The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-24
DODGERS FINALLY ON
LONG END OF SERIES
Nap Rucker Beats Pirates in
Rubber Game by Score
of 9 to I.
WHEAT'S HIT DECIDES 1T
Drives In Daubert and O'Mara
In First Inning With
Clean Single.
WHEAT'S HIT DECIDES 1T

Brooklyn finally won the long end Of a
series from Western rival when Nap
Rucker stopped the Pirates at Ebbets
Field yesterday afternoon by a score OF
? to I. II was the rubber OF three games
and the southpaw king lost little time
in foling his portside rival, Cooper. The
game was the fastest seen In Brooklyn
this year. IL required only one hour and
fourteen minutes of play. And the merit
of the contest kept abreast of the speed
Rucker looked something like his old
self. lie had to be to stand of the en-
thusiasm OF his younger rival Cooper
was invncible after the first inning. when
the home talent clinchcd the game, partly
through offensive skill but also in a de-
gree by good luck The further Cooper
went the steadier he appeared IL the
Pirates could have knotted the count for
the youngster he might have taken the
measure of Nap. Roblnson's great veteran
seemed to tire "A trine after seven In
nings. In the last two periods this most
graceful artist was working plainly with
an effort. His boss had a couple OF re.
lief men warmed for an expected
emergency.
Lett field seems tn be the lucky posi-
ton with the Dodgers Of late. Most of
the few games that have fallen to the lot
of the Brooklyns during their last home
stay have been manufactured by the
guardian Of this pasture. on Monday
John Hummel drove home the four runs
10y which his side trimmed the visitors
Yesterday Zach Wheat was back on his
regular beat and he furnisned the brace
of tallies that graced the activities OF
the Dodgers. Wheat's clean single To
right. with Daubert on second and
O'Mara on third, bagged the game be-
fore II was five minutes old. Cooper had
made the mistake OF passing O'Mara. his
first opponent Daub,rts attempted sac
rifce resulted In a scratch hit when the
ball bound falsely for Mowrey. Dalton
followed with pretty bunt down the
other line that moved the two runners
along a base Then came Wheats timely
hit The inning ended when he was
caught stealing.
After that opening inning Cooper al
lowed only three scattered hits, and as
/ he issued only two passes and there was
! ONLY one error behind him. Brooklyn's
| further chances were minimized IN pro
portion. a rank mum by Kelly in the
| third inning approached the danger zone
and would have been damaging but Tor
| the eagle eye OF Hans Wagner. The n.y.
Ing Dutchman treated the crowd to four
/ outs in one inning and the erasure OF a
/ tally from Brooklyn's section OF the score
/ hoard.
with one out in the third. OMara
singled to left He easily made third
| Wnen Kelly SDllltu u l"o pdSe mum "
Daubert's line drive. Cooper then passed
Dalton, filling the bases. Up came the
mighty Zach Wheat again and Pittsburg
picket line backed up against the fences.
There was no occasion for O'Mara to be
precipi,ate on the resulting long fly, but
he left third base three steps ahead
of Mitchell's catch Wagner cut the throw
in and trapped Dalton between first and
second When this fellow finally had
been run down and the Brooklyn in1eld
had assumed It's position, old Honus
finally recued the ball from the pitchers
box, where konetchy had tossed II, calmly
walked over to the middle of third base
and, with his feet firmly planted on that
station, bawled loudly to Rigler for a
decision on O'AIara. Rigler squinted down
he chalk mark. made sure II was a era,
clothed warrior beseeching him. and Their
to the utter Amusement Of Wilbert Rob
inson and his protesting Dodgers officially
completed the double play. The double
play consumed nearly as much time as
the rest of the engagement. The score: