New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
CUBS GET ANOTHER JOLT
Superbas Rise and Break Even
in Double Header.
GOOD PITCHING BY KNETZER
Beats Windy City Team in First
Game, Helping the Cause
with a Timely Hit.

Hats-straw hats. derby hats, soft hats
and new tangled fall creations were dotted
with a sweeping bow TO Charles II. Ebbets
| by the baseball fans" of Manhattan,
Brooklyn and The Bronx, not 10 mention
/ Queens and Richmond, when the fighting
| Superbas checked the Chicago Cubs in the
first game of the double-header on Wash
| ington Park yesterday afternoon. The
score was TO @ and helped the Giants
make secure their hold on the lead. The
second game was a different story. bill
| Dahlen. for some unknown reason, decided
that Schardt was the man to help the
Cubs down the ladder. and as result the
Cubs turned TO and dragged the standard
Of Brooklyn i'm the dust by score OF .
! to
TO the eighteen thousand fans who
gathered to witness the downfall OF the
Cubs. the action of Dahlen in not starting
Rucker. the sole reliable pitcher on MS
entire staff, in the closing game, winch
meant so much to the Cubs, was not 10 ne
explained In the closing contest me
fans" rose to their feet almost to man
and demanded Rucker, but he was held
back-why. nobody but Dahlen knows-and
the game went a glimmerng.
Knetzer pitched a mastery game m Inc
opering battle and displayed sterling form
He had burning speed and good control
add only i'm two innings did the Cubs solve
his pllzzIes Half a dozen hits were made
from; him. but he kept them wei dis
tributed Smith, the Newark recruit. OPP
posrJ Knotzer on the mound, and showed
far form. Eleven hits were made from
them well enough TO push four runs over
king" Cole roisned i'm the second pa'le
and overtbrev Schardt. lie was hit harder
than the Brooklyn man, but while MS team
mates managed 10 bunch five of their half
dozen hits I'm the first and ninth innings
Cole made Brooklyn scatter its wallops.
While the pitchers were battling the
0elders made every effort to ara the
cause. The Superbas gave brilliant eN-
hibition. and made only one mlsplay
throughout the afternoon This happened
i'm the third inning Of the second game
when stark booted an easy roller. David
son made n brilliant running catch OF
vicious drive from tho hat OF Norman III
the ninth inning of the first game and shut
off probable triple.
4 single by Jimmy Doyle, followed by
his stealing second. q sacrifice hit ana
long ny by Safer gave the CUBS run In
the second frame, but tie Superbas as
counted the trdc and made two in the
fourth Davidson hit safely IN the lucky
seventh and took second when zimmerman
grounded out to Safer Texas Erwin then
walloped the bell TO left field, counting
Davidson and reaching the midway on the
throw to the plate. Knetzcr scored the
catcher with q wallop to centre field. with
two out in the eighth frame Sheckard
walked and rounded the circuit when
Schultz and Tinker hit in succession.
The Cubs gave Schardt hot welcome
i'm the first inning Of the second game
and scored two runs. In the ninth a base
on halls to Zimmerman. sacrifice by
Doyle and Hofmans single drove over the
winning run.
With two out in the third inning Dau-
bert singled and came around and scored
on d great hit by Wheat to the right field
fence for two bases. Brooklyn tied the
score i'm the fifth frame, when Schardt
waIopcd the ball to deep centre field for
a triple. and came around when Tooley
hit for base.
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