New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
.SUPERBAS GATHER IN
|. TWO FROM PITTSBURGH
SnuggIe Up Close to Boston
Braves by Capturing a
D0ubIe-Header.
Confident OF FIFTH PLACE
Get Six Runs Off Two Recruits
in First Game, but Find
Councilman for Only
One in Second.

Pittsburgh, Sept 23-The sun shone
brightly here to-day and the Brooklyn
Superbas made bounteous store OF hay
Meeting the Pittsburgh Pirates In
double-header on Forbes Field in the last
games OF the final Western trip. the
visitors crept within easy distance OF the
Boston Braves by winning both games
Dahlen and his men now rest only three
points behind the men from the city OF
culture. and are confident that they VIII
win their right to fifth place In a lie"
DAYS. Finding the offerings Of Shenn ana
Manaux, two recruit pitchers, much to
their liking, the Superbas won the mrs,
affair by score of TO !. In the nhai
game. however. the Pirates settled 10
their work with a vim, and II was ho'
until the ninth inning that the visitors
punched hits on Councilman. formerly OF
Atlanta. to win by a score OF to U.
Earl Yingling and G.. Napoleon RucKer'
southpaws. were the men who piloted the
Superbas through TO their double victory.
Yingling worked in the first game against
the recruits and easily earned the laureis
The home team pounded his delivery lot
eight perfectly good hits, but so cum
ningly did he plan and SO ably execute
that he was in no serious trouble at any
stage OF the game. simon ana Nh'e'
Wilson gave him most trouble. each se'
ting pair OF safe wallops. In the sec
ond frame the Pirates took their boarding
cutlasses and swarmed over the SIDE. Out
only long enough TO score single tally
Thereafter they were about as peaceaoie
as poachers OF the sea could reasonaoS
be expected TO be.
Yingling was aided in no small way bS
the Pirates. For some reason or o'her
the defence OF the home team cracked at
times in a manner most disheartening 10
the Young pitchers. who were nervous 10
begin with. Carey had rather nara
time of &. with two bungles, while Brit'on
and Jocks Miller Clipped In with one
each. The defence Of the Superbas was
copper lined and nothing managed 10
squeak past unnotced.
Although Rucker had all the better OF
Councilman in the number OF hits aiio"e''
the Pirate slab man had the sort OF nerve
that would not crack The Superbas GOT
after him and poked ten hits into SAFE
territory and with the exception OF inc
second and eighth innings had at leaS'
an. man on the bases. Councilman. now
.yo~ had his head and his courage risht
n,,,h hin, all the time and for eight nm
ings refused 10 let visitor wander De-
,o,d tho far turn. He had narrow es-
emo IN the sixth inning. however. "hcn
C,,.baw was called out at the plate Try
ing 70 score from second on meat
single TO Carey. ,.,.-
All things must have an ending no"
ever. and the Superbas hnaIiy so'Feu -
ridde IN the ninth. Red" Smith sfuch
an heroic blow in the cause OF MS 'e""'
bv facing a triple 10 left field with one
out. Bob Fisher bit the dust OF Su
but his namesake, BIZ. the
smote a blow 10 left field, ana oi,i''"
raced over the rubber with the dso'u'"e
run. - H..
The Pirates were quite at loss Tot
method OF procedure against R"N
Tho husky Georgian simply burned u'e
hail over the plate nipping the corners III
hom,np STYLE. and FIVE hits SUMMARIZE
tho offensive strength OF the nome play
ers. ,
Hans Wagner played in only one OF ,ne
games. Britton, the recruit sho' ,Soo'
covered the ground between second an.
third I'm the first battle but he nes'eI -
the slight formality Of getting any me
for himself. In the final contest MaeneI
%, a hi and played errorless ball. Inc
Dutchman was called out In the third
inning for picking up fair hit ball ana
returning it to the pitcher. wagner oe-
clared that the ball had struck him on
the leg I'm the batter's box out the
umpire refused to listen to HIM
The score follows.