New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-14
SuperbaS Halted in Mad
Flight b. Lowry Reds
Schneider a Puzzle to Brook
Iyn Batsmen, While
Pfefer Yields
Five Runs.

The mad career of the Brooklyn Su-
perbas was temporarily checked by the
Cincinnati Reds at Ebbets Field yes
terday afternoon. Held powerless by
Pete Schneider, who pitched better ball
than he knew how, Robbie's men
Dipped their colors by a score Of TO
/, after piling up eight straight VIC
tories over the Cubs and Braves.
1t was an ill-timed loss, too, Tor the
Cardinals lost to the Phillies and the
Cubs bowed TO the Giants. A victory
would have sent Brooklyn into third
place, only a game behind the Cubs Tor
second and only fifteen points behind
the Philhes.
II was not that the Superbas cracked
under the strain of the sizzling pace
they have cut out during the last fort
night. For the day, at any rate, they
met team which could rate along with
them and still have a little in reserve.
Schneider rose TO great heights IN
his art. lie parcelled out six hits, two
of which were punched in the third
inning and two more in the seventh.
when by means of these bingles and a
sacrifice fy the SuDerbas escaped a
bath i'm the whitewash tub. Just three
Throughout the afternoon the Brook
!yn board of strategy, with Robbie and
his chief lieutenant, Jack Coombs, pre-
siding, devised ways and means Of
scoring runs They thought up plenty
of ways, but could not raise the means.
There was the third inning, for IN
stance, when the situation took on a
roseate hue Miller opened with line
single TO centre, and he Hoped around
to third when Pfeffcr stung another
safety to the outer works. The fans eX-
pected great things with Myers, OMara
and Daubert coming up, but were
doomed to disappointment. A foul to
short right field, death on strikes and
an out, pitcher to first, settled their re-
spectlve fates.
In the seventh inning the Superbas
iammed a run over the plate. Cutshaw
opened fire with line drive 10 centre
for a base hit, and moved along when
StenCel scratched one just out OF reach
Of Rodgers. Gets out at first advanced
both runners a peg, and Cutshaw slid
home when Miller drove fly to
Twombly in short centre field.
While Schneider was holding the fort
so nobly the Reds were taking whole
chunks of JOY out Of the life of JEFF
Pfefer. Pfeffer has gone just bit
stale under the strain Of his recent eff
forts and showed that he is in need OF
rest. Errors played a part in the
scoring of Cincinnati runs, but Jeh's
delivery would never have won its place
in the list of Egyptian puzzles. Gin
cinnati made nine hits.
Their first run came in the second
inning. when Groh tripled to left field
and came home when Wheat's throw
trickled from the clutch Of O'Mara. In
the third frame a fusillade of hits and
a lusty throw by Miller gave the Reds
three runs. With one out Schneider
beat his roller 10 Gctz. and rounded
third when Rodgers doubled over third
base. Both scored when Herzog singled
to right. The last named took second
on the throw in 70 the plate. Wingo
then singled to right. Herzog stopping
at third Stengel threw in to the plate
and Wingo started for second. Miller
at once cut loose with crazy throw.
which permitted Herzog to cross the