Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-02
TEN SUCCESSIVE
wins FOR DODGERS
National League Champions
Humble Phils 3-o-Plrates
Capture Five In Row
ATHLETICS BEAT SENATORS

The Brooklyn Robins are off to 9
great winning streak In the National
League. They have now run up a total
OF ten in row Rld are being closely
followed by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who
have amRsscd Just half as many vic
tories In succession, or, in other words,
fye.
Tho National League champions
started their streak when they played
their last game In this city on April 70.
They then formally opened their home
season by walloping the Boston. Braves
three times In q row. Following this
the Giants were bumped four times In
succession and our Phlls have now con-
tributed two more.
Yesterdays game resulted in q go
shutout for the champions and was q
pitchers battle between Burleigh
Grimes and Jimmy Ring. Jimmy had
n flock Of curves and bundle OF speed,
but had spells occasionally and these
proved costly. While his support
cracked at times, he can blame no one
else for losing. He held the Robins 70
Ave hits, well scattered. but lack OF
control caused pecks of trouble.
The Dodgers grabbed of the contest
IN their half Of the first with pair OF
runs. Olson walked. Jimmy Johnston
did the same stunt. Griffith sacrificed:
Ring then lost complete control, and
uncorked wild hcave, while Olson
ston taking third Zach Wheat bounced
TO Lee and the latter threw to Mack
Wheat to get Johnston ut the plate,
but Mack failed to touch him and the
second run was scored. .
In the eighth another was scored
when Olson was hit by a pitched ball
and went to second when Lee muffed
Rings throw 70 catch the runner nap
ping. Griffith walked and Wheat un-
corhed double that counted Olson. The
Phillies were unable to send run
across the pan, despite the fact that
they outhit their opponents seven to
FIVE.
Bryan Harris in Form
It was the unexpected that Connie g
AS pulled at Washington when the
Senators were sent a tumbling from
first place in the American League,
score to l. The tall itactiCian Sc
lected the rangy Bryan Harris to scale
the pitching PEAK and ne acquitted him
self nobly.
He was master Of the situation al
seven scattered hits for just as many
bases, and the only time they scored
was In the fifth. Harris also whitfield
nine batsmen by the strikeout route
during the afternoon. The AS combed
total OF twelve hits for fifteen bases,
chasing George Nogridge from the
mound in the sixth.
While the former Yankee was on the
mound the Mackmen secured ten of
their blows, which included a triple
BY Joe Dugan and q double by Gallo
way. Dugan, however, did not get
across the pan on his extra base play.
The Cleveland American world's
champions resained the American lead
ership from Washington yesterday
when the Senators lost to the As. The
Indians are kept to the fore by their
heavy batting, which has averaged
above ten hits game since the start
Of the season.
Roush Should Help Reds
The twirlers of the New York. Chi
cago and Cincinnati teams, on the
have been unable to convert hits into
runs. The return of Outfieldcr Rousll
should strengthen the Reds attack.
The setback of the strong hitting
Yankees by the Washington pitchers
last week was a surprise. The Senators
also showed a punch by coming from
behind In many of their games.
Boston played only few contests
last week and climbed into a tie for
third place with New York by taking
two games out of three from the Ath .
letlcs.
Detroit. which won its third straight
game yesterday, is doing good work at
the bat, and with a stronger pitching
staff would climb rapidly.