The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-07
DODGERS BEATEN IN
TWO MOUND DUELS
Rudolph Wins Over Pfeffer In
First Bout by Score
Of 3 to l..
SECOND GAME A SHUTOUT
Crutcher Invincible When Hits
Mean Runs-Mann Bats in
Braves Only Score.

Boston, July 6.-After winning three
straight games from the Braves TIN
Dodgers stumbled to-day and were on
the losing end in both games OF double
header. The scores were to I and
I to o. Both contests were battles be-
tween the pitchers and just a break at
the right time enabled the Boston team
to pull out with the winning runs. There
was nothing sensational in either game,
but there was some fast ball playing and
effective work by the twirlers when thers
were men on the bases.
The Dodgers were unable to do much
with Rudolph In the curtain raiser. ex.
cept during the third inning. when they
punched three of their seven hits and
scored a lone tally. on the other hand,
the Braves got to Pfeffer for two singles
and double during the third inning and,
as these followed an error by OMara,
the only one Of the game, three runs
counted.
Gowdy. the frst man up in Boston's
third. knocked slow grounder to the
Brooklyn shortstop. who hurried the
throw. pulling Hummel off the bag, and
the runner was safe. Rudolph attempted
to sacrifice but popped to Pfeffer. Devore
lined a single to centre, and when Evers
singled to the zane locality Gowdy
scored, Devore going to second. Connolly
doubled to left, sending Devore and Evers
| across the plate.
Brooklyn's single run came in the
fourth. After Whitfield had thrown out
| Dalton Wheat beat out a high bounder
| TO Whitfield and took third when Cut
| shaw's fast grounder bounded over Ever
head. Stengel hit TO right for a
single. scoring Wheat but he was thrown
out trying to take second on a throw to
third. Gather to Whitfield to Meanwhile
Whitfield threw out Smith. The visitors
had a chance during the seventh inning
when Cutshaw led or with a single and
| Stengel beat out an infed hit. Smith
tried TO sacrifice, but popped to Whitfield.
and Fischer hit into double play. Evers
| to Maranville to Schmidt
| Allen was opposed to Crutcher In the
second contest and 1t was a merry battle
between these two boxmen all tho way
Brooklyn outhit the Braves. but could not
get the necessary drive past the infielders
when hit meant a run.
Boston's winning run came in the sec
ond inning. There were two out when
Whitfield got Allen in the hole for three
| balls and two Strikes and the stocky little
twirler couldn't get the noxt one across
Whitfield strolling to first Mann. who got
back in the game to-day after a layofY.
| hit the first ball pitched to him to the
| centre field bleachers scoring Whitfield
with the only run of the game. Mann
| reached second and was left there whom
! Gowdy died, Alien to Hummel
Brooklyn had several fine chances -
| score. but all were spoiled by the Boston
| felders. In the first inning Humm,l
singled with one out and stole second.
! He was caught mapping Cutshaw and
Stengel singled in the second with only
one down, but Smith hit into a double
| play, Meanwhile to Evers TO Schmidt.
In the sixth. after McCarty flied out.
| Allen doubled to left OMara went out
on an easy grounder and Hummel famed.
Dalton obtaincS Crutchers only pass 70
begin the seVbhth and Wheat laid dow1
| n perfect sacrifice. The little Boston
pitcher frightened up. and Cutshaw and
| Stengel went out on easy flies.
Besides the second inning there vas
only one time when Boston threatened
! to score, and this was In the fourth. WIZ,
| Gather opened with a single and went
| To second on Aliens low throw to firs'
Maranville sacrificed him to third bu;
| Schmidt's NY TO left was too short and
| Whitfield grounded TO Hummel
Roth teams left for the West irrn--
diately after the second game. The
| score: