The sun., 1916-09-17
ROBINS WIN FIRST,
THEN GO TWELVE
INNINGS TO TIE
Reds Flash Final Frame Rally
in Opener, but Are Turned
Back, 4 to 3.
PREFER AND TONEY
DUEL ENDS. I TO 1
ny GEORGE y. UNDERWOOD.

~ GEORGE =. UNDER wOOD.
Twenty thousand fans sat for almost
six hours in the Ebbets Field stadium
yesterday afternoon and saw the nyins
Superbas rout the Reds 4 to 3 in the first
game OF the double header and then have
darkness cause a cessation Of hostilities
at the end Of the twelfth inning OF the
second game with the teams clinched In
a deadlock Of ] to 4. The tie will be
played on as the second game OF a double
header at Ebbets Field tomorrow.
or Jack Coombs was on the pitching
peak for the Dodgers against Heine
Schulz. the former Highlander %southpaw.
The Dodgers piled up a four run lead In
the first Ave innings and then STAYED of
a fighting finish by Matty's men in the
rescue of the Colby Carbine with two
down. a Red on second and n run needed
TO tie the score. Wheat spiked the rally
by making a good catch OF Tommy Crit
fth's flashing liner to left
The second game furnished a thrilling
pitchers duel between Jef Pfefer and
Fred Toney. The Dodgers got to Toney
for n run in the first and the Reds tied
things up on PfefYer In the second. From
then on iii darkness called a truce at the
end ~ the twelfth the deadlock remained
u%nbroken. neither twirler allowing any
further scoring.
wheat's Hittins streak stopped.
Buck Wheat heat out an inHeld hit to
Chase In the NTH inning Of the first
game. earning him the distinction of hav-
ing made one or more hits In twenty-nine
consecutive games. Wheat Jailed to get
a bingle in the second game. however.
and his chances Of cracking Ty Cobb's
major league consecutive game hitting
record os !o-:y 3t-a!:k: gamer wcn: s..rI-
mering.
In his first time up In the second game
the Missouri Marvel expired on a long fly
TO Roush in deep centre. Buck flied out
to Neale In the fourth frame and fouled
out to Wingo in the sixth. lie came UP
with two dow n JIy Myers on third in
the eighth. II looked like Wheat's last
chance TO keen his treasured thumping
string intact and also his chance to hreak
up the game. Toney. however. Judged
Buck altogether too dangerous n batter.
SO he purposely passed IN. Polo Peach 70
take a chance on Cutshaw, Toncy's judg-
ment was v~indicatcd. for Cutshaw
famed.
Wheat got one more chance in the
eleventh inning. Leading OF in the
eleventh. Buck grounded to Groh, back
OF nrst. and tried to make the bag by a
greyhound dash. Heinc. however. heaved
the pill to Chase a wh,sker ahead OF
wheat. II was n close decision.
Hal ana lily share Uonor..
Hv Myers and Hal Chase had a rrce,
battle for the batting honors. with MYERS
winning the decision by a shade. Chase
got four hits In Ave times AZ bat in the
nrst game ana two hits in five times up
IN the second, Myers made three hits in
hve times at bat IN the opener and three
mus IN Tour times al bat in the second
ny hit for $50 in the two games. and
,hase Tor 500. Included among Chase's
niHR!es were two triples and n double
Myers had one three sack soak To his
credit. -"
Myers also made sevcra, differing
g'tl' In the outfeld and shared me
he'dlng honors with Stenge., who foltr
'Imes thrilled the crowd with Difficult,
ru"n'hg catches. Olson pla yed a cork
lng game IN the shor,fcld, covering his
territory like n carpet. since the return
OF the Robins Ivy has delighted the fan.
with some great ball. " was STENCIL
VINO furnished the fielding piece dc re.
s'starce or the afternoon. however. His
wonderful throw from deep right in the
tenth inning of the second ganc killed
N'finth AZ third. spiked "A Red rally and
pfoDanly saved the DodHers from defeat
Scoring starts.
Brooklyn got to Schulz for a run NJ
IN" start OF the first game. lily MYERS
up Tor the first time. singing to centre,
gong all the way to third when Schulz
cut loose with a wild pitch and oorlng
when pauoert lifted n long foul Ia Nea!e.
Neale pulled "A bone He should have
let II alone. as the catch turned tho pl,in
foul into \ sacrifice fly and enabled
Myers to score from third after the
catch. "
Inc Dodgers shook out q pair Of runs
from Schulz In the fourth frame. Now
rey walked and then, when Schulz In an
cnort to pick Mowrey Off first hurled the
ball high over. Chase's head into light
teld. Mike raced all the way 10 third.
Nike stuck TO third wnen 'iroh tossed
out Olson, hut registered when Rol,sb
Groh and Griffith clustered together
back of second and let Otto Mlllcr's high
pop fall safe anong them for a single.
Miller went to second when Groh tossed
out Coombs and rode home astraddle Of
lily Myerss timely lash to left.
Wheat brought JOY to the fans bv
beating out a hit to Chase with one
down in the NTH and Cutshaw scored
with a tremendous WALTON to zen
tire, rapid fielding holding George to two
bases. 4 few seconds later he was
caught on second. Schulz to Groh. Now
rey singled and stole. but was marooned
on Olson's out.
Chase tripled In the sixth and scored
when Olson was tossing out Griffith,
With two down In the ninth the Reds
started a belated rally that threatened
10 turn defeat into victory. Groh sir rlcd
to centre and was tripled home by Roush.
Chase doubled to right. registering Eddie,
Coombs was derricked and Maruuard
planted on the peak.
Mstty told Gritnth Rube probably
would groove the first ball. "If he does"
said Matty, XIII IT," Maruuard did
groove the first hall. Grifnth landed
solidly and sent II whizxing into left. but
good old Buck Wheat raced over for the
catch and saved the game.
Pfemer and Toney Duel.
lily Myers tripled to left in the first
inning OF the second game and scored on