New-York tribune., 1922-05-08
Circuit Drive
I'm Nintl, Beats
Brooklyn, 4--;3> 3
PowcII's Long Smash Wins
FOR Braves Before Large
Crowd an Ebbets Field
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The Brooklyn winning streak OF four
consecutive games came to grief yester-
day when the Braves gained the verdict
over "Dazzy" Vance at Ebbets Field
before crowd Of u 900 rabid Brook
lyo fans Tho Robins put up good
battle IN the face Of an carly lead and
all but cvcned matters in desperate
ninth inning rally. The score was 4
to 3
The run scored by the Robins in the
ninth would have tied the score at 3-3
but for the fact that Vance was too
careless in the Boston half Of the
ninth inning after two were out.
"Dnzzy" laid over pretty one for Ray
Powell. and the center fielder smashed
The ball over the right field wall. This
was the Braves fourth run and, as
subsequent events proved, 1t was des
tined to be the winning tally.
Vance saudwiched in p creditabe
performance between his Iapses He
was found for three runs IN the first
two innings, but kept the Boston bat
ters from scoring until Powell's de-
cisive blow in the final inning. Vance
!
ton batsmen.
Watson in Good Form
Johnny Watson's pitching was just
about on q par with Vance's, with the
exception that the Brave twrler was
stronger in the early innings Watson
kept nine Brooklyn hits we'll scattered,
the Robins punching two hits in only
two innings. The Robins managed to
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ever In the sixth they came within one
run Of tying the score as the result Of
two hits, a sacrifice fly and base on
balls In the ninth singles by Olson
and pinch-hittcr Ruether accounted for
the final Brooklyn tally.
Several fielding goms helped to keep
the fans on edge throughout the con
test. Billy Southworth, the Braves
captain. made the star play Of the
/ game in the fourth inning, when he
made one-handcd grab of Myers s
! long fly with his back against the
right field wall Kopf followed this up
| behind second. Bert Griffith also made
| a hne catch in right field for the
! Robins.
For while it seemed as If Vance
was due for brief stay on the mound,
as the Braves got to him for three hits
and two runs in the first. Powell SIN
gled to center, Kopf singled TO left
and Souhworth sacrificed. Cruise was
| then credited with a double on a hit
which Tommy Griffith lost after a long
run, Powell scoring Bocckel flied to
Myers and Kopf raced home after the
catch. Holke ended the inning by
/ grounding out.
Braves Score Another
The Braves added another in the sec
! ond inning. Ford doubled to left and
ONeill singled to conter, Ford stop
ping at third Watson sacrificed, but
! Ford was held at third. Powell's sac
rfcc fly to Griffith scored Ford, but
O'Neil was left stranded when Kopf
flied out
Brooklyn broke through for pair ot
runs in the sixth by punching two
hits. Johnston drew pass, but Tommy
Griffith popped up. Wheat singled
sending Johnston to second, from where
Jimmy scored on Myers's single II
right. Wheat also counted on Post
sacrifice fly to Cruise. Olson endeC
the rally by forcing Myers at second.
Brooklyn had a runner on SECOND
with one out in the seventh, but HigI
and Johnston failed 10 come through
1t was left to pinch-hitter DutcF
Ruether to send home the third Brook
lyn run in the ninth inning. With ont
out Olson hit the right field wall, bu
could only get one base on the blow
Ivy stole second while Hunglng wa.
striking out Ructher, batting fo
Vance, singled to center, scoring Olsol
High again failed IN the pinch, ground
ing weakly to short.
The score: