The sun., 1915-07-21
DODGERS GO BAD IN
EVERY DEPARTMENT
Winning Streak Of Douglas Is
Broken by Pirates With
Score 6 to ,.
HARMON HARD TO BOTHER

That the Dodgers did not drop back
into third place yesterday afternoon was
due to no fault OF their own. Only the
fact that the Cubs lost in Philadelphia
enabled them to keep tied with the Chi-
cagoans for second place This is no
stroke Of good fortune however. accord
ing to Uncle Wilbert Robinson, who
averred las; night that his charges are
aiming at the very top and would have
preferred TO see the Quakers lose Rob-
inson spoke without the usual joyful
ing to his voice. with the twinkle gone
from his eye and with his smile missing,
for he had just finished watching his
charges litter Ebbets Field win the
worst exhibition OF baseball seen there
in some weeks. Ii was poor work by
the Dodgers rather than good work by
the Pirates that enabled the PittsburRers
to take the game by score OF q to :.
Pitching. batting. fielding and base
running are regarded generally as the
most important phases of baseball, and
in all of them the Dodgers were sad
Gigantic phil Douglas. who had not been
beaten since he changed ttncinnatl
uniform for one bearing Brooklyn "B,
seemed TO have cracked under the strain
OF being a hero He was a Ncritable
marvel in all bu; two innings. but he
was so bad IN these two and his sup
port fell away So badly in one OF them
that u task Of making runs in abundance
was loaded onto the batting department
OF the team The batting department
failed utterly. being assisted in the fail-
ing by steady pitching on the part pi
Bob Harmon and clean cut fielding by
Hans Wagner and associates. Three hits
were punched with pass for Brook
lyn's runs. but Harmon allowed only
three others, each in a different inning.
The first of Brooklyn's bad fielding
was done in the opening inning. After
Carey famed Collins tripled. Dauoert
did quick work throwing him out at
home on Johnstons grass burner.
HinChmau doubled, scoring Johnston.
Wagner fired hot bounding single into
centre. Myers tried To put on too much
speed IN fielding II and was struck on
the shin by the ball. which bounded into
left field This allowed Hinchman TO
make sure of his run and Was
ner reached third. where he was left
when Nox flied out.
Chances were offered 20 retire the side
withou; tally in the seventh. Yet three
scored. Miller got ilarmon's bolnder
in front of the plate and threw high
ovcr Daubert's head. Carey singled.
o;etz fell all over himself trying to field
a bunt BY Collins. which filed the bases.
Harmon scored when O'Mara kicked
Johnston's Offering out to Zach Whea :
and two more came home on Hnchman's 3
hit A double play and strikeout ende i
that session of agony. Collins opened
the ninth against Dell with a simple
chance for Getz. who chose. however. 10
throw out of Daubert's reach. Johnston
sacrificed and Hinchman's inHeld ont
put Collins on third. lie Tailed when
Geiz missed fire again on Wagner's
grounder.
Brooklyn's first hit of Harmon was a
single by Getz in the third. but he Went
out later as one victim OF double
play. TIummel tripled with two out in
the third. He was left when Umpire
Byron called Getz out on foul tip that
hit behind the plate and was picked out
OF the air by sSchane, who then tagged
the batter. This increased Byron's un-
popularity. which had been growing all
afternoon as the result of queer ap-
pearing decisions on balls and strikes.
A base on balls drawn by OMara
started the lucky seventh. and the little
fellow advanced when Daubert went out
Niox to Johnston. Wheats triple score
him and Zach tailed on Cutshsw's hit
in right, Schultz batted for Douglas "a
open the eighth. but was an easy out. AS
were the next Two batters. The cry
for rally IN the ninth was answered
by Wheat. who walked, and Cutshaw
who batted him around to third. hut
there was one out at the time and Hum
mel and Getz were deaf TO all entreatIes
The score