New-York tribune., 1921-04-18
Big jeff Pfeffer Gives
Way to Clarence Mitch
ell After Came Is Lost
By r. J. Kelly

Your Uncle Robbie's champion
Dodgers made their first appearance
of the season in championship COM
petition of Ebbets Field yesterday
afternoon, but their homecoming was
somewhat marred by the Braves, who
| gained \ 4to-2 victory. Incidentally, 1t
was the fourth consecutive defeat for
the Brooklyn players at the hands Of
| the Boston clan.
| Despite the uncertain weather more
than $4,000 Flatbush rooters turned out
to cheer their favorites. According to
Charles Hercules Ebbets, yesterdays
contest was not the opening game of
the season and that notable event will
be officially celebrated next Thursday,
! with the Braves again furnishing the
opposition.
1t seems to be very unfortunate for
your uncle Robbie that nine Of the
| first twelve games on the schedule have
to be played with the Boston club, for
Fred Mitchell's players certainly ap-
pear to have the well-known Indian
sign on the champions Of the National
League.
Dodgers Waste Chances
The Dodgers had several fine oppor-
tunities to win yesterdays game, but
| they were unable to come through with
the necessary hits when they had men
on the bases. The Braves ran true to
form and refused to relinquish their
lead from the start Of the contest.
Big jeff Pfeffer, who was given the
| assignment of holding the visitors in
check, was plastered rather severely,
and was finally forced to give way to
Clarence Mitchell in the sixth inning.
Up to that time Pfeffer had been found
for nine hits. Mitchell flashed much
better performance and yielded only
two safeties for the remainder of the
game, but the damage had been done.
Joe Oeschger, who was beaten by
the Dodgers in the opening game at
Boston last Wednesday, was again
sent to the mound and went along
when the Robins threatened to tie the
score. Fillingim was rushed in to re-
lieve Oeschger, but the newcomer was
given the gate after he had passed
Johnston and two more balls had been
called on Griffith. Hugh McQuillan
stepped into the box and put an abrupt
end to the uprising.
Aided by loose fielding, the Braves
jumped off to one-run lead in the
second. Barbara struck out, but
Southworth reached first base and
Powell took third on a tumble by Ivy
, Olson. Nicholson rolled one in front
Of the plate and was thrown out by
Krueger. Powell came home on the
play, however, as Konetchy dropped
the ball after making the put-out
Pfeffer Under Bombardment
Pfeffer was bumped for three solid
hits in the second inning and the
Braves thereby chased another run
across. After Holke had flied to
Wheat and Ford had popped to
"a, l.
hit in right center and Tailed on
Oeschger's single to right. Powell
continued the bombardment by driv-
ing another single to right field but
Barbara went out on grounder to
Konetchy.
The Braves added another run in the
| fifth inning on pair of singles and an
infield out and one more in the sixth
on two singles and an error by
After holding the Dodgers to three
scattered hits in the first five innings
Oeschger began to waver in the sixth
and the Brooklynites finally pushed
a run across on a single by Olson and
Griffth's two-bagger to center.
Oeschger held his opponents scoreless
in the seventh, but he again wavered in
the eighth and had to shout for help.
Kruger opened the eighth with a double
balls. Olson followed with a single to
center, scoring Kruger.
Fillingim took up the pitching burden
and walked Johnston. He then began
to pull the same stunt with Griffith, but
after he was unable to locate the plate |
on the first two pitched balls he was
taken out in favor of McQuillan. Grif-
fifth then rolled one to the box and
Mitchell was thrown out at the plate.
O'Neill shot the ball down to Holke
and doubled up Griffith at first base. |
Wheat slammed one off McQuillan's |
glove, but Barbara recovered the ball |
in time to nail the runner at first
McQuillan issued two bases on balls |
in the ninth, but he was rescued from
danger by another double play, after
Konetchy had fouled to O'Neil.
The score:
BOSTON !, N. L., BROOKLYN q. L!
Powell. cf q ) s o| Olson, IS. =. 9is ~