The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
EBBETS RIGHT WHEN
HE SPOKE OF INFANCY
Game That Bears Him Out Goes
to Dodgers by Score
Of Z to 5.
FREE HITS AND THOUGHTS
Ball Thrown Everywhere and
Also ClOuted Same Place
by Both Sides.


had the right idea when he declared base
ball was still In its infancy: at least
the ten thousand fans who watched the
Dodgers smother the Cubs by Z to s at
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon went
homo under that impression.
1t was one of the widest games ever
staged before a metropolitan gathering,
but Interesting nevertheless because of the
many striking illustrations of how the
national delight should not be played.
There was n lot OF free hitting sprinkled
In with too free thinking and unconfined
throwing All Of this was mixed up In a
free for all scramble in which the van
tage seesawcd back and forth in such
startling manner as to keep the fans on
the edge of their seats. 1t was anything
but good baseball. yet for pure excite
ment 1t scarcely could be beaten.
To the dour Hank oDay the enter
tainment was anything but glorifled
FOUNDERS. During the melee In the lucky
seventh that netted Brooklyn four runs
and sewed up the debate for that club
when hope was fitting Jimmy Archer
the crack catcher of the Cubs, was abso-
lutely ruined for the next month or go
In trying to favor a very bad digit on
his throwing arm he let third strike on
Daubert get away for a bad passed ball
In trying to retrieve the ball before IL
could roll into the home teams dugout
Archer tumbled In after II and injured
his arm. 1t was thought at first that
he had suffered a fracture. but examina-
ton proved that the elbow had been
sprained severely. Bresnahan is indis-
posed temporarily with dislocated thumb.
The Old Warhorse Tom Needham will
have to do all the heavy work behind the
bat for some time to come. No wonder
| O'Day feels as grouchy as he looks
Old fashioned folk who prefer smuggling
| to science found a battle made to order
| for them. There were three home runs
| In as many innings. Zach Wheat pumped
| one TO the centre field fence in the very
| first, driving home Daubert, who had
walked. In the third with two out Jake
| DaUbert lined over the right field wall.
In the second inning. also with two out
and none on. Bill Sweeney hit TO the
scoreboard and negotiated the entire loop.
| standing up, wien OMara's relay car
ried wide.
That three to one lead looked pretty
| good the way Aitchison started out. But
he got too familiar with his rival in tn,
| fourth and handed him up one right In his
| groove. Cheney Immediately loosened 9
few yards on the fence In left centre field
| AS three men were on bases at the tim,
| this good blow gave the Cubs n to
| lead for the first time. For any othe,
| man on the team the hit would have beer
! a home run. Cheney very wisely jogget
around to third base where he was left
| The bases had been filled through n pas,
| to Corridor sandwiched round singles by
| Sweeney and Archer.
! Aitchison wild pitched home anothe
! run for Chicago in the sixth. Corriden
! who walked. got to second on McCarty
bad throw to trap the runner of first Al
out put him in position to count on Aitchi
sons miscue.
Swinging into the lucky seventh matter!
looked rather blue for the home team
| But O'Mara scratched a hit to Corridor
and raced all the way TO third when Nc
| Carly placed safety In right on hi
and run play. While Sweeney was forcins
| the catcher unassisted. O'Mara came in
| Cheney brushed Dalton's shirt bosom Will
p fast ball, giving that player his base.
was here thai Archer tried to favor hi!
| sore finger ut the expense of very dam
aging passed ball Being n third STRIKE
: with first and second occupied Dauber
was out, of course. But each of the tw,
runners got an extra base when the bal
rolled into the Brooklyn bench. Hum
4 mels tally tied the score. Dalton rang VI
the winning run when Safer mured Cor
| rldens throw on Smith. Wheats singh
to centre showed Dalton around to third
He scored on the double steal when Bill
Sweeney performed his well known spe
clalty OF returning a short throw ten fee
! over Needham's head.
Ed Reuibach opposed his old team II
the last two innings. He held Schultz oil
| third in the eighth while he retired TN
side. Stengers inability to pick up IN
| ball after chasing down Franks double
put matters strictly up to the pitcher
Sweeney fouled, Corridor famed an
| Needham flied to Wheat. Good walked
| with two out In the ninth, but Sale
waited gently TO Stengel. The score;