New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-24
Chief Meyers, Cutshaw,
Wheat and Stengel Toss
Game to Cubs.
BY FRANK O'NEILL.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-The Brooklyn
Robins cut a variety of capers out on
Weeghman's Park this afternoon and
the crowd laughed. Not even Joa, the
black bear cub, which is acting in the
official capacity of mascot for the
Bruins, could have done much better
as a producer of the merry ha ha. An
endemic of errors swept the entire
Brooklyn team.
Nothing went right. Chief Meyers
threw into left and centre fields by way
of catching runners at third and second
bases. Cutshaw threw into the Brook
lyn dug-out trying 10 get q runner at
first. Stengel threw into the Cub bench
in a mad endeavor to prove that no
one had anything on him, and Robbie
almost threw a fit. Nobody backed up
the wild throws, and the runners Hoped
merrily along. Yet, despite the weird
and uncanny exhibition, the score was
only 7 to 6 in favor of the home nine.
It was the final appearance of the
Robins in the Windy City this season,
ard Rube Vanguard, that eminent thes--
plan, told the boys to "be sure and
leave 'em laughing when you say good
by" The crowd is laughing yet. AS a
matter of fact, had it not been for the
heroic assistance of the Brooklyn en-
tourage Chicago never would have won
that ball game.
Robins Earn Runs.
Just four of the Cub runs rode home
on wild throws, while. on the other
hand, Brooklyn earned their half dozen
talies by the swing of their bats and
the speed of their limbs. They knocked
Jimmy Lavender out Of the box in
seven innings and got TO Gene Packard
for a run, but the errors early IN the
game decided the issue.
Had Lew McCarty been able to hit
safely in the ninth in ing the game
might have gone into extra innings,
for Buck Wheat singled and Gus Getz,
who ran for Wheat. put the tieing run
or second when he stole McCarty
struck out, however, and the game was
over. Bill Workman stood out in this
frame. too, for his stop Of StengePs
wicked smash cut down double in its
youth.
Wheeler Dell and Larry Cheney were
the victims of the wild throwing bee,
and from them the seven Chicago runs
were made. Ed Appleton, sent in when
all seemed lost. pitched in remarkable
style, and held his rivals from the
plate. When Appleton came the Brook
lyn men underwent some strange
metamorphosis, and played real base
ball. They even advanced to a point
where two double plays we're made.
Dell opened in suspicious style when
he famed Artie Hoffman, but Flack
beat out a slow hit to Cutshaw. Wheat
then made a great catch of Mann's line
drive to left. Flack stole second, and
after Safer walked Zim hit TO right.
Flack scored, and Stengcl at once made
& mad hurl into the Chicago coup, al
lowing Safer to count also.
In the second Wortman's triple to
right followed single by Zeider, and
then Holman got lucky double TO
right, scoring Workman. Those runs
were all right. but bear witness 10
wha: occurred in the third, with Larry
Cheney pitching.
Safer singled and stole and took third
on a sacrifice. Elliott walked, and
Cheney felt so sore that he made a
wild pitch, Safer scoring and Elliott
going to third, to cross the plate when
Meyers threw into lett field. Il was
the aboriginal intention of the Chief 70
nip Elliott AT third, of course. Wheat
rushed in on the ball and tried his
best TO throw il over the stand. Only
the wire screening saved the helpless
women and children. Small wonder
that two runs counted.
More Strong Arm Work.
The following frame saw the strong
arm work continue, Meyers and Cut
shaw shining forth. With Flack on
first, the signal was tipped 20 steal, and
he broke around TO third when Meyers
made a line throw 70 centre field.
Oh. the Chief was going good. Mann
rolled 20 Cutshaw, and the crowd
laughed itself silly when George hit
Wilbert Robinson with the ball Rob-
bic was sitting calmly on the bench.
all unsuspecting. Flack scored with
the last Chicago run.
There was no such playing by the
Cubs. Bill Workman stood out at
shortstop and made several spectacu-
lar plays Heinie Zimmerman seemed
to loaf on couple of grounders that
went for hits. and arched his throws
70 first in manner that failed to
please the fans.
Brooklyn scored two In the third