The New York herald., 1922-05-30
MITCHELL SCARES
BRAVES IN NINTH
Pinch Hitter's Homer Brings
Dodgers Within One Run
of a Tie.
BY DANIEL.

There were enough home runs at Eb-
bets Field yesterday afternoon TO satisfy
even the most ardent admirers of that
no longer rare product. Three circuit
smashes saw the light of day and two
OF them were delivered by Dodgers
Ray Schmandt In the second and Clar-
ence Mitchell In stellar pinch hitting
violent ninth inning. But Walton
Cruises blow over the right field wall IN
the seventh proved the medium which
gave the Braves their margin of victory,
to 4.
The Dodgers no doubt get lot Of fun
out Of their newly adopted practice OF
raising the fans to a high pitch and
then leaving them hanging In mid air.
But it's rather rough on the fans. Incl
dentally. it's tough on Brooklyn's figures
in the percentage column. On Sunday
It was Zack Wheat's home run in the
eighth which left the Dodgers one run
shy.
Yesterday Mitchen's drive over the
right field wall. after Dutch Ruetheran-
other pinch hitter. had walked and
Bernie Neis had entered as pinch
/ runner. sent the onlqokers into frenzy
of hope and cheering. They were left
hoping, for Andy Highs fly to Christen-
bury started the rush for the exits
! Mitchells crash made 1t thirteen home
runs for the Dodgers in five days.
Leon Cadore. the Dodger right handler,
received fairly lusty support, both on
attack and defense. but he was not up
to a good. steady performance and the
Braves got to him at opportune times.
| Two passes followed by a couple of hits
sent the Bostons off to a running start
in the first and they never were headed
or even tied.
Miller Hurt, hut Is Effective.
Bullet Frank Miller was Cadore's op-
ponent for five innings and held the
Dodgers to only three hits and just that
one run scored by Schmandt when his
long bounder into left hoped into the
! circus bleachers. Miller deserved more
than ordinary credit, for after the round
he was practically one armed hinger.
In the opening inning. with two on
and only one out, Wheat sent terrlho
liner to Millers left. The veteran speed
baller stuck out his glove. but the ball
hit him on the left am and bounded
over to Barbara, who got Zack at first.
The wallop almost paralyzed Miller
wing, but after q short recess he de-
clined to leave. He got rid of Myers
and the little outburst of the Dodgers
went for naught. In the sixth, with
Braves on second and third and Miller
helpless as a batter, Fred Mitchell took
him out and sent Gibson to swing for
him. The catcher famed.
The sixth found Dana Fillingim sling
ing for Boston. and the Dodgers began
their rallying pronto. Fillingim walked
Johnston and Bert Griffith singled to
right. Powell dropped Wheat's fly. but
| rot Griffith at second. Myers singled
70 center and Johnston scored. Schnands
had n chance to hear those second IN
ming banzais all over again. but ne NIT
into double play.
BoecIseI Bothers Brooklyn.
Tony Boeckel's hitting figured large In
the scoring of the Braves. His single TO
left in the firA inning drove In ootn
Powell and Christenbury. who mao
walked and advanced on an infield sim
| gle by Cruise. In the sixth BoeckeI
| doubled to left center. went 10 thira
when High made a wild throw to frst
On Hoike's attempted sacrifice, fingered
while Ford walked and scored on
Gowdy's long martyr fly to Grifnth.
In the third a single by Barbara a
double by Christenbury and Cruises IN
| field out gave Boston back the run
which Schmandt had hammered INTO
Rrooklyns column In the round before
The score:
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