The sun., 1912-08-04
Leifield Outpitches Nap Rucker
and Wins First Game,
2 to q.
ERWlN'S M'FF COSTLY
It Loses Second Battle and Gives
Chicago a Clean
Sweep.

; Twice victor lous over the Brookiyns at
Washington Park yesterday afternoon. the
Chicago Cubs made a clean sweep Of the
series-nve games. Nearly 10000 fans
the biggest crowd since opening day in
Gowanus-saw Dahlen's men make Just
one little run In eighteen innings and lose
/, by scores Of 2 TO 0 and to l.
Napoleon Rucker was pitted against the
former Pirate. Lefty Leihcld, In the first
battle. These star southpaws worked
! Ike beavers all the way. but Leifeld
clearly excelied. He limited the Brook.
lyns TO three hits. struck out seven men
and didn't give a base on balls. Up to
the eighth inning Dahien got only two
rnen to first base. One reached there on
mum by Evers In the second inning.
In the NTH Wheat scratched q hit on a
grounder that bounded badly for Safer,
but Zach was easily retired when he tried
to stretch the drive into double.
Cutshaw doubled In the eighth with one
out. but Leif-ld turned on extra power
ana Guilty remained anchored. In the
ninth Phelps as pinch hitter for Rucker
singled to centre. but he was forced by
Hurnmel. batting for Moran. Then Lei
field Tanned the next two men.
The Cubs scored their two runs In the
second inning after two men were down.
Saier walked and stole. after which E,vers
received a pass and Archer raped a base
nit to centre. Saier easily scored on this
safe smash. Moran's great throw TO the
plate got away from Miller and Evers
also counted. The Cubs had men on bases
IN each OF the remaining innings. hut
kucker's curves prevented further damage.
The second game was beauty up To-
the ninth innkhg. Then Tex Erwin |
dropped thrown ball at the plate This
error was directly responsible for four |
runs and allowed the Cubs to run OFF the |
Held IN high glee. Incidentally Evers
made clean steal home In that painful |
period and Dahlcn was chased 20 the club. |
house by Umpire Brennan
Alien. the $4,000 left haNder. and Lou |
Richie. the Man of Mystery, hooked up
Tor another pitchers battle In this affair |
and they had the crowd or tiptoe all the
way. Although the Cubs won. Allen held
them to three hits and famed eight. But
he marred his work with seven bases on
balis Seven hits were garnered from
H'chie's easy looking delivery, hut the
cubs supported him without an error and
Kept him steady In the p!nches. although
near the end ReuIback was warming up
In case Of a crash.
Moran hung up the Dodgers lone run
In the first Inning when he accepted a
pass ran to third on Northen's base hit
TO centre and trotted home on Smiths
sacrifice ny to Schultz. Allen was
puzzle from tho outset. and when he
OotI sSCUulte ana Llfnnc sman In
the fourth inning he began TO attract zen.
eral attention lie got another round Of
applause when he struck out Needhann
ana Richie in the fifth inning. leaving
runners on second and third
Iinker's double In the sixth inning
With two out vas the first hit of Allen.
but II was useless. as Daubert's great
stop settled Zimmerman. The last half
d tn's inning furnished AN excellent
sample OF the Dodgers' play. Daubert |
opened with single and Wheat advanced
1im on grounder that Safer Knocked
Town within foot Of first base for an
'ut. Cutshaw beat out bunt and Dau.
Dert reached third. Zimmerman threw
FISHER out and as Safer tossed the ball to
Nichie. who stood near the box. the latter !
whipped to Evers. who caught Mr.. Cut
'haw asleep off the middle bag. Dauhert
meanwhile made no attempt to 60 home
md the crowd .groaned.
Leach tied. the score in the seventh
nning. He began II with a Clean base ]
'it to right and Allen couldn't get them
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