New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-20
SUPERBASNO !
READY TO GRAB
FIRST PLACE
Defeat Cubs in a Weird
Game, and Are Close on
Heels of PhiIlies.
CHENEY'S WILD TOSS
YIELDS WINNING RUN
George Washington label Also
Helps Flatbush Nine by His
Base Running.

Gust how we did It, don't know
nor why we played that ball game g.
is quite beyond me. But, twas a "a.
nous victory" That is Wilbert Robin.
sons statement on the hectic affair At
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon.
The average fan is willing to ADM,
that it was some victory. as victories
go. 1t pulled the Superbss to within
fraction of a game. and a few point,
in the percentage column. Of the Phil.
lies. If Pittsburgh can defeat the lead.
ers again to-day, and the Superbas can
whip the Cubs Brooklyn will 20 into
first place. Should such a contingency
arise Charles II. Ebbets will order the
pennant pole, and reorganize the Chow.
der and Marching Club.
As told before, twas a victory, and
won by a score of 6 20 ), and il covered
multitude of sins. Nothing but a
victory would have stoned for the vsri.
Gus and sundry crimes committed in
the name of baseball The fans sa.
right through to the end, holding their
breath, for they never knew whether
runs were going TO De hurled over the
plate on a rollicking cleanup drive Or
on amazing errors and wild pitches.
The Superbss dashed out in front ard
piled UP five runs A staggering al
tack. and poor defence permitted this.
But they stopped down to a walk before
the shadows heightened, and the fans
heeped blessings on the head Of Larry
Cheney for making a wild pitch which
allowed the winning run 70 score in the
eighth inning. George Cutshaw did the
tallying.
George Washington label is entitled
to the keys Of the City Of Brooklyn, for
il was his tardy base running which
prevented the pastime from sagging
into extra innings, with a possibility Of
defeat TO Brooklyn.
In the eighth inning Cy Williams was
hit by a pitched bali. after Safer had
singled, and label was put in to run for
him. Phelan singled. scoring Safer
with the tieing run, and putting label
on third. Rucker then cut loose with
wild pitch which got by MeCsr!y.
label started, doubled back { third,
and then started for the plate agsn.
By this time McCarty had recovered Tie
ball. and made a close play at the plate.
There was a more serious side TO the
game than the mere toll and weller Of
making runs, errors, and errors OF
omission. Otto Miller, catcher Of the
Srperbas, and Cy Williams, outheleer
of the Cubs, were painfully injured,
and Miller, indeed, had q most fortg-
nate escape from serious accident
During the batting practice he wa:
struck on the right eye with bstted
ball. The force of the blow laid the
flesh open down to the bone. and pf.
Thayer, who attended him, ordered his
instant removal TO Wildwood Sanstor'
Jun. where he will be confined for sew
e:al days under the care Of specialists:
DR.. Thayer said that had the oslI
struck Just little higher Millers slgnt
would have been destroyed.
The mishap TO Williams was not 50
serious. Rucker hit him on the cheek
With the ball while throwing a SLOW
curve. Williams went to the groune.
He will be out of the game Tor a week
or more. iii
In this mad whirl Of iitney baseba1
at six bits the grandstand seat lou
pitchers were used. JeN IleHet iVN"'
it too great a task 70 stop the pom,
bardment. and the unusual part u
that the big Teuton spepsred 70 nave
everything. The Cubs hammered MS
fast one and mashed his curve. jimmy
Lavender also was pounded on tne
rubber Larry Cheney and Nap kueAef
fought il out 70 the end. :,
Rucker was quite effective. He a.
lowed only four hits and limited u.
scoring TO one run. Nap worked ~
three shifts. He used his slow SaIs
his slower ball. ard his slowest ban
The positive was deceiying he con-,
narrative perplexing. the superls,'s
battling. Pop-up flies and yea
grounders were the fayorite me'nUo'
employed by the Cubs in gong ou.
Cheney. too. did well. but he had %
make the fatal wild pitch, and mat
was enough.
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