New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-11
Two Triples and Three
Singles Their Toll
During Battle.
By GRANTLAND RICE.
Continued from page 1

with this past record and his known
courage, GOODNESS and brains, Brook
Ign went to war with new confidence
in a rush to maui that underband am
munition of Mays out Of the lot.
For five innings Coombs pitched
with all his ancient lore. Through
this spell he held the Red Sox to four
singles and scoreless frame. Short
en- alone had his range. But after
Brooklyn had driven Mays to cover
with a fusillade Of swats and Colby
Jack was leading, 4 TO 0, the veteran
began to drift.
Two Runs in the Sixth.
A pass to Henriksen, Hooper's triple
and Shorten's third single scored two
runs in the sixth. When Larry Gard
ner drove one over the right field fence
in the seventh, Coombs called his in
field around him. and after a brief par
ley waved jeff Pfeffer in from centre
field to finish the game. Coombs was
game enough and wise enough to know
when a younger arm was needed; and
his judgment more than made good
which Pfeffer retired the last eight men
in order, stopping the revived Red Sox
attack with an abrupt MATT.
Pfeffer had the American League
champions spellbound during his brief
reign, blockading first base without a
slip. George Foster, who followed
Mays in the sixth, held Brooklyn run
less, but the man who beat the Phillies
twice last fall arrived too late. Even
at that he was not up to Pfeffer's relief
standard, as Brooklyn bats had him in
O RIO
These same Brooklyn bats are likely 10
bother the Red Sox defence lot before
the series ends this week. In the first
two games Brooklyn had the stronger
attack and Boston the stouter defence.
But in the third grapple of the series
Brooklyn not only maintained more
savage attack, but in addition backed
up her pitchers with a defence far
stronger than the Boston brand.
Daubert Receivers Batting Eye.
There is still another element for
Brooklyn cheer. In the first two games
Boston pitchers had Jake Daubert, the
clubs star hitter, striking out or
shooting duck. Jake couldn't hit seven
cents worth those first games, and the
slump was reaching costly and de-
pressing proportions. With Daubert
sewed up in a gunny sack, Brooklyn's
assaulting power was badly weakened.
But yesterday Jake crashed back into
the box score with the unkempt slump
blown 10 atomic dust. In the first
inning he outran bewildering bunt
which Mays also fumblcd, trying both
the single and double grips. In the
third inning Jake cracked out clean
single, scoring later on singles by
/ Stengel and Cutshaw. In the sixth he
! planted his longest blow 20 deep left
/ for three and one-half bases, the only
hit Of its sort ever known. This must
be scored Il three and half base drive
through ODay's double decision.
Hank first called the runner safe,
and it is still a matter of burning de-
| bate MS 20 whether the toe fell short or
whether Chester Thomas eased in with
the push that carried the toe an inch
away. Under these conditions the final
score should have been 4l2 TO 3, in
place of 20 3, as recorded officially.
Brooklyn's defence was easily on a
par with her attack. Fine iniield plays
by Mike Mowrey and Ivan Olson
blocked two Boston rushes and n fine
running catch by Zach Wheat foiled
another. Brooklyn's defence for this
game was built upon confident lines.
/ There was none of the futtering duck
TT stuff which characterized her play
in Boston, and if this defence is con-
tinued, with the attack maintained,
Boston is far from being beyond de-
feat. Boston's attack has been spotty
all through the series, and only her
wonderful defence has held her up.
Boston Pitching Only Fair.
Another peculiar feature which has
developed Is the upset in pitching.
Red Sox pitching was supposed to be
peerless, outclassing all competition.
Yet TO date Shore, Ruth. Mays and
Foster have all been outpitchcd by
MarQusrd. Smith. Coombs and Pfefer.