The mirror., 1916-11-16
Review of 1916 Baseball
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S'ShSSi "h'PPco SipS'S ~ 'iS"t hS'os "
" ~hich Hooper made quick return and
prevented Daubert from going to third.
Whea, forced Daubert at third Shore to
Gardner, Stengel taking second. Cutshaw
was hit by a pitched ball and the base,
were full. Janvrin in his anxiety to end
the game with double play, fumbed
Mowrey's grounder and Srengel and Whea,
raced across the plate. Cmtshaw safel,
reached second. Olson scratched an in6elu
hit towards third base and the bases wer
again full. Chief Myers tried his best t
make big drive, but killed Brooklyn.
enthusiasm by lifting foul fly to Hoblit.
Eel. Merke, pinch hitting for Pfetfef
drew a base on balls, forcing home Cut
shaw. Then Manager Carrigan took Shor
out and sent in May and substituted catche
Cady. Myers got an infield hit be,weeI
first and second and Mowry scored Brook
lyn's fourth run of the inning. With on
run TO tie, the heavy hitting Daubert CANT
to bat for the second time in the innin.
amid much excitement. He fouIed ,h
first ball. The next TWO were balls. Dau-
ber, then hit an ugly bounder to Scott. tn
latter making difficult stop and fast throw
to Hoblizel. Daubert slid into the bas
and appeared to arrive at the same time a.
the ball, but Umpire O Day was right owe
the base and signaled the third out. Thi
bo acc,ci,,n rf hinh Au h all
being los, by the 6elders in dazzling sun,
something never before recorded in worlo
series. NJ yers, for Brooklyn, lost one o.
these upon which Hooper got two bases.
while Walker, for Boston, lost one which
rolled clear TO center field fence, but the
numbering Chief Myers could only get a.
far as third on what would have been an
easy home run for more agile player.
The star individual play OF this game
was made by Hooper in the fourth inning
afler Zack Whea, had reichei third on
slashng hit. Cu,,haw then sent twist
ing fly out towards Hooper who had to
sprint we'll over towards the foul line back
Of first base before he could get his hand
on the ball. The effolt caused him to slip
to sitting position, but he was up like
fash and hurled the ball as straight as
bulet to Caiy. The latter slammed it on
Wheat ankle as he reached for the plat.
at the end of a perfect hook slide. was
unable to understand why a feet footel
runner should be Caught on this play, bu,
another account of the game stated tina
Wheat didn't expect Hooper to make the
catch and therefore, had to 60 back to
touch third, starting for the plate at the
same time as the ball. Of the bad play.
Boston made one and Brooklyn four
Olson contributing two of these when he
messed easy chances in the sixth an seventh
and Cutshaw's tumble in this same inning
also gave Boston an unearned run.
The second game, on October 9Th, broke
World Series record by going for four
teen innings before being decided in Bos-
tons favor 2 to /. In half dozen differ
ent accounts OF this game which | have
read, it was the the unanimous opinion
tina, only for errors of omission Brooklyn
should have won il to in nine innings.
Doth sizes and, indeed, Sherrod Smith,
working for Brooklyn and a comparatively
unknown pitcher, had the edg., if any
thing, on the famous "BIbe' Ruth. Bos-
ton made seven hits and Brooklyn six
Inc game was featured by sharp fielding
as rule, but Brooklyn overlooked at leas,
two opportunities TO score when only the
mos, perfect plays could have prevented it
The stars of the day were "H." N yers
who gave the Brooklyn players confidence
and lead when he crashed out a home run
in the very first inning; and "Del" Gamer,
who acting as pinch hitter for Boston in
the fourteenth delivered the single tha,
scored the winning run and broke the hearts
of the loyal BROOKLYN rootsrs who attended
the game. There is no question that if the
fourteenth had passed without scoring, the
game would of been called with the score a
tie. 1t was a case of Boston coming
through in desperate pinch.
The third game of the series was the only
one which Brooklyn won. Jack Combs
distinguished himself bv keeping Boston
we'll in hand until the sixth inning and
then IN the next inning by benching him
self in favor of Pfeffer when Boston began
10 connect hard with his delivery. Combs
is veteran of the World series, having
performed well for Connie Mack's Attn
Ietics in 1910, joining that club after leav-
ing Colby College. He was opposed in
this game by Carl Mays whose under hand
delivery was no puzzle to the Brooklyn
players and their hard and timely hitting
! caused the Manager to replace him
with Foster in the sixth inning. Batting
honors fell to Olson and DAuberr for Brook
lyn while the hitting for Boston was done
by Gardner and Hooper. Olson uipled