New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
PIRATES RUSH SUPERbAS
Count by Hard Hitting After Los
ing Opening Game.
O'TOOLE HELD IN RESERVE
Crowd Calls in Vain for New
Star-Long Hitting Brings
Patter of Earned Runs.

Playing before the largest crowd gath
cred together in Washington Park this
JASON. 1.-The Brooklyn Superbas and Pitts
burgh Pirates battled TO an even break I'm
the double header yesterday afternoon.
Outhitting the Pirates almost three to one,
the Superbas managed TO squeak through
with to victory in the opening game,
but were outhit and outpIayed in the clos
ing struggle, and although they rallied
fiercely in the ninth inning, scoring five
runs, the Pirates won, 10 TO Z.
1t was hoped that Clarke would send
Marty O'Toole to the mound IN the second
game, and the vast crowd, gathered TO see
the American Association wonder in action,
called loudly for him. Clarke had his own
ideas on the matter. and sent out Babe"
Adams Dahen had faith in the ability OF
Schardt He lasted only a short while.
and. after he issued three bases on balls
and allowed a hit for one run, he was
removed IN hurry and George Bell sent
10 his relief. Bell, too, had wildly excit-
ing time of 1t, and was driven TO cover
after volley OF hits produced eight runs.
Burke then finished the game.
Brooklyn went out I'm the early stages of
the first game and piled UP a lead. base
on balls TO Coulson in the second inning
was followed by sacrifice hit, and Bobby
rhen stole third When Erwin hit TO Me-
Kechnie, the latter made poor throw to
the plate and Coulson scored, while Tex
took second He was out third on Rucker's
lick to L.eifeld, but Nap took second on
the play and scored on Daubert's single 10
centre field. A double by Hummel in the
third was followed by single from Coul-
son, and the last Superba run scored when
John slid into the plato.
Hunter, batting for McKechnie. drew a
pass In the fifth, and made third when
Wilson doubled to right. Gibson was
thrown out by Tooley, but Hunter scored
and Otto took third, 10 tally the last run
of the game when Leifield went out on a
great play by Hummel
Byrne was out in the first frame Of the
second game. but then Schardt started the
ascension. He passed Clarke. Carey went
out. Leach singled, scoring Clarke, and
when Miller and McKechnie walked, Dab
len pulled Schardt out and sent Bell in
Wilson was passed, forcing home Leach
but Bell got Gibson. -Four more runs were
driven over in the second OH hits by Byrne
Clarke, Carey and Leach, All error by
IIummel and an infield out. One more was
added in the following frame, when Glib
son tripled and Adams singled. Then Bel
settled down and shut them out until the
eighth. when three hits and an error drove
home two more. The final Pirate run came
in the ninth inning. on base on balls, a
double and q single.
After scoring run in the fourth inning
on Dauberts single and a triple by Hum
mel, the Supexbas were powerless until the
eighth. when they counted once on single
by Coulson and errors by Leach and Nc
Kechnie. They closed strong in the ninth
home run by Hummel and singles b.
paubert, who got two hits in this furious
inning. Coulsou. Zimmerman. Stark and
Tooley, coupled with sacrifice ny by
Erwin, counted for five runs and rorted
Adams. Steele replaced him and got
Barger easily, retiring the side.
FIRST GAME