The New York herald., 1921-06-28
BROOKLYN VICTORY
FEATURED BY SCRAP
Miller and Boeckel Rouse Fans
From Siesta - Boston
Beaten. 5 to 2.
ny DANIEL.

Some anmnic folks may say Whist
they like about a good scrap and re-
formers may run themselves into ragged
killjoys trying to step nsht. but when
It comes to Keeping a he crowd ON the
qui vive there is nothing better than an
old fashioned exchange OF wailopa
That was demonstrated rather vividly
at Ebbets Field yesterday. There was
some small measure OF excitement
drenched in humidity. when the Dodgers
rallied for four runs in the ffth Inning
four runs which eventually proved the
score of 5 10 2.
But 1t was fight between Otto Miller
and Tony Boeckel in the seventh which
reused the assembled villagers out OF
their siesta and made them feel that they
had not wasted the afternoon. II was
a sharp engagement. and the pity of II
was that K came so late in the after
noon. BoeclSel ended the Boston half OF
the inning with a fly to Myers As he
swung around his bat caught Miller on
the wrist, and the moon faced one asked
I'm .ruculent tone: How come, ye poor
fishhead. how come? Want to hurt a
real ball player?"
"Hurt ball player % howls Boeckel.
sarcastic like. "A ball player? Since
when? They's bone yard down in our
town full of players like you"
Both Players Banished.
This comeback failed to strike Miller
on the funny bone. BY dint OF thinking
quickly Miller realized that he had been
insulted. So without warning Otto
made q dive for Boeckel. He knocked
him down. then fell on his quarry, chest
protector and all. BY this time the
crowd was showing the effects of the
tonic. Miller was for handing Boeckel
a pasting, but ten players and two UNI
pires interfered. The combatants were
separated and both were thrown out
of the game by Hank O'Day. But even
Hank showed more pepper after the
incident
AS for the baseball section of the hot
afternoons entertainment it was just a
oall game. Burleigh Grimes, the Brook
lyn spitballer, was not in his best form
and allowed q round dozen hits, but he
managed to keep the Braves from clout-
ing when their clouting would have done
the most damage. Jack Scott started for
The Bostons. and for three innings he was
Il ScrOOge with MS nltS.
But in the fourth the Brooklyns got
TO Scott for three hits and a run that
tied the score and in the fifth they
knocked him loose from his uniform
Scott had to quit in favor Of Fillingim--
and Judging from the way Jack was
perspiring at the time the recall was not
particularly displeasing.
Every Hit n Single.
A rather unusual feature of the game
was the fact that every one Of the
twenty-five hits made during the after
noon was single. A similar state OF
affairs ruled In a game which the
Dodgers took from the Phillies last
Tuesday. Brooklyn showed n revised
lineup, with Olson at second in place of
Kilduff and Janvrin at shortstop
Boston got three hits in the second. but
nary run. In the third II had greater
success Powell and Barbara singled
end Southworth flied TO Griffith. Cruise
hit TO right and scored Powell. Brock
lyn tied in the fourth. Griffith beat out
a hit to the box, Wheat flied to Powell
Schmandt proved faster than relay
from Barbara and Myers singled through
Ford. scoring Griffith.
Crimes started the fifth inning bonn
bardment with hit TO centre and Olson
sacrificed Johnston was safe on
Boeckeps boot. Griffith punched hit
to centre and sent two runs over the PAN
Wheat walked. Schmandt hit to centre
and scored Griffith That was enough
for Scott, and Fillingim faced Myers.
who popped TO Ford Janvrin laced one
to left and Wheat reached the plate with
the fourth run--and the last Of the hot
inning.
Boston needed three hits 10 put over
its second run, in the seventh. Barbara,
Southworth and Cruise did the hitting
Barbare and Cruise got three hits
each. but Schmandt went them one better
with four hits in row. The score: