The New York herald., 1921-05-01
TWO HOME RUNS IN
SUCCESSION GIVE
DODGERS VICTORY
Griffith and Wheat Break
Up the Game in the
Seventh.
PHILLIES BEATEN 3 TO 2
Ninth Straight Triumph for
National League Champions;
First for Pfeffer.
BY SAMUEL ). BRookMAx.

BY SAMUEL j. BROOkMAN.
! Two homo runs in succession, sud
den and startling both of them, kept
the Dodgers winning streak alive at
Ebbets Field yesterday. They came at
a time when the Brooklyn fans, soured
by the dark, gloomy weather, inter
mittent sprinklngs of rain, and the
Dodgers inability to get more than
of George Smith Of the Phillies, were
almost ready to concede that it was
not the Dodgers day That made the
| two swats over the right field fence,
one by Tom Griffith, the other by Zach
Wheat, all the more astonishing in
their effect ON the assembled throng.
A shrek that must have been heard
on the outskirts of Flatbush greeted
the first smash; q roar that nearly
| lifted the roof of the grand stand fol-
lowed the second, and when the demon
stration had died down Brooklyn, in
stead of trailing, 2 to l, was in front,
3 to 2. There the score remained and
the ninth straight victory for the Ma
record.
| The manner Of winning well repaid
some 5000 fans for their ambition In
Drawing threatening weather. When the
game began the clouds hung so low and
dark over the grounds that the chances
of completing nine innings of baseball
looked decidedly slim. When the rain
came finally, early in the fifth inning.
some Of the Dodger rooters were pray
Ing that the clouds might open UP suf-
ficiently to compel the game being
called for the Phillies were in the lead
| at the time 2 to /. But although steady
4 it was too light a sprinkle to prevent
the contest from continuing. and as
matters turned out the fans had reason
to be thankful that such had been the
| case.
Dark Day Helps Pitchers.
George Smith was on the mound for
1 the Phillies, and with the dark day to
/ add effectiveness to his speed George.
who will be remembered as a member
of the Giants a few years ago, was
pretty stingy with his hits. The Dcd-
gers managed to group two singles. one
by Neis and the other by the irrepressf-
| BILE Jimmy Johnston, for run In the
third inning, but that was all Smith al
lowed them all the way to the seventh
/ inning. The Dodgers were popping up
and their efforts were being gobbled up
with ease by the visiting fielders.
Brooklyns half of the seventh opened
with Griffith at bat. He let bad one
pass and then swung under an outcurve
and sent a high fly in foul territory
back of first base and near the stands
Lee dashed after it. and ordinarily
would have made the catch without
much trouble, but with the rain falling
steadily at that stage the first baseman
nisjudged the flight OF the ball, did not
quito come up to II and permitted IL to
drop unmolested. Griffith at bat did not
conceal his pleasure at being saved and
| Smith in the box did not conceal the
fact that he was peeved. In fact. Smith
SO far forgot himself as to put the next
one right over the heart of the plate for
! Griffith. Over the heart is where the
BROOKLYN right fielder delights in meet
| ing the ball, and he met ", sure enough
with a crash that sent II sailing far over
Neale's head and over the fence In right
| field. The joyful outburst scarcely had
| died down when Zach Wheat, meeting
/ the first ball pitched with a heaitny
swing, sent Il whizzing through the same
nath In the damp ozone that Grinith >
blow had cleaved the minute before.
That was all the damage Of mat IN
ming hut II was enough, for the Phillies
did not threaten after that. Jen Pfctier
did not inspire confidence In the carry
half OF the game. when the visitors met
his curves pretty regularly, but ne I'M
proved wonderfully as the contest az
vanced. and In the last fve innings
| looked more like tho Dodgers former
nalnstav IN tho box than at any time In
two seasons. 1t was his second start OF
the year and his first victory. Against
the Braves nearly two weeks ago Pfener
| looked hopeless.
wSIIinms's Timely hit.
The phillics combined two hits for
run In their first time at bat. Neaie
beat out a hit TO second and advanced
base on Rawlings's rap to konetcn.'
With the count two and three" on wiz
Jams the visiting centre fielder hit tne
top OF the right field fence. Sr1ttl'n
played the rebound with good Judgment
and a perfect throw caught Williams
trying TO stretch the hit into double
Ncale ran homo in the meantime with
the first run of the game.
Tw., umfngs later Pfeffer pitched him
self on of tight squeeze, retiring the
side scoreless after the Phllies had
filled the bases. Brliggy opened the
assault with single to right and went
to second on George Smiths sacrifice.
Neale AIMED. Rawlings singled to right
but Griffith's quick return from the out
field held BruGgy at third. Rawlings
stole second rfeffer decided TO pess
williams and fortune smiled on his
Judgment as Meusel popped to koney
for the third out
Bernie Neis II was who coaxed the
first hit out Of Smiths delivery. II was
solid drive TO centre IN the third
inning. and IL proved to be the start
OF Brooklyn's first run, for Otto Miller
ga acrificed the runner to second and
Continued on Second pdOc.