New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
Single by Neis
Brings Victory
I'm the Twelfth
10000 FlatbuSh Fans Slniver
Through Close Game;
krueger Elnallatcs Ruth

Babe Ruth and Bernie Neis were the
two headliners in the baseball game
between the Yankees and the Dodgers
at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon.
The Babe, after several fruitless efforts
at home running the day before, finally
drove the ball ever the fence, and
young Neis connected for the single
that won the contest for the Dodgers
by score Of to L.
The game required twelve innings
sor decision ard the 10000 Flatbush
fans present had some two hours and
half of shiverng before the end
came. They seemed perfectly content,
however, despite the cold, for both
teams played fast ball throughout as
though pennant were at stake in
stead of the outcome of an exhibition
encounter.
The Babe chose the opening inning
for his speciality Sherrod Smith, the
Dodger pitcher, appeared to have the
mighty slugger swinging wildly, and
the count was two strikes and one ball
when the big crash came. Babe aimed
at q poster on the fence which called
the attention of the fans tc certain
mineral water guaranteed extra dry"
His aim was true and the ball he hit
sailed gracefully over the poster and
bounded about in the street beyond
The 10000 cheered madly, for they had
journeyed to Flatbush for this very
thing.
And the Babe Fans.
A strike-out when the Babe does the
flaming is just about as agreeable as
u hcme run, and the Babe was also ac-
ccmmodating in this respect yesterday,
for he whitfield the breezes three times.
SO take it all in all Mr.. George Ruth
did everything that was expected of
him, and best OF all, from the Flatbush
standpoint, the home team won. 1t
was a perfect afternoon for the boys
across the bid bridge
The Dodgers equalized Babes home
run in the third inning, which
Sherrod Smith opened with a double
to left field. Olson passed out, pitcher
to first and Johnston also was snuffed
81 first. Tommy Griffith met the emer-
gency with hot smash. which bounded
off Shawkey's glove and Smith tailed.
The Dodgers gained a one-run lead
in the eighth at the expense of Quinn,
who had relieved Shawkey as the
Yankee pitcher. Ernie Kruger, who had
been substituted for Otto Miller as the
Brooklyn catcher, being wholly respon-
sble. Ernie is wont 10 hit them far
and yon. and it was not therefore en-
tirely surprising that he poed the ball
over the right field fence for the circuit
The Yankees figured they had won the
game in their half Of the ninth, when
they rang the scoring gong twice. Peck
inpaugh led off with q single to left,
and after Ruth had famed advanced to
second on Pipp's infield out and to third
on wild pitch by Dutch Ruether. Meu-
sci then raped a grounder at Olson,
which Ivan threw wildly to first, and
Peck scored. Bode walked and Ward
came to the scratch with a single to
center which carried Meusel over the
plate.
Dodgers Tie Things Up
The Dodgers tied things in knot in
their half of what is ordinarily the final
frame, singles by Griffith and Wheat, a
shocking muf by Ruth and an inheld
out doing the business
In the twelfth scoring was at high
cbb, the Yankees starting off with one
run and the Dodgers going the Man
hattanites one better with two tallies.
which won the conflict. For the Yanks
Freddie Hofmann laced out double
wlth one out and registered at the plate
when Chick Fewster banged the ball
through Sheehan at third.
The Dodgers were put in the way Of
victory by Peterkin Kilduff, who solved
the delivery of the aged Jack Quinn to
the extent of a single to the intield
Kruger, the home run man, famed the
air, but Hood, batting for Ruether.
singled to right and Peterkin scooted to
third. Ivan Olson also hit safely to
right ard Kilduf scored Sheehan forced
Olson at second and then Bernie Neis
delivered his telling punch in the shape
OF a single to right.
The series between the Yanks and the
Dodgers will end to-day with another
game at Ebbets Field. The standing Of
the two clubs now is 9 to in favor of
the New Workers.
The score: