New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

His other misfortune was TO pitch
Magee low curve ball which broke
across the outside corner slightly above
the batter's knees That WAS IN the
eighth inning. with two men on. Magee
hi, the aforementioned ball for threo
bases. On the wings OF the triple vie
tory rode into the bench of the Braves.
Smith allowed only three other hits.
With anything remotely resembling
perfect support he might have pulled
out C victory. A. least. he might have
sent the game into extra innings
But the organization behind him was
faulty 20 the extreme. and Smith could
only accept the result with the best
grace possible under the circumstance.
Smith Did His Best.
The big southpaw tried hard 20 win.
In the sixth inning he started rally
that only ended after two runs had
been pumped across the plate and the
score was tied. lie received some
mighty able assistance from Buck
Wheat. who slashcd double of the
right field wall. scoring Ollie O'Mara.
Smith greeted Tom Hughes with
ringing two-bagger 10 left field IN the
sixth. and % so Disconnected the Bos-
ton hurler that he walked Ollie O'Mara.
Playing the good old army game. Dau
bert laid down a sacrifice hit. moving
the runners up. ID was easy for Smith
10 score when Stengel grounded 90
Eyers. Wheat then smashed forth his
double 10 right, sending O'Nara over
Ih, knpsrErr l.4
20 score, when perfect throwing by Fred
Snodgrass and johnny Eyers robbed
Casey Stengel OF a home run in the
last half Of the eighth. Casey took
hold of one. and. putting all his power
behind 70, drove 10 90 the exit gate in
centre field. Such was the force OF the
blow that It bounded straight back
many yards into the hands Of Snod-
grass, who was IN mad pursuit.
The former Giant shot pcrfec-
throw into the glove Of Evcrs. who
dashed out into the field johnny shot
straight and true 90 Gowdy. who nailed
the runner az the plate by foot The
fans howled their appointment. bu.
they mad TO cheer the clever work
Americas national game for the M.
uonal Americans" is the slogan o.
Chief Meyers and Buck Wheat Meyers
made his bow 90 the Brooklyn fans
yesterday afternoon "a an ally. II his
performance can be taken as a critic
rion, u j. going 10 take considerable
ball playing by Miller or McCarty -
GUST him
The Chief was busy ae a bird dog.
extensively and defen. 'veiy. lie got two
hits. one "a smash that almost cut OF
the hands Of one J. Carlyle Smith AMI
the other "a single INTO centre field.
He had seven chances no the field. all
Of which were improved in a BETTING
manner. His catch on Hank Gowdy in
the eighth inning, when he ran right
back 20 the steps Of the Boston dug
cut. over the bats and other parapher-
MALTA. 20 snag the ball was a feature.
Wheat was not quite so prominent a.
Meyers. However. Buck made three
catches md 90, his little double as
well. He made bold bid for another
o-bagger, bat Ed Konetchy said "No"
and made a spectacular stop % clinch
his veto.
Winning that ball game just wore
Tom Hughes 20 a thread. Life was
one prodicament after another. and
there was scarcely an inning when he
was not harried by runners being on
the base lines. Nine hits were made
Of him. but re had cunning enough IN
his good right arm 20 string them out.
Moreover, ne had team behind that
played the game in letter perfect style.
There is structural weakness 90
the Brooklyn team, a weakness that
will have 70 be routed out II results
are % be accomplished. There il =
gaping hole az shortstop. which Ollie
O'Nara is making en- Indifferent, effort
20 I'll. His play yesterday was far be-
low standard and his errors figured in
the scoring OF more than one Boston
run.
Brooklyn took Up the business ~
forcing runs on the Braves as early "a
the third inning. Snodgrass poked =
sirgle into left field. and a minute later
no was safe - second when O'Nara
failed % handle Gowdy's hopper. Smith
threw a hopper from the bat o. Tom
Hughes 20 Cetz. forcing Snodgrass.
hit % Getz. who tried FOR
Hughes at second; but Cutshaw FUN
blod the Indifferent throw, and all
hands were safe. Gowdy scoring. The
inning closed without further run get
ting.