New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-27
Whitfield, of Phillies. Wall,
In with Only Run of
Game on Error.
SHERROD SMITH AND /
ALEXANDER IN TRIM
Robins Fill Bases in Sixth Innir,
but Fail to Deliver Tell.
ing Punch.
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Philadelphia, May 2s.-Georg. Gu.
shaw threw the Brooklyn Robin, A..
Of first place here this afternoon Nh.
his heaye on Stocks smash through ~.
box few wide OF Jake Dauber,. "a,
reaching glove. Georg. Whi,,.d q,
third base, as a result Of doubl. ,rs
this hit Of Stocks. went home on n.
wide throw with the run that CAV. II,
team victory. The score was | too
Grover Cleveland Alexander A..
Sherrod VI. Smith INDUCED in pi,es
ers' battle. II was a nip ard tuck ~.
fair throughout. The Robins b,s
Moran's Big Ace IN trouble several
times, but they could never brs,.
through his guard when a hit nigh,
have caused all manner o. trouble.
There was the sixth inning, for n.
stance. when the Robins had the bs,,,
filed with only one hand down. bg,
failed 20 deliver the telling punch. N
the seventh they got a runner as fsr a.
third with only one out. bu, neither
Smith nor Myers could come ,hroug,
with wallop. As a matter o. fac,.
both swung on the wind three t.nr
and then took long walk TO the b.nci
Niehoff Takes Nap.
Smith was every bit as goodas A,g.
but he was crossed up by his own team
mate. He kept the eight hits pretty
we'll scattered. although he Tm IN
trouble a couple OF times. In the fourth
the Phillies had Smith in bad va
but Niehoff chose 10 70 70 sleep o.
second base. and was caught BY quic.
throw from Meyers 70 0'Mars. Hits b.
Cravath and Whitted followed this PLAY
On the whole. however. Smith was y
trouble less than his rival
Gavvy Cravath started the .ever''
frame BY striking out. but White
drove a double 10 left. Pat Moran saE
the chance 10 break through Smith,
defence. 80 he sent Milton Stock,
right handed batter. up IN place q
Claude Cooper. who swings from ~
south side Of the plate. stock ssshe'
one AT the box which Smith deAsc,''
and Cutshaw picked UP.
There was a slim chance 81 gettrs
Stock at the base, a desperate chance
and Cutshaw took 70. He was hurried
i'm his throw. and .he ball sailed vide
Of Daubert. Whitted. who had dtn 81
10 third on the hit. kept right on gors
and he crossed the plate entirely IN
molested. So was the only run Of ~
game scored: so was Brooklyn tumble
out Of the lead.
Casey Stengel va. the only man q
the Robins 10 make more than one hi'
He got singles Ollie O'Msra alone .
the visitors gathered an extra D."
drive. His wallop over third m -
seventh inning was good for two ba'e'
Claude Cooper had q perfect day :
the plate. He faced fire twice ard 20
two singles. Whitfield and Cfavath as
made two hits each. The Robins car
ried off the base running ho1ors. Ire
stole three bases on Bill kil.ifer, whl'
Chief Meyers turned back ali advent
urous souls with his clever throwing
Hit Ball in Air.
Alexander had the Robins hitting n
ball up in the air, when they hit. Nm
Of them bit the dust on s-flkes, an
the others flied out. Byrne. Nlehof an
made the only inheld assists
while Cravath and Killifer complete
a nifty double play which cut dow
Stengel at the plate on Cutshaw's lin
smash with three on in the sixth.
The Robins we're much buster The
made sixteen assists behind smith
Cutshaw handled five chances, Will
Ollie O'Mara took care Of eight oppoi
tunities al shortstop. The Kerry pate
Kid is certainly going great guns ihes
days. and Ivan Olson will have 20 hus
tie like mad to get his job back whs'
his ankle is strong enough 70 perm
him 70 go in.
In the fifth Cutshav singled and sio.'
second. O'Mara famed. but Meyer
beat out a hit 70 Bancroft Smlt'
popped out and Hi Myers hunted ar
was thrown out. In the sixth Dsloer
famed, after which Stengel and Nhea'
singled, and Nowrey scratched one .
right, filling the bases. Cutshaw pa
for a triple, but Crsvsth snagged m'