The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

Charlie HerZog wasn't talking
through his nat when he said his Red
legs were the best tailend team of his
tory. More thar $1,000 fans who
jammed Bbbets Field yesterday after
oon are ready 10 furnish affidavit to
that fact II necessary. Cincinnati be-
havcd throughout in the spirit OF a
worlds champion and was able to split
a bargain day bill with its more pre-
score Of 4 to I in The opener. They
lost. and deserved TO lose, tie second
clash by the tight At of / to o.
There may have been greater diamond
battles than that first hair raising. fur
dying joust. But nothing better was
EVER shown by Tire modern day athlete.
Every inning developed one or more
pays worth doublc the price of admis-
sion. 4 description OF all Of them
would require more print than Prof.
l.liot's five feet OF education.
Aside from the scintillating aSsort-
ment of stellar stops aud throws that
would have made the Milky Way at
close range look like "A mere pin prick
the grand stand managers-dud they
" re legion-had reason to take Boss
Robinson to task. II did seem as If
Uncle Wilbcrt gamblod too long OF the
sinewy arm OF Jack CoomJs. Jack was
In trouble clear W to his ears In each
and every one Of The seven ouids he
s'ived. with ordinary suppnrt he would
have been o~blitcratcd before he was
fairly started.
Hobbies merry men made life merry
indeed for Toney, who had been saved
UP especially for them. Touey's sup
port was no less remarkable than that
afforded CoombS. but at no time was
he on the short end of the argument
all Of which makes n difference. II
wasn't necessary TO take Tpncy out.
CoOmbs finally had To he ~sidstraCked.
Appleton closed so strong IN "A hopeless
cause that he just naturally raised re-
grets that he did not have a chance TO
show while there was still a hope.
Wheezer Dell attended TO Schneider
and Dale aud the rest OF the Redleg
gang in the second game. Whoczer
was backed up against the nal many
u time. hut he always fought back
In good old approved Montana fashion.
like a two handle man. He allowed the
Reds only seven hits and All but two
came with on" or more out. His task
might have been s'mpliicd somewhat
had rot the bone and siucw Of the
Dodgers cropped out IN several delicate
situations-,hc bone. as usual. in base
running the sin.w in strong arm peg
ging.
No less than fourteen Of charlie Her
Iog's base runners were stranded in that
first battle. Three times Coombs got
from under an impost of crowded bases.
Twice they were loaded with only one
down and once with none out. In the
first inning ne hit both Herzog and Will
Jams before Killifer scratched a hit to
Getz. Griffith fouled to Herzog n
Clarke popped TO Olson. Wagner
singled 10 start the fourth and beat
Coombs's throw TO Cutshaw on Mol
Wits hunt. Olson then filled the bases
through a tumble on Toney. with an easy
double play Ia view.
With his bare hand Gets cuf.d down
Groh's wicked JOLT AMI got the hail to
McCarty in time 10 force Wagner. Dau-
bert then darted in for one OF Hal
Chase's copyrighted bare hand plckups
NJ Herzog's apparently perfect bunt. He
forced Mollwitz by an eyelash on an
attempted squeeze play. wheat sprinted
twenty yards disgonally into short CEN
tire for a short string catch OF Williams's
terrific liner.
Toney and Groh singled with none
out In the sixth. Hcrzog tried TO sacri-
hce. The result was a little pop ny.
The canteloupe king accidentally got
in McCarty's way. but Coombs, coming
fast with the pitch, caught the popup
in his gloved hand a couple Of inches
from the ground only a few feet in front
Of the plate. COMBS never travelled
faster in his who'll life.
Cutshaw singled to start B~rooklyn's
second and Williams muTed S~tengel's
ny. Toney made a wonderful play of
Getz's bunt for a force AT third. Then
Herzog Won away pack of secon5 for
McCarty's wicked welt through the box
and started a double play. He repeated
the very same play OF McCarty in the
fourth and killed the value OF Getz's
single.
Perhaps the greatest play Of the day
was shown by Heinie Groh in the third,