Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-04
ROBINS WIN FLAG
IN NATIONAL LOOP
Brooklyn Captures Pennant by
Beating New York While
Phils Lose Twice.
TWO AND HALF GAME EDGE

Brooklyn, Oct. 3.-Brooklyn clinch,
ed the National league pennant to-
day by defeating New York 9 to 6
while Philadelphia, the runner up
was losing two games to Boston
The Brooklyn victory gave the leaders
an advantage of two and a hall
games.
The game was a heavy hitting con.
test. Poor fielding by Pitcher Smith
at the start gave New York three.
run lead, Brooklyn came back if
the third and punched five hits of
Benton and Perritt for four runs
Pfeffer relieved Smith in the fourth
and, although New York tied the
, score in the fifth, he held its hitters
in check while Brooklyn's batters
were pounding Perritt and George
Smith,
First Inning.
New York-Smith threw Burns hit into
right field and the batter made second
Smith fumbled Herzog's grounder. Burns
going to third. Robertson singled, scoring
Burns, and when Wheat's throw went
through Miller Her2og went to third. Smith
threw out Zimmerman and Herzog was run
down trying for home, Daubert to Mowrey
to Cutshaw to Miller. Fletcher got home
run scoring Robertson. Kauff famed. Three
runs.
Brooklyn-Johnston went out to Holke
unassisted. Daubert walked. Fletcher made
an error on Myers grounder Wheat forced
Myers, Herzog to Fletcher. Daubert going
to third. On an attempted double steal Dau.
bert was run down, Rariden to Benton to
Zimmerman to Fletcher. e.
Second Inning.
New York-Mowrey threw out Holke. OIL
son threw out Rariden. Smith tossed out
Benton. ... .. 4-1'
Brooklyn-Cutshaw flied out to Robertson
Mowrey doubled to left. Mowrey scored
on Olson's single and on the throw in OIL
son went to second. Miller fouled to zim-
norman. Smith famed. One run
49, Third Inning.
New York-Olson threw out Burns. Her
zog singled. Robertson singled over center
and when Myers went to the left field
fence to catch Herzog Herzog scored, Rob
ertson going to second. Zimmerman flied
to Wheat, Robertson going to third on the
catch. Fletcher filed TO Myers. One run
Brooklyn-Johnston beat out an infield
hit Daubert hit through Zimmerman, John
ston going to second. Myers forced Daubert
at second. Fletcher spearing Myers ground
er and touching second, Johnston going to
third. Johnston scored on Wheats infield
single, Myers going to second. Cutshaw
singled to right, scoring Myers, Wheat go
ing to third. McGraw derricked Benton
and Perritt went into the jbox. Mowrey
singled to left scoring Wheat Cutshaw GO
ing to third Zimmerman threw out Olosn,
Cutshaw scoring and Mowrey going to sec
ond Miller famed, Rariden having 10
throw him out at first Four runs.
Fourth Inning.
New York-Pfeffer went in the box for
Brooklyn. Kauff struck out. Mowrey threw
out Holke. Cutshaw tossed out Rariden
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head. Johnston struck out Parritt tossed
Daubert, Pfeffer moving to second. Zim.
norman threw out Myers.
Fifth Inning.
New York-Perritt got a Texas Lacquer
Burns singled to right and Parritt was
thrown out trying to make third, Johnston
to Mowrey. Burns going to second Herzog
struck Out. Robertson's single scored
Burns Robertson was thrown out steal.
ing, Miller to Olson. One run.
Brooklyn-Herzog threw out Wheat Her
zog also took care of Cutshaw's grounder
Mowrey was hit by, pitched ball. On a
wild pitch Mowrey went to third. Mowrey
scored on Olson's single to left. Miller
famed. One run.
Ill b. Sixth Inning.
New York--Mowrey threw out thinner
man. Fletcher popped to Olson. Pfeffer
threw out Kauff.
Brooklyn-Pfefer doubled to right Stem
gel batted for Johnston. On Stengere two
Dagger against the right neld wall Pfener
went to third. Daubert flied to Robertson
who threw out Pfeffer at the plate. Stengel
scored on Myers single to left. Myers
stole second Perritt threw out Wheat
Seventh Inning.
New York-Holke flied to Myers, Rariden
walked. Perrtt whitfield Burns forced Rari-
den, Mowrey to Cutshaw.
Brooklyn-Cutshaw singled over the mid
die bag. Cutshaw stole second Cutshaw
scored when Mowrey's grounder bounded
over Fletcher's head for single. Smith
relieved Perritt in the box. Mowrey went
to second on a passed ball. Olson flied to
Kauff. Mowrey was picked off second-Ra-
rtden to Herzog. Miller popped to Fletcher.
One run.
Eighth Inning
New York-Wheat made a fine catch OF
was too hot for Olson and 1t went for a
hit. Cutshaw threw out Zimmerman. Cut
shaw threw out Fletcher.
Brooklyn-Pfeffer went out to Holke I'M
assisted. Stengel walked. Smith threw
wildly to first to catch Stengei mapping
and Stengel went to third On a squeeze
play Stengel scored, Daubert going out.
Zimmerman to Holke. Myers went out
to Holke unassisted. One rum
Ninth Inning.
New York-Kauf flied TO Myers. Holke
singled to left He stole second and also
third, Rariden went out to Daubert I'M
assisted Holke scoring. Lobert batted for
Smith and singled to center. Burns flied
to Wheat
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