The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-08
DODGERS TAKE ONE
GAME; TIE ANOTHER
Finish Braves Series without
a Setback-Darkncss stops
Second i'm Sixteenth.
SHANNON'S TRIAL COSTLY

The Dodgers and Braves entertained
a big crowd all OF yesterday afternoon
and mos, OF last evening In twenty-five
thrilling innings at Ebbets Field. Rob-
inson's men boosted their winnings by
one game thereby. hut the best that the
worlds champions could drag out Of the
melee was a sixteen inning scoreless tie
In the second game. which was halted
by darkness. Brooklyn took the first In
regulation time by a score OF 4 TO 3.
That was the fourth successive victory
for the Dodgers over Boston. every one
Of which VAS decided by a single run.
Lefty Tyler outpitched Sherrod Smith.
this matinee. The Braves fell upon
Sherrod for all three OF their runs In
the first inning. After that they could
DO nothing with his speed and curves.
1t was o Tyler's fault that these three
runs were not enough to break the
Braves losing streak. The Miracle Man
had done some tampering with his cham
pions. which proved most costly. Two
rank errors in the fourth allowed the
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Tyler didn't have a chance.
j. shannon. one of the two recruit
twins carried by Boston. opened this
game with "A hit through O'Mara. Fftz-
patrick's double scored him. Fitz tai
lied when O'Mara booted and then
threw wide on Gather. Magee's single
TO left put Gather on third. He scored
on Red Smiths fly to deep right.
Daubert opened Brooklyn's fourth
with a home run to centre. The ball
was very badly misjudged by the in
experienced shannon. 4 smart fielder
might have made the catch at least he
SHOULD have held the blow to a couple OF
bases at most. Red Smith then bobbled
on Wheat. When Cutshaw singled to
centre shannon let the ball through him.
Wheat and Cutshaw both scored on this
error. Brooklyn won out in the sixth
when Cutshaw walked. advanced on an
out and registered on Getz's clean single
to left.
The second game was a pitchers bat
tie throughout the sixteen thrilling in
nings. Douglas. recently secured from
Cincinnati. pitched a wonderful game
for Brooklyn. He let down the Braves
with four hits. three of which were
scratchy. In nine of the innings he got
three men in a row. Yet he was in
several tight places. Whaling tripled
to start the third. but O'Mara nipped
him at the plate after James famed.
Gilbert's single opened the twelfth and
Evers sacrificed. but Connolly grounded
to the box and Magee popped TO O'Mara.
smith and Maranville walked in the
thirteenth. Evers and Connolly were
both safe on errors Wit one out in the
fourteenth. Yet nothing came OF NJ.
Davis scratched a hit to start the six
teenth. but Gilbert hunted into "a double
MAY trying tn sacrifice
Brooklyn got only two scratch hits on
James in the Ave innings that he lin
sered, He gave way to "A pinch hitter
In the sixth. Davis was hit freely. but
was at his best in the tight places.
Double plays saw him twice.
Brooklyn's best chance to win came
In the eighth. but was spoiled by poor
Coaching. Myers led on with a single.
After O'Mara struck out DauDert doubled
to left. Myers was sent in. though Con-
molly had the ball well on the way to
O'Mara when he turned third. Whaling
was waiting with the ball before the
runner got within ten yards Of home.
The scores