The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
DODGERS LEAVE LAST
PLACE, WINNING BOTH
Hitters Hit and Pitchers Pitch,
Pirates Being Crushed by
Z to / and 10 to 1.
PFEFFER IN GREAT FORM
So rs Observation-Disclosures and
Viox Have Sharp Duel for
Fielding Honors.
PREFER IN GREAT FORM

w!lbert Robin-on's Dodgers emerged
from the gloom OF ths cellar just about
dusk last evening as a result ~ heating
Fred Clarkes Pirates in both parts OF
double header at Fbbets Field. The
scores favored the home talent by TO
l and 10 to respectively
II the style OF play shown yesterday
only had been a regular habit with the
Brooklyn team II now would be we'll in
the fore OF the fight Robtnson's heavy
hltters went out real rampage
against the best pitching Charlie could
muster, while. quite Unusual for them,
Pfeffer and Reuibach pitched all the way
as II victory were the question OF ono
run. The result was a matter OF GER
tsinty No way has been found yet to
counteract n combination of free hitting
and tight twrlins.
In the bargain attraction Brooklyn
twenty-nine bases, as compared to six
teen by the visitors Brooklyn was
guilty Of only one error while tho in
vadcrs contributed half dozen.
one OF the most pleasing features of
the holiday was the duel betneen Gut
shaw and Viox for fielding honors. Each
of those little second basemen showed a
number OF sensational scooping throws
on slow rollers that would have gone
for hits ninety-nine times in r. hundred.
ANY one OF these plays might be con-
sidered a pretty fair afternoons work
The extreme weakness OF Clarkes
pitching staff was illustrated In both en-
fagements. Babe Adams was cannon
AIDED OF the kopte IN tho ffth inning OF
tho first game Marty OToole and Nc
Quillan we're pounded for eight runs IN
tho second round Of tho closing arsn-
ment
Pfefrer, Rooinson's star younsster and
the most reliable man OF the CORPS was
never In trouble after the second inning.
| He would have escaped with a shutout
to his credit but for long doubles TO
| right by Gibson and Collins IN this
inning. Pfeffer WAS supported ably. Both
outieid and infeld arose to emergencies
time after time An excellent relay by
Cutshaw from Stengel cut down Collina
trying to stretch his double 1t was
tho third out and had great moral effect
upon Pfefrer. who was beginning to dis
play evidence, OF nervousness
The mighty Hans Wagner. who didn't
get a hit all day. was TO blame for
the three runs Brooklyn counted in the
| third inning. His error gave a life to
Red Smith. Fischer grounded to the box,
and Pteffsr struck out but Dalton dropped
a lucky double into centre. tying the
score. Then Jake Daubert ruined Adams q
prospects with a terrific drive over the
right field fence.
Adams staggered through the fourth
safely, but in the NTH he was met by
only one out after he had allowed thu
second cluster of three runs. Fischer
drew 4 pass 10 start II all. Pfeffer popped
weakly trying 20 sacrifice. Dalton singled
10 centre on run and hit play. send
ing Fischer TO third. Dauber, belted a
I a 49,. . ~N-At -
Stengels clean one Dagger TO the
same spot drove homo Dalton and
Daubert and relieved the madding at
nlosphere OF Adams's presence Colt Con-
zelman. rapidly warmed. struck out Zach
Wheat Gibsons good throw to Wagner
eliminated Stengel when no missed a rsll
away slide on pilfer excursion.
Councilman might have given Pfeffer
a real argument had he started on ever
terms. lie certainly pitched himself out
OF a lot Of trouble the moment he re-
lisved Adams, Again in the sixth. ir
spite of three hits, a stolen base and
an error. the youngster held Brooklyn
TO one score. Cutshaw got all the way
10 third with none out He singled
stole second and took an extra base OF
Gibsons poor throw. He scored Will,
Wagner was tossing out Egan- Sniti
was nipped by Carey when he tried e
stretch single, n most distressing break
db IlelCncr IOloWeu Win lONB III
to right that would have scored an!
runner from second.
, The second game centred around TN
, second inning. when Brooklyn scoret
, the unusual number Of eight times. Be
fore O'Tooe could register one out n
! was hustled TO the shower by his boss
He had been found for three runs an
loft tho legacy of crowded base
TO George McQuillan. BY the time thi
, relief pitcher had thrown two balls fou
more runs were accounted for.
Egan singled TO start II and Smit
walked. McCarty hit safely to Right
scoring Egan and moving to second o.
| n futile THROWN, Reu,bach singled I
centre. driving SmiG. across. The bi
pitcher reached the midway when Kelly
throw to third hit McCarty In the bach
Dalton outguessed O'Toole and the base
8 were filled Daubert scratched hi
l through Viox, scoring McCarty and leav
ing three still on.
Here came McQw'lan etengel met hi