New-York tribune., 1922-06-01
Grimes Shows
Real Form and
Robins Win, Al.
Bert Griffith Hitting and
ward's Fielding Also Help
i'm Victory Over Braves

With Burleigh Crimes pitching IN
his last years form. the Rob,r' easily
defeated the Braves n The Oh gsm.
Of the FIVE. game series a. Ebbeis Fled
yesterday. II was the best pitching
exhibition turned In b. BIrielgh this
year and he fully deserved The N
victory
Not one Of the 5000 fars vas pre-
sumptuous enough 20 imagine Grimes
capable ~ such a ine performance, az
he had been faring poorly IN a par
ticularly disastrous spring season Hs
won his first star', hlt ioft tfs games
In row thereafter BUrieigl iis.
pslled all the fears NJ 'ss 3fooklyu
popslace BY pitching contest which
barely escaped being a shut-ogt
Grimes allowed only I've slng,eA
struck out FIVE batsmen and ssged Only
one base on balls H. vas IN trouble
only tVice-in the third. when tae
Braves scored their only run, and
again In the sixth. when he oas savod
by freak double play
Oeschgsr. Vho rad beaten tks
Robins In the opening game % ne
series. WAS Grmes's rival On the
]
ger, however had two bad innings, IN
runs and consequently Won the ball
game
Outside % Grimes the bright liyhts
In the Robin victory we're the Ipo
newly nominated regulars. Bert Crif.
f,h and Chuck Ward Griffith knocked
IN three Of The four Brooklyn rgGs
with his two hitf. while Ward played
sensstionally a. short. Grimth has
been going like a house afre In hls
last few games, gett.ny eight hts N
| the last three contests. Wsrd rs shog.
| ing some rare work around gecond Hs
is playing ~ few Brooklyn shortsiops
have played in the last few sossort.
/ Yesterday Ward made two stops behind
/ second which we're gems and helped
/ materially in curbing Boston up
/ risings.
Boston was hrs. % score, tallyny
! IN the third. but the attack Tas q mere
fash IN the pan !, vas produced ss
The result Ct a single b. Mickey 0'NeiI,
/ Oeschger's infeld out and Al Nlxor's
single. The run looked big VITA
Oescher going strong, but the adysr-
tags was nullihed in Brooklyns hall
Of the 9Th In this frame Ward
walked and went % second when Miller
doubled 70 left field Chuck tailed a
moment later gith the tying run o.
, Grimes's helder's choice. on which
Miller was retired az third. High
b beat out hit 70 third. putting Grimes
or second. from where he scored On
Bert GriAiths' double % left. Whes,
was purposely passed. filing the bases.
The strategy was we'll planned. 81
Myers fled TO Cruise fer the third
out.
Two more Brooklyn runners car.
tered over the plate m the seventh,
aided by Bocckels error and a wild
pitch. With one out. High singled %
boeckel and continued n second when
the latter threw over Holke's head
Johnston walked ard both he and High
advanced on Oeschger's vili pitch.
Griffith single 20 center. bis second
/ hif scored both runners.
Boston had q good chance - score
f in the sixth, but a freak double PLAY
+ checked tha rally Nixon singled 70
open the inning and Barbara bunted
f 10 the box Grimes tried for force
On Nixon. but his throw vas wild ard
both runners were safe Ctristenbur,
/ hit one In frcnt of tho plate which
I Miller snatchei Up and threw % High
/ forcing Nixon. CtrIs'entury though
/ the hif a foul and when he failed %
/ run High tossed % Johnston AZ drs.
for a double play.
The score.