The sun., 1916-08-25
SUPERBAS TIE IT
UP IN NINTH, BUT
LOSE OUT TO REDS
Smiths Wild Pitch in Final
Frame Gives Cincinnati
Game, 2 to 1.
McGRAW AND ROBBIE
MAY TRADE PLAYERS

CINCINNATI. Aug. 2t.--Whcn Fred
pitcher In the world TO beat. The biz
right handler was right to-day. but even
at that your Uncle Wilbert Robinson's
Supcrbas might have routed the Redt
had not the Dodgers played defnoralized
ball In the final frame. Brooklyn's fall
from grace In the ninth inning gave Gin.
cinnati the game, 2 to !.
With both Toney and Marquard twirl-
Ing wonderful ball, the Redland fans
were treated to a thrilling pitchers duel.
Great hurling and grand support featured
the first eight frames. Entering the
ninth Cincinnati was leading. ! to %.
Brooklyn tied thiEss up the first half
of the ninth. and then tossed the game
right back at the Reds In the final half
Of the frame.
the ninth resulted in a run and the tieing
OF the score. Only for poor baseball by
Brooklyn the Superhas should have
scored two or three runs and put the
same on Ice. Then In the last half OF
the frame failure to cover third base al
lowed the Reds to fill the bases, and
Sherrod Smith did the rest, cutting loose
with a wild pitch that allowed the vim
ming Cincinnati count 10 filter across the
platter.
May Land Fred Merkle I
John McGraw. manager Of the Giants,
IL expected hero tomorrow to talk trade
with Uncle Robbie. When Daubert
batted for Cheney In the fourth innin; Of
Tuesdays gam In Chicago the Superba
captain further injured his wounded leg
IN running to first base. 1t will be a fort
night before he can get back in the
lineup. and he may pe out for the season.
WcCarty is too SLOW a man to cover first.
and Manacer Robinson Is trying to land
Fred Merkle from the Giant He is will
Ing to give Dell. Appleton n Getx for
Merkle.
When the Reds came TO bat In the
ninth the teams were deadiocked. ! to I.
Smith passed Neaie. Mckechnie hunted
safely. Roush hunted in front of the
plate, and when nobody covered third
base all hands were safe and the bases
put ~reclir., in the last stages of intoxi-
cation. Smith. In an endeavor to pull
out OF the hole, put too much stun on the
ball and uncorked a wild pitch. Neale
racing across the platter with the win
ming run.
For six innings to-day Toney held the
Dodgers hitless. Marquard BANKED the
w VI W. ~ bIGAh~
ing the scoring Ice in the sixth. Stuns
by the score against them, the Dodgers
woke up and began TO hit Tonsy In the
seventh. though IL was not till the ninth
that Brooklyn succeeded in Changing the
scoring gong.
Reds Clang Scoring Gong.
The Red scoring In the sixth started
with Lee Hobbs getting a two base hit
on a long drive to right. which Stengel
cropped after a long run. Chief Meyers
threw to Olson to catch Hobbs of Sec
ond and Hobbs made "A dash FOR third,
making n clean steal Of II. He continued
home when Olson's relay hi. him In the
back. the ball bounding to the grand.
stand. Toney famed. Neale singled
over second. Mckechn!e sacrificed.
Neale was left when Cutshaw tossed OF,
Rousch.
OMara batted for Marquard I'm the
ninth and made Toney feed him four
sails. lily Myers slapped a single into
centre, OMar making third by a grey
mound dash and Myers taking second on
the throw that failed to get O'Mara no
mira. Ollie held third while Hobbs was
tossing on, Stengel. Myers los: his head
the play and ran O'Mara of the bag,
ONE being Dubbed up. Chase to Nc
.>eehn'e' myers taking third. Wheat
flashed a liner into left. pushing MYERS
across the platter with the tying run. ,
the brooklyn rally being e%xtinguished
when Mckechnle threw out McCarty.
TN he gave way to Pinch Hitter
oMarl In thu ninth inning Marouard
pitched great ball. The Red run I'm The
sixth inning was unesrned. The game
was fercely and bitterly fought. and
iieine Groh had to be ban!shed TO tho !
for kicking In the fourth inning
Atter Neale had famed In the fourth
iron drove a double to left. RoIsch
lined out TO lily Myers. who threw TO
oIson. who covered third base too Late |
get Groh. lIeinie had left before the
catch. however,. and Olson. realizing II,
.ro'ted over 10 second base and touched |
me bag, claiming a double play. Eason
ano~e II. much to the rage and morti-
l'ca'ion OF Groh. He!nie kicked go long
shc strenuous'y that he kicked himself
out OF the game. The score
BROOKLYN fND CINcIsx.r,
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nMyei sci. 10Neale.If. 3is
nIensei RI, iOl Groh .sb'' az Ak
" hratif.,. 3Ol ! O0McK'nje II, vi
McCty!b,. 1000 0O,Roush,ci' Xxi All
,htsnsv 70 Sol t0Chasr III. -, -"
Mowrev,sh. 90 0 30 en- Min - nHi
800 :llCla,kec'." AZ "a!
, MeyeFsc. 500 I 20LOudeu N sn SSi