New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
SUPERBAS ARE OFFERED
Up AS A SACRIFICE
Celebrate the Battle of Iona
Island by Handing Double.
Header to Boston.
BRAVES HAVE BATTING BEE
Brooklyn Helps by q Total of
Eleven Errors, and in Last
Inning of Second Game
Gets Her Only Run.

The battle OF Long Island was cel..
brated Yesterday at Ebbets Field by vha,
Charlie Ebbcts advertised as two hail
games. The Brooklyn Superbas invited
the Boston Braves. who from time imlne.
mortal have been noted as great men In
the history of our United States, to par.
ticipate in the celebration. The Braves
surely have an intimate knowledge OF the
data Of the celebration. for they were the
entire show throughout the Afternoon
They celebrated the great battle all nv
themselves by trouncing the superbas in
both ends Of the double-header.
The opening game. Il IL may be called
game. proved farce. so far as the Su.
perbss were concerned. The Braves lust
simply hit and hit and hit until they
were so tired they we're forced to rest
when they had amassed the small total
Of thirteen runs. The Braves won BY a
score OF Is to 0.
In the second game the Superbas were
unable TO come back, and again took the
small end OF the score. This time the
Bostonians won to /. The Superbas did
not score run during the afternoon until
the last inning of the second game The
double defeat at the hands of George
Stalling's men pulls the Superbas down
TO A tie for fifth place with their con.
querors
The first game was a repetition OF the
Boston massacre. The Braves connected
for a bevy OF hits in the first three inn.
ings which resulted in eight runs. and
sent both Allen and Wagner to cover. In
the last innings "Hassen" Pfeffer, the
new twirler. held the Braves to six hits
and FIVE runs. George Tyler held the
home team hitless for the first six frames
and allowed the Superbas only three safe
ties during the remainder OF the fray
two OF which were garnered by Bill COL
Inns.
There vas nothing in the playing Of the
home team which indicated that they
were interested I'm the fray. Bob Fisher
was a wonder at making errors. His
work FOR the first game consisted In field
Ing no less than seven chances. Bob ex-
hbited his great skill in the national
pastime by making four marvellous slips.
All of his misplays resulted disastrously
for Brooklyn. The rest of the team tried
prevent him from monopolizing all the
poor playing.
In the hrst game the entire team made
seven errors. while in the second fares
comedy they added four more to Their
count, giving them grand total OF eleven
errors in one day. This is probably more
errors than have been made In single
"a Of
When the FIRST game was over the cele'
bration ceremonies started. They con-
sisted Of a parade from the plate 10 the
nag pole, where n detachment OF soIois's
from Fort Hamilton and a squad OF
sailors from the Eavy yard raised the nag
presented to the Brooklyn Baseball Cluo
In honor OF the occasion.
In the nIebtcap the Braves continues
TO slaughter the Superbas' twlrlers any
connected for twelve hits. I'D. heulvaea
was the victim OF all the savage oalIns
in this game. He weatnereo the e,e" ~,
inning, and then Fred. Walker tooh ~
the mound duties, cutting down the ~,
tack Quinn, the new pitcher recenuy
acquired from Rochester. was IN the uV'
for the Braves and surprised the pan,
lenltes with his great change OF pace a"'
big assortment OF curves .
Zinn. the former New YORK i pn.,on
had a great day at the bat. The Boston
centrefieider made two hits IN the nrs'
game and then made four singles n :
row in the last game. His six hits out o.
eight times at the bat were the cause VI
seven runs Snxh,
from Newark last month, caught part "
the first game for the Brooklyn team ANU
performed in good style.
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