New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Robins TrOunce
St. Louis Cards
BY l2-2 Count
Uncle Robbie's Boys Pound
Doak and Walker for
Seventeen Safe Blows

By Joseph Val

The lesson Of example is certainly
great one. and the Robins stand in bold
relief as tes'at0rs 20 this fact. Yes
tcrday az Ebbcts Field Robbie's men
showed that they had proftod by the
example of Thursdays battle, and they
aid not make the same mistake twice.
Instead the Robins foorcd the Cardi-
nails for T. % count and took the
lead IN the present series, two games
% one.
The Robins had learned full well
that three runs are no safe advantage
over the Cards. so they built up a
monument Of twelve runs 10 serve as
stronghold against any pcnt-up at
tack Brick by brick the fortress grew
and az last il was shaped so that not
even Rogers Hornsby's home run in
the eighth inning could topple It.
Nevertheless. the homer was Of great
value 20 the 81. Louis slugger. Ii was
Hornsby's fifteenth Of the season and
made his own little monument just one
brick shy Of that Of Ken Williams, the
other ST. Louis mound builder, who is
still leading with sixteen.
Burlcigh Grimes was the victim Of
the big blow. but what cared he? He
lust shrugged his shoulders and kept
al a smooth pace until the very end.
Just as he had done in the early inn
incs. Burleigh was quite calm yester-
day, and he apparently is of on his
winning ways again. Grimes allowed
eleven hits. but they were kept scat
tered very nicely
Willie Doak. another spitballor. and
ono Of the National Leagues vcner-
ables. was the opposing twirler, but
he could not stand the pace and faded
away in the seventh. Brooklyn base
hits were quite pr0miscuOus yesterday,
and the final count showed seventeen
safetics FOR the Robins. Fourteen Of
the hits were made of Doak. and the
other three OF Dixie Walker. who
pitched the seventh and eighth.
Every member o. tho revampcd
Brooklyn team was credited with az
least one bit. and Clarence Mitchell set
the pace with three s8fct.cs in three
official times at bat. Zach Wheat, who
is on q wild batting streak. also had
three hits, but was charged with five
trips 20 the plate.
It looked bad for Burleigh when the
Cards punched three hits for a run in
the first inning, but after that it was
smooth sailing In the first Smith,
Hornsby and McHenry singled in sue
ccssion. accounting for the run.
brooklyn. however, went into the
lead in It's half on successive hits by
Johnston. Tommy Griffith. Wheat and
Myers and Olson's infeld out.
The Robins added a brace Of markers
in the fifth on doubles by Wheat and
Mitchell and Lavan's error on Olson's
crounder. They then put the game
whore even the slugeing Cards could
not grab il by scoring six more runs
on six hits in the sixth. Quite a coin
cidence. winning the game on three
skies.
Crimes opened the sixth with a sin
RE and High sacrificed. Johnston
walked. Tommy Griffith, Wheat and
Myers singled. Mitchell hit q sacrifce
fy and Olson and Miller also bit safe
ly. The inning finally came 20 an end
when Crimes in his second time up
fled 20 McHenry
The last Brooklyn run came over in
the seventh on singles by High and
Johnston and two inAeid outs.
Hornsby's homer IN the eighth was
hit over the right-feld wall. but none
were on base at the time. In the ninth
the Cards we're turned back without a
run, despite the fact that they received
two passes and Smith hit q single.
The score;