New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-20
Buck Wheat Makes Home
Run in Sixth Inning
That Wins Game.
CHIEF MEYERS FOILS
DARING BASE RUNNERS
Merkle Plays Centre Field
for Brooklyn and His
Work Is Brilliant.
By FRANK O'NEILL.

The Brooklyn Robins drew ahother
stride ahead Of the champion Philles
~ beating the Cincinnati Reds IN the
nnal game Of the series at Ebbets Field
Yesterday afternoon. With sixteen
games 70 be played, the Robins are
two full games ahead Of the tribe OF
Moran. which struck their colors to
the Chicago Cubs. Jim Vaughn oppos-
ing Alexander the Great
Again Brooklyn fans sang the praises
Of the great Buck Wheat when stakes
were drawn for the day. 1t was the
Polo Meteor's smashing wallop that
bounded off the right ield wall into
Bedford Avenue for a home run that
decided the issue. The score was 8
10 /. e
Cincinnati cannot decry the lack OF
opportunitv. The team made a round
dozen hits off the delivery of Jet
pfeffer. hits that rang off the bats
lear and true, yet they could not
break through the lines of the Robins
until the eighth inning. In that frame
Bill McKechnie's single 10 shortstop
was followed by a rousing triple 20 lett
field by Emil Hum, and the Keds
scored their only tally.
Meyers in Trim.
An insane desire to firt with the
GOOD right arm OF Chief Meyers mill
lated against the Reds. Whether or
not. they would try 70 beat their way
IA second. and the Chief turned them
hack with throws that were the per-
lection OF accuracy Ivan Olson. and
again George Cutshaw, who were on
line receiving end, had only TO make
their tag OF the sliding runners TO
complete the plays. These slides, IL
may be said. were made not so much
m the real hope Of evading the I'M
pending put-out, but more IN response
20 the instructive impulses OF the strlv-
ing player. -Four men made the at
fcmpt 10 get to second unasSisted by
sacrifcial bunt or hit-and-run play,
and all four were turned back.
Another rash effort by Helnle Groh
prevented the Reds from kicking up
fuss i'm the ninth inning. Helnie SIN
sled. and Fred Merklc. making heroic
but none the less futile attempt TO
make a shoe string catch, fell. Jimmie
Johnston, who swept i'm on the ball,
shot a throw to Olson. and Groh was
run down and put out between hrst
and second.
4 single by Roush followed. but two
hands were down, and Chief Meyers
topped of his sterling work OF the al
ternoon by making nice running eaten
Of Chasc's twisting foul Indeed, the
Reds made hits In all except the sew
enth inning. but their fOolhardy base
running and a stalward defence NUM-
fed the chances 10 score.
Fred Mcrkle broke into the game yes
s.. rHraF. r
field. while Jimmie Johnston moved
over 20 right field Hi Myers and Casey
Stengel were relegated to the bench TOT
the afternoon Fred is apt 10 take
rart In a majority OF the games tins
season IT his work in this game is TO
be taken a. criterion. He made a
couple Of nifty running catches, grab
hing the leather right out of the daz-
ling sun.
MS nab OF Grifith's drive in the
eighth inning was especially good For
moment Fred lost the ball. but man
aged to get back In time, and once he
got his hands on the leather he held
fast Also. he got hit, and was on
first base when Wheat knocked the ball
over the fence in the sixth inning
Schulz Bombarded.
The Robins made only seven hits
during the afternoon. Five OF these
were culled from the delivery of Henie
Schulz. the left handler, and these were
converted into the three runs. Earl
Moseley worked through the eighth
inning. and was found for two hits.
Daubert and Merkle hit safely in sue
cession. but Wheat cracked grounder
20 Groh. which was converted into a
double play, and Cutshaw was called
out on strikes, ending the game so far
As Brooklyn's offensive was concerned.
Bill McKechnie was prominent for
Cincinnati He made three hits and
scored the only run made by his team.
Bill gave the Brooklyn team the chance
20 make the most spectacular play Of
tho game In the fifth inning he was
on first base when Billy kopf slashed
a hit down 20 Daubert. The ball hit
Jake on the ankle and trickled toward
second base. Bill got 20 second all
right and made a mad dash for third.
Cufshaw whipped the ball up and shot
a fine throw 20 Mowrey, who got Nc
kechnie a. third. A wordy war fol-
lowed the decision. but Bill Byron won
hands down. you can't get no extra
bases arguin' with me- was Lord Will
Jams verdict.
The game proceeded along the CON
ventional lines until the third inning.
Brooklyn had chance in the first inn
ing, with Daubert on third and Wheat
on first. but Jake fell for the venerable
short throw trick and was run down
between home and the plate. In the
fourth. however, no such chicanery in
terfcred with the Robins.
Wheat singled and advanced 10 sec
ond on Cutshaw'e out Mowrey stood
300 with a timely blow 70 centre, which
was good for base hit. and Buck slid
across The plate.
The crowd cheered Buck Wheat in
The sixth inning. Also, they cheered
Eddie Roush. for the Redland centre
fielder was real ally. Fred Merkle
raised d sky-scraping fly 20 centre. IN
der which Eddie established temporary