The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
DOUGLAS ADDS REDS
TO LIST OF VICTIMS
Victory by 4 to 3 Interesting
SidcshOw to Marathon by
Wilbcrt Robinson.
ROLLS LAST FEW STEPS

Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati again At
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. The
score was 4 to .. The Black Douglas.
a recent castoff from the Reds. poniarded
his old associates without the least
show OF sentiment. The combined
efforts OF Rube Benton and Red Ia
lamity Ames could not hold this Scots
resentment In check.
In the light Of Brooklyn's mad rush
upward %Flatbush's faithful have come
TO regard victory as "A matter or pure
routine. These rabld fans already have
become morbid In their tastes. They
now look for trimmings In their lust.
wilbert Roblnson-who might be elected
Borough President II the election were
held to-morrow-unwittingly furnished
the great laugh of the season. IL Col.
Ebbets can get Robbie to double every
afternoon In this impromptu speciality
the s. II. O. sign will work overtime.
Robbie entertained the crowd TO an
exhibition OF his speed cross-country.
The occasion was the unexpected col
lapse Of Myers. lie keeled In the hui
midity from overexertion. In the gem
eral rush with first aids from the Brook
lyn bench the fat manager left the field
at the post. lie was gaining every
stride nj the quarter. Here the heavy
impost for age began to tell. His legs
continued 10 fly 100 revolutions to the
minute. but Robbie ran only In one
spot. His flesh was willing. but MS
heart was weak. Unable to shake the
man of his back. Robbie paved fret
fully n few times more without getting
anywhere, made the best OF a bad bar
gain, stumbled and actually rolled the
last ten yards. "A bad last.
The bland MIR. Myers had every ex-
cuse for adding this spicy tidbit. No
one was more instrumental In assisting
the Black Douglas to his dire revenge
upon Herzog. Myers scored two runs
Of his very own making. and without
at least one of the pair Brooklyn would
have held no advantage at the end.
One count was torn from Southpaw
Benton and one from Red Anies. each
time after the first two batsmen OF the
inning had died ignobly.
Myers's first run came in the third anu
knotted the score for the second time.
With two gone the centre fielder slapped
60 right for a base. He tricked the Red
lnield with a delayed steal. Herzog was
caught fatfooted and made a feeble ef-
fort to get over for Wingo's good throw.
This failure to cover second gave Myers
third easily. He scored on OMaras
puny texas Lacquer behind second. In
the seventh-again with two out-My-
ers landed upon one OF Red Ames 5
curves SO hard that II rolled into the
lumber at the foot Of the flag pole.
Looping the loop on his circuit swat
ciinched the victory all right. and II
did more too. II precipitated the palpi-
tation which laid low this worthy ath-
lete a few moments later and set the
.sax. Co.. DahIfa'S nNhtltfinn nf Gnaad
Cutshaw proved as fine a run gettei
as Myers, for he tailed the other brace
Of runs. Luck favored him both times
He walked with one out in the second
and stole as Stengel famed. Wingc
might have tagged him had HerZog Gov
cred In time. Getz singled to centre fol
the run. but was run down when he
tried for an extra base or a throw in.
Cutshaw came up first in the fourth
Rodgers booted his grounder and ther
threw wide. giving the runner SECOND
base. Stengel famed in the pinch FOL
the second time. but likewise for the sec
ond time Gus GetZ came through will
the necessary bingle.
Douglas scored his third straight tri
umph since the return OF the Dodgers
The most Cincinnati should have ha,
with seven hits was one run killife
opened the second with a three bas'
knock. Cutshaw held the runner a
third while he threw out Groh. but Grif
fth's long fly to Wheat did the dam
age. After this second out William
and Mollwitz punched infeld singles, bu
Douglas struck out Toney.
An error by Getz gave Cincinnati II
second and last run in the third. Thi
bobble came with one out. Herzog the
stole as Wingo famed He scored OF
killifer's double to left.
Only in the second and third round
was Douglas the least hit unsteady. l
the first. fourth. seventh and eighth h
got three bstters In a row. Rodger
singled with one out in the fifth, but wa
tricked by Cutshaw into running blindl
into a double play when Herzog poppe
70 Daubert. Groh singled with two on
in the sixth. but Stengel went bac
against the fence for Grifith's line drive
In the ninth Groh tripled to centr'
Douglas then famed Griffith and vii
Jams tapped gently to Daubert. Tn
score
CINCINNATI IN. ID BROOKLYN IN, l..
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