The sun., 1915-07-15
DODGERS BEAT REDS
IN HOT TEN INNINGS.
Pitchers Duel Of Coombs and
Toney Ends When Latter
Does Stupid Act
BLOCKS PERFECT THROW


on agin. on agin. gone aNn-Fin-
nesan.
| That Is precisely how Uncle wiibert
Robinson. Charles Hercules Ebbets and
Edward J. McKeever felt after yester-
days renewal OF the famous battle OF
Long Island at Ebbe.s Field. Tho Dodg.
ers finally put those Cincinnati Reds
back In their right stall. But II took
ten innings TO nose out a 2 10 triumph.
Brooklyn's success Immied the Dodg-
ers back into third position once more.
They look better there than In fourth.
They would look quite we'll in the lead
from the class they have spilled through
out the last fortnight. The closeness OF
the National League strife could not
have been emphasized more strikingly
than by the game struggle of Charlie
Herzog's Reds to turn a check into
rout
Brooklyn slipped It's trolley In Tues
days game against the Rhtnelanders.
The team played bad baseball and de-
served to lose. II was the first check
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no. recovered fully when yesterdays gun
sent them away again. Wherefore the
cunning Robinson. doubtless figuring the
leaven OF experience. called upon the
crafty Jack Coombs. And Coombss
gray matter as much the natural skill
OF his cast, balanced the scales the right
way.
| Whether or not superstition lays its
finger on baseball results Charles II.
Ebbets was taking no cha.ces. Through
out the afternoon he perched upon his
high stool by the side of Ed Mckeever.
with his legs crossed. outrootlng the
i mos, voc,ferous two bit patron. Ebbeis
refused to give tumble to Cap Til
| Huston. entrenched In a box al the right
elbow OF Col. Robinson. Squire Ebbets,
| TO his sorrow. had deserted his throne
to play host to Garry Hermann the day
before.
Brooklyn was worried bit over re-
cent injury TO Coombs But that worry
was groundless Seldom in his life did
Iron Jack appear to better advantage
than aGains, the Reds. II cannot be de-
MED that luck balanced the scales IN his
favor. But by the same token II would
have been an inJustice had he lost.
Coombs caught Toney on one OF this
fellows best days. Neither deserved to
lose 80 runs should have been scored
in the ten innings The rival pitchers
were at their very best in the pinches.
which came more frequently than usual
in such we'll pitched game. Errors
let In both of Brooklyns runs. while
"A near error welcomed Cincinnatis only
tally.
Cincinnati scored first. in the fourth.
Myers needlessly came in too fast on
Groh's hit. trying for one handed
scoop. and the ball got far enough
through him. to plant Heine upon see
ond, Grifiith's out sent Groh TO third
wiliamss 1olt shot past Cutshaw for
single II would have been an easy
chance with the intield playing deep
That single scored the run.
Brooklyn tied II in the second half
Cutshaw singled to right and Getz hit
to the same pasture after Stengel flied
out. Cutshaw, however. appeared too
deliberate on this hit and run play and
got no further than second. Miller fouled
to Groh. Then cutshaw and Getz executed
a pretty double steal. CNtshaw scored
when Herzog threw wide on Coombs.
Immediately followed a play that has
grown rare in modern baseball. Myers
shot a warm jolt inside Mollwitz that
appeared a single to dead certainty.
But Gilbert was playing about fifty feet
further In than he should have been.
He came in fast. scooped the ball with
his bare hand and threw out the sprint
ing Myers at first, This unexpected as
sist the third out--cancelled run that
Getz had carried over the plate from
third. That run would have decided the
game in Brooklyn's favor in nine innings.
Myers got even for this treachery at
the expense OF Rodgers. first up in the
next inning lie sprinted away back for
n terrific liner that he tossed up with
his finger tips and caught before II fell.
This catch killed sure triple-a pos
sible homer.
Coombs was threatened In each OF the
last Ave Innings. Groh doubled with two
out in the sixth. Toney and Rodgers sin
gled with only one out in the seventh
a succession OF pop flies killed each
opening. Griffith tripled in the eighth
!, but two were out. Toney singled with
one gone In the ninth only 10 be doubled
on Rodgers grounder. Wingo. who
walked with one out In the tenth. also
! proved the victim OF a double play.
From the fourth to the tenth just one
Brooklyn runner saw first base though
, fielding OF the most sensational nature
was chiefly responsible for this fact
Daubert drew his second pass with one
out in tho fif,h.
Robbie partly outjockeyed Toney in
the tenth. though Toney really outlook
eyed himself by n bad bone. Herzog
took a cannon drive of Coombs's ba'
for the first out. Myers then singled to
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hit Toney, was ordered TO bunt after he
missed healthy swing He caught the
infeld mapping, but Toney raced over fol
"A blind stab and accurate throw that
killed base hit. though not the sacri-
fce. Herzog orslered Toney 10 pass Dau.
bert SO that there would be a chance
of n play at every infeld sack. II was
good judgment. But Mollwitz fumbed
Wheat's hard smash. Griffith flelded the
ball quickly and threw for homo yard.
ahead OF Myers,
For some unaccountable reason Toney
stuck out paw that DETECTED the pes
so that Myers tailed the winning run II
romp. Toney's Interference with thl.
throw was inexcusable. The only hop,
to prolong the game was TO flag Myers
tearing for the plate. There was no pos
sibility OF n successful relay The gam,
hung on that run, Gilberts throw il
! was the last hope. Before the lntcrfer
ence It seemed that 1t might have headet
! Myers by fifteen feet. The score:
CINCINNATI IN. L. BROOKLYN IN ID
alb h pa ab h p a
Rodgrrs,cb u o 3 o Myers,cf.,.
Herzogss = o q l'OMarass. 3 ,
Wingo,c.. = . 0Daubert. .Ib 0l2 /
K,lllierlf o o Olwheat 1t o q Q
GrOh 3b. OCutshaw, ,2b 3 2
lGriffith.rf ! q Stengel,rf.. 4
Willms,cf ! OGetz. .3b.... .
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