New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
SUPERBAS LOOKING UP
Brooklyn Turns and Takes Two
Games from Boston.
DAUBERT STARS AT THE BAT
Rucker Comes to the Rescue in
Second Game and Shows
Great Form.

Easily outplayins the half finished,
coarsely woven baseball team which
Johnny King, formerly of Chicago, but
now from the fashionable Back Bay sec
ton Of the country, put In the field, the
Brooklyn Superbas continued their dash
ing. victorious career at the expense or the
Boston Braves in Washington Park yester-
day afternoon The teams met in double
header. since only one game was played on
Memorial Day, and Brooklyn captured both
games with ease and not little grace.
The first OF these stirring encounters was
won by a score Of to 5, while the final
scene was closed while the TALES showed
count of to 3. Bill Dahlen. for some un-
known reason. was nowhere In sight, ana
Billy Keller was in command OF the men.
Signs Of life developed In the SuperDas
early In the first game, and under the
direction and inspiration OF Keller they
never once thought of letting up. Through
out the afternoon they swung the old nick
orv wand with determination and effect, 10
the utter detection of five Boston pitchers
who tried In vain to stem the TIDE jake
Daubert. the great first baseman, was the
leading spirit In the ARRAY. In both games
Jake made five hits. two of when were
triples off tho centre field fence Hed
Smith collected for two hits, but one OF
these bounced off the bull in left ueld ior
a circuit clincher. Likewise, Long John
Hummel and Texas" Erwin were among
the sluggers of the day. jackson STARRED
with the willow for Boston. and had -FOUR
hits. three of which came in the second
game.
The day was productive OF any amourN
of sterling work on the defensive ana
here also the Brooklyn men had the pct
ter OF the fight This was probably due
to the fact that the New England men
vere unable to get their drives out OF
harms way. Bert Tooley played first
class game. Tony Moran carried off the
fielding honors. however. lie mace an
error which gave the Boston men their
run In the ninth frame of the second game
but he made some captures of hard drives
earlier in the game which bordereu on 'ho
spectacular. Gowdy was off color Tor Dos
ton, and his errors In tho second strus-
gle accounted for two of Brooklyns runs
There was a plethora of double pays
The most sensational OF these vas madc
in the third inning 10y Boston WIN 'he
bases filed Tooley shot a swift one down
the third base line. Mcdonald scooped II
I'D and shot it to the plate. forcing smith,
and Gowdy whirled the ball 10 houSeI III
time 10 kill off the runner NJ nrst' ine
Braves also made neat double play III
tho sixth inning. when BROOKLYN S'oIcu
,breo rms Moran was on third WIN one
out and DAILY drove to Jackson N''''
,ho catch Moran was set To tfy TOT tlo
n,ate hut Jacksons fne hurl beat MIN py
ton feet In the ninth inning. with the
bases all occupied, Kirke hit to smith VINO
forced Gowdy at the pla'e' hiu ~ VIZ
caught the runner at hrst'
The work of the pitchers in the first game
left much to he desired. Dlcksoh S'aI,e
tho game for Boston. but his curves tslleu
TO break with any great erect anu "e
WAS removed in favor Of Hogg' Inc m,ci
was not IN good form. and McIlgue H'i9''O
the affair IN some sort of style. bd'l i''7
ling worked for Brooklyn. ana "hiIe lie
,oseed half a dozen men he. was effective
=, th. fight places and managed TO keep
his head above water through tho nara
hating Of the men behind him.
In the second game Jack Rason and
"Rus,er" Brown started together LOT
BROOKLYN and Boston, respectively ana IKE
rood old pals they quit the game before
,he third inning rolled around. Brown. IN
do.d was taken up SO cordially by the
superbas that he retired after the nrS'
frame. in which time two singles ana
triple. with an error and fielder cholce'
produced three runs. Ragon. In the second
inning. allowed three hits. which with
base on balls. scored two runs. The bases
we're Allied with no one out. but Nap luck
or came in and stopped all further levity'
He caused Donnely TO pop to Humlnel'
famed the hard hitting Mcdonald ana
made Kirke roll an easy one TO the box
The scores follow.