New-York tribune., 1922-03-31


half of the ninth inning.
Scott's error ditched the Yankees,
for the Dodgers scored one run there,
tied it up. scored three more in the
tenth, and won by score of to |.
That is the second ten-inning game the
Robins have won in as many days. The
Yankees, whose batting is as shrunken
"a il can be and still have an entity.
have made two runs in the last twenty
innings. They are & eak-hitting out
fit as they tour Texas, and what's
more. they go up TO the plate wholly
without the air Of team confident
1t could hit
Ruether was unhittable. and really
delivered fine line of pitching, but
Vance, though he had speed. was in
ciined to be wild and put numerous
men on bases. The Yanks. however,
showed no acumen or discernment, and
5ust went up and swung without try
ing any fnesse or artfce. They are
not showing anything like pennant-
winning ball at the present writing.
Jones in Fine Form
Sam Jones pitched splendid game
himself, crafty and workmanlike. with
speed and the rest well controlled.
Lefty O'Doul, using many curves, did
his share oompetently until his sup
port fell down on him in the ninth
inning In the tenth he slipped, and il
was partly because of the clever bunt-
ing Of the Dodgers, which put the
whole Yankee infeld in the air. The
Robins played the smarter and more
resourceful game.
Although the prices we're hiked up
considerably above the ordinary, the
attendance was about 5000. The fans
stood for the hike, ali right, though
$3.50 for box seats and 81 for other
grandstand seats for a mere spring
exhibition game was asking good
deal. Ruth or no Ruth, there was no
justification for such tariff, and GER
tainly the policy that dictated it and
permitted it isn't for the best in
terests of baseball and smacks of
eXorbitance
The only inside work Of the Yankees
was a delayed steal by Scott, and the
only hitting three two baggers, one
each by Fewster, Ruth and Devormer.
Fewster tailed in the eighth inning on
his wo-bagger to the fence, a wild
pitch and Elmer Miller's sacrifice fly
Ruth pla ed first base while Walter
Pipp nursed his spikes hand, which is
not oadIy spiked.
The. Yankee pitching was good
enough if other weakness wasn't there
Fragile hitting, wooden hitting, is the
present weakness. Jones. as far as re-
suits 20, pitched quite as we'll as
Reuther AK ODoul held his own un-
I'll fssure in the defense back of
him tossed off victory.
Error Proves Costly
O'Doul opened the ninth with a base
on balls to B. Griffith double play
erased Griffith and Schmandt. ODoul
walked Crane and McCarron ran for
Crane. Deberry doubled along the
third base line. McCarron being held
at third on # ground rule. The ..owd
vas on the field at chat spot Hood
hit slow grounder to Scott and while
Scott was bouncing his throw in the
DIRT at Ruth's feet McCarron scored.
The tenth was terrible, even fright
full JanYrin beat a grounder to Scott.
High hunted and easily beat Wards
throw Nes bunted and ODoul unde
cided what to do with the baN. didr't
make a play on anybody. With the
bases filed and none out Farmer
Wheat e"owred the first pitch foe q
line sirs.@ - right His rap and a
sacrifice e. by n. Griffith herded home
three run. lar more than enough
Ruth ana Crane had a collision at
second base when the Babe ran for
the bag on a force. Both were
stretched out for repairs with injured
legs, but both imped back to action
and recovered soon
Jimmy Johnston did himself proud
by being put out of the game. He was
called out for interfering with Deyor-