The New York herald., 1922-05-07
DODGERS BATTER
BRAVES PITCHERS
Three Boston Hurlers Bonn
barded in One Sided Con-
test at Ebbets Field.
ny CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.

Two hours Of hilarious exultation was
the reward Of the faithful followers of
the variant Dodgers, who crushed the
lBeaneaters yesterday afternoon at Eb
bets Field by the jug handled score Of
10 to 2. II was an afternoon of unend-
Ing JOY to the Flatbush fans who are
always blia5fully content II the home
team wins. 1t makes no difference to
the occupants of the stands how badly
the visiting team plays. or how many
bungles the home players are guilty Of
so long as the score board shows Broox-
lyn to be in the lead at the end OF the
game.
1t was with the bat the Dodgers
achieved their victory. and they ham
mered three Boston pitchers with pitt
less brutality. Oeschger was driven off
the mound in two innings of furious
cannonading. FillinRhim was under fire
five frames, In which he was battered
for six runs, and Lansing. who hurled
the eighth inning. was nicked for three
tallies. as the result OF three hits and
pass.
All the fans wore broad smiles at the
close Of the rout. and even Ivan the
Terrible was cheered for making three
singles and playing an errorless and
deadliest execution was in the second
inning. when the Dodgers rolled up five
runs on three hits. two passes and a hit
batsman. One Of the hits happened to
be home run. the ball leaving Wheat
bat in a hurried manner and clearing
the right field wall close to the foul
line.
AS matter Of fact it was just one hi.
after another with the Dodgers. and
there was only surprise expressed when
one Of them failed to send the ball to
safe territory. Onsthe other hand the
Bostons could do little or nothing with
the shoots >of Dutch Ruether. With tn?
exception of the third inning, when the
visitors put three singles together for a
run. and in the fifth, when Boeckel shot
the ball over the top Of the ieft field
bleachers for a homer. the opposing
players were helpless.
True. Wheat broke up a dangerous
batting rally In the fourth by a wonder
full catch of Nicholson's hard smash tc
left center. Wheat made long run and
jumping catch. AS Boeckel's homer
followed the catch 1t can be seen that
Wheat did a real service to his team
and especially Ruether.
The only unpleasant incident Of the
game so far as the Bostons were con-
cerneQ was the DencnlnS OF BOeCkel IN
the eighth inning With Johnston on
second and Griffith on first as the result
of hits double steal was executed.
Johnston made hook slide for the bag,
and Boeckel. who had the ball in time
for a putout. was cropping around for
the runner like man trying to find
the keyhole in the dark. William KLEIN
decided that Boeckel had not put the
ball on Johnston till the runner had his
hand on the bag. Thereupon Boeckel
advanced menacingly on the unterrified
Klein and tried to convince him he was
in error.
After listening to the heated protests
of Boeckel. Mr.. Klepn suggested that h.
take a seat on the bencn and calmly
think the matter over FOR the remainder
Of the game.
BY a singular coincidence Wheat was
hit in the right foot by pitched ball ir
| the first inning ad Ruether was hit Il
the same foot IN the second inning.
Lay off the tootsies." urged Robbie tc
Oeschger.
Biggest feet I ever saw" said the
pitcher; you can't miss them" The
after another with the Dodgers. and the
score: