The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-13
thought to the money than to the re-

thought to the money than TO the re-
70 reurn To the national obsession.
Boston's play was neither brilliant nor
WONDERFUL II was steady, excepting
that our pet nelder-Troiiey-wire Scott
felt his arm getting stronger as the end
OF the year came on, and heaved two
Neither OF these heaves did much good
TO Brooklyn. They had only one legiti-
mate chance to SCORE a run or Shore,
and that they got on.a well-pitched fast
ball that broke through cadys hands
ret ak runners to first base, three on
hits--and one of those hits scratch
one on a pass, and two on SCOTS err
rors. Four Of these six reached first
after two were out; and at that hat Shore
pitched yell-because, as the dope In
dicated, he knew more about the bat
ters-but not with the case and hnish
that he usually displays. He never was
IN serious trouble. and won all the way.
tack seemed to lack punch and drive.
Only once did they show tho old rush
Ing attack. and that was In the second
inning, when they were behind. They
seemed TO be ipoculated with the weary
feeling Of the Dodgers, and when once
ahead they played mechanically.
Two OF their runs were direct results
of the faulty play Of the Dodgers. In
the second inning Lewis whanged n
fierce line hit to left, and Wheat was
the bali. which bounded high and went
down into the corner for q triple, anda
short sacrifice fly scored him. Wheat
claimed that catch and then made a
joke throw to the plate.
Vn the third Cady whipped q vicious
hit over Daubert's head, and. after
Shore had popped out trying to sac
riflce,' Pfeffer walked Hooper. Janvrin
smashed a vicious bounder straight at
Olson, who grabbed the ball and FUN
bled an instant.
Permit an explanation: often when
a ball Is hit that way IL bounds from
the hands OF the fielder. No one can
throw q. ball until he has It hmrly
gripped with his fingers. That II what
happened. The ball did not entirely
escape, but It got into the palm Of
olson's hand. and, Fastening to throw,
he threw without n grip on the ball
and threw wild.
We have not seen the official score,
but imagine that the scorers could
have strained the rules and given , him
Cady tore home, and Hooper reached
third. The Rex Sox would have scored
more, but Janvrin balled up double
steal by sliding past the baSN after
being safe. Give credit to Cutsh6w for
that, because he forced. Janvrin far
behind the bag and made the out pos
sible. Shorten came through with
the hit that scored the second run,
In the NTH Hooper banged q single.
Janvrin hit q long high fly to left
center. Almost any one could have
caught that ball, even though the
wind was carrying II back toward
left field. 1t looked as IL the catch
belonged to Wheat, but as he had
muddfed one play Myers made the eff
fort, fell all over himself, and let the
ball fall safely for a two-base hit on
which Hooper scored.
We did not dope the wind to be
blowing In that direction or We would
have had the score exactly correct.
Pfeffer did not pitch q bad game.
His support was hysterical and pan
icky all the time. and he kept right
on at the job, which was hnpeless un-
til Merkle batted for hin1Ehnd gave
Wheezer Dell a chance to carve his
name in the niche of fame.
interviewed Christie Mathewson
and he said: II don't know whether
the best team won or not, but l am
satisfied that the worst team lost
You've got to give Il to Brooklyn
they finished the game-and 1t looked
to me as II that was about all they
were trying to DO"
Copyright. 1915. by Hugh 8. Fuller
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