New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Defeated in Four Efforts,
They Capture Last Part
of Double-Header.
TESREAU THE MOSES
TO LEAD THEM OUT
SuperbaS Fight Hard for Clean
Score in Series, but Bow to
Ozark MOuntaineer.

Brooklyn Supcrbas McGraw's men
wheeled about and won the final game
Of double-header at Ebbets Field yes
terday afternoon. Two more gripping
battles Of the diamond were never
waged, and the twcnty-threc thou-
sand spectators, the greatest crowd
that has visited the Flatbush stadium
this season. were well repaid Tor
the four hours spent under cloudleSS
skies. Brooklyn. which won hair
raising victory in the opening contest
bv score Of 90 !, rallied grimy
in the second game. and accepted de-
feat By a count of I 10 8. only alter
q Homcric struggle 49,,
JEFF Tesreau's was the name wnlch
fingered on the tongues OF the Man
haitian fans. for il was he who checked
the string Of defeats that has plunged
the Giants INTO their present unhappy
position. Bat every loyal Brooklyn
partisan halls Casey, Stengel ana
Sherrod Smith, the latter because ne
won a slashing pitching duel from
Ralph Stroud IN the opening game, the
former because ms terrific drive TO the
centre field fence with two on bases
made the SupCrbas q factor IN battle
in which they had been only iorlorn
BROOKLYN owed its victory in the
opening game 10 q play seldom u ever
seen, on Elbets Field, no any rate. III
came in the eighth inning, when the
score was tied Myers on thlro D~se'
Daubert on first and Buck Wheat az
the bat Win one down. Wheat SlasheG
one down 20 Larry Doyle. who nesltaled
for a moment and then tried 10 tag
Daubert out. Jake doubled back ana
forth for a second, calling on Myers 10
run for The plate. Doyle then threw TO
first. and the fans believed that Wheat
had been retired. Nerkle then threw
10 Fletcher. whose return TO MerkIe
retired Daubert.
MYERS betmes had dashed for
home, and crossed the plate Just as
Daubert was thrown out. The Grants
believing that double play mad peen
completed. left their positions, and
HI the unpire. announced that Myers
had not scored. Some Of the SuperDas,
too. trotted Tor their places, but ONE
O'Mara noted that Byron had ruled
Wheat SAFE. He told Buck the glad
tidings, and Wheat at once dashed OF
70 second base. for no Giant was on
the field 10 prevent II. D..
Amazed, the players looked az Byron
who AGAIN declared Wheat safe. ne
run mad by Myers, of course counted
and il spa,ed victory. Byron salq az
terward that Merkle's foot was niue
of the bag, and that 1uTtherm3oIs'
Doyle's delay IN making play Oh Dau-
bert had cnqb!cd Wheat 20 beat the
belated throw. a..
second game. and that tells the ta4e'
For eigh. innings "a waged a ruthless
war and prosecuted all but BUCK
Wheat III morcucss style. but INC
Chero..ee would not bow TO the skill OF
o Daleface. and hammered out three
singles ard q double IN four trips 10
the plate. In the ninth inning ne el'ner
deemed the game safe ana Iel DOWN
or else BE- momentarly iost ms Gun
ming, for in thrice the ouperDaS
leaped on him. and Casey Slehse4 was
crowned nero, even IN defeat.
ollie ONara drove out one that
Lobert could not handle, and he rounC-
ed third after Wheat hit the water
bottle on the right field fence for
double. Fletcher made great stoP
Of Cutshaw's hopper, and held boIh
men 10 their bases. There were TWO
strikes on Stengcl when he hnaHy eoJ
the ball he wanted, and be drove ~
down TO The timbCrs about the HagpoIe
in centre held for home run.
OMara ana Wheat preceded the gal
BROOKLYN rooters took temporary leave
of their senses. The Superhas might
vet win. they thought Another roar
went up when GctZ slashcd down the
first base line. but Merkle made a good
stop and lightning recovery, ana lHe
game was over. a.
The Giants went about winning the
second game in no slpshod manner;
Wilbert Robinson decided 20 SEND Ia
Appleton, the young Texan, INTO ING
boX to oppose Tie reau. it was a BAD
dav for the Lone scar entry. IL
speed was fairly cut TO order Tor inc
Giants. ard they proceeded TO siam
mis- offerings hithcr and yon.
Three hits. one double By Larry
Doyla. sent a run over ln the hrst INN
ing. In the second frame "a pass TO
Snodgrass, Tcsreau's double, an lnheid
bit by Burns and RObcrtsOE's sacr-hce
Av gave TWO more. The bCmbardment
continued ir the third frame. Doyle
and Fletcher singled, and then Dell
came into the game. He prevented any
more scoring until the ninth, when the
Giants pushed over one run.
Indeed, there were thoSoe VINO held
that had Dell been sent into the liS'S
at the start the result would nave
been different. Certain u IS That -'cli
hoy there were two on bases, and an
error bv O'Mara filled the paths.
Wheeler then retired the side, aided
nv one of the best double plays seen
in MANY DAYS. Snodgrass drove long
fiy TO Myers in centre field, and Hy's
perfect throw to Miller got Doyle at
the plate by an eyelash. Small Won
der that united Brooklyn rose to bel
The bort side slants Of Sherro4
Smith proved q thorn in The sides oil
the Giants in the first game. lie hept
down the hitting in fine style, ana d."
a little on his own hook. Ills defence
was brushed aside momcatauly IN
the fourth inning, when New orr reg
istered lts only tally. Burns hunted
safely. aad rounded third when Doyle
nut through his end of a hit and run
NAV. Fletcher crashed a long fly 10
The outfeld and Burns crossed the
plate. ~
frame on OMara's triple TO left held.
and an infeld single by Daubert Inc
winning run was scored as told before
Ralph Stroud lost only ln the per
centaces in the opening game. l"e
same brand OF pitching WI! van many
a game for him before the srAmvr
wanes. He had the SJperDas hshthE
every minute. The hits were few, but
thew came at the wrong moments Tor
Stroud. ,-.,,.--
deeds aheld, and both teams were
heard from. Buck Wheat's grab Of
long hy by Snodgrass in the sec nd was
sensational, and so was McCartys capt
ura Of Robertson's foul in the first
came Stergel. Burns, Lobert, Myers,