New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-23
Shut Out Cardinals and
Then Get a Sound
TrounCing.
TIGHTEN THEIR GRIP
ON SECOND PLACE
Smith Holds Visitors in Check,
but CoombS, Appleton and
Douglass Fare Badly.

Brooklyn built a stateher manson
for itself in the percentage column, al
though it only divided the honors of a
double-header with the st. Louis Car
dinals at Fbbets Field yesterday after
noon. The Cubs were defeated by the
Boston Braves, and the Superbas now
occupy second place, with a lead OF
full game over the Chicago team. II
one were to Judge from the first game,
which the Superbas won by score OF
] 70 o after a thrillinG pitchers dlel,
capturing the pennant is only matter
Of time and detail. On the other hand.
the second game would indicate dire
plights for Brooklyn. for the Cardinals
romped home by a score OF II TO /.
Sherrod Smith returned 10 the mound
after a disastrous venture against the
Pirates. and never showed 10 greater
advantage. He was found for half
dozen hits, which he kept well scat
tered, and not all Of these were clean
either. II was not until the ninth
inning that Smith was in really grave
danger, and he was helped out OF this
by a bit of quick play on the part OF
his mates, and bit slow thinking on
the part Of Jocks Miller.
The play which saved Smith from
probable overtime work and possible
0eIeaI WAS IdkUtI unusual Al Wv ~
ginning Of the ninth Miller was safe
on boot by Cutshaw. and reached sec
ond when SNYDER hit 20 centre field for
a base. Gonzales was sent in 70 run
for Snyder, and both he and Miller ad-
vanced on a sacrifice bunt by Butler
Dolan hit to O'Mara, and Miller was
cut of at the plate. He jockeyed back
70 third just as Gonzales came up to
occupy the bag. Otto Miller, the Brook
lyn catcher, tagged both runners. But
Gonzales. believing that he was safe'
made a dash for the unprotected plate
and crossed it, but Rigler declared
that he had been retired at third.
Miller. who had the same opportunity
made no effort to score, and the next
batter was easy.
Slim Sallee fought it out on almost
equal terms with his fellow southpaw.
He was hit a trife harder than smith,
hut he carried the Superbas scoreless
for seven innings before they hnalIy
batted his guard down long enough, to
nut one lone run across the plate, but
This. Of course, was sufficient.
With one out, McCarty drove sin
ole 10 left field, and then retired to let
Joe Schultz run for him. Smith nied
out 10 Higgins, but Hy Myers singled
70 centre and Schultz arrived at second
safely He scored soon, Tor y mara
dropDed one over second base that fell
safe. Myers pulled up at no, thlra' h out
died at the plate when Daubert beat
ont a hit TO Bethel. The play was Bet
Eel 10 Jocks Miller to Snyder, and 1t
clicked off faultlessly.
II was well that the Superbas got OIL
10 a good start, for the second game
was a nightmare 70 the crowd whose
faith in the weather man was not 70 ne
DESTROYED by MONDAY showers ana
promised thunderstorms.
The Superbas avoided the lgnomlnY
which they thrust on the heads OF the
visitors, when Long, the rght heider,
Lost Cutshaw's drive in the sun and
made a three-base muH Of 1t. George
scored on a double by Getz, and right
there united Brooklyn lost interest
Huh Purdue was in his most effective
stride and permitted no further un-
seeming actions on the part Of Brook
Ign runners. nj,
Jack Coombs, Ed Appleton and Phil
DOUGLAS tried i'm vain TO guide the
leather past the Gargantuan bats OF
the Mound City men. They met with
moor success II was a hard day for
the felders. for they had 20 chase the
ball. On the other hand, 1t was easy
for the umpircs. for their decisions
were C0leIN OF IdII OF i'Alt AdNlINl Niit'i'
hall or strike. Coombs started the
came. He left in the middle Of the
fifth inning. Appleton replaced him
and quit after the seventh. Douglas
was not ~ his best, and the mad sue
cession Of St. Louis runners on the
lines continued.
Gut Getz was busy as bee yester-
day. and Ollie O'Mara left nothing to
be desired in his work at the short
field In the fifth inning of the first
game sensational fielding saved Brook
lyn from trouble
Myers gathered three hits yesterday.
Retzel and Jocks Miller won the laurcls
IN the second game, with four drives