The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-21

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Zach Wheat beat Red Murray in ten
innings at Ebbets Field yesterday after
noon. He beat him by a score OF 6 10 s..
A few other able athletes filed in, but
they didn't count much. Wheat and
Murray held the spotlight. Wheat at
tempted TO knock home runs all after
noon Murray attempted TO kill of said
home runs. They split ffty-ffty.
First time up Mr.. Wheat was Just a
bit o~veranNious and nit an inch too
quickly. He had 90 be content with a
single 20 right that did a lot OF dam
age, but did no; give Red Murray an op-
portunity TO display his home run kill
ing ~propensities. Zach came up again
D start the third. He hit a line drive
out over Murray's glowing thatch that
was just about as pretty a swa as ever
left a ~slugger's bat. Murray was away
with the impact. He sprinted back fast.
without ever a second glance II the
screaming pellet. He threw his hand
high behind him in a last lurch that al
most ov~erbalanced him and c.utched the
ball with vicelike grip. This wonder
ful catch cut Off one run or more. for
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Zach went up against label again in
the NTH. This time there were TWO out.
His Offering this lime was even prettier
than before, but Murray played IL m re
prettily on his part. He went back so
last and true this tim that he was
able to turn with rhe ball for the most
meritorious sort OF play.
In the thunder OF the cannonading Of
both sides riiemen dropped in windows
during the afternoon. Before Wheat
faced the chalk mark for his fourth
trial IN the eighth Douglas and Dell OF
Robbie's guuners had fallen IN the
charge. Jimmy Lavender had replaced
Zip label for Bresnahan. Lavender and
his splitter were in trouble just about
this time. too, for Il pass and a sacrifice
had placed Olson. with the possible win
ming run, at second with only one down
Mr.. Bresnahan under these circum-
stances ordered Lavender To pass Mr.
Wheat. Lavender did the Job so well
that Zach c u.dut have reached one Of
the four pitches with a sixteen go,
p,ank-a case where both Messrs. Whear
and Murray were stymied,
Again the Wheel turned round 10 oui
two heroes. Gloom that could Il. ci'
with a knife hung about 'he triple throne
Of Ehb"ts and the McKeever brothers
Chicago had clouted in a run in the tenth
that put B~rcsnahan's lads in front fol
The hrsr time. Up again came Cherokee,
Zach with men IN third and first arC
only une out. Bresnahan flashed LaVen.
der to pass the mighty warrior again
Lavender pitched two wide enough q
satisfy any manager, Then he snAaket
owe a strike that Zach dumbly watched
hit past,
EVIDENTLY Bresnalan appreciated tbs
joke, For now, after his sign. he held
his glove in close behind Zach's hin
coaching Tor a. other shoulder ball, TIL
pitch started well enough, but u didn'l
get "A chance to dot its deadly office
Young Mr.. Wheat walked out to mee'
II half way and cracked II so Justify he
tween Schultz and Murray that he woulC
have won all the merchandise that goe.
with a home run had II not been for IN.
technicality Of scoring rules, The win
ming run was on first base and Zach haI
10 he contented with "A three base knock
That is the history OF the tussle he
tween Wheat and Murray, A younj
gentleman by the name Of Wilbur zoo,
lent Mr., Murray some offensive cheer