New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
'SUPERBAS SURVIVE TEST
Meet and Defeat Chicago Cubs
Without Much Ado.
RAG0N IN FINE FETTLE
Allows Visitors Two Hits in
Seven Innings, When Rucker
Appears on the Scene.

Cubs against the Brooklyn Superbas at
! ltbbets Field yesterday afternoon. while
| some 5000 fans looked on. II was the
/ first appearance of the little Trojan in
| the East since he assumed the task Of
/ guiding the Chicago team. and there
were many on hand To wish him luck
| and root for him But he got off to bad
! start i'm his first invasion of the onemy'S
! country. His machine became deranged
and broke down long enough TO hand
/ Brooklyn nice little lead in tho first in
/ ming and later in the struggle he was
/ outGeneraled i'm a battle of wits by Bill
/ Dahlen. Circumstances combined against
the Bruins. and the home players, quick
to seize their opportunities. won by
score of TO 3.
! Dahlen accomplished his coup I'm the
seventh inning. when the score stood 10
/ . against him. and under his cunning
management the game was won. Zach
/ Wheat opened the inning with a siz-
| zing single which old Al Bridwel could
not handle. and raced To second when
/ Evers tossed Cutshaw's puzzling hopper
/ to Safer at first. Red" Smith lifted
Texas Lacquer into left field. which
| Mitchell almost caught but failed Wheat
/ held second until the ball dropped safe.
and then took third When Fisher hit
to centre Wheat crossed the plate with
the run which tied the score. Smith
meanwhile taking third on Clymer's
| throw 20 the plate.
Dahlen saw his ray Of hope. and was
quick to seize his chance. He sent TEX"
Erwin up to hit In place Of Miller. Since
! hat
Erwin he passed. This filed the bases,
but the Chicago leader evidently believed
/ that Dahen would let Ragon e. to bat,
and figured that a force play at the plate,
or a possible double play would result.
! Dahlen. however. hustled Nap Rucker
out with Allen 10 warm up. and he sent
John Hummel up 10 bat for Ragon. Hum
mel answered the call by laclng the ball
TO short right field. and Smith crossed
the plate with the final run Of the game.
The bases were still full but fast
double play cut off further scoring.
The game was brilliantly and poorly
/ played in streaks. Errors that might
have disgraced high school team were
perpetrated. The cubs went up in the
air in the first inning and before they
got back to earth two runs had counted
Moran. the first latter raised a sky
scraper i'm the first inning over the
pitchers box which Heinle Zimmerman
muffed Gloriously. Then Cheney. by way
! Of catching the runner off first. threw
the ball to extreme right field, Moran
pulling up at third. He scored on cut
shaw's hit Cutshaw stole second, and
counted on a passed ball.
Not to be outdone Ragon passed Zim-
merrhan and Safer I'm the second inning.
and a single by Evcrs To- Daubert filed
the bases. Zimmerman counted on a wild
pitch. and Archer's drive TO left scored
Safer and Evers but that was the extent
of chicago's scoring ability
Those two bits were the only ones made
off Ragon I'm the seven innings he pitched.
lie buckled down 10 his task In fine style.
and until the eighth inning. when Rucker
entered the box. the cubs went up and
down IN order. Good support helped Ra-
gon on several occasions. Wheat AMI
Snith played fine ball. while Stengels
catch II fly by Schultz was master
| piece. Rucker when he entered the
game didn't seem to have much stuff. but
HidH"S'u W So ~ ~ wv 'iS"'' l'''i'S
he was in a hole. but pulled out with
colors flying. Cheney was hit safely
eight times. and among these was a triple
by Stenge
Hank O'Day. orstwhile manager Of the
Reds, returned to the fold as an umpire,
and gave general satisfaction. He was
assisted by Bob Emslie. and the veterans
hardled the situation nicely.
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