New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
St. Louis Manager Entices
Brooklyn Pitcher Into
Prize "BOnehead."
TOSSES BALL AWAY
AND RUNNER SCORES
Robbie Uses Three TWirlerS,
and Might Have Won but for
Unusual "BloOmer."
lBy Telegraph to Tic Tribune J


St. Louis, Aug. Hey, you, Jack
Keefe, shake hands with Ed Appleton.
You fellows ought to be good friends;
neither of you will ever have a head
ache"
So said Miller Higgins, manager Of
the Cardinals, this afternoon, as he
crowned the Brooklyn pitcher with a
diadem Of bush leaves. "Busher thou
art, and pushed thou shalt be through
out all time" said Higgins. Never
was there such head in major league
baseball"
Appleton earned his crown, for IN
this afternoons game, which he liter
ally forced on the Cardinals by a
score of s to 4, he made play which
will live long in the annals of baseball.
He will rank with John Anderson, who
stole second with the bases full. He
will be classed with Clyde Engle, who
proposed a sacrifice fly with the bases
full and two out. IN fact, ne will take
precedence. Never was such bone
pulled. search the annals as you will.
The score was tied. three men were
on base. and Miller Higgins called out:
Hey, Appleton. femme see that ball. l
think it's a rabbit they rung in on
YOU" The gullable Appleton threw the
ball, and higgins side-stePped. JOCKS
Miller. on third base, ran home, and the
other runners advanced a base. An in
field out produced the sixth and last
run.
Great was the glee Of Higgins. He
almost had commissions. Robbie bor-
dered on spasms. When he recovered
he gurgled: Take hinI out OF there
before | kill him. Never was there
such a play. 1t was wonderful. But
get him out of there" and his voice
died into throaty, inarticulate gurgIeS
as he waggled his hands feebly in the
general direction of the pitchers box.
Phil Douglas finished the game.
Wheezer Dell and Ed Appleton are
beginning to pitch duets, much after
the fashion Of Schauer and Schupp, the
illustrious sibilants of the Giants.
Does Appleton start a game, it's more
than an even bet that Dell will be
called on before long, and vice versa.
To-day il was versa.
Dell was knocked out of the box IN
one inning, and Appleton graced the
game with his presence. Ed Is Charged
with the loss of the game, too, for the
Superbas tied the count, and he made
his blunder and Douglas finished.
There was plenty OF free hitting IN
the game, and as is quite usual IN cases
like this, the free hitting produced
some spectacular fielding. Many hard
nit ball found its grave IN the greedy
mitt Of a waiting fielder.
The Cardinals dashed off into the
lead right at the start, pillng up three
runs. only to have Brooklyn rally and
draw up even. Again the Mound City
boys drew away, and stayed there until
al was over.
Hamilton Hyatt has joined the ranks
of the longest hitters." In the first
inning he caught one of Dells curves
and knocked it out of the lot, away
over the right field fence. The experts
declared that this wallop compared "a
vorably with any ever seen on t1c
grounds. 1t was terrific drive, pro-
PEELED with every ounce OF power N
the former lumberman's giant body.
The old order changes. Time there
was when managers declared that the
one certain requisite for victory over
the Superbas was TO stick left hand.l
pitcher against them. Miller Higgins
read this in a newspaper once and IS
inclined to believe 1t. To be more
exact. he was inclined to believe it.
He put Lefty Robinson into the box
this afternoon to make certain of VIC
tory. And Robinson was knocked out
Of the box in a couple of innings. Then
Lee Meadows was sent in to stem .he
tide.
Meadows is worthy of consideration.
He is the only pitcher who insists that
wearing glasses in action is his preroe-
ative. Once in the box, however, ne
sees the corner Of the plate so distinct
" that it looms large as bay window.
He worked along nicely to-day, but had
little weak spell, and Slim Sallec
was rushed into action. Slim stopped
the advance of the Superbas.
st. Louis started the scoring with
the game. With two out Jack Miller
and Long singled, and Hyatt hit the
ball out of the lot. This mortgage on
victory was soon taken up, however. In
the second inning CutshGw. Stengel and
GetZ singled in row, and these, with
an error and Otto Miller's long fy,
scored two runs. The score was tied in
the fourth when Cutshaw singled and
Stengel doubled, but the Cardinals
lgain forced ahead in the last half III
the same frame. Dolan singled to
start. but was out trying for third On
Snyder's single. Bethel sacrifice Sny-
der 20 second. and he scored on a hit
BY Meadows.
This seesaw business was popular,
for the Superbas got up again in the