The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-07
DREARY SEASON END
FOR BOSTON BRAVES
Smith Is Put Out by Serious In
jury, Evers by Umpire and
Club by Dodgers.
SUBSTITUTES PLAY SECOND

A drearv season's close indeed was the
double header at Ebbets Field yesterday
for Stallings. his Braves and the National
League. Whatever glory accrued to the
victory OF the Dodgers IN the first game,
which clnched NTH position for them, was
overshad owed by the loss OF third base
man Red Smith TO the challengers for
the worlds championship. Smiths leg
was broken in tho ninth inning of the
first game when he tried to stretch o
single. Brooklyn won this game by a
score of to 2. With team OF sub
stitutes Stallings took the farewell by a
score OF 10 3. Tho second game was
stopped az the end OF seven innings by
the faint suggestion Of darkness so that
c. II. Ebbets could observe an official
furling of the flag while the band played
the national anthem.
Stallinss had intended to employ the
double bill 90 tune up his machine for
Fridays great clash with the Athletics
From the start his plans went awry.
Capt. Johnny Evers, the main pivot OF
the National League champions. did not
lineer long enough TO put the scheme to
trial Johnny had run in with Herr
Rigler in the second inning and was re-
quested to take the rest OF tho day of
That broke up the combination instanter
Later when Smith met with his calamity
Stallings decided he had tempted fate
far enough. He sent n team OF sub
stitutes against the Dodgers in the clos
Ing engagement.
a Red Smith is not dug up for
classic every day But there may be
some consolation to Brave supporters In
Staliings accomplished that which the
regulars were unable TO perform II Is
quite true tina; there may have been some
difference in the brand OF pitching fur
nished. Pfeffor was in the pit for Robin
son In the opener. lie hasn't as great a
| reputation as RJcker, who started the
second. but maybe he has more stun just
| now.
George Davis. former member OF the
/ New Works and erstwhile college strong
4 man, gave Pfeffer an argument all right.
| The lad Of no hit fame suffered from his
own sins lie might have got by all
| right but FOR wldness that had him in
the hole to many dangerous battcrs A
| base on balls or hit batsman was mixed
| up In every one of the runs he allowed.
pfcffer pitched an excellent game, sew
( eral times extricatlng himself from tight
| places by his own skin. OF course there
/ Is nothing to do about IL when opponents
are mean enough TO hit home runs of n
fellow. That is how Boston got both
runs. Evers walloped one TO centre for
the circuit with one out in the first. With
two down In the sixth Connolly did the
same thing. But in the fourth. which
Connolly opened with n double. Pfeffer
set down three men In order with De-
wore and Gilbert. pinch hitters. on and
none out In the eighth Pfcffer again re-
tired the side. Schmidt singled with one
out in the ninth. Smith followed with a
one sacker TO right receiving his unfor-
tunate injury when he tried TO make two
bases. Maranv!lle famed to end the
game.
The Dodgers tied the score in their
half of tho first. Dalton walked and
stole and Wheat hit him home In tn,
third with two out Hummel walked \
Wild pitch advanced him before Stenge
was hit. Wheat again came through ir
the pinch with a clean blow To centre
Tho Dodgers got the winning run in N,
nth. Connolly's tumble OF Stongers sin
gle gave the runner second with one out
Gotz drove in the tally.
Stallings's makeshft team got the jumr
on Nap Rucker In the first inning OF tn.
second game and sewed II up with thre,
runs Mann walked and scored on m,
succeeding singles Of DuGoy and Gather
Dugev counted also when Egan booted
on Whitfield. Josh Devorc walked. hllinl
the bases The third count came while
Deal was forcing Dcvore. with one on
in the third Deyorc hit 10 left centre fo
q nome run.
This one run Brooklyn got hack In ~
half. Singles by Rucker Dalton an,
Hummel filled tho bases. Rucker score,
when pugcy fumhled Stengcrs groundcr
Strand tore through Wheat. Cutshaw an,
Gctz without further penalty.
Enzmann pitched the last two inning
for the Dodgers Boston slammed hin
four times in the seventh for three runs
Gathers triple scored Mann and DuEey
In the second half Dalton's single Hum
i mel's triple and STENCILS out gave Brook
Ign brace Of runs. The scores