The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11

Brooklyn's squirting Dodgers tore
through the Cub leaders in both games
of yesterdays double header at Ebbets
Field like a cyclone through a new cut
hay field. They won the first game by
the lopsided score of 8 to 3 and shut out
the pacemakers, 6 to o. in the closing
contest.
out individual specimens from wilbert
Robinson's followers as worthy of spe-
cial mention. All performed their paris
with credit and distinction. within the
last fifteen years the fans Of Brooklyn
had not seen a l~ivelier. scrappier or more
determined lot of baseball representa-
tives than the hired men of Ebbets and
Mckeever proved throughout the strenu-
Gus afternoon.
on yesterdays form Brooklyn seemed
as good a club as the National League
has in man. a day. There was
no apparent flaw either in attack or de-
fence. The Dodgers went about their
work every minute as IL they really
meant business. Their team play Of
fenslvely and defensiyely was perfect.
NV WV BN NNN'i tSdiNtb pIpohls ~
to third position, just three games ba X
OF B~resnahan's jaded pacemakers. A
three game handicap is insignificant -
a team that has shown so much consist
ency since its return from A disastrous
road trip. Brooklyn has won eleven Of
its last thirteen games. II has won
through fine pitching and heavy hitting
in spite. alas, at times OF very sleepy
base running.
Rrpnklyn'u h.b,uf,. -, 49, l..u. 49,
terday was the most encouraging feature
OF the Dodgers reccn; reform. The ba:-
ting order possesses all the necessary
speed. but heretofore most OF the players
ala not take the trouble to think in
crises. This may have been the result
OF long established habit.
The Dodgers had acted very much as
" their lot on earth was that OF A step
ping stone To- some more |saugulne con
temporary. n the clubs recent improve
ment IL due to confidence from victory
then Brooklyn may well prepare to root
nome "A champion.
Those Brooklyn slammers peppered
the best pitching that Roger Bresnahan
could furnish IN 4 manner that was
bound 10 be a sure victory with any fair
sort of work on the part OF the support
ing box men. Douglas and Dell did not
ned half the hitting encouragement
they received. Dell scored the easiest
sort of a shutout. Only two men got as
far az third base on him. both with two
out. Safer vas allowed to steal second
and third unmolested in the ninth in
ming.
Douglas, who held the worlds cham
pion Braves to a sixteen inning scoreless
tie last Wednesday, came back in the
first game as fresh and strong and grim
as ever. The biz fellow did not have to
work so hard as on his previous start.
when he allowed only four hits. an aver
age OF one TO each four rounds Brook
Ign spotted him "A handsome lead SO hat
he could afford to let his cast help out.
Yet Douglas kept chicaeo's half dozen
hits so we'll segregated that Bresnahan
would have suffered two shu,outs in
stead of one had IL not hen for an in
field error.
Big jim Vaughn. the former Yankee
southpaw, had his afternoon spoiled 10y
Myers, who gathered six hits In ten
times at bat.
Myers in the first inning o! the first
game singled and stole second and third,
O'Mara walked. Daubert flied to centre
and though Williams's throw held Myers
at third OMara was able To move "a
second on the high THROWN. label here
relieved Vaughn. Wheat singled TO right
for the two runs and took the midway
OF the thrown. cutshaw's single "a
centre Tailed lake. Again the runner
moved TO second on the throw home, An
out put Cutshaw On third. ,ietz was hit.
cutshaw vas trapped on third on an at
tempted double steal when Zahe GU
Br~esnahan's low throw.
Another u came IN the second. MIL
Ter singled. but Douglas forced HIM.
Myers flied to left. Good muTed
OMara's ny and Douglas moved 10