New-York tribune., 1911-09-06
Curtis ALLOWS TWO HITS
Former Chicago Pitcher Helps
/ Phi||ieS Shut Out SuperbaS.
RECEIVES FINE SUPPORT
Burk and Ragon Prove Easy for
Visitors, Who Are Out
for Revenge.

Gin Curtis, the former Chicago pitcher
ruled with an iron hand in Washington
Park yesterday afternoon, and limited the
Superbas 10 two widely scattered hits, one
a double by Zach Wheat, in the seventh
inning Brooklyn went down TO defeat pe-
fore the Phillies with the score standing
at to o. In marked contrast to the re-
markable performance Of the man VINO was
deemed unworthy of a berth on the Cups
was the work of Burk and Jack Ragoh
who worked in turn for the home players
FogeTs pets hammered their curves all
over the lot when a timely wallop was
needed.
In winning his game for the Phillies Cur
,is gave a wonderful exhibition OF work
on the mound. Only thirty-two men faceo
him at the bat and for seven out Oh 'ii'
nine frames played there was hoI'o''
onous procession to and from the pid'e
,Iff aspired to no strike out records Ian
ming only one man. He Issued three oasc'
on balls. hut nothing even Threatened lro"
his liberality.
Curtis put the ball over the plate ana oe
pended on his team to do the rest "oi n
ing with the frictonless speed OF WEI
oiled machine. the Quaker city team roNe'
about and grabbed everything hot on th'
bat. Otto Knabe. at second base was
leading factor I'm the stalwart dc
fence. and his work was Of the hieheS
order one Of his best pieces OF heiu'ne
perhaps. came in tho ninth lnnins' WV
two men on bases and two out. Hu'nphtF'
straightened out curve OF 'uu an" '''0
n toward centre field Knabe, however
raced over and grabbed the ball touchlht
second base in time TO force hummer CIV
end tho zane Every man on the fhiihe'
made at least one hit. with the eAcepuoi
of Rock. Magee had fne time. ana maui
/ three
1ho pbilIies lost little time In putting
,,rs over the plate. and ny punching two
hits with a base oil balls ana sa'i -
scored n brace i'm the opening lia'ie
Krabe opened fire with single 10 TIE
field Paskert grounded out TO huih'i'''
and Otto went to second. LopFr' N'
,assed and Magee scored knape VII"
~, 90 RIGHT field. T,obert taking thlro paSe
I oho,, taIlied when Beck drove out 'oi'-
a., 20 uumnhries. Walsh scored MI "
tho second inning. and moved aIoHs ""
bit n left bv Madden. The latter "a0
,irad II second base when he trieh 10 "ia -
,v-o bases on the hit. but Na'Sn '"'''o
while Madden was retired.
/ After T,ohert was passed in The th'ro ''''
TO- and Nagee dropped A MT VI su"'
.a,,,ro Rurk was derricked. kasoh wa
| ;ou,ad fo, mass by Beck. filing the oases
/ 7 uda,ps and Walsh fouled out OUT Nne'
| Erwin allowed the ball to ron away
J him yobert dashed home. :,
,rho march to the plate was broken
tho seventh inning, when ioole' -,
raesod- the first Brooklyn man 10 r7a'
6rst base zach Wheat then ooui'eeu
/ do,,bie off the right field scoreooaIu' pu
r.~I,,, ,ras held at third. When hurn'he
grounded to Walsh Tooley was 'nro"' -. o,.
a. tho plate. and Humphries was ou'
Walsh to Luderus ,,o h,
/ double by Luderus and siheie y
v,-a,s,, ecored a run for the Phlllies IN III
'a,ehth inning. and in the nin'h Hopel
: eis'sbed q double into left. TO score VIC
roo,sv threw Magee's inheld 'slhse i.i'
ri,h, ee,d Brooklyn had three OF u'
i,ass IN the ninth inning. Davidson pate
ea. pa,or and scratched hit 70 the Ill
Gold Toojay flied out but Dauoert "dine
- FIRST Wheat went out. GURUS INV
,i,o h,ses with a pass to Huihiheh y"
11urnhries ended the game oS e''''''i''
=, Unahe The score follows:
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