New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
Pirate Pitcher Puts End to
the Winning Streak of
Flatbush Nine.
MARQUARD SHUTS OUT
FOE IN FIRST GAME
Zach Wheat Gets Home Run in
Opener-Carey Starts Brill
liant Double Play.
By FRANK O'NElLL.

Rube Marquard beat back 20 the trail
he travelled in 1912 and tanned tho
Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field yes
terday afternoon. The lanky left
handler pitched the Arst game OF
double header and guided his team to
its eighth consecutive victory while 90
900 rooters voiced their approval.
In the second game, however, even
with the mighty JEFF Pfetfer in the
box, the Robins went down 70 defeat
The scores were 10 0 and 7 20 /, re-
spectively.
1t was an afternoon replete with the
thrills of baseball. There was heavy
hitting, cunning pitching, spectacular
fielding and all that. But when the
last word had been said OF the great
work of Kid Msmaux, Of the home run
by the mighty Wheat, OF the over
throw Of Pfeffer. Marquard's was the
name that fingered. Not since 1912,
when the big southpaw won his nine
teen consecutive victories, has he
shown 10 better advantage. Handling
his delivery was the crafty Chief Mey-
through splendidly.
Half a dozen hits we're made from
Marauard. but he parcelled them out
pretty well, and when trouble doomed
up there was always some intrepid
fielder to dash into the breach with a
stirring play 10 save the day. Three
double killings were engineered By the
Brooklyn infield at timely moments,
and one in the third frame happened
along Just in time 70 snuff out what
might have developed into run-pro-
ducing rally. Not Pirate reached Sec
ond base
Hi Myers and Jimmie Johnston
turned in couple Of thrilling catches.
The old reliable Mike Mowrey. who
right now is playing wonderful game
Of ball, was prominent throughout the
afternoon.
With victory won in the opening
game, Wilbert Robinson led his pitch
ing ace in the closing contest. He sent
the mighty jeff Pfeffer into the box.
JEFF has pitched half dozen games in
the last fortnight, and even his arm
felt the strain Of constant service. In
the third inning the Corsairs laid the
foundation for their victory by bunch
ing three singles. double and two
triples for FIVE runs. Pfefer was re-
moved, and Nap Rucker pitched four
innings.
The performance of the veteran
southpaw was quite up 10 his high
standard. He went into the box with
a cunning curve, a mysterious drop ball
that just faded away from the swoop
of the bats. Nap pitched four innings
and then gave way TO Wheeler Dell,
who allowed two runs.
Sharing the glory Of the afternoon
with Vanguard was Albert Mamaux,
the twenty-two-year-old wonder Of the
pitching mound. He returned TO the
top of hi. game after brief lapse.
during which he lost TO the Giants, and
the Robins were blinded with his speed,
Only in the fifth frame did the home
team break through on him. Then Ivy
Olson got a three-bagger when Frank
Schultz misjudged his drive to left
field, and Rucker came through with
single TO Doc Johnston. Mamsux
struck out ten men in all, and picked
on Lew McCarty numerically Al
drove his fast ball in close and rather
high on the batting leader Of the
league, and famed him three times
out of FIVE chances.
Buck W neat gave MamauS most trou-
Bile. In four times up the son Of the
forest got two smashing singles. which
few so swiftly that only two remark
able stops by Farmer prevented posi-
Bile extra bases. His home run drive
in the first game brought up against
the left centre field fence and came
with Jimmie Johnston on third.
Max Carey started one Of the prize
double plays Of the year. In the third
inning Of the first game, with Olson on
second and Meyers on first, Marquard
raised weak fly in back OF second
Carey came in on the ball, but dropped
/ it. He recovered il, however. and. step.
ping on the bag. retired Meyers and
then threw to third in time 10 retire
Olson.
Jake Daubert Is nursing a charley
horse, which ne sprung beating out a
hunt the other day, and he was forced
/ to retire from the first game. Lew
McCarty tex his place and played well
Bill Hinchman was put out of the game
for dsputing a called third strike.
The scores follow:
FIRST CAME