The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-13
DODGERS GET EVERY
GAME OF CUB CLASH
Widcawakc Baserunning Gives
Stcngcl Chance to Tally
on BOnehead Play.
SMITH PITCHES STEADILY

The National League club owners. In
meeting assembled al President John X,
Tener's Office late yesterday afternoon.
unanimously voted C. II. Ebbets the
privilege OF wearing a three gallon
beaver. In the festive days OF long
& the Flatbush squire flashed one OF
W gallon capacity on gala occasions.
This famous top piece, like the heart OF
Charles H., was 80 battered by the
set OF athletes that II no longer could
stand alone. But now his colleagues feel
Charlie Is entitled TO any distinction. for
his gallant Dodgers have been most in
s;rumen;al In bringing about the pref
test race that ever graced the National
League ut this midseason stage. Brook
lyn's 3 to 2 victory over Chicago yes
terday afternoon proved The master
stroke of an exciting season OF close
competitions.
This was the fourth straight victory
OF the Dodgers over the Cubs in their
second series at Ebbets Field-a clean
sweep of four games. In other words.
Such a startling upset for the league
leaders could not have been timed bet
ter. Bresna hans boys. before they
called at Flatbush, were assuming n
lead that was becoming threatening. 10
say the least. They appeared OH the
eve of a squirt that might nave carried
them beyond challenge for a time-a
condition that would have taken some
OF the edge off the competition. But
after yesterday just two full games
separated the first division clubs, though
the season is half finished.
Brooklyn won its game Yesterday vet
lost a step in the heart breaking Ma
tional League sprint. The Dodgers
dropped from third TO fourth position In
the standing because the Cardinals tore
through the worlds champion Braves
in both sections of a double header.
And In their fourth division berth the
Dodgers are pressed closely by the
Pirates. who waded through the Phil
lies twice the same afternoon. Still
Brooklyn. In fourth position. is only
two games behind the faltering Cubs,
who still lead. Certainly no team ever
! dropped a notch more gracefully than
those lads of Robinson.
There may he something in hoodoos
and spells. Throughout this winning
streak of the Dodgers c. II. Ebbets and
Ed McEeever each day perched them
selves on high office stools behind the
back row OF the lower tier near the
door to their private Offices. Nothing
could bulge them from these seats from
the time the game began till the last
man was retired. Yesterday Ed Nc
keever sat half on one stool and half
on the other. for Friend Charles was
holida ying with his National League
colleagues. Ed pulled twice as hard as
ever because he feared the thirteen
jinx. II was the thirteenth game for
his club since IL started its sprint. -Four
straight games had been wrenched from
each OF the Giants and Braves and three
from the Cubs. The extra game OF the
dozen was the sixteen inning scoreless
tie in which Douglass flashed his class
against Boston.
Sherrod Smith. the raw boned young
southpaw graduate from the Newark
or observation-disclosures proved Ed Nc
Keever's rabbit foot in the farewell Ill,
witt the Cubs. Smith pitched SO wei
against Chicago that the visitors should
have had only one run. Their first was
the result OF a bad error by Wheat. A
pass led to the second. Maybe smith
was a bit careless In walking Bresnahar
with one out in the eighth. Roger i'm
proved the opportunity with two pinch
hitters. though his rally fell shy b,
one run.
Brooklyn earned It's frs, mark. O'Mars
doubled off Pierce, with one out in thu
first. Infeld hits by Daubert and wheat
, sent him the rest OF the way. Pierce
staggered through the next three in
nings without mishap. though he wal
, threatened in every one, and saved re
|, peatcdly by smart support.
Lavender squeezed safely through tn,
hfth in spite of an infeld error and
base on balls. He lost out In the sixth
or rather Williams lost for him. Charli,
, Dryden says he has been forced to wea'
glasses in self-protection after twent!
years of baseball writing because of th'
bone dust that Sits through TO the pres
box from the Chicago bench. II this
81 Williams must have wasted ava,
q terribly during his stay at Ebbets Field
. STENCIL singled to right to start Brook
Q lyn's sixth. Getz sacrificed, Miller lineo
a one beyond Williams that looked a Ger
q tain extra base hit. But william ms sprintec
0 back for a wonderful one handed stal
Q from n flying leap. Whether int,nde,
a o" not II was a marvellous catch. Stem
n gel, recovering from his urprisc, race,
. back to second and then sprinted 10,
q third. Evidently Williams through n,
' catch the third out, for he obbed tn,
! ball poorly to the !nfeld and through
his carelessness Stengel was able Il
SNEAK nome ms mlstahc 'ompIcteI'
, fustercd Lavender, ror Smith followe,
/ with a double and Myers with a singl
that brought in the pitcher. Myers wa
1 caught stealing.
That Is the way Brooklyn won. %
y partly why. Smar! fielding helped tn
o good work along. Three cub base run
= ners were eXpung u. cancelling base hits
There were two double plays at the RICH
= times. First up in the fourth, Good 60
n three bases when Wheat let a singl
dribble through his legs, 4 long n
r redeemed the unner. Bresnahan wake,
In the eighth, Murray singled for Law
ender. Archer. for Good. hit to centre
scoring B~resnahan from second, bu
e Mycrs's fine throw snuffed the rally an
n Red Murray together when the latte
0 attempted to leg 1t from first to third o
o the blow, The score:
CHICAGO ~. L. BROOKLYN IN. L.
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