New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-16
ZACH MAKES HOMER
WITH BASES Fin,
Brooklyn Gains Hall
Game on Phillies b
Furious Hustling.
By FRANK O'NEuI

knocked a home run with tire. ., H..
in the game against the piu,.,.
Pirates at Ebbets Field ,.,,.
afternoon. Zach has been Ia 4. s
leagues since 1909, and he h.. Al
many a circuit clour in that ,;..
never before did he make on. ~! !
bases full. This was the clin,si,.
gument in the game cut short ~
after two Brooklyn men v,r. a..
the last half Of the fifth inpi,s
score was 70 /.
Brooklyn gained half a gan. A. .
Phillies and Braves, who wer, IN. 1
cause Of the weather, and th.,. !,
possibility Of those clubs m,r,s
the lost ground by playing 49,.
headers. Two full games, with ,x...
left 10 play, is the margin h. n
Robins hold over the Phillies u, 4
turn are three games ahead ~ 4,
Braves.
The Robins beat the Pirs.. 4, i
wide margin and the elements b,,.!
Il was only by dint Of furiou, lur.,
that Brooklyn managed to dash ,Ir-,
the prescribed four and one.h,T :.
ings to make the Official ur, =,
visitors did everything in A,, ,,.,,
in the way Of delay until the nj, ,,~.
but TO no purpose. Two men v,,, az,
in Brooklyn's half Of the fiji vA,r ,,,|
downpour put an end to hos,llirn
A Telling Stroke.
Wheat's home run vas h. ,g..J
stroke Of the eight delivered |, n
production of eight runs in IN. v,,,I
inning, and coincidental with hrs
first delivered with three on h,.
extended his consecutive tir,l
through twenty-eight games. Tie II
sped far over the head OF Bill Hi,sl
man and clattered along or It's ned
way TO the left field scoreboard, sec,l
Rube Marquard, Hi Myers and I'd
Daubert before him. Buck Is t,I
twelve games behind the major larl
record, held by Ty Cobb, who ID
through forty contests without or
ting the Formally Of getting n
blow.
The players sang little sor, 4
their own concerning that second 4
ing, and the lyric started som,,. /
along the lines Of Everybody xg{
but Stengel" Il was true-too e
as Hans Wagner might have q |,
Everybody did score but Steng.- al
by the same token, eyerybod! q,
safe blow but the Kansas City l'.'''I
George Cutshaw started with ta,i
70 right field and Mowrey hit inn Z
The crowd Of about three tho'a
fans perked up and got re-dy fe' 4
rally which was about 20 be arr
through. Olson singled to centre, =
ing Cutshaw, and Meyers came Up
Chief delivered a blow, scoring
rey and leaving the bases iulL
Marquard 4, the bat.
The stage was all set for COZ
killing. for the Rube as har''
without question 4 great pitehr'
this time he stood forth as cl%
guy. His single sped through "
field a mile minute, and OF G,
Mowrey and Olson rode home.
Elmer Jacobs rode out OF TIE
About this time, with nobody ogi
Myers thought IL would be the pm
caper TO sacrifice, 50 he laid d'';
bunt and proceeded TO beat i OH
ing the bases again. Daubsrt SIG
scoring Chief Meyers. and tas
still were choked. Stengel rn
Carey, making the first out Of 'H
ing.
Then Came Wheat.
Then came Wheat. Bill Eysr.
his best 70 keep the ball out OF we
groove. His first service was l~
on the inside, and the second '
have been high and away on w
side if Buck had waited. But bua
the gathering clouds, and be va"
hit.
Accordingly he went after ~
and swung with ali his mish y
caught il, too, and Bill Hlncnns
only turn and race for the wal
dun deer's hide was never tied .
er foot than Wheat's. He Eno
never before had he made q lo1s
with the bases jsmmed, and eep
few for home. Jake Daubert ~
runner and he had q thirty-ysn =
on Wheat. but the latter cssgn p
the far turn and was running oW
at the finish. Cutshaw and NV
the next batters up, fled out "A
From then on IL was race ~
the shower which threatened |" ~
and several amusing inciden" esS'
In the third frame, with two o..
Myers rolled 70 the pitcher Wfo
the ball over 70 Hans WagnH
Dutchman didn't want 70 make w
out, and he started 70 daily ,i0.s
the bag, Hi ran up 10 him ana ~
ing the ball, tagged him out
In the fourth inning, with DsD0..
first base, Stengel hit 70 sn%r
forcing Jake, and then losfed o..
first, so that the double play nse
completed. Wheat then TOOK
hearted swing AZ the ball ana 70"
weak fly and was out
RUDE Marquard was scored % -.
first inning through an infe,e
by Warner, a sacrifice and Cow
Carey. After that the big 90
gathered himself together ana :"
Pirates throwing their bats sway
The score follows:
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