The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-28
BASES ON BALLS GIVE
RUBBER TILT TO REDS
Brown and Enzman Vie in Wild
Displays and Give Game
Away, q to ).
BENTON NEARLY AS BAD
BENTON NEARLY AS BAD
Robinson Harangues Rigler as
Umpire Calls Game When
Rain Comes Down.

Charlie Herzog resortsd to a subtertuge
to steal yesterdays game from tho diving
Dodgers. The Roman nOsed gladiator
from Rhineland realized that he couldn't
beat Brooklyn at the natlo.al pastime'
so he made II pedestrian contest AZ
the heel and toe sport Cincinnati had the
shade and was scant length In front
when the elements took hand Just as
UufnmeI famed To start Brooklyns
eighth Charles Rlgler, not wishing 10
have his new vestments anointcd, there
upon declared hostilitics ended because
Of darkness. As Cincinnati hadn't scored
In fts half OF the eighth the tally revert
ing back to the previous inning, lctt the
count to & in favor Of the enemy
Field Marshal Wilbert Robinson. Gen.
Elberfield and capt. Daubert did CO.
manche war dance about the stoical per
son OF the umpire In chef because he rs-
fused 70 Indulge the idiosyncraslcs OF the
weather man for tho usual half hour.
But Bill was obdurute. He paid not
the slightest heed TO their walls of distress
as ne disappeared through the gloamlng.
Rube Benton was juEt about as Wild
as the widest southpaw imaginable, but
both Brown and Ensman. Robinson's first
two selections, were worse. Each In sepa-
rate innings handed out four straight
bases on balls
Benton got away to a very favorable
start as Brown lost his bearings after
retiring the first two batters that faced
him. Nm quick succession he walked
Twombly. Niehon. Grnh and Moran.
Twonbly MAS forced t. score Entered
Young Enzman. who made the most Of a
sorry situation ny holding Mollvitz to a
porup for O'Mara.
/ But BENTON couldn't stand prosperity.
! No sooner had Siehoff thrown out O'Mara
. than the farmer plunked Jake Daubot
/ in the short ribs Hummol skied high to
} llerzog. hut Zach Wheat bounced a single
/ of Mullwitzs glove. The latter recovered
the ball In time to trap Jake. who had
I overiun the midway, but finally after
fussing around long while lleine Groh.
the champion tumblcr Of the Baseball
Players Fraternity threw wildly and let
the BROOKLYN captain scampcr back safely
to second. Daubsrt raced home and
Wheat to third on very wild pitch
that rolled into Cincnnatl's dugout. Crt-
shaw scratched hit to Herzog. ringing
up the run that nut Brooklyn in the van
Cutshaw stole second and took extra
base on Clarkes bad throw but he was
left when Stengel grounded to Groh.
Enzman got nicely through the second
In the third he lost his ballast and II was
lucky for him that Herzog. first up. WAS
nipped stealing after he had waited sue
cessfully. Twombly. Niehon and Groh all
stroled about as quickly as Enzman could
orrer enough pitches. Raleigh Aitchson,
rescue lie hadn't warmed very we'll and
Moran curfcd one of his offerings for =
little Texas Lacquer that was good for two
bases. as Il took troacherous bound from
the fast incoming Wheat This scratch
hit Tailed Twomhy and Nichoff. Noll'
WITT hit sharply to OMsra, who turned
back Groh from the plate. IIeine lodged
back and forth between McCarty auc
Smith who finally tagged tho runner out
long enough 90 place Moran ~ third In
the meantime MollWitz had kept on fol
second and Smith threw 10 Cutshaw Il
stop him with tho throw Moran set OH
fun speed for the plate and slid acros.
. I'm safety ahead of Cutsh1O's return L
D McCartv.
These three runs gave cincinnati n tw'
run lead for the second time. But Rontoi
couldn't hold II. He bucklod under IA In,
! sixth. allowing three runs on as many hits
' D'Mara led with a single and Dauher
/. followed with an 'nhed scratch to Groh
Hummel forced O'Mara al third, Niehof
{ making the play alone. Wheat singled &
left scoring Jake when Cutshaw grounlc,
sharply 10 Herzog tho Reds had an cas-
double play in prospect. hut Groh, aft"
forcing Wheat. threw 80 the stands. Tn
error opened the portals Ia iIummel. cut
shaw stole for the second time. and 70
the second time got an extra base al
tlarkes poor throw lie scored on
Wild pitch Sten-cl walked and pilfrrcd
but he was left when Smith hoisted Z
centre
Aitchison was taken out in th
seventh with IerzoG on third
Twomblv on second and only one ont
The boy manager had singled after Dau
bert beat Daniels In race to first an,
sprinted TO third on hit and run pla!
! when his successor connected to centre
/ Twombly stole without > throw. pa
Uagan strucl, out Niehofr. Miller, 70
Croh. scratched Texas Lacquer just al
inch or two beyond D'Mara's reach. Thi
nett.d two runs. Just the required mum
her Rerghamner. who ran FOR Miller en'
finished at Groh's patrol, was caugh
n stealing.
a BROOKLYN had an opening in It's half q
le the seventh McCarty singled and Mycr
h ran for him. Dalton, hitting for RAgnr
u singled too. O'Mara forced Myers, VIII
was tagged on the lines by Nichof. The
a Dalton ran blindly when Ddubert line
- to Moran and WAS doubled on sccouc
" Cincinnati failed tn score IN the eight
Uunmel had struck out In Brooklyns hal
|. when the storm broke, causing hal
and technically rovertinC tho game to IN