New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
CHICAGO CUBS ENJOY
SHIFT TO BROOKLYN
Find SuperbaS Much More to
Their Liking than lnhabl-
tantS of Polo Grounds.
NOSE OUT WITH VICTORY
Humphreys and Allen Start
Game, but Both Are Forced to
Retire, Lavender and Wing
ling Finishing the Work.

The Chicago Cubs crossed the river yes
terday and entered the hospitable do
mains of the Superbas. where q rest cure
was provided. which was more than well
come after the stormy times at the Polo
Grounds last week. The tribe. under the
able care of Johnny Evers. took heart
once more and romped off with the first
game OF the series by a score of TO !.
Slipshod playing on the defence and head
less base running by Brooklyn tossed the
game into the hands Of the merry West
erners
Evers sent Bert Humphreys. the former
Cincinnati twirler. to the mound, but the
Superbas found him easy picking and
forced the Chicago manager TO take MIN
out at the end OF the fourth inning. by
which time the home team had harvested
four runs on five hits. among which were
a triple and two doubles. Lavender en-
tered the fracas in the fifth stanza and
held the Superbas well in check. allowing
only four safe taps and shutting them out.
For Brooklyn Frank Allen started the
game. and was not effective against the
visitors They chased him 10 the club
house In the third inning, when the nist
two men up connected for long hltS'
Leach's triple and Evers's double paving
the way to a pair of runs. Earl hinshnS
took Aliens place, ana had II not been
for the errors behind him he would nave
held the Cubs safe. He was found for
four hits. two OF which were punched IN
the seventh for the winning run. one of
them was "A fly To right. which Moran
should have caught and ended the frame.
Yinging's strength was recognized by
the Chicago players when he came To the
plate i'm the third inning. He sent the
first ball that was offered him by Hum
phreys to the right field fence for
double After this Evers's orders were
TO pass the twirler whose batting prowess
has placed him AT the top OF the National
League hitters. so Earl got free trans
portation twice.
Tommy Leach and Johnny Evers were
the chief factors IN the Superbas' defeat.
Between them they made four hits and
tailed as many runs. Both men played
their positions I'm the field in the style
that has made them famous. Schultz on
the other hand, was guilty OF an error
which eventually resulted IN the Brook
lyns scoring three runs In the fourth.
The right fielder let Wheats long ny get
away from him. on the mishap Wheat
pulled up at second and run counted. t
Herbie Moran had an off day, and field
ed his position as II he had never seen a
baseball before In the third inning he
watched a fly by Phelan drop right IN
front Of his feet for hit, with two men
on the bases The ball could have been
caught In the easiest fashion and run
cut off. but instead two men Tailed.
Moran repeated the stunt on Leach's
pop I'm the seventh. letting in the viii
ming run.
The Cubs came through with brace OF
TALES In the opening frame. Leach was
passed, and Evers sent him home when
he doubled 10 right The manager raced
home on Fishers error on Saier's bounder.
The Superbas tied il up in their half.
Moran singled and took second on Cut
shaw's out advanced to the far station
on Collins's out and walked home on
Wheats triple.
The Bruins counted two more In the
third stanza on triple. double and
single In the fourth the home team
scored three times. Collins took the mi
tial sack when he was hit, and went TO
third after Schultz missed Wheats ny.
The former Newark star raced home
when Daubert died. Evers 10 SAFER Smith
doubled, scoring Wheat and Tailed HIM
self on Miller's single. In the seventh the
Cubs won out when. after two were
down, Lavender doubled and raced home
when Moran made his second bone on
Leach's hit.