The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-10
NAP FUCKERS Arm
RECEIVERS CUNNING
Dodgers Lefthander UncOrks
Dazzling Speed and Cubs
Melt Before Him.
FINE UPHILL FIGHT WINS

A mistake IN his pitching selection
almost cost Uncle Robbie a bail game
yesterday tina would have interrupted
the sensational winning squirt OF the
Dodgers. The error was rectihed be-
fore 1t had a nance to become fatal.
Brooklyn finally beat the Cubs In ten
innings by a score OF s to I.
Victory In itself was not the most
encouraging phase OF this gallant uphill
struggle OF the Dodgers against the
league leaders. AT one time chicago
led by a score of : to /. 1t took grit
and hustling and gameness to roll back
the Cubs from such an advantage as
that. But that was a plain faced CIR
cumstance. Brilliant fielding plays and
marvellous catches paled into insignih-
canoe when contrasted with the Won
derful pitching of the great Nap Rucker
1t Is doubtful IL Rucker himself
tthough he has steadily assured Robin
son he would be III with a little mid
! summer sum believed he had so much
left as he showed the Cubs yesterday
| afternoon for seven innings. For three
seasons now the former king OF the
| %southpaws had been getting away with
| n dinky curve. n slow ball and A head
filled with brains. lie used the slow
ball yesterday likewise he used the
curve. But he supplemented both with
real speed speed for which Rucker
was noted before his shoulder went back
on him.
Rucker was sent to the relief OF
PfefYer in the fourth inning. The vete-
ran had not properly warmed and was
denied for a couple OF runs before he
finally retired the side. Rut after that
he looked like Nap Rucker OF five years
past, In the last six innings Nap let
the cubs down with three hits. one OF
them a scratchy bunt. He famed five
Chicago hatsmen.
Fred Williams. scared into action b
the presence OF Red Murray. hit home
runs off Pfeffer IN both the second and
fourth innings. Safer had Just tripled
ahead of him In the fourth. Phelai
followed the second circuit swat over
the right fence with a single that
knocked Pfeffer from the box. Archer's
single of Rucker pu, Phelan on third
Pierce hit In the run. Good struck out
and Fisher forced Pierce. but Archer and
Fisher worked a double steal for Chi
cago's last run. when Dauber threw
poorly to the plate.
Pierce was as wild all the way a. the
proverbial ~lefthander. but the Dodgers
wouldn't wait him out at first and
muned opportunity after opportunity.
only one run came In the first on
Myers's hit. two passes and a sacrifice,
all accomplished at the cost of an out.
1t took a single. wild pitch, double ard
sacrifice fly to get another tally In the
fourth.
McCar,y singled. with one out. in the
sixth. Rucker lined to right. Myers
followed with a single and McCarty
scored when O'Mara's roller dribbled
through Phelan. Dauber walked. MI
ing the bases. Wheat's hit to centre
scored Myers and O'Mara ~Standridgc
here took a hand. Cutshaw laced hin
for n single and another run.
Brooklyn tied the score in the seventh
Fisher booted on Getz. who raced :.
third on a single which McCarty failed
10 stretch. Rucker hit IN the run. only
to fan a victim OF a double play with
Myers.
A wonderful catch by Red Murray
saved ~Standridge in the ninth. Thi.
took an extra base hit off Miller. Sten.
gel and Getz were on through error
at the time. O'Mara's double and
Daubert's single, with one out. in the
tenth finally returned Rucker the popu.
lar hero that he should be. The score: