New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-14
SUPERBAS SHOW
THAT THEY'LL Bl
in THE RUNN1Nl
Come to Life and Defs,,
Athletics in Final f.
hibition Game.
HUMMEL STRIKES,TH THE
BLOW FOR VTCT0py
Wheezer Dell and Smith Pa
Well for Their Teams in
Snappy Contest.

The Supsrbas are 0oi,, :.
trouble in the National Is.s a's
which starts to-day. They sbov.a ~
terday IN their second game WI ~
Athletics that although thew - !,
drop a game here and there ,b..cs'
sheer carelessness. they were n
than likely TO bob up with a ,. TsH
punch just when they dad beer .,s
gated to the discard. wv" H.s'
Mr. Lbbets's employes nl.v.a
baseball Yesterday, and gained Ia va
on the Athletics for the trinn, s.'ssf'
received the day before. The sea-,
was TO 2. Two new pitchers I, ~
persons Of Wheeler Dell and ~. ., !,
the many Smiths extant e,bI:.'s
their wares for the first tim. j. SrIN ~
bush, and their bows were ro.,
pressive. Wheeler struck on, 80.
Of Comics sluggers and Smith s'
Each twirler yielded two hits
The game marked the end ~ 81.
hibltion season in Flatbush. anS -.
bush WIS glad. The fans out L..
undismayed BY the in-and-ou. ~
ing Of their fsvorites, feel tia. -
the gonfalon Is at stake, Robbie,
horts will be on the OBJ. Ia. Z.
perbas showed yesterday that the 49,.
of their following were not misplss.S
Utility John Hummel. who -.
been utilized BY Brooklyn in diH.,...
roles for many, many years, deliv,,.;
the blow that sent the visitors So,-
10 defeat. The blow was dealt IN n.
eighth inning, when the score va,
tie at 2 all. IL consisted Of a serps-'
ing line single over the head Of Iai.,
which sent home Schultz, who had ~.
ceived base on balls and sneaked \,
way to second.
The Athletics scoItd in the opsnj,,
inning, before Wheeler Dell had r,,1,
settled down 20 work. Eddie MprpIy
who now plays third, but will witio.,
doubt resume his post in the ou.ssi
to-day, was 30 particular about Il. oi.
ferings served him by Dell that he vo,
first in walk. Oldring dropped spa.
sacrifice in front OF the plate. ,,i
Eddie shot TO second.
The grand old veteran Lajoie n,
came 70 time with a not smash TIA.
bore its way through Schultz. tallyise
Murphy. Wheeler decided this va,
about enough, and after McInns hsi
been nailed in an attempted steal b
famed Thompson.
The Superbas came right back viii
a run in their half. Ollie OMAN drew
base on balls, and went 10 second On
Myers's out. Wheat and Schultz also
received gifts, and then Utility John
drove out a sacrifice fly 20 centre ;hs.
brought O'Mara across the rubber. The
Brooklyn men took the lead in the
fourth as the result OF single By he
same Utility John, two infeld outs and
a slashing drive BY Otto Miller.
The Athletics tied the count in 4.
following inning on a two-bsgger b.
McAvoy and a single by the sluggins
Eddie Murphy. II might be well %
warn the American League teams nov
that this man has his batting lamp.
trimmed, and danger is ahead.
The fielding features OF the gan,
were furnished by Myers, who seoorei
in line drive from the bat Of 0ldrins
at his shoe tops; Stengel, who rsr
some hundred yards 10 gather IN q ~
of Lajoie's, and Wheeler Dell, vha
gobbled hot drive from Walsh.
The Athletics, il would appear, ver'
short of pitchers, for Harper, who TO-
ished the game Of the day before, va
again called upon 20 perform on ,a'
mound. The Superbas gathered ohlI
four hits from his delivery, but his sv'
bases on balls contributed largely q
his downfall.
The score follows: