The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05
DELL AND DODGERS
SHUT OUT PHILLIES
Brooklyn Twirlcr's First start
Of Season Results in
Score of , to n.
CHAMPIONS DANGEROUS

Wheeler Dclls first start Of the sea-
son was n shutout victory over he
champion rhillics at Ebbets Field yes
tcrday afternoon. which Increased the
Dodgers lead In the pennant race and
showed the losers down below Boston
into third place. The score was . TO o,
both Brooklyn runs coming in the fifth
inning. when a double by Mowrey an1
sacrifice by cutshaw were followed by
two errors.
The tallest emb OF the Brooklyn
pitching STAFF had u mans sized job on
his hands for q while. George McQuil-
Ian allowed the hoiue team only one hit
in the first four innings double by
Wheat I'm the second. During this time
the rhillies made three dangerous bids
to score to one by Brooklyn. Then Me-
Quillan weakened "A little. his support
weakened more and his chances to rec
ord a victory became nil. Encouraged
by the two run lead. Del. took a hitch
IN his belt and aided by grand support
held the Quakcrs to one lone single
thereafter.
II would hardly he fair 10 the rest of
the team to say Dell shu, out the Ph!llics
and held them to three h.ts-more fitting
TO say the Dodgers did that. One in
field play and four by the Brooklyn out
iielders were OF the sensational SOFT.
Daubert. Mowrey. Wheat and Myers
were the circus performers.
Wh,tted did the only spectacular work.
Of the day by any focinan when ne
made a sideways dive for Daubcrt's hy
IN the first ming This same Whitfield
provoked worry with his bat when he
tripled down the right foul line IN the
first inning. but there were W out and
bell famed the mighty Cravath.
After Luderus opened the second will
n double. blubert saved the day with
a startling SCOOP Of l'asNert's bunt to-
cethcr with a startling throw to Mowrev,
and the ~latier's startling work In slap
ping the bail on Luderus. Whitfield
reached second ON olson's error and
crava,h's long ~ in the fourth. but
WAS left. When cutshaw threw wide in
the fifth. Burns was safe ard he got
20 second on McIuillan's out. bat no
further.
Nr another Quaker got on untl
Bancroft opened the ninth with a scratch
hit 10 Dauhert. NY Myers. who had
made one fancy catch in the nth.
made two more in his ming and Wheat
one. which sent The fans home happy.
II Cravath's welt had gone through
MYERS IL would have reached the nag
pole. making a sure homer and tying
tn" score.
Wheat reached third IN the second
ON his single to Ccrtrc, MowNNs sac
ri.ce and "A Wild pitch. but he was ont
at home on tutshaw'S tap 70 Bancroft
FIRING of goose eggs. Mowrey doubled
down the right field foul line in the
NTH. cutshaw sacrificed. Olson ham
mered n hot one toward stock, who let
II roll hrough him. scoring MowreN
and putting the batter on second. IAN
croft, upbraidcd stock for no, letting IN.
ball ga PAST To- the shortstop. TheI
il WIS stocks turn to laugh. Tor th'
very newt pitch was pasted down Ban
way by chief Meyers. The shortstor
o,.reager for a quick play. tried e
throw before he had the ball and Olson
came home. pells single Ia right pu'
the chlef on second. but Myers hit int
"A double. play.
lake blubert reached third In Inc
sixth and again IN thu eighth. ea't
time with two out. tN'sh1w'S nat was
useless on IN. first occasion and Now
RVS ON the second. The score