New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
ERRORS LEAD UP TO
DEFEAT Of SUPERBAS
Wild Throws Prove Fatal in
First Game of Series with
the Reds.
ALLEN PITCHES GOOD GAME
Ames Stands in Breach for
Cincinnati-Misplay by
Groh Gives Brooklyn
One Run.

A wild desire to throw the ball all over
he universe manifested itself among
ne Superbas at Ebbets Field yesterday
afternoon In the first game of the series
With the Cincinnati Reds, and since
Tinkers men siezed the chance TO bunch
hits behind the bungles they won by a
score of to /.
1t was a hard game for Frank Allen
to lose, for in all probability he would
have won by shutout had his team
stayed on the ground. He allowed only
half a dozen hits I'm all. but the breaks"
of the game were decidedly against him,
and under the baleful influence Of the
jinx he was forced to dip his colors
The Reds were first favored by strong
arm work in the fifth inning, and at once
proceeded TO make a run. Little Heinie
Groh started the inning by lifting a
meek fly TO Lee Callahan and walked
back 10 the bench Berghammer. how
ever, beat out an infield hit by fast run
ming and at once broke for second, and
skipped along blithely to third when
Otto Miller heaved the ball TO centre
field by way of catching him. At this
suspicious moment Clarke denied the
left field fence for a triple, scoring Berg
hammer With a perfect throw Miller
would have had Berghammer by sew
eral feet, and so one run counted where
a scoreless inning should have been
played.
Fortune again favored the visitors in
the eighth inning when they got an
other unearned run-the tally which de-
cided the game. Fisher made a perfect
play on Devore's grounder for starter,
but sadly messed Bob Bescher's offer
ing on the next play. Bob was so elated
that he pranced up and down on the
| base lines. breathing pointed gems in a
tone audible to Allen. The latter, a
Southern boy, as is Fisher. took offence
and tried to catch Bescher off first, but
only threw the hall in the general d.
rection of Daubert. so that the runner
romped down to second
Marsans then flied TO Moran, Bescher
taking third after the catch. and scoring
when Dodge poked a single TO left field.
Red" Leon Ames, known to all in
this city, was out on the rubber for the
visitors and rather enjoyed the sensa-
ton Of pitching a game in the region
he had grown to call his home. The
former twirle- Of the Giants was a bit
liberal with his passes, undersigning
four before the day was done. but he
kept the hits down to seven.
The Superbas scored their only run in
the sixth inning with two men out. Hum
mel walked, went to third on double
BY Callahan and scored when Groh
juggled grounder from Daubert's bat.
Callahan overran third on the play and
wes out on Groh's snap throw to Dodge.
Despite the fact that all the runs
scored traced their origin to errors, d.
rectly or indirectly, there We're many
bright spots in the game. Dodge the
youngster secured from the Phillies,
played at third base for the Reds with
the speed and ease Of seasoned cam
paigner. He had no fewer than ten
chances and accepted all clearly. Slow
or fast, 1t mattered not to him, he got
the ball and whipped it over to first
like a rife bullet.
As mentioned before. Dodge made the
hit which decided the issue. He also
started one Of the two-run killing double
PLAYS made by the visitors. Cutshaw
performed creditably for the Superbas,
making perfect use Of his six chances.
n q ssCore follows.