The New York herald., 1922-05-28
DODGERS CHECKED
BY LEFTY WEINERT
Joke Of National League Sin
gle Handed Stops Brooklyn
Streak at Eight.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HrRALn
PHILADELPHIA. May 27.-Brooklyn's
winning streak was broken to-day at
eight straight 1t had reached that
length when the Dodgers beat the Phil
lies in the first game of the third sue
cessive double header by to In ten
innings. 1t stopped when Lefty Welnert
trimmed the Dodgers in the second game
by 8 to and put over the winning run
himself in the ninth inning.
The Dodgers had smashed the ball
with such zeal In winning the first five
of their six games in three days with
the Phillies that II came as the sur
prise of their lives when they were buff
faloed' by Weinert, who has been a sort
Of league joke Weinert has been mark
ing time while Manager Wilhelm looked
around for some minor league club to
take the southpaw.
sixth by getting life on Lcsles muff
of a throw from Fletcher. Wheat was
thrown out by Fletcher and Myers flied
to Walker; Schmandt singled, putting
Griffith on third. and Bert scored on
Olson's single. Hungiing walked. De-
berry batted for Harry Shriver and was
safe on Fletcher's bobble. Schmandt
scoring. High flied to Leborveau and
the Dodgers were done against Weinert
who had them begging for mercy after
that whenever they mado threatening
motions.
had start for shriver.
Harry Shriver started the second game
for Brooklyn because he shut out the
Phillies In Brooklyn with three hits,
pitching one of the best games in the
major leagues this season. Harry was
all to the good after he settled down.
but In the first inning. before he struck
his stride, Lebourveau singled to left
g. scored on Wrightstone's home run
over the right field wall.
Arthur Decatur, who has been doing
noble work as a relief pitcher, went to
the hill after De Berry batted for
Shriver in the sixth. Arthur went along
swimmingly with no excitement on either
side except a couple of circus catches
| by Bert Griffith until the ninth inning.
when he had a fatal touch of wildness.
| Weinert led off for the Phillies in the
ninth with single to right, which was
his second snappy hit off Decatur. Le-
bourveau walked. Decatur tried desper-
| ately to strike out Wrightstone and
| Williams, but passed them, filling the
bases and moving Weinert around to
third. Weinert came home on Curtis
| Walkers sacrifice fly to Bert Griffith.
The Phillies had lost thirteen out OF
| fourteen games and twelve straight be-
fore Weinert went home In the ninth
inning Of the second game to-day with
the winning tally.
Mamaux Strains Side.
Southpaw Sherrod Smith was the VIM
ner Of the opener to-day for Brooklyn.
| Al Mamaux made his first start this
season when he beat the Cubs in Chi
cago. He started again to-day in the
| first gamo and lasted until the eighth
! inning. He retired at that point, with
| the score, TO 3. in a duel with Lee
Meadows. There We're two on bases and
| two out when Mamaux strained his side
as he bore down I'm pitching a fast ball
Decatur pitched the third hand out and
Sherrod Smith finished the game.
| George was pie for the Dodgers.
| They speedingly put over a run when
Johnston singled; took second on Neis's
single. third on Wheat's force of Neis
and scored on Myers's single. Clarence
Mitchell had batted for Schmardt I'm the
sixth and he finished the game at first
| base. Clarence Joined the home run
brigade in the tenth when he hoisted a
fou' Dagger, over the center field wall
scoring Wheat and Myers ahead OF him.
Olson singled for the fifth hit off George
Smith, but was left.