworth
splashed single to centre and Cruise
followed by lifting the ball over the
barrier for home run and Southworth
padded around the muddy paths in
front of him.
One More for Braves.
In the second frame the Braves scored
their third and last and what proved
to be the deciding run of the damp
affair. Holke led Off with a single and
Ford splashed a hit to Johnston.
O'Neill beat out hit to Olson and the
bases were filed Oeschger hit into a
Schmandt route, and while It was being
executed Holxe crossed the plate.
Powell famed for the third out. In the
remaining inning Galore was effective.
He allowed only four blows, but the
Braves early lead was not overcome.
The Dodgers did not succeed In scor-
ing their first tally until the fourth
frame, when lack Wheat, first up, dupli-
Gated Cruises home run by hitting over
the right field wall. In the seventh
frame the Dodgers added another tally
to their credit. Kilduff shot a single to
left and advanced to third when Kruger
doubled to the same territory. Ford
made a one handed stop Of Cadore's
grounder and threw him out. Kflduff
scoring and Kruger going 20 third. AZ
ter Olson was tossed out the Dodgers
had a chance to score again when
Johnston drew pass and Griffith
oatted for Neis. With Griffith at bat
the double steal was attempted. and
Johnston. with the heavy going, was
retired going into second
An ErrorIcss Game.
Both sides played errorless ball and
several remarkable plays were made in
spite of the condition of the field. In
the second inning Billy Southworth
made one of the greatest catches of the
season in Brooklyn when he pulled down
Hy Myers's long drive to right centre
after a long run. When the catch was
made Southworth had his back to the
diamond. He caught the pellet in his
gloved hand. In the fourth inning
Myers robbed Holke of an extra base
wallop. He hit line drive to centre
and Myers. after a long sprint, with his
gloved hand extended, succeeded in
grabbing the ball. Hy leaped after the
pellet just as 1t was about to go past
him.
In the ninth inning the Braves had a
chance to score. but the opportunity
was wasted when Boeckel sl<idded past
third. Boeckel led off with a double
and Holke hit to Olson. who threw to
third, and Tony failed to stop at the
bag and Johnston tagged him out. Ford
followed with a single, but O'Neili hit
into double play
Tho score.