The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-24
DODGERS KILL BALL;
CARDS Do LIKEWISE
Five Pitchers Appear and All
submit To Treatment Of
Toughest Sort.
BROOKLYN LANDS on TOP

Wilhert Rob.nson's dodgers effected
their long awaited reform in batting
Yesterday afternoon. bu:-as IL uSu-
Ally the case under such ire umsiances
the pitching eel below US customary
standard Wherefore Brooklyn had the
time of It's lie beating out III Cardi-
nails 10y n score of 2 10 :.
Those Dodgers selected Doak. one OF
the craftlest artists OF Miller Hugginss
star. as the butt end Of their return
WALTON. They clouted Nm of the hill
In the second inning under a shower o;
n half dozen blows and as many runs.
This slaughter OF Doak undoubtedly
won the game for Brooklyn. Stil Il q a
pity that che Flatbush ,iers didn't sup
press their burst OF 'ndigrat on uutil
later in the fray. Doak didu't travti
far enough to spoil him for sctvice IN
part OF go-day's double header a; lib It's
Field.
The six run bunch ciutcied from
Doak shoDld have been more than
plenty to assure Wheezer Dell a cake.
walk the rest Of :hs way. But Wheezer
didn't appelr. to he Jus himself. Bes-
cher. inst to face hm. 20; Il HON run
10 centre. Myers mlsjud yed the ball
badly. II Sc med very much as IL Dell
was Mustered by the incident. fius'ered
so badly tiIt he didn't Recover even
after Doak was soaked. L. the third
he started ont On a rampage OF Wild
ness by hitting Il scher and passing
liugglus. S;cugel pulled h M Out Nv a
wonderful throw to oMara that trapped
Bescher trying for third on J. Miller's
line ny.
In the next inning bell gave three
bases on balls, but was saved by fin.
unfolding, st. Louis got only one run
here that the result of oMara's error
on Bescher. In the fifth. however. the
cards punched three long singles behind
a pass to \. Miller with one out. This
hitting Melted three runs FOR the visitors
and put them only one shy of a tie.
Appleton. called to TN. rescue. retired
the third man on "A forced play with one
pitch.
l.uckilv for Appleton. = couple Of
dukes of fortune gave Brooklyn a brace
Of counts Ia the second half Of the NTH.
Zach Wheat's liner carromed on the wall
treacherously through hyatt and Zach
was able Ia sprint all the way to third.
Cutshaw hit sharply to Bethel and Wheat
was trapped f'atfooted ON the lines. In
trying tO run him down SNYDER hit Zach
on the head the hail bounded away out
To right field. Wheat scoring and cut
shaw racing to third. Cutshaw counted
on Stengels single.
beginning the seventh the cards
seemed to hit upon the proper comhins-
ton for Appleton. but We're cheated OF
their reward by OiMara. Snyder opened
this inning with n hi, and Butler walked.
hyatt slammed a terrific grounder
through the box that looked like u sure
hit. oMara somehow managed to get
over near second for u brilliant gloyed
hand stop. III. tagged the bag and then
whipped the ball to baubert for a doubt.
play. The significance uf this stop ia
apparent when II is considered that
long. the next batter. double to right.
HIS double scored only one runner. Sny-
der.
Appleton tripled to start the sixth in
ming. but was left at third. lie ran
around pretty fast, and that sprint may
have taken something out of him. He
was lucky enough in the seventh. In the
eighth he scarcely could get the ball up
To the plate. Myers made a pretty shoe
string catch of Niehaus Rescher
walked. Huegins singled To centre and
Miller cracked an inleld single of Getz's
glove, filling the bases. Appleton passed
snyder. forcing in Bescher with st.
l.ouis's las, run lie was taken out then.
Butler, facing Pfefer. hit sharply to
Getz and Huggins was forced at tn.
plate. Hyatt lined to Wheat.
O. Mtller's triple and a single hy Myera
IN the eighth gave Brooklyn it's last run.
Long singled TO start the st. Louis ninth.
But again oMara calne through win a
dandy stop and sta ted a double plav
that cleared the bases. Roche hit for
Niehaus, hut the hes, he could produce
WAS an easy fly to Zach Wheat. The
score