The New York herald., 1922-07-12
DODGERS BEATEN BY
PINELLI'S HOME RUN
Score Is 6 to 4, With the
Brooklyns Now Filling
Fifth Place.

Special Dispatch to THE New yonK HERALD
CINCINNATI. July 11.-Losing five
games in row to the Cardinals cost the
Dodgers their hold on third place In the
National League. and they were
squeezed out of fourth place to-day by
the Reds. who won the first game Of
the series. by to 4.
Babe Pinelli's home run to left CEN
ter in the eighth inning with two on
bases. due to two passes by Dutch
sixth straight reversal in the West.
which they invaded with hopes Of win
ming second place. Ruether won game
from the Reds when the Dodgers were
on their first Western tour, the only
game the Dodgers won in Cincinnati.
He went along nicely to-day IN the
first seven innings. and the Dodgers
came back strong for him In the ninth
with rally of two singles and double
for two runs off Adolfo Luque's delivery.
but the Dodgers seem fated to have
home runs spill their beans. To-day s
defeat was the third in six days for the
Dodgers through a home run, Hornsby
having twice downed them with four
baggers In ST. Louis.
Eight hits were made off Ruether to-
day. Three were doubles. one was a
triple and one was four base hit. The
Dodgers made seven hits off Luque.
three of them doubles, but when 1t came
to pinch in the ninth with one out, two
runs in and men on second and third.
Luque caused Ruether to fly to Duncan
in short left, and Olson went out the
same way. bringing the sixth cloudy
day the Dodgers have encountered out
here to gloomy close.
Only 1000 at Game.
The advancs Of the Reds has not
loosened the purse strings Of the Rhine
land fans, who are as gloomy as the
weather. The crowd" was estimated
at 1000.
Johnston's bad thumb, mashed by a
pitched ball by Pfeffer yesterday. will
keep him on the bench for the re-
mainder Of this trip. and Janvrin will
play second. Johnson's absence caused
Robinson to-day to change his batting
order. He lifted Olson from seventh
place to the top. where he batted In
many a game for Brooklyn in the past
Ivan made a two bagger and sacri-
flee and drove in run. High. who had
bsen leading off. dropped to second
place and got one hit. Myers missed
only one game because of the injury to
his ankle in ST. Louis on Sunday. and
was in center to-day.
The Dodgers wers retired in order in
the first two innings. Janvrin opened
the third by drawing the one free ticket
issued by Luque. Deberry sacrificed.
Fonseca threw out Ruether. Olson
doubled over third, scoring Janvrin and
giving the Dodgers q lead of to o,
which they held until the Reds tied the
score in the third.
Burns popped out for the Reds in the
third. but Daubert singled to center
and was forced by Duncan. Harper
tripbsd between Myers and Wheat and
Duncan went In with Red run.
Daubert's FumbIe Childish.
A rare event started a Dodger run in
the sixth. 1t was a childish tumble by
Daubert of an easy chance from Rue
ther. Olso sacrificed. High singled off
Fonseca's glove, sending Ruether to
third. Tom Griffith singled through
Kimmick at short. scoring Ruether and
returning the lead to the Dodgers by
ons run.
The Reds took the lead In the sixth
on batting rally for three hits and
two runs. Duncan doubled to right
and scored on Harper's hard single
through JanVrin. FonSeca sacrificed
and Hargrave fouled to Mitchell, for
the second out. Phinelli's grounder tore
Highs hands apart for a single, scor-
ing Harper from second. Kimmick
lined out to Janvrin. W
Ruether issued his second pass when
he walked Duncan. first up in the eighth.
Harper forced Duncan. Fonseca was
thrown out by Deberry. and Hargrave
walked. Pinelli hit low liner between
Wheat and Myers to the score board,
and beat the relay to the plate standing
up. scoring Harper and Hargrave ahead
Of him. Olson threw out Kimmick
The squirt of the Dodgers In the ninth
which netted them two runs was violent
but short lived. Wheat opened with a
single to right and took second on
Myers's single ito right. Mitchell dou-
bled to right. scoring Wheat. Bert Grif-
fifth batted for Janvrin and fouled to
Hargrave.
Deberry's fly to right was mufYed by
Harper, Deberry reaching second. Myers
scored on the muffed sacrifice fly, but
Mitchell was delayed by fear Of double
play and advanced no further than third.
Neis ran for Deberry. Ruether lifted a
short fly to Duncan back of third and
the runners remained stuck. Olson flied
to Duncan and the rally was over.
George Burns's running catches were
easily the feature for the Red apart from
Pinelli's home run. The score: