The New York herald., 1921-08-20
PREFER BEATS HIS
OLD DODGER PALS
Cards Wallop Brooklyn Pitch
ers and Win by 8 to Il
Hornsby Gets Four Hits.

JEFF Pfeffer was ably assisted by Doc
Lavan at Ebbets Field yesterday and
the Cardinals scored victory over the
Dodgers and then turned their backs on
Flatbush until next year. The score was
to 4, and it was Pfeffer's seventh
victory as a Cardinal. He has lost only
one game since he was traded by the
Dodgers and has a perfect average
against his former mates, having won
three times from them.
The Dodgers hit their old time pal
vigorously in the last half OF the game.
but just when they were on the verge
of starting rally Lavan made his
presence at short known, and his stops
and throws helped jeff out of many tight
spots The veteran infielder gave a re-
markable exhibition Of short fielding
during the afternoon.
John Miljus started pitching for the
Dodgers, and showed his arm is not yet
in good condition. The Cards took q
liking to his offerings and pounded him
hard. In the fifth inning Miljus finally
drifted out of the game, and Sherrod
Smith succeeded him. Sherry failed to
Schupp pitched the last two frames
against them. He held them scoreless.
but was found for three blows
The Cardinals collected seventeen hits
OFF the trio of Brooklyn hurlers. and
Hornsby, with four to his credit. was
the leading slugger. Pfefer yielded
thirteen hits, and seven of them were
crowded into the last two INNINGS. when
he was working on a big lead.
The Cards jumped on Miljus in the
first round and pushed over their initial
tally. Jack Smith led off with a single.
and after Fournier was disposed of
Stock grounded to Olson The ball hit
Ivan on his wrist after taking a bad
bound, and 1t bounced high in the air.
Olson was charged with a boot, and
Smith crossed the plate. Hornsby fol-
lowed with his first single. but Mueller
smacked into double play
In the next inning Miljus helped the
Cards to their second run. With two
out Ainsmith tripled over Myers head
and Pfeffer grounded to Schmandt. The
ball bounced off Rays shins, but he
recovered it in time to make a play at
first. Miljus, who covered the bag,
dropped the peg and Ainsmith counted.
The third Cardinal tally was recorded
in the third chapter. Stock singled. and
Hornsby followed with a safe hit to
right. Stock reached third, and when
Neis threw to that bag Hornsby started
for second. Olson cut OFF the peg to
Johnston and Hornsby was trapped be-
tween first and second. He was finally
run down and tagged out. but while the
complicated play was being executed
Stock scored, beating a throw to the
plate by Olson bv a few inches.
In the fifth inning the Mound City
team made the game more one sided by
sending four more runs home. Smith
singled to centre and on the hit and
run Fournier doubled. scoring Smith.
Stock hit to Olson, whose throw to john
ston' got Fournier on his way to third.
Hornsby followed with his third hit. and
then Sherry Smith replaced Miljus.
Mann took Muellers place at bat and
greeted the relief pitcher with a three
bagger to right centre that sent Stock
and Hornsby over the plate. Mann COM
pleted the circuit when Smith uncorked
a wild pitch.
These runs were enough to give the
Cards an easy victory. The score: