The New York herald., 1921-04-11
$4,000 FANS SEE
YANKEES BEATEN
Dodgers Win Exciting See-Saw
Game by Score Of
5 tO4.
RUTH GETS HIS HOME RUN
Contest Won and Lost Half
Dozen Times-Neis's Hit
Settles Issue.
RUTH GETS HIS HOME RUN
ny SAMUEL ). BRooKMAx.

Extra innings. sparkling. peppery
plays and sustained excitement as the
iend shifted frequently. provided thrills
aplenty at Ebbets Field yesterday. 1t
was merely an exhibition game between
the Yankees and Dodgers. but from the
size of the crowd, which wass $4,000,
and the brand Of enthusiasm. which
nearly bubbled over, 1t looked more like
late season tussle between two teams
fighting for q pennant. After the game
had been won and lost, apparently, half
? dozen times, a succession of singles by
Kilduff, Hood, Olson and Neis gave the
victory to Brooklyn in the twelfth in
hing by score of 6 to A..
The contest never should have gone
beyond the regulation nine innings. 1t
would have ended an hour before it did
but for Ivan Olson, who let loose q wild
throw on the play that should have
made the last out In the ninth. After
that the exhibition grew rather slip
shod, but none the less exciting, for 1t
was the Yankees game one minute and
the Dodgers the next. 1t made the
crowd forget that there was still a
father uncomfortable early spring chill
in the air.
Up to- the time that Olson came
through with his erratic throw the
tussle had been pitchers battle In
which there was little to choose between
shawl1ey and Quinn on one side and
shcrrod Smith and Dutch Ruether on
tac other. The illustrious Babe Ruth
had put the Yaniss in the lead in
the first inning with n prodigIous swat
over the right field fence. The Dodgers
had tied Babe Ruth in the third on
Sherred Smiths, sizzling double along
the left foul line and q more or less
lucky single by Griffith Alright pitch
ing had turned both Yankee and Dodger
batsinen back after that untfl the eighth.
When Ernie Kruger, who had relieved
Otto Miller behind the bat, celebrated
fis first appearance at the bat by lifting
the ball over the same section of the
right field fence that Ruth had aimed at
IN the first inning. That put Brooklyn
IN the lead and to all appearances the
Yankees. with one more turn at bat, and
with Ruethcr pitching at his best, were
beaten.
Peck starts n Rally.
But they weren't, not that inning. for
Peckinpaugh, the old reliable, opened
with a solid single to left. Ruth. with
home ruin and double to his credit,
seemed to be, troubled by his weak
wrist, and he struck out weakly, swing
ing apparently with one hand Pipp
sacrificed Peck to second and Meusel
was the last hope OF the Manhattan
contingent. He swung hard. but it
proved to be an easy grounder that
Olson gohbled UP. The crowd made
hasty rush for the exits as Olson. flung
the ball in the general direction Of first
base. then made q rush back for the
seats as the ball hit the dirt yards in
front of Konetchy and bounded away,
permitting Peck to come home with the
tying score. Meuscl went to second on
Il passed BAH and Bodie walked. The
stage was set for another run and Aaron
ward made good In the pinch, his sin
sle K, centre scoring Meusel
1t was the Yankee rooters' turn TO
swell up with pride. They guyed the
Brooklyn fans unmercifuliy and In back
OF the press box several wordy bouts al
most precipitated something more SEE
rious But the Yankee advantage proved
shorti ived. Peck ran In too far on
Griflth's grasser and fumb,ed the bali.
the error enabling the Dodger right
felder to reach first. Along came Wheat
ith 4 timely single to left Honey
lifted the ball 10 short centre. II was
Bodies ball. but Ruth coming like y
team Of horses from left foitf. Shouted
tliat he was going to take 1t. Just why.
nobody knew. but Ruth shouted and
Bodie stopped short. Well. after rum
ming about q hundred yards. Babe final-
" got his hands on the ball. but the
sprint had proved too mitch for the
ponderous Ruth, and he dropped the
sphere as the crowd gasped. Neis, who
was running for Griffith. scored the ty-
ing run. To hurry the narrative a bit.
the Dodgers fillsd the bases before the
inning was over. but Quinn tightened in
the face Of shalsy support and retired
the side.