The New York herald., 1922-08-30
DODGERS WIN, THEN
LOSE TO PIRATES
Ruether Outpitches Hamilton
in the Opener-Games Are
Played In Record Time.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 2s.-Brooklyn made
Its last appearance Of the season here
to-day, dividing q double bill with the
Pirates Incidentally a record was es-
tablished by the playing Of the games
In two hours and thirty minutes. the
first requiring an hour and seventeen
minutes and the second an hour and
fourteen minutes.
The first game, a slab duel between
southpaws. Dutch Ruether and Earl
Hamilton. went to the F1atbush repre-
sentatives by to 2. Although Hamilton
was the better of the two as regards to
hits-he allowed only four-Dutch had
the real edge in that only thirty men
faced him I'm the nine innings. Ruether
yielded only five hits and of these Tray
nor and Tierney collected two EACH
The nightcap started with a light rain
FALLING and heavy clouds hanging over
head. This one the Pirates copped by
score OF 8 to o.
Leon Cadore and Babe Adams were
the rival moundsmen. and while the
veteran Babe found the cloudy. cool
weather just to his liking. Leon was
touched rather freely in three innings.
Adams allowed only six hits and in
only two frames, the second and eighth.
did the Dodgers get more than one hit.
HI Myers, who reached third in the
second. was the only Dodger to reach
this station. The six men who hit
safely were the only ones to get on
base and they were all left. not one Of
them being forced out or doubled UP.
Dodgers Get Break.
! A break was responsible for tho
Dodger victory in the opening game.
1t came In the first inning and netted
q pair Of runs. The first two players
had died when Bert Griffith bumped
one for single Neis, who was in left
field in place OF Wheat. lined one into
right and Barnhart misjudged it and
missed 1t as II bounded and II hoped
into the bleachers for a home run. The
Pirates counted once in the second when
Traynor singled, stole second and
scored as Grimm singled to right, but
the Robins got this one back in the fifth
on De Berry's single Ruether's pass.
Johnson's short single over second and
Griffith's fly to Carey.
Tiesney sliced a homer into the right
field bleachers In the Pirates half of
the fifth. the ball bounding through the
screen. Brilliant fielding by Johnston
on Schmidts rap over second cut down
Traynor, who had singled. Jimmy took
the bounder back OF second and while
running at top speed tossed 1t back
wards over his head to Olson, forcing
Pie at second. Thereafter both south
paws gave a great exhibition OF twirl- |
ing.
Pirates Lose No Time.
The Pirates lost no time going after
Cadore In the second game. Maranville
opened with a single and scored as
Carey bounced a triple of the right |
field bleachers. Max scored on Bigbee's |
infleld single. Russell made several in |
effectual attempts to get the 500 bonus |
offered by a local newspaper for homers |
over the right field fence. then drove a
cannon shot to Griffith, on which Bigbee
reached third. Here Cadore buckled UP
and forced both Tierney and Traynor
to pop flies to the infield.
Bigbee broke UP a Dodger threat In
the second when he took down Miller's
terrific liner near the fence for the third
out with Myers on third and High on
second. the former getting on by way of
the infield single route and High push
ing a double into right.
With two gone in the 2ird the Pirates
launched another attack en- Cadore that
netted three runs. Bigbee led the as
sault with a single. and after Russell
naQ DStu Eacbcu Aicihcy cAh6iC1 W
center. scoring Bigbee. Traynor fol-
lowed with triple that bounced of the
score board and both Russell and Tier
ney counted. Griffith ended the rally
with a great catch Of Grimm's low liner.
Pirates Score Another.
Adarns's single, Neis's boot on the hit.
passed ball and Maranvilles single gave
Pittsburgh another run in the fourth.
Thereafter Cadore was invincible with
men on bases. He was helped out of
an occasional hole by fast fielding. but
generally he forced the batters to pop
up when a hit would have meant a run.
Eight thousand persons who braved
the ugly weathfr to bid the Dodgers
farewell were treated to two good ball
games, the first being ono of the best
pitching duels OF the season here. The
Dodgers collected Just ten hits In the
two games, but each OF the four In the
first game was made to count. but the
order was just reversed In the second.
the Pirates finding Ruether at opportune
moments In the early innings and piling
up enough runs to make II safe.
Adams at no time was In distress and
gave one of the best exhibitions he has
pulled this season. The veteran has the
reputation OF being cold weather
pitcher. and though this was born in the
1909 worlds series IL is a fact. for he
In said to have suffered a sunstroke In
his youth, the effects of which still