New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07

No ball team looks good when losing,
and the Phillies proved no exception
70 the rule. The Quakers we're far
from steady, and errors at critical mo-
ments paved the way for their down
fall. Inaccurate throwing was beset-
ting sin and several runs which might
have been cut down by accurate han
ding of the leather were registered
at the plate. This wss especially true
in the morning game, when Luderus.
Niehoff and Kiiiifer hurled the ball
far and wide of its intended mark.
The pitching staff failed 70 stand up.
Alexander faltered badly under press
ure and finally gave up the gnosN
while in the afternoon neither Eppa
Rixey nor Silent" Baumgardner
proved equal to the task OF eneeklng
the mad assault Of Brooklyn's legionS
Ben lineup, the Indian pitcher, m
ished the afternoon game and came
through nicely. At least, he prevented
scoring. But on the whole 1t was
agreed that vastly superior brand
Of ball will have TO be played before
any pennants are nailed to the Phils-
delphia flag staff. -.
Larry Cheney may be lost TO tho
Superbas for a few days. He was
seized with cramps in the arm during
the seventh inning when only one man
was down. Jack Coombs was rushed
into the game, but he had no time 70
warm up properly, and gave way 70
Rube Marouard in the eighth frame
The last named is credited with the
Until he met with his little accident.
Cheney was pitching one OF ms pest
games He did not allow the semolsnee
Of hit during his tenure OF once
although he was liberal with passes
No fewer than six men walked. St1i'
there was no scoring on HIM. an
One of the reasons for oaseosli
Grin on the American public might
have been found during the morning
came II was victory, but re"
,S,oro Iike II and Robbie's hair Will turn
orav in an inning. All went merry az
the start. for Brooklyn got a run IN the
frst inning on Alexander, through
O'Mara's single, a poor throw by Luu'
erus. a sacrifice by Daubert, and stem
SeI,s double. Right then Pat Morans
sight hover settled down and was IN
hittable until the eighth, wInen clreuH''
stances combined against him;
But if Alexander was GOOD so Was s
Cheney, and it was a stand,on uhu'
the erstwhile Bruin hurt MS arm
Then in the eighth frame pass
couple of hits and some wild tnroWihs
gave the Phillies three runs ana ia'r
lead. =. ,;,h.
have served had II been properly
nurtured. But Alexande- W. lE e
Stengel and Cutshaw, and Nlenoh WIG
throw on Myers filled the bases. bues
Wheat, sore ankle and all, rushea up "
hit in place of Getz. Buck smashed
sizzling single off Stocks Sims my
left field. and both Stengel and CuI'
snaw crossed the plate, tleing the SCOTT
All Nixon ran for Wheat, ana .ne
mad dash was continued until nye
TALES in all were counted and we
came tied up. Marquard. breezea
through the Phillies in the nin'h'
faI ming Stock and Paskert.
jeff Pfeffer pitched a clever game ~
the afternoon. He allowed only I'VE
hits. and four of these came AFTER lhe
sixth inning. BY that time, OF eoui.s,
Jeff was shooting from behind sals
lead. and refused to strain his arm
In the seventh, Paskert and Crsva.n
doubled to left. The latter MT the
scoreboard, but he is so crippled VIA
a charley horse that speed beyona =
hobble is out OF the question LOT MN MN
Two infeld outs pushed Gavvy aroah'
to the plate. .,v
The 'Superbas, as told previously,
tore the cover off the ball IN tns
second game. They got eleven hits, sna
cot them at the right times. hiae!
VAS shelled off the rubber IN ths
middle of the fifth frame, while BAUM.
gardner vamoosed along about lh.
| latter part of the seventh. Lie was
. lust one trial after another for BAUM.
gardner. He pulled out Of oun s''lI
in the ffth when the bases wers la..
with no one out and did not aiio"
run.
Robbie played two of his youngsten..
in. the games. In the morning james
/ Smith. allied "Red" for obvious rec "a
sons, cavorted in left field ana als
we'll He drove out two hits, ana ons
OF these, a single in the eighth, seo'ss
a run. He also got a two Dagger. :"
tn, field. Red made four nice catehes
and cut down runner at the pa"
with a perfect throw Il ON deep lei' II.
Nixon played in the afternoon; ~
made a mistake in playing PasSet.,
double. but he more than made up ioi
that bv getting two good hits ana =