The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-08
Hooper's Great Playh
Fourth Beat US--RObbv
Sensational Catch and Throw to Plate Blast Dodg-
ers Hopes-Faulty Support Casts Off Game for
RUDE Marquard, Says Dodgers Manager.
By wILBERT, ROBINSON,
Manager of the Brooklyn Club.

BOSTON, Oct. s.-One play beat my
boys, and It was enough to break the
heart Of any club. 1t happened In the
fourth inning and changed the whole
complexion of the battle to us yesterday.
We pushed one run over in that round
and Wheat was on Third with a triple
with no one out. when Cutshaw lifted
short ny to right field that looked
Texas Lacquer. but Hooper came In on
the ball and made a great catch, falling
as he grabbed the ball.
II looked like a safe BET that Hooper
could not get UP and throw the ball be-
fore that run scored. But he did the
impossible. and came through with a
perfect heave to the plate. He wouldn't
make q throw like that once In ffty
times from the position he was in.
II that run had scored 1t would have
changed the game. INwould have put
US ahead by one and We would have
been set to try something. but II was
just the way the game broke. We didn't
Get a break all day. That great play Of
Hooper's beat us. and gave him all the
credit in the world for It.
RUDE Marausrd pitched a grand
game and he got rotten support. He
had balls kicked behind him that would
break the heart OF any pitcher, Two
other bad plays beside Hoopey's great
one beat US. think Marauard pitched
great pitching, but great defensive
fielding and bad fielding on our part
won the game for the enemy.
I'm not blaming anybody. but two
plays hurt us. Stengel made useless
throw which cost run, and Cutshaw's
mistake in the seventh cost us three.
Olson also booted one that came inning
which did plenty OF damage.
Now let us see about Shore. They
shot him at us first so We reckon him
their best bet But he didn't look like
a great pitcher to team that had
never seen him before. He had one
effective style OF delivery against left
with this ball. and stengel once. But
the boys kept coming back to the
bench, saying:
He Isn't much"
When we finally did get him in a
hole at the end OF the battle he looked
bad. He tried to put on stuff in the
ninth, and as soon as he started to
press he went Wild
The finish We made showed what
kind OF a ball club have.
There has been some talk We weren't
game, but when a ball club can come
from five runs behind and be in posi-
ton where any kind OF a play will
win, II is a fighting ball club. II
Meyers had done anything. 1t would
have all been differnt.
want to praise Merkle for the cool
ness he showed in the crushing minute
be came up to the bat cold IN the
he took the next one. IL was a pall;
But II took nice eye and a cool head
to make decision and let II go.
When Carrigan rushed out fror: the
bench to remove Shore he began to
boiler to Connolly. I moved down from
the coaching box so as not to let him
pull any of that American League
stun. $40,
lust little wide" answered Con-
molly.
Now. I want to say ! am glad that
we came through with such a finish. 1t
nearly broke my heart to lose. OF
course. The fact we came from behind
makes us believe we will beat the Bos-
ton club yet.
It would have been easy for us to
win that ball game II RUDE had re-
we came back after It looked as IL we
were beaten by the Red Sox doesn't
do them any good either. They almost
had heart failure over on that bench
along with lot OF gamblers in the
stand who had been laying long odds
on Carrigan'E club.
Again we don't fear their pitching
stan. Shore showed only one style OF
delivery that bothered us, This was
the fadeaway tid-bit that was so diff
cult for the left-hsnders to connect
Ny players were not at all nervous
over the game. ! don't think that a
single one OF the errors my club piled
They were all cool and all trying. As
state, the superiority of the Red Sox