The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-04


Not for long did the docle Dodgers
suffer the Giants to remain IN the Sc
elusion OF second place. by handing over
both sections OF yesterdays doubleheader
at Ebbets Field Wiibert Robinson did "a
good turn TO his old time friend Nc
Graw. The three time pennant winners
won by scores OF to and TO 2 re-
spectively. while the Phillies were stop
ping the Braves and as a result top the
field again by the narrow margin Of a
half game they enjoyed on their return
from the West.
Brooklyn didn't surrender without
fight No brotherly love aided the lenders
In their right about face. Tie Dodgers
went down with colors flying In spite OF
the opsded scores To win back his
accustomed advantage over the Boston
,halengers McGraw threw Mathewson
end Tesreau. his main pitching depen-
dences, into the pit These two rella-
lies were opposed by the best Robinson
could command, hut such opposition hap
pened 10 be a trhe light
Mathew son pitched a Mathewson game.
u may not look impressive from the box
score. lie allowed thirteen hits. yet dealt
these out IN such open formation that
the resulting runs were m!nimized. The
Old Master. AZ usual. called upon his
wonderful reserve power only in the
pinches. When the runways were clear he
depended upon the eight supporters.
Fat Ragan drew the unwelcome as
Segment of facing Big Six. out for his
twenty second victory u the season,
A; the start It looked as II he might
furnish a pretty stiff argument. but In the
fourth inning two bad errors opened
the way to Az may runs for the Giants
Then Pat split wide open. He couldn't
have pitched up an alley in the Nth
when New York boxed him for its fnal
four. Schmutz held the champions saf e
In the last four innings.
Jeff Tesre u pitched an excellent game
lie deserved "A shutout. Raleigh Aitchi-
son, the southpaw, would not have made
Il close hut for Merkles error that
handed the Dodgers run In the second.
A.tchison was lucky 10 hold the score
90 three in the eight innings he lasted.
He was combed for thirteen hits. I'm
Ike some garnered or Big Six. none OF
these was peace offering. Bill Steele,
however. did more damage to Brooklyn $
cause IN his one inning than the loose
methods of Aitchison accomplished in
eight times the distance. He allowed
only one hit. but this was a home run
by Burns that came with the bases
Gled and two out. Two of the runners
Steele had put on himself through passes
With two out in the first inning OF
the opening game Myers singled and raced
TO third when Wheat poled to right on a
hit and run play Doyle and Meyers
broke up AZ the plate an attempted
double steal. Cutshaw singled with one
out in the second Getz flied to Robert
son. McCarty hit safely to left. but
was caught trying for second on a
THROWN that failed to catch Cutshaw nj
third. Dalton beat hunt with one Out
IN the third. An intield out advanced
him, but Myers famed
Merkle singled in New Works third. He
was the first TO reach Dauberts corner
Meyers forced him. Matty famed and
sinodgrass grounded 10 Getz, Doyle opened
the fourth with clean single To centre
t,ctz fumbied Burns's sharp rap, ther
threw wide to Cutshaw, trying for force
out, Nobody was retired, Fletcher
dribbler I'm front OF the plate was HANDLED
by McCarty IN plenty OF time, but Cut
ehfw, who covered first. made n bad mum
Doyle scored on Tn" error, while Burn,
sprnted Ill the way to third. Robertsoi
5sIlcd weakly. ~: Grant smashed a singl.
off Hagan'sglONe tur the second run
Merkle hit 10 Cutshaw and Il fast doubl,
play followed.
Five hits Ne.e bunched with a pass 10
four runs IN the next inning. Meyers hi
throuEh Gctz bat Matty forced thu Chief
SnOdEras8 succeeded IN Woiniug a wall
cat of Regain Doyle singled 20 centre
scoring Matty and putting Snodgrass ol
third. Burns's Texas Lacquer took an un
expected hop over MA 'Js's herd for
dnuble, ThiH Tailed Suodgrass. Fletcher
tlukcy Texas league behind second regis
tered both Doy,r ana Burns, Fletche
WAS nlpped stealing just before Robertson
DOUBLED tn yight. Grant ended the rail-
y IN an easy ground"r to GctZ.
Zach Nheags double to start the fourt