New-York tribune., 1922-06-19
Pirates Lead,
2.O,When Rain
Halts Battle
Robins. With Ruether on
the Mound. Defeated in
a Six Inning Skirmish
By Joseph Val


I. wa, an unfriendly and unueleons
rain that pitter-pnttercd on the Robins
AZ Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon.
The shower broke up the contest after
the end Of the sixth inning. and the
Pirates heaved no with a brief br+
tooths2me TO o victory.
The Buccaneers had grabbed up an
early lead, and $4,000 Brooklyn fans
rooted for base hits. but it was a
shower OF rain instead Of base hits
that descended on the ball park. After
thirty minutes a hurry call was sent
out for Chhron 70 ferry the dismal
Flntbushcrs out Of the ball park.
Dutch Ruether was the unfortunate
victim OF the wrath Of the gods and
he really deserved a better fate. In
six innings Dutch allowed only four
hits, while tho Robins got six OF VIII
bur Cooper. the Pirate southpaw. The
Robins. however. we're wofully weak
with men on the bases and absolutely
refused 20 help Ruether
The Sunday crowd was just as sore
az the sudden halt in the proceedings
as Rue:hor. for while u lasted the
game was a most colorful battle. The
irrcpressible Rabbit Maranvile Is n big
number in Brooklyn and he was doing
his best 70 please his admirers. Char
ley Grimm, the Pirate first baseman.
was likewise cutting up quite some in
trying 20 keep pace with the Rabbit.
Maranville Entertains Fans
Maranvillc was on hand with some
clever limitations before the game and
while Umpire Quigley was waiting the
customary thirty minutes for the rain
70 subside Grimm and Maranville
staged a s.dcshow IN the Piratieal den.
The Pirates could we'll afford 20
frolic with their two-run lead, but the
Robins waited patiently for a chance
20 get back into action The defeat
meant that the Robins had passed up
another opportunity 20 better their
standing IN the race. They are still
IN fourth place. but tho gap between
them and the Pirates was widened b.
just one more game.
The Pirates were somewhat fortu-
nate in scoring their runs 81 little
faster work by the Brooklyn infeld
would have held them scorelcss. The
two runs came in the third inning.
Coorer singled 90 center. but Maran-
Vile forced him. High 20 Johnston.
Carey also singled 20 center and tho
Rabbit raced all the way 20 third.
Bighec grounded 20 Schmandt. but the
latter was slow in pegging 10 the plate
and Maranville scored, Bigbee mean
while being safe at first and Carey az
second.
Barnhart then flied 20 Bert Griffith
both runners moving rp after the long
drive Traynor followed with the third
ht OF the inning md Carey scored
Mokan then popped 20 Schmandt Had
cchmandt thrown out Maranville az the
plate. tho fy 10 Griffith would have
ended the inning with no scoring re-
sul,ing.
Robins Pass Up Chances
Brooklyn had several chances 70
score, but the necessary punch was
lacking. In the first inning the Robins
had the bases SLED, but MYERS and
Schmandt struck ont miserably. Again
in the second Olson singled 70 open
the lnhlNG. pub bcDttIy nv lHt"
double play.
The Robins had another chance IN
the fourth when Olson and DeBcrry
singled in succession, but Ruether
ended the inning by forcing the
catcher. Wheat was hit by a pitched
bail TO open the Brooklyn sixth, aTd
after two out Olson singled, putting
Zach on second. Again DeBerry
failed. but Bigbee Rad 10 travel fast
70 get under his long fy. That WIS
the last gasp. for Quigley called the
game Immediately after the Robins
had gone 10 the field in the seventh.
wv Olson surprised the fans by
getting three Of Brooklyn's hits in his
three trips 20 the plate. They were
ell singles 20 left field.
Pic Traynor. the Pirates shortstpp.
lost about ten balls in the stands in
the FIRST inning. He kept fouling of
everything Ruether tossed up, but
finally grounded 70 Johnston.
Johnny Mokan IS another powerful
foul hitter. In the third inning he
sliced one into the first base boxes
which struck n lady fan on the cheek.
Vance will probably be tossed
against the Pirates in the second game
Of the series to-day.
The score;
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