The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-06
DODGERS GO AHEAD
OF BOSTON BRAVES
Team Plays With Confidence
Behind Pfeffer and Pushes
Champions Down, 6 to 3.
HUGHES WILD; ALSO SOFT

Brooklyn dropped tho worlds cham
pion Braves to seventh place in the
National League standing by winning
the afternoon Independence Day game
at Ebbets Field. The score was s to 3.
Rain necessitated a postponement Of the
morning attraction, which will I've played
on to-day as part OF a double header
Though Brooklyn broke the tie with
Boston. the Dodgers could not hold un-
disputed nth place. The double victory
Of the Reds over the Cubs exalted Gin
cinnati to that position.
Raher uncertain weather hold the
holiday crowd to 5000, but those Co
wanus fans who were on hand saw a
rafting contest. The Dodgers. who had
taken n fine brace since returning home,
did not appear the least clustered at the
title Of their adversaries. Heretofore
Boston's very name carried a terror to
Robinson's men. II was the same with
the Giants too. But perhaps the ease
with which Brooklyn cleaned up on New
York last week had a good moral effect.
Brooklyn played far better ball against
Boston than is it's custom.
Pfefer. sole star of the Dodgers last
season. carried the burden Of home hope.
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former Yankee, who Al the Polo
Grounds quite recently gave the Giants
a good illustration of Alexander the
Great at his best. But II didn't look like
the same Hughes.
Pfercr started out like a lion. Hughes
like a wildcat That IL. II any cat could
be so wild as Tom. He lacked control
to such a painful degree that he was al
ways in the hole. II was usually a ques-
sfan ~ vp.-nptths IN hatg.,aa, mich k,g
base or growing the ball for him. The
smuggling Dodgers took toe holds for the
groove balls. That explains concisely
the advantageous break or the Dodgers
at the start.
Brooklyn rolled back Boston and
Hughes for three u in the opening
inning. Myers's Texas Lacquer fell
safely behind Maranville. O'Mara
famed. but Daubert dropped a pretty
single in centre that sent Myers to third.
Hughes lost Wheat. filling the bases.
cutshaw's line fly to right tailed
Myers. Stengel strolled. filling the
cushions again. Getz doubled down the
first base line, scoring paubert and
Wheat. but Stengel ov-rran third and
was trapped when Evers cut Gilbert's
throw.
Hughes's wildness and a low throw
by Maranville gave Brooklyn another
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by Daubert's sacrifice and Wheat's in
field out preceded Maranville's bobble on
Cutshaw. Getz opened the fourth with a
solid single. Mctarty sacrificed. PETERS
double to right gave the run.
Boston made IA bid In the fourth
when Gilbert walked and t.vers singled
with none out. Connolly flied to right
and Smith hit into a double play. The
Braves scored twice In the fifth. Magee
hit to centre with one out and came
home when Stengel's return of Maran-
ville's single carried to the stands. The
Rabbit took third on the error. TO tally
when O'Mara fumbled Gowdy's grounder.
Maranville strolled with two out In the
seventh. lie raced to third on Gowdy's
single TO right. Fitzpatrick. hitting for
Hughes. scored M~aranville with a clean
blow to left. Gilbert's gentle fly to
Myers ended the rally, and Boston's
scoring.
Strand pitched only two innings. He
got the side in the seventh. Wheat and
cutshaw tripled at the beginning of the
eighth. This one run was all the left
handed spitball pitcher allowed. however.
Smith made a wonderful stop and cut
down Stengel, Getz fame and Me
Carly flied to Magee. The score