The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-11
DODGERS TAKELAST
DUEL WITH YANKEES
Nap Ruckcr Pitches as Of IOrc
for Six Innings: Appleton
Just as Effective.
CUTSHAW SPECTACULAR

breast. The Dodgers, In one of their
unusual moods. played bangup base
bail behind stout pitching and compiled
a 3 to o shutout.
For every one concerned it was well
that things turned out IA they did.
Yesterdays was the last game Of the
series and Col. Jacob RUPERT. Jr.. and
Capt. Til Huston. who were out with
their folks. could afford to lose better
than G. H. Ebbets and the Mckeever
brothers. Donovan's team had won
four and tied one OF the previous Ave
games His team was not shown up in
defeat.
Bearer to the heat OF Wilhert Robin
son than the mere victory was the style
and class which pervadsd the efforts Of
his pitchers throughout the sunny
afternoon. Nap Rucker than whom
there was no greater southpaw in his
time, came back after two Disappointing
seasons with all his accustomed grace
and elegance and style. Throughout
his six innings this r.vered veteran had
the fighting American Leaguers under
the spell OF his mastery. In the last
three innings Appleton, highly re-
| garded colt Of the Dodgers, held the
| visitors TO one hit. This fell to his con-
temporary. young Jimmy Ring. Brock
lyn product. II was a more or less
scratchy Texas Lacquer just inside the
range Of Zimmerman.
Future developments may or may not
Justify the optimism of Uncle Wilberi in
the possibilities OF Appleton. However,
he has youth. strength, weight and
power In his favor Rucker is an
altogether different proposition. lie has
| the experience. the necessary heart ana
nerve acquired in ten score OF battles
! agains. the pride If tn" National League.
| with him all along IL was question OF
/ having cured a shoulder lameness. Ger
/ tainly a cure seems to have been Effected.
The further Rucker Went yesterday
the better the great southpaw appeared.
/ surely he looked tit for nine good IN
| nlngs His shoulder WAS never more
3 free his control never finer. His curve
ball broke with all its old time zip. HIS
slow ball seemed just bit more tar'N
and more wahhly than ever before.
/ Rucker did not force his arm. he did
d
/ fine curve ball the most tan;alizinE
/ change Of pace that any club was ever
/ forced to look at II yes erdaN's per-
Torrance IL true criterion @! ltu'k-
I er's 1915 form much OF the pitching
worries OF Wilbcrt Robinson Will have
been solved.
/ New York's pitching suffered some
7 what IN comparison to that OF Brook
Ign, yet it was far from bad. but for
inileld hobbies a. critical times the
. confab might not have been conciu ed
In eight and "A half innings. Though
+ the Dolgcr slug-crs CLEANED an even
dozen hits all the runs that material
!zed might have been shut off by smart
fielding Heating. however. has no real
son for complaint. for on several other
occasions when hits would have been
most damaging his cast arose 20 the SUI
preme Resides the Yankees must re-
member that no ball game can b" won
without runs
Keating's chief stock in trade is the
spithall For some reason he was un-
able to get much Of 90 broak 10 his chief
stock IN trade The fact naturally inn
paired his control. lie usually was
in the hole to the natter and often
forctl to- groove the hall. ON such
occasions the Dodgers always wer"
waiting with a toe hold, Ray pulled out
OF n tight place in the very fret IN
ming schultz hit to right with one out
Boone. made a pretty stop of Cutshhw
belt over second for a forctout. Itch
Wheat then singled to right and stole
second. but Pecknpaugh killed Hum
mels sharp rap.
Myers singled 10 left at the begin
ming Of the second. Zimmerman foulet
to Sweeney. Peckinpaugh unwisely lei
Miller's grounder play him with 'h'
result that the ball bounced off his sore
~
the defensive then fused around viii
the base runners until he finally lost
his antagonist The pass filled III,
bases O'Mara hit sharply 10 Boone
who whipped the ball home, forcing on
Myers II looked from the stands as
II big I'd rad plenty of time to relay
back TO piop ahead Of the malt bMWa
PPM called for the throw. The over
sight was disastrous schultz doubled
cleanly 70 left driving home Miller ar'
Rucker. This two base soak came very
nearly being wonderful shoestrnI
. catch by Hurh.c High The little lief
fielder was short by inches only.
Heating steadicd down pretty vel
, after that lie got by nicely FOR three
innings. Singles by Myers and Iimmer
; man and a walk for Miller filed th
bases with only on" out In the sixth
q, S,engel bittcd for Rucker. lie rolled Il
the box and forced Myers. I!mmornti
was nipped on an attempted steal houh
starting the seventh p'Mara grecte'
Jimmy Ring with a perfect hunt dow
2 Na!sers alley Schultz popped Z
8 Boone with fine chance for u
= double play in front of him, Boon
a fumbled cutshaw's Prounder OMAR
; tailed from second on Wheats douhl
. 10 left. In the eighth Ring turned III
Dodgers back in order, striking on
: Zimmerman and Appleton
. The first Of New Works four hits If
Rucker was a double by High In IN
first inning cree grounded t. OMAR
and Pipp lofted to Myers, OMara throN
, low on pecknpaugh with one out In th
!, second, but Roger was killed of wit
I, boone ON double play engineered b
~ O'Mara. Cutshaw and Ilummel. Tnor
y, were two out in the third when Mats,
a hit to centre and High whitfield this time
Doc Cook scratched nit 10 Schulz
, with two down In the fourth. \ vii
/ pitch sent him half way. Here tutsna'
. went away in behind the bag for lin
n stop and u wonderful throw Ola. 'eckii
paugh The play was one " the pref
test Of the day. II Killed of wha
appeared a sure hit. one that wOul
- have scored cook had II gone through
y Sweeney singled To right In the mn
d But one man had died and Heating N
h into the second double play,
= The first I'VE men to face Applcto
d were easy outs. Then in the eight
d with two out, Rims dropped tiuh
. Texas Lacquer into right field. Arpl,
ton caught him mapping of first. Ilig
!; was the only other ianhe" To- rcac