The New York herald., 1922-05-19
RUETHER AND OLSON
SAVE THE DODGERS
Their Two Base Hits Drive In
Three Runs, Beating Car
dinals, z to 5.

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Dutch Ruether's two Dagger as a pinch
hitter in the eigth inning. with two out,
and Olson's double that followed Rue
theirs. drove in three runs and the
Brooklyn Dodgers trimmed the st. Louis
Cardinals by to S.
The winning pitcher to-day was Dazzy
Vance. whose delivery held the Cardi-
nails to nine hits, which was the total
for the Dodgers of Bill Pertica's right
handed slants. Ruethers pinch hitting
for Vance In the eighth was made neces-
sary by Eddie Ainsmith lifting a home
run into the right field bleachers off
Vance in the sixth inning, which put
the Cardinals one run ahead at tha,
stage.
Robbie Changes InfieId.
Uncle Robbie to-day changed his in
field again. He benched Andy High and
sent Olson back to short He benched
Bert Griffith and sent Ray Schman II
back to first base. The new order ir-
proved the fielding and Olson's double
off Stocks shins in the eighth with two
cut, gave the Dodgers the two runs tk, I
cinched the game.
Vance had trouble getting down to
cases In the first inning. and walked
Jack Smith. the lead off man. Spec
tacles Toporcer flied to Tom Griffith.
but Stock singled betw cen Johnston and
olsen, sending Smith to third. Hornsby
tried Tor home run and failed, but his
deep fly to Myers scored Smith. Four
nier drew the second pass in the round.
but McHonry led to Wheat
"A much disputed two base hit by
Dazzy Vance started a Dodger run i'm
the third inning, when Dazzy led off,
He hit long fly to McHenry. who got
1t in his hands all right. but his hands
We're over his head and he dropped the
ball. The official scorer called 1t 4
double. Olsen sacrificed Vance TO third
Jimmy Johnston hit Texas lea gu er to
right. off the handle of his bat. the
first bit of luck the Dodgers have had
Tor long time, and it scored Vance.
McHenry robbed Tom Griffith of a
triple by running catch against the
left field bl eachers.
Dodgers Score Three Runs.
The Dodgers went to the front in the
IiIth round with three runs on a variety
Oh incidents- Hank De Berry led off
oy walking and Vance sacrificed. Olsen
single off Stocks shins, De Berry hurry.
ing to third. Tom Griffith flied to Jack
smith In right center. Jack got the ball
put INJURED 1t for two base error. De
Berry scoring from third and Johnston
going all the way home from first.
wheat hit clean double to center. scor-
ing Griffith. Myers flied to Heathcote.
Lucky breaks In the hitting gave the
cardinals one run In their haf of the
fifth. Ainsmith opened with q Texas
League double to center, due to the liigh
wind, which blew the ball away from
Janvrin. Pertica sent Texas Lacquer
ever Schmandt's head on pitch that hit
the handle OF the bat, Ainsmith taking
third. Smiths sacrifice fly to Griffith
scored Ainsmith. Olson STAYED eff trou-
BILE by fine running catch of Toporcer's
fly in short left that started like a
Texas League double. Stock fouled to
De Berry
The Cardinals grabbed three runs and
the lead in the sixth when Ainsmith
hit his homer with a man on. Hornsby
led off with hot bouDce into the
hands OF Johnston and was credited
with hit by liberal scorer. Four
nier and McHenry flied out Heath
cote hit long fly to left that started
foul and was blown back to fair ground,
landing near the line. for a two bag
ger that scored Heathcotc. Ainsmith
lifted a home ruin into the right field
bleachers. sending in Heathcote ahead
OF him. The score was to 8 In favor
of the Cardinals and Pertica famed.
Clyde Barfoot pitched the ninth for
the Cardinals and retired the Dodgers
in order.
The score: