New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
SUPERBAS SLUG
THEIR WAY TO A
DOUBLE VICTORY
Cardinals Bat Brooklyn
Pitchers Hard, but Twice
Go Down TO Defeat.
WHEAT AND CUTSHAW
HIT TELLING BLOWS
Formers Wallop Over Centre
Field Fence One of Longest
Ever Seen in Brooklyn.

The bat is sometimes mighter than
the pitching arm. Time there was in
this season of thrills that Brooklyn
fandom builded high its hopes on the
pitching staff Of the Superbas. Matters
have changed, and now they pin their
faith on the quickness of eye and
strength of arm of their heroes.
Nor is their faith misplaced, for the
Superbas rose above g crumDling pitch
ing staff and hammered their way TO
victory over the st. LOUIS Cardinals
in both games Of a double-header at
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. The
scores were 6 to 5 and 9 to re-
spectively, and two more gripping,
fascinating battles of the diamond
were never seen.
The opening game went ten innings
before Brooklyn battered home the
winning run, and this only after they
had overcome a lead of three runs. II
was George Cutshaw's double to centre
feld-it might have been a triple had
there been any necessity, but Buck
Wheat was on first at the time, and
he made the circuit at top speed while
the stands rocked under the cheers:
Cutshaw Hoped to second base, and
planting his feet firmly on the bag
dug in his spikes, and then trotted TO
the club house. No technlcalltles
could be raised over his method.
II was Buck Wheat who drove home
the runs that put the crusher on the
hopes Of the Cardinals. His drive
cleared the right centre field fence to
the left of the big cigarette advertise
ment with some ten feet to spare, and
landed away over the stone crusher
across Bedford Avenue. A laborer
picked the ball up and after the game
asked Buck to Autograph IT. 1t was
eoSilv the longest drive ever seen on
the Flatbush field. Jake Daubert was
on first when it was made.
Rrooklvn was aided in no small
measure bv the utter collapse Of the
inner works of the Cardinal machine
in the second game. Things just went
all 70 smash, and balls that would
have been converted into outs under
ordinary conditions fell safe or were
booted Thirty-one hits were made by
tho Superbas, and four st. Louis
pitchers faced the fire.
Robinson and Slim Sallee were used
in the first game, and 1t was from the
latter that Brooklyn won. Willie Doak
ana Dan Griner were mauled IN
scandalous fashion in the closing
game. when seventeen hits rang out.
To those who are prone to delving
into detail, there was some little cause
for apprehension, despite the brace of
victories. The Superbas used no fewer
than six pitchers. Nap Rucker, Phil
Douglas, Ed Appleton and Sherrod
Smith were used in the opening en-
gagement, while Jack Coombs, after
working in mastery style for SIX
innings. encountered difficulty in the
seventh inning of the second game,
and was replaced by jeff Pfefer when
the Cardinals threatened to tie the
score.
aided by the breaks in the game.
Smith. Douglas and Pfeffer were etfec-
tive. Douglas, after Bescher greeted
him with a triple in the sixth inning
Of the first game, retired the side, hold
inc Rob on third. and in the seventh
frame struck out the side.
Had il not been for a bit of quick
work on the part of Hy Myers, who
oncroached on the territory OF the in
feIders. and bit of lax work by
Rutler the St. Louis shortstop, who
was on second, Brooklyn might have
lost the first game. The bases were
full in the ninth inning, with one man
out. and Butler strayed far on second
while the Brooklyn infield had been
pulled out of position when Miller was
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