The New York herald., 1921-04-03
DODGERS TRIUMPH
OVER YANKEES BY
MARGIN OF A RUN
Victors Put Up Real Zippy
Fielding Game and Win
by 3 to 2.
RUETHER IN FINE FORM
Losers Make Three Errors and
Fans 'Razz' Ruth as He
Fans Out.
RUETHER IN FINE FORM
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2.-The Yam
KEGS, who have been in a batting de-
cline most Of the week, found Dutch
Ruether a severe taskmaster to-day,
and were beaten by the Dodgers The
score was 3 to Q.
The game was we'll pitched on both
sides. Ruether held the Yankees to
one hit In his five innings. They did
better against Cadore and were max
ing a right good uphill fight when the
game ended with double play into
which Bodie bounced the ball.
Bob Shawkey's arm, which has been
sore, was feeling sufficiently better for
him to start and stick the whole game.
He did good Job Of it despite defeat.
He improved as his arm warmed up
and was effective in pinches One
Brooklyn run resulted from a scratch
hit, one from a wild throw by Mitchell
and one from a mistake by Mitchell in
throwing to first when he had time for
a play at the plate
Inasmuch as the Yanks were out
battcd, let us now arise and shout the
old shout that ''the Yankees can't hit
good pitching!" They can't Neither
can any other club past or present, old
young or middle aged, when the pitching
is good enough. 1t was better fielding
that won for the Brooklyns to-day,
steadier fielding. The Yankees made
three errors. The outfeloing of the
Dodgers was real zippy, with Lamar
doing a spectacular turn.
Ruth struck out at the fag end Of the
game after three efforts that were puny
in all respects save the size Of the bat
ter. Mr.. Ruths general showing lately
has not been such as would retain him
In public fancy as a great popular hero.
Peck Ont of Game.
was Roger Peckinpaugh, manager pro
tenn. Peck has a lame back, the result
of playing in the rain in Shreveport the
other day. There was no sense in sub
jecting ball players to the risk of injury
by playing them In such weather as
| that. but there were a few nickels in
| sight and whoever was running things
went after them. Peck was in rare
shape until along came this needless
| setback.
| Shawkey thought the day warn
enough to use his sore arm against the
Dodgers. The first ball he pitched had
nothing on 1t and Olson crowned 1t for
| single. Johnston hit the first one for
| another single and Griffith forced Olson
| Wheat flied far to Bodie. two runners
moving up. Honey hoisted to Baker.
Good pinch pitching by Shawkey.
There was applause for Frank Baker
| when he came to bat in the second. He
| flied to right and was the third Yankee
out. Johnny Mitchell reached first In
the third on a scratch hit andstried for
second on a delayed steal after Schang
and Shawkey hit the dust. He was
tossed out with ease He timed his start
poorly. The Yanks went through four
innings with one hit and the Dodgers
| with two.
The third hit by Brooklyn was bunt
! by Lamar in the fifth. He opened for
the Dodgers. and Kiiduff slapped a single
to left Shawkcy got into a hole and had
| to put the ball over. Lamar took third
on Schang's throw to get Kilduff at first.
Miller hit into double play. Ruether
walked Sheehan ran for him and stole
second. Olson made scratch hit, and
on Mitchell's crazy throw Shechan fol-
lowed Lamar home.
Mitchell Singles on Cadore.
Mitchell. opened on Cadore with a sim
| gle in the sixth inning, and three feeble
flies followed. brewster made poor
throw in the sixth. Honey made a hit and
! Mitchell let run come in by throwing
man out at first when he could have
thrown one out at the plate. That
finished ballplayer" style OF thinking
didn't get the Yankees anything.
The Yanks fell on Cadore for double
and single and one run in the seventh,
after the great Ruth had skied to John
ston and been "razzed" by the crowd for
his poor hitting. Pipp made the double
and Bodie the single.
Ruth hit TO the centrefield fence for
/ two bases in the ninth. with one out.
The fans had just been yelling take him
out" at Ruth, and he showed them. They
applaudcd him when he Tailed on Plpp's
single. Bodies gift for hitting into
double plays ended the rally and the
game just when some of the flclsle fans
were shifting their allegiance. The score !:
i 4 ~