South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-11
IDAUBERT is REPLACED
BY MERKLE AT FIRST
Brooklyn Starts Scoring IN
First Inning When John
StOn Gets a Triple and
Myers Singles.

EBBETT $ F lie L ID,
BROOKLYN, oct. H.
Brooklyn jumped into the
lead here this afternoon by
scoring two runs in the first
inning of the fourth game OF
the worlds series but Boston
came back strong and at the
end of the fifth inning and
was leading.
darquard. who started the first
game. was on the mound for Brook
lyn. while Leonard was working for
Boston. Brooklyn had another
change in the lineup. and Daubert
was kept on the bench while Merkle
was called upon TO hold down first.
Myers in center.
A crowd exceeding that OF yester-
Cay turned out here this afternoon
III looked like $4,000 20 least when
4, play BALI sounded at p. IA.
Weather MOdcratcs.
The increase i'm the throng showed
reawakened interest I'm the Dodgers
chances on the part of Brooklyn
fandom. Also. the moderation OF the
weather brought out many enthusi-
asts who stayed away from the
opener. fearing colds and pneu-
monia.
This is what you might call the
"kroociaI' day i'm the scrap for the
diamond championship Of the United
states and elsewhere. II the Dodgers
win. it viii make the series count
tWo-all and give them an equal
chance 10 become possessed Of the
honors ON the other hand. should
the Red Sox win it viii make the
count three 20 one In their favor
and the next combat viii be in Bos-
ton where home rooters VIII prevail.
The weather again was clear, bat
cold. with a chilly wind sweeping in
from the ocean and promising 70
make oyerc0ats and furs am abso-
lutte necessity TO ward OF pneu-
monia
The spirits Of the Dodger fans
have perkel up considera Dis. That
victory yesterday Of ~ ciansmen Of
Ebbets. following right after their
great stand in the I4-inniug affair
on Monday. has revived the cham
pionship hopes that were knocked
into a coma by the initial clash. And
once again the merry villagers are
abroad with their bank rolls willing
70 chance "A part OF IL on the cut
come OF the series.
Even money was bet today that
the Dodgers would win this after
Moons battle. Much gold was ven-
tured at this price. The Sox COM
tinue 90 bee favorites in the plungine
on the outcome of the series but
the odds have shortened. They were
three and three and half % one
before yesterdays game The best
obtainab BILE today was two 90 one
against the Dodgers. with large gobs
of IL absorbed by the reheartened
Brooklylites.
One OF the thiugs that has re-
kin5led hope iu the bosoms OF the
Brooklyn people is the recovery OF
Jacob Dauberts clubbing vision A.
tar going hitless 10 the first two
games. the leading slusser Of Tire
club maced the lau for three safe
swats yesterday. giving the impress
sion that ne had started 90 last
upon a clubbing rampage.
The real mystery Of the series Is
this.
why hasn't Wilbert Robinson
started Jed Pfefer. the star OF his
pitching squad2"
The huge riEht-hander has per-
formed in "A relief role twice and has
pitched superbly on both occasona.
Pie has famed three of the last six
1atters who faced him ana has made
the Sox artists look very poor in
iced
The consolation for the sox In
Yesterdays defeat ls the znowled-s
that George Foster. that sterling
ight-hander IS now ready for work.
was feared his ailing wing would
Keep him out OF the event alto
-ether. However. Foster assumed
he job Of relief moundsnan yes
erday and handled IL with great
.kHn