The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-04
STUPID BALL PLAYING
COSTLY TO BROOKLYN
Raglan Forgets to Run Home In
Tenth With Two Out and
Bases Full.
GAME ENDS IN THIRTEENTH
Konetchy's Home Run Brings In
Four Tallies and Pirates
Win.

wilbert Robinson's Dodgers refused to
stray Ions far from the dear old fire-
side, and after thirteen tenpestuous In
nings OF farewelling 20 Plttsburg at Bb-
bets Field yesterday afternoon crawled
back in the cellar where they evidently
think they belong. The score was to 3.
Southpaw Cooper outpitChed Pat IA
gan. The BucCaneer turned back the bod
gers without a tally after they had flled
the bases with none out in the tenth IN
ming. Raglan had two of ttc invaders out
OF the way, with fully populated corners
In tho thirteenth. What he offered konet-
chy none but he knows. Whatever II was,
II cancelled all the excellence or rat
rick's first Twelve innings, for the lumber
ing Pirate first haseman slammed the ball
80 far that he made the easiest sort or
horne run. He came In riding easily.
Ragan should never have had TO go
further than the tenth inning. That he
aid 40 was as much his own fault as that
OF the alleged slu--ers OF Robinson VINO
grace the top OF the batting order In
this inning Raglan pulled play when
for stupidity could scarcely be matched In
the annals Of major league history. Steal
ing with the bases full might be coneid-
cred brainy in comparison.
with three on aud two out Raglan held
third base on Wheat's slow roller TO Nov
rev. The third bag eman made the play
100 late to head Zach, Gibson CALLED 10
Konetchy for the ball II took Honey a
couple of seconds 10 figure what was
wrong. Even when he threw home for the
forceout the Brooklyn pitcher was so rat
tied that he made no attempt 20 run IN:
That tenth was heart breaker Tor
Robinson. even more so than konetchy's
crushing homer. Cooper escaped catas-
trophe more by reason OF Brooklyns
stupidity than by grace OF personal cum
ming McCarty opened with single ana
/ Myers ran for him. The latter should
easily have sprlnted to third on fhgah
single to centre, for Collins fumpied
moinentarily. Myers wasn't watching and
pulled UP at second. Dalton sacrificed and
Cooper. who helded the ball. threw wide
'rhe error would have ended the game
had Myers been on third; az II was IL
| Allied the bases with none out Daubert
hit sharply to Viox. Grawn in. and Myers
was forced at the plate. Hummel struck
out for Stengel. Then Raglan uncovered
his celebrated bit of slow thinking or no
thinking and robbed Zach Wheat OF the
laurel wreath,
The first nine innings were prettily
contested. Kelly's poor throw sent the
Dodgers out In the lead in the opening
volley. I, gave Dalton two bases on a
single. Daubert's pretty sacrifice and
Stengel's long fly TO right scored the
lead off man
Pittsburg squared accounts IN the third.
Cooper drove home Viox. who had reached
second on single and an inheld out.
Collins singled too, but Wheat held Cooper
nj second. Carey forced Collins and
Mowrey grounded TO Daubert.
Red Smith, first w in the NTH. hit far
over Kelly's head TO the centre field gate
for a home run. That might have been
enough but for Stengers carelessness in
the next inning Casey hit to centre and
advanced on Wheat's sacrifice He ran
blindly on Cutshaw's liner, so that Carey
was able to double him off second.
Old Hans Wagner luffed the Pirate
craft broadslde TO the foo In the first OF
the seventh He redeemed his fine triple
on Kellys long fly TO Dalton. Ragan
however, showed the Ebbets oplors &c
the fore again In the second, His double
to left scored McCary all the way from
first The catcher had singled through
Wagner with two out.
This breathing spell was short lived
Pittsburg squared again in the eighth
when. but for Collins's stupidity the Ole
German might not have had 20 do day
, Cooper sacrificed. Collins's one sackei
, to right registered the numbering back
stop. Carey popped to Reagan tryins
to sacrifice Then Collins stole second
! Mowrey's slow dribble, which went Smiths
way, was a pretty hit, as Red overraI
the ball But Collins didn't watch and
! taking 1t for granted that Smith woulC
make a play at first. kept blindly OF
toward the plate. All Smith had 10 d.
was TO dart back a few feet for the bal
and make the easiest sort of a throw
After Brooklyns tenth. described above
I there was little action until the thirteenth
Z Raglan lost Collins in Pats second bas
\ on balls Carey's attempted sacrifice wa
: an easy pop for Raglan Mowrey singled
\ to centre. Then Dick Egan complicated
/. matters with bobble on Wagner's cas-.
Offering, This filed the bases. Ragal
. frightened long enough TO strike out Kel
. ly, but Konetchy came TO life with
' home run drive to deep left centre.
Q Viox's burglary OF Hummers Texa
h Lacquer helped Cooper in Brooklyn's hall
Wheat followed with clean single ant
after Cutshaw grounded to Viox Ega
/ hit through Mowrey Red Smith thl
/ time had no homer up his sleeve. HI
+; little pop to Mowrhy bolted the celia
door on himself and his friends. TIL
score: