The New York herald., 1922-07-08
DODGERS DEFEATED
BY HORNSBY'S 21ST
Two Run Homer in Ninth
Gives Decision to Cardi-
mails by 6 to 5.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
ST LOUIS, Mo-. July 7.-Rogers Horns
by's home run into the right center field
bleachers in the ninth inning. with one
out and Jack Smith on first base. gave
the Cardinals the game with the Dodgers
to-day by 6 to s. 1t was the Cardinals
second straight from the Dodgers and
their seventh from Brooklyn this season.
The four Dagger that won ball game
after his team had gone into the last
half OF the ninth with the score 5-4 In
favor of the visitors was the twenty
first for Hornsby this seasonn and made
him the leading four base clouter of the
season.
Ken williams. the mighty slugger OF
the Browns, was tied with Hornsby at
twenty home runs this morning. but
Williams was suspended for row with
the umpires to-day and. did not play
after the fifth inning of the first game,
The decisive slam by Hornsby was
not the only home run in this game
to-day Eddie Ainsmith poled one into
the right field bleachers in the eighth
inning after two were out. with mono
on bases. Zack Wheat lifted one into
the right field bleachers for Brooklyn IN
the second inning off Jess Haines. with
Tom Griffith on first and two out.
Revenge Against vance,
Dazzy- Vance, the red headed rights
handler of the Dodgers. had beaten the
Cardinals twice this season, but they
had their revenge to-day. Dazzy pitched
the full game and allowed fourteen hits,
four of which were punched In the sixth
inning for three runs after the Dodgers
had built up a lead Of to In the first
five innings off Haynes and Bill Pertica.
nj inning
with the score to in favor of Brook
lyn and retired the Dodgers without
run. The two runs by Jack Smith and
Hornsby in the ninth came while North
was the Cardinal pitcher, but the Off
cial scorer gave the game to Bill Per-
tica. who pitched five innings and held
the Dodgers to four hits and one run.
Pertica's departure from the game was
peculiar. After Ainsmith's home run
with two out In the eighth had made
the score TO 4, Johnny Lavan made
his fourth single in four times up. Per-
tica followed and had taken one called
strike when Branch Hickey made a
change. He sent Leslie Mann to run
for Lavan and sent George Torporcer
to finish the time at bat for Pertica.
Torporcer hit the first ball pitched for
a liner to Johnston. who made a SEN
sational catch. Torporcer then finished
the game at short. .
Andy Highs sensational one hand
catch of Jack Smiths liner in the third
with one out and Ainsmith and Lavan,
who had singled on the bases. saved
the game for the Dodgers until the
ninth.
Haines Goes Three Rounds.
Haines. opened the proceedings for the
Cardinals and lasted three innings,
Clarence Mueller flying to Wheat for
him In the third. Jess allowed two runs
in the second inning after two out on
three-hit batting rally. Schmandt heat
out hit to Lavan. Olson singled to left.
and both scored on De Berry's double to
right Two were out in the third when
Tom Griffith was safe on Hornsby's
tumble, and he scored on Wheat's home
run into the right field bleachers.
Pertica allowed a single by Schmandt
in the fourth. but Schmandt died steal
ing. He walked Vance in the fifth, and
Vance was forced by High Singles to
center by Tom Griffith and Wheat scored
High. Highs single off Pertica in the
seventh was the last hit for the Dodgers
Vance allowed the Cardinals six hits
in the first five innings. but was saved
by fast fielding. Hornsby led off in the
sixth by being thrown out by High.
Schultz singled off Vance's shins. and
Fournier doubled to left Stock singled
to center, scoring Schultz and Fournfer.
but died going 70 second. Ainsrrith
walked, stole second and scored on La
vans single to right.