New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-16
CUBS SPOIL ALL THE
FUN FOR BROOKLYN
Formal Dedication of EbbetS
Field MARRIED by One
More Defeat.
A FLAG RAISED ANYWAY
No Crush at Gates, but Ban
Johnson, Governor Tener
and Others Lend Dignity
to the Occasion.

The baseball season may now go on III
peacc and comparative quiet Tor Eooe'S
Field has been officially dedicated III
the presence OF numerous dlehl'"'Ic' "
the politicaI and baseball world the ne"
home of the SuperhaS. now fuzzy COM
plete in every last detail. was oihciaIiy
presented to the Brooklyn fans
Governor John X. Tener of Pennsylvf-
mia Ban b. Johnson. president or tho
American League; {. Nebb MurP"!'
owner of the Chicago CUBS; Johh y,
Hcydler, secretary Of the Natloiidi
League. and a host of other baseball
uotables were Oh hand to witness the
! festivities.
Not a single formality was oNerlooheu'
and then everything was spoiled LOT inc
/ home fans" by the pesky cubs. VINO III
sisted on winning the ball game by
score of TO s.
Preparations had been made for rec
ord crowd. but 10 one was smothered IN
the crush resulting from purVhaSl"a
tickets for reserved seats
With all show Of pomp and spIehuol
the new flag presented by the National
League to the Brooklyn club for the en-
terprise shown in building such spa
cious and complete park was uhiurIeu'
The two teams strung out in single me-
stretching clear across the diamond. ana
while the band played the players
marched out to the fagstan. IN centre
field. There they graspcd the haIyaIus
and ran IN the pennant. Then the oahd
PLAYED The Star SpanGled Banner
while Johnny Eyers and Bill Dahleh
broke II out. Having done their duty
the players marched back across Tue
field and went to work
1t is only fair 10 say that the new nag
is the last word in bunting. In one cor
ner of the white field is small AmeH-
can flag of the time Of the War OF the
Revolution. for Ehbejs Field Is buiit on
the ground where once the patue OF
Long Island was fought. while IN an
other corner is old Glory Of to-day. In
red block letters is the inscription. 10
the Brooklyn Baseball club. EOoets
Field. from the National League.
As to the game. the cubs made life
miserable for Pat Ragan. Knocked him
out of the box i'm six innings, and then
him Larry Cheney. who pitched for
Chicago, threatened 10 blow up on
several occasions. but confined u to
threats and saw his team through some
tight situations to win his game.
one other little incident marred the az
ternoon. Frank j. Farrell. owner OF the
New York Yankees. arrived at the gate.
but was not recognized so paid his way.
Later Mr. Ebbets heard of the happen
ing and tried 10 make amends, but Mr..
Farrell was willing TO subscribe his mite
toward making dedication day success
and gracioUsly refused the offer TO re-
fund.
The teams got off 10 late start. owng
TO the festivities, and by tho time Jake
Dabuert flied to Phelan. bringing the
contest to q close, the last rays Of gor-
geous summer sunset painted vari-
coorcd canopy across the evening skies
The cubs were not at all backward in
SLOWING their hands. They scored In tie
second inning, when Vic Safer took hold
Of a hall that suited him and smashed 1t
over the right field wall for a home run
and kept on adding to the total.
Safer and Mitchell. in the third frame
Corrlden raised a fly to short right ccn-
ire. which Moran mufed. He recovered
in time TO force Mitchell al second. but
Phclan scored and SAFER took third. COR
ridcn stole second and went To third on
Fischer's Wild throw, Safer scoring
Then Brcsnahan flied 10 Meyer and Cor
riden scored on the throw in.
The Superbas were quiet until tho sixth
frame. when they pushed three runs
over. Meyer and Wheat walked. and the
former scored on single by Daubert
Tho last named took second on tho throw
to the plate and followed Wheat home
when Smith drove 10 left centre field ior
a clean hit.
Benny Mcyer took a big league lesson
in the fifth inning, with Leach as his in
structor. Tommy singled and swept wide
on the turn. Meyer. IN fielding the hit.
threw TO FIRST and the foxy Leach dashed
,o second on the throw. IL was neat
trick and well worked Incidentally,
Tommy scored on single by Schultz.
Ragan was removed after the sixth
inning and Stack laborcd when the Cubs
came up for the seventh. The new man
made a good start, retiring Cheney, but
then things began TO happon--including
four runs.
\ pass TO Leach. "A single by Evers and
HummelS error scored one run. Pheldn
was hit filling the bases, and then Saicr
singled TO right. All hands started run
ming. and when Fischer allowed Moran's
return to get away. Evers. Schultz ana
ThClan scored
In the ninth Zach Wheat hit the ball
over tho fence for a home run. with
YinCing and Cutshaw on the bases. In
the third inning however. when the bases
were fun. Wheat popped to Corriden
The score follows
CHICAGO. BROOKLYN.
abr hpoae abrh 20 ae
Leach. e.. 81 2 500 Moran. IT.. 900 II
Evers NJ. 81 220I Cutshaw. ~ al 20
Schultz, RI. 81 100 Meyer. Cf.... az 90
phclan 3D.. - 32Ol Wheat. H.. 421 90
Safer H.. 81 3 90 Daub,r'. 10. SIG 10 90
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