New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
CARDINALS ROUTED
TWICE BY SUPERBAS
Allen and RuCker Throw Magic
Spell Over Team from
Mound City.
BILL COLLINS ON FIELD
Takes Stengels Place at Cen
ire, and His All Round Work
Wins the Admiration
of Fans"

Frank Allen. of Alabama, and Mar
Rucker. of Georgia, were The chief actors
m the double defeat of the st Louis
Cardinals at Ebbets Field yesterday. In
the first encounter the recruit shifted
the scenery while his mntes captured a
= To victory. and in the nightcap
Rucker held the reins In to canter
This double defeat for ST. Louis put them
back In the cellar.
In the opening game the Brooklyn team
played errorless ball behind Allen. and
this coupled with a superlative brand
of pitching enabled the home forces &c
make runaway of the contest Allen
showed better form yesterday than al
any time this season. The men under
the charge Of Miller Higgins were un-
able to fathom his delivery and were
fortunate i'm connecting with his offerings
for four bingles. one OF which was two
Dagger by Evans
Sterling pitching by Nap Rucker ex-
planned the victory OF the Superbas in
the final game. He held the Cardinals
to seven scattered hits and was the main
factor in the scoring OF runs by his oWr
team for with his three hits in thres
times al the plate he helped Brooklyn tc
three tallies. scoring one himself.
The home rooters were treated 10 their
first glance at the new outhelder. Bill
Collins. recently acquired from the New
ark team Of the International League.
Collins replaced Charlie Stengcl In centre
field in the second game and took we'll
with the fans" He showed good deal
OF speed both I'm fielding mis- position and
on the bases. At the plate he proved a
tower OF strength. In his first appear
ance he hit vicious liner which Gathers
bagged after a long run. bat his second
time up resulted In a neatly placed single
over third base.
Doc Crandall was again sent 10 the
plate AS pinch hitter. old Otey was not
In the mood 10 start any hostilities with
his former neighbors. and I'm spite OF the
cheer from the stands the ex-Giant
famed on three pitched balls. Just as he
did on Saturday.
The second game was replete with
sparkling catches in the outer domains.
Zach Wheat was the hero Of two home
AN hll4lIlSS III INC AHllu SAdILd NOW ~
connected with one OF Fuckers slow
noaters and the ball started FOR the left
field fence. Wheat was OF with the
crack. and after making hard run
spearcd the ball with one hand AS Il was
passing over his head. He robbed Ko-
netchy OF a circuit aallop in the ninth
frame by the same kind OF a catch.
Magee was another artist in the same
field He made a great sprint TO the deep
foul line TO rob Daubert OF three bases
Brooklyn made Wingo look foolish be-
hind the plate in the first game by steal
ing no less than Ave bases
Five runs in the NTH inning OF the first
game insured the victory OF Dahlens
men. Things were different In the later
engagement. The Cardinals took advan-
tage Of an error by Kucker and tailed
In the second frame. and in the next
inning they repeated. but that was the
last time they crossed the plate In
the fourth and nth the Superbas made
the best Of their hits and totalled five
runs
The score follows.