New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-24
Herzog Leads Attack in
the First Frame and the
Rest Is Easy.
DALE A TOWER OF
STRENGTH IN BOX
Mows Down Opponents Until he
Is Forced to Retire, When
Injured Knee Weakens.

Perhaps some day the brooklyn Su-
perbas will rise 10 an occasion and play
ball when playing ball is important.
They did at Ebbets Field yesterday.
after the first inning. In that first
frame Cincinnati modified its forces
and Tailed three runs. These proved
sufficient, for the final score was 3 to z.
The Phlllies divided a double header
with the Chicago CuOs, and victory
would have placed the team within half
a dozen points of the lead. As the case
now rests. the Phillies hold the lead
by fifteen points.
But the Superbas did not accept de-
feat without a struggle They rallied
strongly in the closing innings, and IN
iected many thrill. There were times
in the sixth and seventh frames when
n single might have sert Brooklyn into
the fore. and a drive for extra bases
been of inestimable service. Unfortu-
nately, however. there were no extra
base hits with men on bases, and the
TALES one in the sixth and one in the
seventh-were manifestly inadequate.
Jean Dale was one perfectly good
reason for the defeat of the Superbas.
For five innings Dale pitched variety
of curves and drops, fast ones and slow
ones, that broke and ran like summer
lightning. Not even the most remote
sign of nit Jared the harmony OF the
summer afternoon, albeit Helnle Groh
made a circus stop of Dauberts ground
er i'm the fourth, and Wagner was in
front Of Buck Wheat's drive. To be
sure. there was base on balls to break
the monotony and a subsequent force
play, but that vas all.
But chain is only as strong as its
weakest link, and Dale, after all, could
stand only as 'luch as his leg. Some
time ago Dale injured his knee, and
after five innings the injury caused him
no end of bother and pain. In the sixth
he faltered badly, and before the third
man had been retired he was taken
out and McKenery substituted. The
latter in turn gave way to Pete Schnel-
der, because Tommy Leach was sent in
to run for him.
1t was in that sixth frame that the
Superbas got their first hit, and Lew
McCarty got it-a double. In the sew
enth frame, with McKenery holding the
fort, victory frted with the Superbas.
"Flirted" is used advisedly, for, like
all coquettes, victory turned cold
shoulder TO all advances, and then fit
ted away.
jeff Pfeffer was beaten yesterday be-
fore he really got himself Strengthened
out He finally stepped down in the
sixth frame to let Joe Schultz bat for
him. Ed Appleton took command, and
in turn was followed by the giant Phil
Douglas.
As told previously, the Reds did not
L. h,tt hor
they hit the horsehide to their hearts
content. Ten bingles in all were made;
four of these fell to the lot of Griffith,
pitcher only five times, so he did pretty
well. Two of his drives were doubles.
The first inning started nicely. Groh
was an easy out. But Herzog busted
one for three bases, and the storm
clouds gathered. Williams went out
meekly, too. Killifer was hit by a
pitched ball. Griffith then whanged
the ball for two bases. scoring Herzog,
and sending Killifer TO third. Wingo's
single scored both.
McCarty doubled in the sixth inning,
and Schultz, hitting in place of Pfef-
fer, walked. Myers forced Schultz at
second, McCarty going to third, from
whence he scored on Olson's long fly.
Daubert singled, sending Myers to
third, and he took second on the throw
in. At this point Dale retired and Nc
Kenery entered Buck Wheat was
passed, and the move was justified when
Cutshaw fouled to Mollwitz.
In the seventh Stengel walked and
took third on Appleton's bi-seasonal
hit. Myers singled, and scored Stem
gel, Appleton arriving at second by
dint of furious running. Smyth, the
name-haired speed merchant from the
Central League, ran for Appleton, but
there was no further hitting and no
more scoring.
The score follows: