The New York herald., 1922-06-13
STAGE SNOW SCENE
AS DODGERS SINK
It's Hearts and Flowers
While Aldridge Of Cubs
Pitches Shutout.
BY DANIEL.


There was an old fashioned ten. twen-
ty and thirty tear jerking windup to
r<drer debacle over at Ebbets Field
yesterday afternoon. II was way
Down East" stuff. snow scene and
everything. There was no breaking OF
the ice because the Dodgers could not
break IT,. When the Flatbush Fusileers
came to bat for the last time. trailing
the Cubs dejectedly by a large zero to
a bigger eight. quite few OF the spor-
tive fans began to provide the proper
local color.
They tore their score cards into tiny
bits. They ripped their newspapers
into Snow There was suspicion
that some of the ovorzealous contrib
uted their shirts in the urgent cause or
drama. All the while Charley Ebbets
was on the poop deck shedding copious
tears. and a pathetic Jazz band COM
posed of a jews harp, boatswain
whistle and couple of tomato cans
committed Hearts and Flowers IT
was heartrending. But It did not help
the Dodgers. The score remained to 0.
Half a gale was blowing in from the
ocean at the time and 1t swirled the
"snowdrifts' all over the turf in fan
tastic designs. With one down Myers
cracked the ball at Krug, who got tan
gled up In the paper and handed Hy
q life. When Schmandt beat out a bunt
to Vic Aldridge the boys averred that
a rally was In full swing. But Ward
and De Berry left their teammates
freezing out in the drifts. 1t was heart
rending. Thus ended the hrst shutout
suffered by the Brooklyns at home this
year-only the second they have had
to swallow anywhere. The Cardinals
rrodded one down their throats in St
Louis not so long ago.
Cubs In Form Reversal.
After two wretcned exhibitions the
Cubs put on a strange form reversal
They acted like some Of those thorough
breds with electric batteries under their
saddles we used to hear about in the
good old days of Gutenberg. From
selling platers they became ripsnorting
stake speedsters. with plenty of zip in
the field and lot Of power on attack.
And the best thing they showed was
pitching-real B1inging, with capt.
tai F.
Aldridge. who had won six out Of
eleven with gang which is capable Of
no such average. held the Dodgers to
rive hits. scattered over as many in
nlngs. True, three Of these drives were
doubles, but the big rlghthander had
the home boys hanging on the ropes
whenever they got too fresh with him.
Only two Flatbush runners got all the
way to third-Johnston by virue Of ,
double and wild pitch in the third ana
Myers In the ninth-but they might iust
as wen nave been In the club house for
all the good they could do the scor,nr
efforts Of the Broolslyns.
The whole affair got off to a beart.
rending start. With two gone In the
nrst-that was two rounds bfore the
CUBS began their murderous maulnps-
Bert Griff1th doubled to right and Wheat
walked, Myers took terrific swine at
a fast one and 1t went straight for AL
bridge. Vic took a chance of having
knot hole drilled right through him
but he declined to say "howdy' to the
bullet and gathered it in.
Smith Is Too Left Handed.
Sherry Smith. who is entirely left
handed. kept the growing bruins at bav
Tor two lively innings. but in the third
Marty krug Knocked Sherry for a row
OF Brighton Beach bungalows. Marty
soaked the ball into the left field circus
bieachers with one on base and gave
the Cubs all the runs they needed to
win that particular game. With one
down STATE singled to Ward Chucks
wild throw sent Jigger to secondhand
then he stole third. He was held there
while Hollocher was being tossed out
but then came Krug with a smash that
sent the leather into the bleachers on
the first bound. It was heart rendering.
Smith might have been excused then
mot that II would have done any good
anyway. But Sherry continued until he
was buried under ton of dornicks in
the sixth. Four hits and pass, with
double by Grimes introducing the rue
ton, meant four runs and the retire.
ment Of Smith.
After the storm came Decatur and
after him, In the eighth, came Mamaux
There were runs off all Brooklyn singers
but nothing but goose eggs off this
man Aldridge, who not only pitched we'll
but hit well. Hack Miller got three
singles. The score: