The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
MYERS'S HOME RUN
WINS FOR DODGERS.
His Drive in Twelfth Frame
Beats Braves, 6 to 1.-Two
Homers for Wheat.


Hi Myers won a s to ball game for
the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston
Braves yesterday at Ebbets Field when
he bounced home run into the left field
bleachers in the twelfth inning with one
out.
While the home run by Myers that
finished the contest was the most spec
tacular. Il was not the only serviceable
four Dagger. lack Wheat twice holed
circuit blows and on each occasion drove
In a Dodger ahead Of him. lacks four
teenth homer OF the season was raised
over the left field fence in the fourth
inning with Bert Griffith on first base.
His fifteenth homer came In the eighth
inning, with Jimmy Johnston on first.
Ray Powell knocked home run over
the right field fence for the Braves In
the seventh inning. but nobody was on
the bases. The Braves made two more
runs in the seventh. which put them two
ahead. but the game was tied up by
Wheat's four Dagger in the eighth, which
brought on the extra innings.
Not more than 1000 fans were there
for first class bunch of thrills. The
weather was so threatening few thought
the game would get beyond the first or
second inning. The best play of the game
was furnished by Ivan Olson, who also
made an error in the seventh inning
when he had double play In front Of
him. costing the Dodgers two runs.
Kopf lined over Olson's head Ia the
fifth inning. Olson jumped hisf, and
batted the ball upward with his glove
Turning around. he caught the ball be-
fore II could reach the ground. 1t saved
run, as Cruise followed with double
and scored
Burleigh Grimes won his fifteenth
victory OF the season by beating Frank
Miller. but the Braves reached him for
eighteen hits. He helped himself by
striking out several men In pinches. He
struck out Barbara twice with men on
third and two down, after Barbara had
driven In one run with sacrifice fly
and had afterward driven in two men
with single. Barbara came up in the
twelfth with men on first and second
and one out and hit into tht only double
play.
Larry Kopf had trouble in getting
next<to Grimes, but, after he had been
up three times without a hit, he made
four successive hits in his next four
trials.
Hit Well with own Bats.
The Braves played in Brooklyn uni
forms, and for the first two innings
used Brooklyn bats, as their baggage
was delayed by a train wreck. They
made three hits in the first two in
nings with the Dodgers bludgeons.
Their own clubs came in dAe third
inning, which Cruise GpsnsA two bag
ger to right. He scoreE on Jack Roser s
infield out and Barbares sacrifice fly.
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gers in the fourth. when Frank Miller
made wide throw to first on Bert's
scratch hit toward third. Wheat's home
run over the right field fence scored
Griffith ahead of him. The Braves
squared it when Cruise drew a pass In
the fifth, with one out and scored on
Roser's double over first that took a
bound into foul territory.
The Dodgers went ahead by one run
in their half Of the fifth. Grimes
walked, moved up on Olson's sacrifice
and scored on Johnston's single to CEN
ter.
The New "Bean BALL"
Powells home run over the right field
wall opened the seventh for the Braves
and tied the score again. Kopf singled
off Olson's glove into left. Cruise
grounded to Olson, who had AN easy
double play before him but the in
fielder booted the ball and the runners
were safe. Grimes caught the bright
idea of catching Kopf asleep over second
and threw to Johnston but his throw
beaned Kopf and went into center
Kopf hoped up and dashed to third on
the error and Cruise dashed to second,
They stuck to their bases, when Roser
grounded out to Schmandt. Barbara
singled to center. scoring Kopf and
Cruise. Gibson singled, sending Bar
bare to third, but Barbara was caught
at the plate on Fords roller to
Schmandt and O'Nell was put out on a
called third strike.
Johnston went to bat In the eighth
with the Dodgers two runs behind and
beat out bunt. Bert Griffith flied to
Cruise. Wheat smashed a liner to cen
ter that hit in front of Powell and
jumped over the fielder. The ball rolled
to the center field fence for home run
that sent In Johnston ahead of Wheat
and tied the scoie once again.
The Braves lost two brilliant chances
10 score In the extra inning. Powell
opened the tenth by striking out but
Kopf singled and took second on
Cruises single. Roser filed to Wheat.
Barbara beat out a lucky hit to High.
ming tne DHkeS IlDSou hHoCkeu u IlJ "
short left which wheat got by a long
sprint, leaving the bases full. Kopf
opened the twelfth for Boston by beat
ing out a hit to Olson. Cruise laid
down a sacrifice bunt to Grimes and
Kopf beat Grimes's throw to second for
a force play which made both runners
safe. Roser tried TO sacrifice but hunted
10 Grimes, whose throw to High forced
Kopf. Barbara grounded TO Johnston
and a double play retired the side.
The score:
BOSTON (N) BROOKLYN CN.)
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