New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-16
MORE 10y IN BROOKLYN
SuperbaS Make Fifteen Hits Go
for Twenty-Five Bases.
CARDINALS BITE THE DUST
Nap Rucker Called On to Save
the Day, However, in Free
Scoring Game.

First place in the National League pen
nant race: that most elusive will o the
wisp that has lowered almost within
reach of the Brooklyn Superbas for the
| last several days. only TO fit ahead CO.
quettishly when capture seemed immi-
nent, was still half stride ahead OF the
| Superbas after the opening game of the
series between Dahlen's men and the
visitors from St Louis at Ebbets Field
yesterday.
Regaining their stride after going down
TO defeat before the Reds on Wednesday,
the home team outslugged the Cardinals
and won by a score of to D The fhii-
lies. with that rare gameness that has
marked their play throughout the sea
! son. came from behind in game with
the Cubs. and tieing the score by fu-
rious rally i'm the ninth inning. won IN the
tenth. So Brooklyn again was robbed OF
a chance TO take of its collective hat to
Charles H. Ebbets.
All records for the season for long dis
lance smuggling went by the board. Thirty
hits we're made. equally divided so far as
the numbeN is concerned and good Tor
forty-three bases. The Superbas how
| ever. had all the better Of the extra base
hitting for their fifteen drives were good
for twenty-five bases. while the Cardinals
were forced TO remain content with
paltry eighteen hassocks on fifteen hits
Zach Wheat made the longest drive IN
the history Of Ebbets Field I'm the third
! inning With Charley Stengel on second
base. Wheat picked out a waist hlSh
curve and knocked IL over the right heid
wall. clearing the barrier by fully fifteen
feet. Wheat. however. was not the only
hero OF the four base wallop. Jake Dau-
bert cot one into left field, as did va
Konetchy. The latters drive came with
man on base in the first inning Whhe
Daubert's was made in the hfth frame
with the hassocks unoccupied.
Drives of shorter distance were also
plentiful. and here Brooklyn exercised
MONOPOLY Daubert and Wheat both hau
doubles and j. Carlyle Smith. Of that eA-
elusive Kohomo family, trpled in the sec
ond inning with two OF bases. smith
had four hits I'm four times at bat "hhe
Wheat Daubert and Moran each com
piled three Higgins had four safeties
three for his days work.
In the face Of this bombardment II Is no
great wonder that 1--WE pitchers were
| called into action. Steele and Roaring
| Pat" Ragon started the game, and both
were handled without gloves. Steele was
J taken out OF tine box in the second inning
| after Smiths triple had scored Wheat ana
| Daubert. tieing the score. and Perrir'
named Polly" by his mates. was sent
I i'm 10 stem the tide. The last named found
Smith on third base. and Red scored
on an out by otto Miller.
! II was off Permits delivery that Wheat
made his mighty drive in the third frame
and Daubert his In the hfth. poll
! browsed around until the eighth inninS'
when he was removed TO make way for
Larry Mclean TO bat for him al time
when single would have tied the score.
I Three hits were made off Steele ana
/ ten off Perritt. while Sallee. VINO finished
the game for the Cardinals. allowed two
1 hits which. with the aid Of a wild pitcn.
scored one run and made victory sure.
Ragon had nothing on the ball. and only
heroic support prevented the visitors
from making another Brooklyn holiday
at his expense. For some reason, UNI
known to all save himself. Dahen al
lowed RagOn to hold forth for seven inn
ings. In that time he was pounded around
for five runs on thirteen hits and
four bases on balls well mixed up. In
the eighth inning he gave pass to
Sbeckard for starter. and then ana
there Jake Daubert called on Nap Rucker
70 put an end TO the levity. Nap, how
ever. celebrated his entrance by whaling
Cakes on the leg These two presenta-
tons resulted in the last run scored by
St Louis. aided and abettcd by Wild
throw by Smith.
The Superbas played rare brand OF
baseball throughout. Fisher and Cutshaw
gave an exhibition at second and short
stop not to he eXcelled by Collins,
Laioie or a Wagner. Cutshaw had ten
chances to look after, and did IT well,
while Fisher had eight chances to shine.
Smith made a beautiful stop on a bound
er by Sheckard in the fifth frame, but his
throw was low. Daubert, however.