New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-09
ZACH WHEAT GETS
HIS DAILY HOMER
Chief Meyers Drives Out
Triple and Single-ll
Hits Off Rudolph.
By FRANK O'NEILL.

of a double-header, and advanced 10
within two points of the champion
Phillies, who lost to the Giants in
New York
No double victory Of the season
ever was won in more convincing
style. The Robins checked the Braves
at every stage, and cutting loose with
a forceful. we'll sustained attack. held
sway from start TO finish. The scores
were 6 to , and 4 to 0, respectively.
There are days, and this was one,
when victory is more than sweet.
The Robins came here worn and hag-
gard, tottering on the verge of col
lapse. But the first victory inspired
them with fresh courage, and they
tore into the offerings of Chesty Dick
Rudolph in the second game 10 make
the triumph complete TO its last de-
tail.
Royalty did the Flatbush men re-
venge the indignities heaped upon
them by the Stallings crew when the
latter swept Ebbets Field in the last
series. Gleefully did they shove the
Braves deeper and deeper into the
comparative obscurity of third place.
Pfeffer at His Best.
Ed Pfefer returned TO his best form
after good long rest. and his bes:
was by far too good for the enemy.
The last time Ed faced the Braves
they came from behind and beat him
by scoring four runs in the last inn
ing They tailed one run on him in
the final frame to-day only because
Chief Meyers refused to recognize
Wilhoit, who singled and then stole
second and third bases, to count on
hit by Konetchy.
Six hits were all that Boston could
make and two Of these came along in
the fourth, doubles they were, and
two more in the ninth. In the other
frames the Grand Rapids giant did
Just as he pleased with the Braves
and made them sit up. roll over or
rlay dead just as he saw TT. To add
an individual touch to the game. he
laced out a long double to centre that
drove home a run.
Sherrod VI. Smith, the lefthander
drew the pitching assignment in the
second game, facing Dick Rudolph, and
h, effective
than his righthanded contemporary. lie
parcelled out only four hits and saw
TO II that only one Boston runner ad-
vanced as far as third base.
Eddie Fitzpatrick jostled his way to
the far turn, almost Telling George
Cutshaw, as the Brooklyn boy tried 70
field a weak little tap from the bat OF
Wilhoit Fitzpatrick tried TO get out OF
Cutshaw's way in the same gentle
manner that a runaway locomotive
would try 20 avoid a collision. or
course, no runs counted.
Bad Day for Dick.
Satisfying, indeed, was the work OF
the Brooklyn pitchers, but still more
satisfying was the manner in which
the batters went after Rudolph. The
leading citizen of The Bronx has
trimmed Robbie's boys with great regu-
larity this season and has done it in a
most painstaking manner. He has
bamboozled them into hitting at the
first ball and laughed when they went
out without trouble.
II was different to-day, however. The
Robins made him pitch every minute /
and they hit at mighty few bad balls. /
They picked out the good ones, and
while not all went safe, there were
enough 70 make the winning margin
convincing. Eleven hits were made off
Rudolph, while fifteen were torn from
the delivery of Tyler.
Il was none other than the mighty
Buck Wheat who started the Robins on
the trail to victory in the game against
Rudolph He bounced the leather off
the scoreboard in left centrefield in
the second inning, and made the cir
cult of the bases at top speed, while
Snodgrass and Larry Chappelle chased
the ball. The wallop completely upset
Rudolph. and before he could rally his
resources the Robins pushed two more
runs over the plate. Sherrod Smiths i
drive TO centre produced these tallies. /
This series is one of the real tests .
TO be faced by the Robins this season. /
II they survive the three games of .
on the trail Of the Philles, should they /
not pass Moran's men, their chances
of winning the pennant are bright.
Judged from their work to-day, the
men will survive.
The play was snappy. forceful and
at times brilliant. Casey Stengel and
Jimmie Johnston performed some won
derful feats in grabbing drives to their
gardens, and Cutshaw, Mowrey and
Daubert spread themselves about the
iniield like an all-enveloping net.
Strong Attack.
The attack was quite up to the
Brooklyn standard, and one Of the
most inspiring features was the hit
ting Of Chief Meyers. In the first game
he laced out a triple and single
which drove home two runs, and drew
base on balls. Johnston, Stengel.
Smith and Pfeffer. in addition 10 Wheat.
made their presence felt with the big
stick.
Wheat. as already related. drove out
the homer which started the Robins
on the run trail against Rudolph Cut
shaw then beat out hit 10 .iaranvillc.
but died stealing. Mowrey singled,
however, as did Olson. Miller forced
the last named. sending Mowrcy to
third. and then stole second unmolest-
ed. Smith upset all plans by hitting to
centre field for single, driving Now
rey and Miller home. In the sixth
Daubert tripled TO right field and
counted on Stengeis single TO centre