New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-21
Pirates Keep SuperbaS
From Hurdling the Cubs
Brooklyn, Has an Off Day
and Even Hy Myers
Feels the Bad
Effect.

Unless something happens in the Ma
tional League through which II will be
possible for the Brooklyn Superbas to
vault from third 10 first place in one
mighty bound the team is predcstined
to a minor position. SO it would seem,
at any rate. They lost a glowing
chance to cIinch their hold on second
place yesterday afternoon when they
dipped their colors to the Pittsburgh
Pirates at Ebhets Field by score Of
to 2. The Cubs were beaten by the
Phillies, but Brooklyn simply could not
rise to the occasion.
Like the wonderful one-horse shay,
the Superbas went to pieces for the
afternoon. 1t was a clear-cut case OF
"all at once and nothing frst' with
them. They just couldn't get started
on the right foot The attack was
negligible and the defence as resisting
as paper. But Charles II. Ebbets was
not downcast. He explained that ait
was one of those days when teams 20
bad and some go worse" Even lily
Myers was caught in the throes of the
slump. After getting at least one hit
for twenty-three consecutive games,
batting 1867 in that times and scoring
twenty runs, lily failed TO get on.
The Superbas stood forth in the
seventh inning in all their pristine
glory. The ball might have been pos
sessed of an evil spirit from the way
in which it avoided their frenzied
clutch or strayed into forbidden past
ures when thrown. The Pirates I'M
proved the opportunity and scored
three runs, making victory certain.
There was no real reason why any OF
these runs should have counted, for
the chances TO convert a batted ball
INTO an out were easy.
The scoring Orgie came about in this
fashion. Harmon arrived safely at first
base when Miller made a poor throw
TO Daubert on a simple chance Tor an
cut Carey then hit to left for base
and Collins's bunt glided away from
GetZ, filling the hassOcks. . Mara ihcn
stepped to the front and centre, boot
INK JohnstOns roller as he stepped.
and Harmon scored. Carey and Collins
likewise crossed the plate when Hlnch-
man singled to right. Johnston took
third on the b.nGle. Brooklyn then re-
constructed itself. Wagner nit 70
OWara, whose perfect throw TO Miller
caught Johnston, and Hinchnan was
caught off third and doubled Ip. The
entire Brooklyn infeld figured in this
double play. Wagner took second
NiON then struck out
The Pirates got another count in the
ninth inning, for which the avenues
were opened by an error. Coll ms
reached first on a poor throw by Get
and the runner got to third Oh two in
field outs. Wagner then singled 70 left
field and Collins scored. The Pirate
runs in the first frame we're scored
legitimately. Triples by Collins and
Wagner. a double by Hinchman and a
force play did the work.
Phil Douglas pitched eigh; innings
for Brooklyn lie had a bad first inn
ing. but then settled down into a man
killing stride unit. his team blew M
behind him in the unfortunate seventh
Harmon had the Superbas on his staff
throughout He let down bit IN the
.eventh inning and the Superbas got
their runs But then, and then only
did he show any disposition 10 ease
down.
OMara started the seventh with a
has, on balls. and after NioX took care
of Daubert's hopper Wheat tripled tc
centre field Collins almost made q
wonderful catch of this walloD. which
he Just touched after a hard run
OMara scored, as did Wheat when Cut
shaw singled