The New York herald., 1922-04-25
WIND TAKES BRAVES
HITS OUT OF REACH
Dodgers Lose Opening Game in
Boston Series by Score
of 8'to z.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
BosroN, April 24.-The Boston Braves
were favored with luck this afternoon
when they tackled the Dodgers IN the
first of a four game series and won BY
a score of to Z. Each team gathered
ten hits, but several OF the Boston wal
lops were pop flies which the wind car
ried away from Manager Robinson's
fielders In the seventh inning the
Braves were handed a valuable run
when Ray Schmandt, the Dodger first
sacker fumbled an easy grounuer MT
by Southworth, and the error enabled
Powell to cross the plate.
Five pitchers toiled in the game. the
Dodgers using Clarence Mitchell and Al
Mamaux, with John Watson. Hugh Nc
Quillan and Rube Marquard working for
the Braves. The Rube finished the game
for Boston and in the ninth the Dodgers
staged a rally. but 1t fell one run snort
Of tying the count
Mitchell and Watson were the OPP
posing slabsters when the game started
and the Braves piled UP an early lead.
They scored their, first tally in the Sec
ond Boeckel drew q pass and Holke
sacrificed AfterSFord was disposed of
O'Neil droped single behind second
and Boeckel registered. In the third
ining the braves pushed three more runs
over the plate when they bunchec four
hits, two of which were rather lucky.
Powell. first up in the third, hit a
high fly and the wind drove the ball
away from Myers for a two Dagger.
Kopf followed with a single that scored
Powell. Kopf took second on the throw
to the plate, and after Southworth was
retired Nicholson dropped Texas league
single in left that sent Kopf home.
Nicholson stole second and continued to
third when Hungling threw the ball
past Olson. Boeckel singled to left and
Nicholson scored.
Pop Fly Falls Safe.
In the fourth round singles by O'Neil
and Powell and Watsons sacrifice
scored another Brave. Powells single
was a pop fly which fell safely between
Johnston and Griffith. Both players
made a good attempt to catch the ball
but the wind carried il out OF their
way and 1t fell at Griffith's feet. The
Dodgers did nothing with their bats
until the fifth, when they suddenly
flashed rally and scored four runs.
After two were out Mitchell was hit by
a pitched ball and passes to High and
u
hit past Holke for two bases, scoring
Mitchell and High. Wheat singled to
center and Johnston and Griffith regis
tered. Powell then made a good catch
of Myerss long fly
In the sixth round Mitchell hit Holke
with a pitched ball and his lapse OF
control resulted in another Boston tally.
Ford sacrificed Holke to second and he
scored on two bagger by O'Neil.
In the Dodgers half of the sixth
Watson left the game after Schmandt,
who was first up, made single. Nc
Quillan succeeded Watson and pre-
vented run from being scored. In the
seventh round the Dodgers threatened
to score 4 flock of tallies. but only sue
ceeded in sending one runner home.
With two out Tom Griffith walked and
singles by Wheat and Myers scored
Tommy. Schmandt then sent q terrific
grounder to the box and it hit Nc
Quillan on his right wrist and knocked
him off his feet. The pitcher recovered
was so badly hurt that he was forced
to leave the game and Rube Marquard
pitched the last two sessions.
Powell opened the seventh for the
Braves with triple and then Mamaux
replaced Mitchell. Kopf fouled out. but
Southworth hit grounder to
Schmandt which was fumbled and
Powell scored on the error. In the
eighth session the Braves scored what
proved TO be their winning tally on a
three bagger by Boecke and Ford's
sacrifice fly. In the ninth the Dodgers
punched three hits and scored two
runs. High led Off with a double and
scored on Johnston's two bagger.
Wheat's single scored Johnston and
Myers forced Zack. Schmandt ended
the games with fly to Powell.
The score.