New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-18
F. Schultz, of the Old Cub
Guard, and Cy Williams
Turn the Trick.
BOTH FOUR BASERS
IN THIRD INNING
Big Jake Pfeffer Fails to Hold
Fort, and Robins Drop When
Braves Beat Reds.
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Chicago, May 1.-THE Brooke,
Robins were knocked out % frst pia,s
in the National League by the Cub,
here this afternoon. Two crashi,s
drives over the right field wall in ~
third inning, one by Wild Fire Frark
Schultz and the other by Cy Williams
clinched the victory for the home tear,
The score was Z % O. Boston. whieb
Wallopcd the life out Of Charley Her.
zog's crumbi.ng Reds. nov views the
world from the top Of the percentage
column
jeff PfefTer was the victim OF the
batting orgy In which the Bruins In.
dulged themselves The big right handler
vas on the rubber just five innings.
and in that time the home team,
smashed out six Of their seven runs.
It was good hard. clean hitting that
won for the Cubs. Every tine they
landed on the leather 10 went on a
line, and the wonder was that the
scoring stopped where 10 did. "a
Appleton replaced PfeFer and kept
fair show OF order. and Duster Mails.
who finished. did all that could Be
asked of him in the one inning he
worked
Lazy Base Running
Packard. formerly with the Federal
League. worked for the Cubs. and
while he was hit hard and often. he
managed TO keep the Brooklyn run
ners away from the plate. The Robins
had al least one man on base IN every
inning, but a staiwart defence and
rather lazy-minded base running pre-.
vented the most being made Of the
chances 20 accomplish great things
Schultz and Williams performed their
/ home run specially in a painstsking
and thorough manner The ball cleared
( the barrier with feet % spare. With
one out in the third, Packard made his
first two Dagger. a clean waliop 70
centre. Schultz then came up, and his
mind harked back 20 the brave old
days when Chicago was power IN the
baseball world.
SO he swung a waliop right from the
ground and caught one Of Peters
slants right smack on the nose. The
ball went out on a line and scared right
over the fence. Packard walked home,
while Schultz logged joyously around.
After Flack died meekly on a ~ 20
Johnston. Williams took hold OF IA,
ball and hit right out Of the pas,ms
and again the crowd beloved
The victory was clinched right then
and here, il developed, and the runs
which were added 20 the score were
merely the frills which Joe Tinker,
artistic nature demanded. Pfeffer could
not kog the ball out Of the groove, art
it was smacked right back a. him vita
vengeance.
The Cubs made five two-baggers, snt
of these two went 20 the credit Of
Packard. All together. the Cub pitcher
got three hits in the course Of TIE
afternoon.
Joe Tinker decided 20 bench Steve
Yerkes in order 10 give a thorougi
trial 10 Mccarthy. lie also decided that
Mulligan was worthy Of another chance
at shortstop. The subs played to-day
and played right well. X is a question
just when Yerkes will break into ne
box scores again, except as pinei
hitter.
Mowrey played some great basebsl.
for the Robins, and the fans showed
their appreciation Of his clever work
Ollie OMara was at his best al short
stop.
The Robins scored their first run IN
the opening frame. thanks largely %
an error by the great Z.m Myers ht
safely. and raced 20 third when I'm
threw Daubert's sacrifice wild, Dsuoer'
taking second on the heave. Wheat
long fly tailed Myers. IN the sixth
Brooklyn counted again pass 70
Mowrey, A single by Cutshaw and an
out by Miller turning the trick.