New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-07
ROBINS WALLOP
REDS IN BATTLE
OF BIG THRILLS
Dodgers Increase Lead
Over Giants to Two and
a Half Games.
Ry FRANK O'NEILI.
e Robins arc running avsy .rl.

The Robins arc running away an.
They walloped the Cincinnati Rec,
a thrilling. free hitting struggle .tp
bets Field yesterday afternoon. A.,
widened the gap that separates th.-
from the Giants. Two and onsA,r
games is the margin Of the Fla,bs,,
men over the inhabitants Of the Pa.
Grounds, and we have the word a,
Charles II. Ebbets. Wilbert Robip,..
and every last man OF the Robin. Ia.
the lead will grow as the season Al
yances The score was TO 4.
Opportunity is granted 20 all re-
in this life and in this democracy !,
ours. Certainly the diamond is a.
mocracy. There is the equality Az
the quality. Little teams wax stro,,
and strong teams wane. There ia -
aristOcrscy 70 hold a weak man in A.
exalted position and strong man IL
place below the range Of his ability. %,
the survival of the httest is the Law .,
the game.
The Robins made the most Of ths.,
chances. They battered down the a..
fences Of their rivals and hurled th.l,
runs over the plate In groups n.
Reds we're held In the spell Of I,s
Pfeffer's twisting, curving delivery rt
did not improve the opportunities
which were presented. So Il vas tat
Brooklyn won. and Charley Ebbsts la
asked for estimates from printing coz.
Germs for the worlds series tickea
No Day for Mitchell.
Clarence Mitchell. the serss.ionsl
all-sround performer, was on the rub.
Der for the visitors. lie was subjecx.
to severe walloping. Hits for srtn
bases, including a rousing homer 10 Il,
centre field fence by Jake Daloet |,
the first inning and blows Of the sing,
base variety, sealed his doom. Il Wa
not his day, and after taking his med.
cine for FIVE innings he retired In fave,
Of Gene Moseley, who had his eIper.
ence with the Feds.
Moseley was on exhibition in ots
frame only and he managed to kss;
/ order. Gene retired in the sixth n
allow Bill Fischer to hit for him. Bill
best was a fly 20 Hi Myers. Pss
Schneider replaced Moseley, and vas
found for one run in the seventh lnh'
ing, a rousing double 20 right field a
the good old Buck Wheat accounting
for it.
1t just so happened that the BROOD
Ign batters had their bats loaded Wiz
/ base hits for state occasions. Tie
sight of q runner on the lines inspire:
other men TO perform heroic deeti
Not the least effective hitter OF ts
afternoon was JEFF Pfefer. Jeh tor
off two singles in his first two trips q
the plate and sent home runner o.
each occasion. Such hitting By !
pitcher is unusual, 10 say the least
Wheat. O'Mara, Cutshaw and DAuotn
got hits when they were needed, ii'
all In all it was a Brooklyn day.
The Reds threatened all manner d
things, but they took il out in thresi
ening. They were like a hundreds.
On the horizon, dark and menscins
They had runners on the paths IN ever
inning of the game, but simply eoub
not get the necessary punch. In seys'
of the nine innings runners were o.
with only one out, but II was only
the fourth, fifth and eighth ming
that they could score. In times o.
peril Pfeffer worked with real san
and handled the situation faultlessV'
Wheat Makes Great Catch.
Buck Wheat made catch on Hsrros
/ in the sixth inning which served 70
convince the Brooklyn fans that ne u
unduestionably the greatest outhesas,
/ in the National League. His capture o.
this drive cut down a triple; Jimm!
Johnston turned Grifith's bid iot
triple into a sacrifice fly In the HE
inning with two on bases.
So II went. The entire team was ~
there fighting at every twist ana tulh
when fighting was needed for the pres
ervation Of peace.