New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-17
Robins Defeat
Pirates in Late
Innings, 6 to 2
Triple by Myers Scores Win
ming Runs After Brooklyn
Ties Count i'm Seventh
By Joseph Val

Tho Robins steamed into Brooklyn
from Pittsburgh early yesterday morn
ing for a single contest with tho ri.
rates. and no troupe Of singers ever
warbled Home. Sweet Home with
moro melody than Robblo's athletes.
They tinglcd AZ the sight Of ths golden
Gowanus and the green Flatbush mead
ows and then proceeded 10 wallop the
Pirates BY a score Of TO 2. Victory
was a pleasing sensation ard quite a
surprise. as the Robins we're on the
verge Of forgetting how to win ball
games.
The Robins have been most disgrace
fully manhandled By the Western
clubs. They had lost nine out Of ten
on the tour which was interrupted yes
terday. Apparently there Is Inspiration
in playing before home crowd for
tho Robins played as Of old-they
ovcrcamo on early lead and then won
out with a four-run rally IN the eighth.
/ After the game bo;h teams again 81
sail FOR Pittsburgh, where The Robins
will resume their Western tour,
The Pirates had The laugh on the
Robins until the second half Of the
seventh. and then u was Brooklyn 81
turn TO smile. Burloigh Crimes was
hit in spots and he yielded n run IN
the third and again In the seventh
/ Carlson, OF the Pirates, was likewise
hit rather hard. but Brooklyn could
not get scoring until the seventh. IN
that session they tied the score, while
In the eighth they knocked Carlson on
the mound and Hy Myers won the game
with n base-cleaning triple. John MOT
rison relieved Carlson and hits on inc
rcscuer brought IN four runs.
Grimes was in fairly good form, 0ut
| his periodic wildncss put him IN many
tight places. IL was in the pinches
| that Burlcigh was 40 his best, Tor IN
| Tho second. with the bases hllcd. he
famed Carlson and Meanwhile apd
under the same conditions m the nintn
he struck out pinch hitter Roh~er.
Mitchell Has Perfect Day
Carlson also did we'll with men on
the bases until the seventh. In the
frst four innings the arat Robin 20 Dat
cot on safely, but the necessary puneh
was lacking. Clarence Mitchell, who
had a perfeet day az bat, reached third
In the fourth and sixth, but was ieit
stranded each time. Clarence gathered
a double and three singles IN four trips
70 the plate.
The Pirates scored in the third on a
single by Bigbee, which jumped over
Olson's shoulder. and a triple by Barn
hart They made 10 20 with another
tallv in the seventh. Carey scratched
| n bit 10 Mitchell. but was forced oy
Biebee. Barnhart then walked ana
/ Tierney's single scored Bigoee.
That was the end Of the Pittsourgn,
scoring. while the Robins had not YET
started 20 dent the plate. Win one
ont in the seventh, however, Olson
walked. and went to third on Myerss
double. Tom Griffth's sacrifice ny 20
right scored Olson and advanced ny
"a third. Wheat walked and Mitchell
came through with his fourth hit o
single. which scored Myers high
ended the rally by grounding out.
In tho eighth the Robins started
anew. Ward was out, but Miller got a
| lie when Grimm failed 20 cover hrs'
I on a grounder. Grimes beat out tap
/ 10 Barnhart and Carlson was taken our
/ and Morrison substituted. olson nv
safely 70 third. filling the bases. Flyers
hit a long triple 20 center, clearing INC
bases. Hy scored r. moment later WINE
I Griffith was being tossed out Inc
pirates had three on in the ninth with
two out, but Burleigh ended the upris'
I ing By tanning Rohwer.