New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-07
Brooklyn Takes Series by
Winning 5 TO 3
Victory.
BUNTING ATTACK
UPSETS AL DEMAREE
Ninth Inning Rally of Home Team
Ends When Hickory John
SON Fans
u, HAYWOOD BROUN.


pitcher is almost well asain. His debut
OF the season which had been delayed
by tonsilltis. was made against the
Giants al the Polo Grounds Yesterday.
and so well did Rucker pitch that the
superbas took the deciding game Of the
series by score Of . TO 9. The victory
put Brooklyn in third place
II seemed for ever 50 long as # Rob
insons pitching star would allow no runs
AT all. In fact Two men were out In the
ninth inning before a Giant reached the
plate.
The succeeding happenings are suo)ec'
10 dispute II rooter lived in New YORK
he would undoubtedly say that Rucker
weakened. but according 10 fans from
across the bridge the left-hander let
dovn-or is it let up? At any rate while
Rucker was weakening or letting up or
down. three runs came home.
Hickory Johnson had a chance to tie
the game by hitting a home run. lie
cannot excuse himself by asserting that
he did not know what was expected or
him. for thousands of fans gave him ex-
plict directions, even taking the rouoie
10 suggest the particular part OF Inc
stand into which he might drive the oal'
Hickory Johnson famed.
Nap Rucker looked bit cresttallen
when he failed to shut out the Giants. but
as he explained after the game the stunt
Of whltewashing McGraw's men is being
overdone Anyway. shut-outs bring no
socks. cigars or fine cut plug, as nome
runs do. although it must be admitted
that they make a nice display in a pitch
or's scrap book.
Al Demaree was pitted against Nap
Rucker and kept up to the pace set ny
The left-hander for the first few innings
but when the last inning began Demaree
was in the shower bath and Arthur
Fromme was once more acting as under
taker for gone game.
Rucker-and Demaree for that matter
as well-did many fancy tricks with
change of pace The slow ball of the
New York pitcher baffled the Brooklyn
batters for "A time. but sudden switch
of their attack from free swinging TO
bunting upset him and he gave two bases
on balls in critical inning.
Fuckers chief reliance was wonderful
slow drop which fell as straight as Luci-
fer on his way 10 the neither kingdom
Jack Wheat led the attack for the Su-
perbas. and Milton Stock was the strong
est factor in the batting OF the Giants.
The Superbas Threatened 10 score III the
third inning. when Egan doubled ana went
10 third on Miller's fly to Snodsrass'
Rucker was out on a Grounder TO Doyle'
and Dalton famed, nearly tearing out MS
arms i'm a desperate swing at an insult
ing slow ball which hoated by head high.
In the fourth the first run was scored
bv BROOKLYN Cutshaw hunted up the
third base line Zach Wheat singled over
first on the hit and run. and Cutshaw got
10 third. Smith doomed long NY 70
doom centre and Cutshaw came home after
the catch.
But the woful inning for the Giants was
the sixth II began with surprise, Tor
Rucker. the first man up, pumped solid
single into right field Dalton walked
Cutshav. choking his bat, pushed single
between stock and Fletcher, filling the
bases.
Demaree. often cited AS A model OF con-
troll. here lost for moment ms sense
of direction. and Jake Dauber drew
mass Rucker had only to walk home IN
order 10 score the first run. Wheat fouhd
q SLOW, ball 10 his liking. and drove II into
right FIELD. scoring Dalton. but Daubert.
running wildly on the bases. rushed Cut
shaw off third and into destruction Smith
was out from Fletcher to first out inc
Giant fumbled the ball too long to MAKE
q MAY AT the plate. and Daubert scored
Casey Stengel brought in Wheat oy nam
merine the ball'over second.
The Giants made a rally Of sort IN
the eighth. when Stock and Meyers
singled. Larry Mclean rushed to the
nlate. but only to raise pop n.y. ana
Bescher hit into a double play from Egan
to Cutshaw 10 Daubert
The other rally came in the ninth II
promised well. but lied and died. Burns
heean with a base on balls and stole sec
ond and third. otto Miller refusing to
.ecopnize him. Fletcher flied out and on
Dovle's roller Burns was trapped between
third and home, but got back 10 base
when Miller hit him in the back Inc
rlav was poor one on the part OF kuck-
or for he should have thrown to nrst
h.se for a certain out Doyle went 10
second during the run-up.
Nerkle fouled 10 Miller hut Snodsrass
sent whistlinc single past third and
both base runners came home Snod-
grass did not hesitate, but stole second
and scored when stock singled.
And then Hickory Johnson swung once
twice anc again. Zach swing was
dandy.