New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-30
Accounts for Five of Pi.
rates Runs, More than
Enough to Win.
HINCHMAN MAKES
A DOUBLE PLAY
Brooklyn Starts Out Well, but
Two Errors by O'Mara and
Hard Hitting Turn Tide.

Pittsburgh. July 29.-"Hars Wag,..
is about finished as q major leaoy.
ball player" declared a self-confes,sd
expert discussing the career Of ,bs
venerable Teuton. his feldin, !.
still pretty good, but he can't nj. tb.n
any more" continued the expert. ard
then sat down and watched Han,
Wagner beat the Superbas aims.
single handed here this afternoon. And
Wagner did it with his bat. he is On.
man who can expect no flowers o.,
other tokens Of esteem from Brooklyn
when he finally retires. He received
some valuable assistance in his esor.,
from Ollie O'Hara. but the score in
general way was Wagner s, Brooklyn9
The Dutchman accounted for no
fewer than five Of his teams eieb,
runs. In the eighth inning he came 70
the bat with the bases full, and
pole for a home run. In the first In.
ming Wagner found Edgar Collins on
third base and poked a single pas,
shortstop. Collins, Of course, logged
over the rubber.
Having contradicted the expert on the
score of hitting, Wagner set abou,
proving that even he car err. and he
fooled one OF the four chances that
presented themselves. but the critics
were indeed captious who would
censure the old man for one bobble
which had no effect on the result.
And Ollie O'Hars was deliberately
accused of playing shortstop FOR Pitts.
burgh. He took the field CARRIED in
the rainment OF an enemy. Before il
was all over the crowd hailed him, a.
Ollie contributed two errors and
simply forced three runs on the home
team by his faulty system Of stopping
a batted ball, and his strong arm
fashion of throwing.
To begin with O'Mara fooled Viox's
rap in the fifth, and Baird was hi. By
a pitched ball. Gibson filed the bases
with a tap which Pfeffer threw 70 third
Just too late 20 catch Niox. Kantleh.
ner famed and then Carey singled
over shortstop. Viox scored easily,
and then O'Mara made a wild throw
far over McCarty's head. Baird and
| Gibson likewise scored. while Carey
got to third. PfeFer got the next bat
ters.
Wagner could not have chosen q
more fitting time for his homer PET.
fer developed little streak Of wild
mes. and had 70 groove the ball for
Collins. Eddie singled Johnston
watched four wide ones whistle BY
and walked Bill Hinchman was IN
collision with a pitched ball and the
bases were filed. Wagner then came
I'D and did Just what every one except
the expert knew he was going 70 DO.
He hit The old ball for the circuit
The Superbas started out IN prom
ising fashion. They set about scoring
a run right in the first inning Myers
began by driving the ball 70 left field
for base hit. and he advanced on
/ OMara's tap 10 Johnston. Dauberi
went out Wagner 70 Johnston. Myers
reaching third. and he came home or
/ the chin strap when Wheat banged 3
! double 10 left But from then on until
/ the eighth the path TO the plate was
/ strewn with obstacles. In the eighn
/ O'Mara's single. Daubert's out ard
/ Cutshaw's base nit produced the other
/ run.
Bill Hnchman made the star plsy
Of the afternoon in the seventh inning
/ when he completed a double play IN
assisted. Pfeffer walked. and on the
hit and run play Myers hoisted a ny
/ to short right II looked for all the
world as if the ball would fall safe. 50
JEFF took leg bail for the midway. BY
a supreme effort. however. Hinchman
rot up. and then proceeded 70 run 70
/ first 70 complete tire double killing
The score follows: