The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-03
Pieh pronounced Pic) True
to Name-FOrccs Winning
Run-ScOre 4 to 3.
WHEAT \ SCPERNEMESIS
Bats In First Tally. His Home
Run Nets Next Two. Tying
It.and He scores Last One.

Wilbert Robnsons metropolitan debut
as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers at
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon was de-
cidedly satisfactory as an opener for the
local 1914 baseball season. Col. Ebbcts
was delighted because hs club won over
the New York Americans IN the tenth
inning. 4 TO 3. Robinson seemed we'll
pleased because he escaped the ink
which usually goes with lowered
greetings. The Ave thousand fans saw
one of the best pastimes they are likely
to witness in weeks. So stirring was the
play that every one remained until the
wintry finish. Even Frank Chance took
the issue in good part evidently, for he
refused to stake more than two of his
pitching depcndahles against the blasts
Of Thule. In all this spr, of good cheer
why should a benumbed fingered scribe
wall?
Mine host Eobets furnished the bouquet (:
Chance the piece de RESISTANCE. Like q
wise man he held the luscious morsel to
the last. Ii came eventually in the form
of an elongated recruit whose name Is
spelled P.eh, but pronounced after the
fashion of mothers good old pastry spe-
cialty. Mr.. Pieh arrived upon the scene
in the tenth inning with the score knotted
and drawn contest, for darkness was
fast approaching. He started well enough
by tanning Dalton. But then. after Dau-
bert and Wheat had stung him for long
singles ana after the agile Peckinpaugh,
by wonderful stop and throw, smothered
the second man at the plate. young Mr..
Pieh, who is labelled Cy. blew off his top
crust and the game with it.
The tenth inning, being the vital round.
10 worthy of some elaboration. Pleh.
evidently wild. shot over three balls to
Dalton before he got start TO a strike
out. He almost hit Daubert's head twice
before Jake finally hit safely. Jake easily
reached third when Wheat pumped "a
clean single into Holden's garden. With
men on third and first the New York in
field naturally drew in. Cutshaw shot a
wicked stab just to Piehs right that had
every appearance of the redeeming blow.
But Peckinpaugh went ov,r fast to his
left. made a wonderful one hand stab
and even a more wonderful recovery and
with snap throw headed Daubert at
the plate Sweeney ran Jake down with
Maisels assistance. holding Wheat to
second the while.
II should then have been very easy
for Mr.. Pieh to hold the enemy safe, Tor
Red Smiths Offering was an easy roller
that the tall fellow gathered o few feet
from the box. Cyrus evidently had for
gotten few things that Chance told him
throwing 10 FIRST. For with the third out
handcufted and with all kinds of time to
make sure of Il he begged wildly. WILL
Jams was lucky 10 get the ball he had
no chance to get the man. The error
filled the bases and unsettled pieh. He
made worse of a bad job by passing
Stengel and forcing home the winning
nun.
Now az 10 Mr.. Wheat. He was cruel
enough. just for the sake of home run
to force five thousand hero worsh!ppers to
cit through an extra inning with the mer
curry dropping every minute. He had no
more respect for Jack WARRIOR than To
inject the only hit secured OFF the last re-
naming underhand delivery at time
when IL hurt worst Zach caught one Of
Warhops fast ones directly on the end
OF his bat. Giihooey Was playing deep
for the .clouter and Brooklyns chief hope
of a tied score lay in home run. Wheats
drive favored by the wind, carried well
UT, II struck the very edge OF the right
field vail, bounded high IN the air fell
OF tho top of the pa.iug and eventually
rolled over the fence. Dalton, who had
walked TO start the inning. Was able 10
score ahead. changing in the eighth inning
what a moment before seemed certain
Brooklyn defeat.
III his four Innings WARRIOR pitched
nlasterful ball once he warmed to his
work He got away poorly in the sixth
by passing both Dalton and Daubert. He
served seven straight balls before he got
over anything Remotely resembling a
strike. lie closed this inning strong.
tanning Smith. after WI, had skied and
Cutshaw fouled. In the ninth Jack pur-
posely passed McCarty with Two out. His
bad throw TO first had put Smith on
second. Red having been hit at the start.
Wilbert Robinson took this opportunity OF
displaying the old favOrite Kid Elbertield.
He hit for Wagner and would have got
away with credit but for one of Peckin-
pLLshs best stops,
Marty McHa!e was In hot water seldom
IN the first five innings A pass 10 Dalton.
the first Brootlyn batter, resulted In the
only run of him. Dalton never would
have got past first but for the slow field,
tor Marty slipped In helding Dauberts
sharp roller and lost the fine oppor tunity
OF a force play. Whcit's single followed
for the count. McCar,y opened the third
with "A scratch hit. hut was doubled steal
ing as Rtulbach famed Egan doubled In
the fifth and advanced on IA wild pitch. but
John Hummel failed as pinch hitter.
New YOrk's defensive game was most
meritorious when II IL remembered that
the club had not worked for four days,
Half the same pepper extensively would
have smothcrrd the DODGERS While
Brooklyn made the very most of It's linn
iteI opportunities the Chancemen over
looked many a grand opening For in
stance New YORK filled the bases with
two hits. sandwiched round n walk and
with only onc out In the first inning. All
three runners were marooncd, Again in
the fruitful seventh. when what appeared
u winning lead had been established. the
willy l!ttl, Igt2 Maisel fell for that mo s
covered D.un throw on contemplated
double steal. lie was trapped dead after
Walsh had got such "A break that II would
have been folly for McCarty TO throw to
second. Williams was At bat and he had
ben singing tn" ban all afternoon, a
mr. by him would have meant two more
rum. Ia the tenth Walsh himself wa
caught mapping after walking with one
out. snap throw chlorofofned him orf
HIS station as Williams missed his third
swing
Thls same pair, however, put New York
IN the game In the third Inning on prrt-
my executed MI and run play. Jimmy
who MallAnl MlIL Iu.a ..r..rol {.