New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Errors Are Plentiful in
Both of the Contests
at Ebbets Field.
JACK COOMBS GETS
SOME POOR SUPPORT
Colby Veteran Loses First
One for Robins When
Helpers Go Wild.
BY FRANK O'NEILL.

in evidence during the first game OF
the double header which the Robins
and Cubs divided at Ebbets Field yes
terday afternoon. The Colby veteran +
pitched in his own inimitable style,
and with real major league support be- 7
hind his good right arm might have .
fought Jim Vaughn off his feet. Alas
for the might have been! The major
league support was conspicuous by It's /
absence, and the Robins were beaten. /
In the second game, however, 1t was .
the Chicago team which crumpled, and
so the Robins gained an even break. ,
The scores were to l and 4 to l, re-
spectively.
While the Robins and Cubs were /
laundering along in a haphazard Class
A. style the Phillies, rallying to the
standard Of Grover Alexander, downed
the Reds twice and gained half game /.
on Brooklyn. The Braves, too, threw (
off the habit of losing and smote the /
Pirates a blow. Meanwhile the Giants
swept on, capturing their nineteenth
straight game, and this little race for
the flag is becoming tighter as the MN
utes fy Brooklyn leads the Phillies by
one and one-half games.
All Sorts of Errors.
Errors of omission, Of commission OF
the mind and by the battery figured III
every run scored in the games with
two exceptions. One of these came
in the last inning of the second game
when Stengel scored from second on
grounder by Cutshaw, which took PAD
bounce off Knabe's glove into centre
field. Stengel's single, sacrifice py
Hi Myers and Cutshaw's hit led up TO
that run. In the second game, LOT eN
ample, the Cubs jammed ana crusneu
seven errors into seven innings ne
Robins squeezed a few boots IN, and all
was merry. ,;.i,c,
COMBS was caught in the beginning
Of what later grew into tidal wave OF
errors. and was swept down 20 deIeat'
There is some malevolent ink tha'
trails the steps of the Kennebunk star
and lust won't let him win. In the hrs'
inning the Cubs scored their nrst run
on a prize mutr by George Cutshaw'
Who travelled back 10 get Saier's n.y.
hut dropped it. Zeider crossed the
nlate and the batter took second. In
the eighth Mann singled, and both ne
ond Safer were safe when Coomos
threw the first sacker's grounder TO
second a bit too late. Then Miller pro-
ceeded to ease his overwrought system
of mass ball. moving both men up q
base. and a sacrifice by Williams scored
Mann. SAFER counted, too, wnen olson
booted a grounder by wilson.
Stingy with Hits.
Now. Coombs allowed only half
dozen hits. and not all OF them were
Loan lie was chary Of his bases on
balIs and from the stands he seemed 20
have everything. But II would seem
that if Jack were operating lS-Inon
gun to get the ball down the grooEe
Something would jam the breecnlocN.
IT, Robins either can't or won't play
haII behind him. He ranks right up
With the best on earned runs alloWeu,
hut his winning percentage suHei'
badly. ,.., III. d;s-
cretion in selecting his opponents
This time he drew big Jim Vaughn anu
uas beaten. The Chicago oehemoIn
has allowed only one run IN ms laSe
tLroo Games. so no doubt the ROBINS
feel quite proud of themselves. Inc
run scored off Vaughn was not as
sisted bv misplay of any kind, eitner'
80 the Robins had a corner on ihe
cIeanlv made TALES. Two hits ana
sacrifice bunt gave count III the NJ"
inning. p..n :, .bo
hoy in tho second game produced De
cided change in the ork OF brooh!yu It,
II was change for the oetter, too'
They knitted tighter their delehce'
but alas for the game. the cups wen.
Ia pieces. The boots and olundeIS, INC
muffs and wild throws that had oeen
made bv Brooklyn now were mace oy
the visitors. Small wonder tnat Iohs
George Mcconnell could not laS' 'he
game.
Zeider Gets First Run.
Rollie Zeider started the first game
,,th a hit 70 Olson, and Flack's sacri-
Geo advanced him to second base. Mann
c,rounded out to Olson, Zeider taxing
third and he scored when Cutshaw
mufred fly By Safer. That run was as
counted by Brooklyn in the MIN
Cutshaw singled, moved along on
sacrifice bunt, and completed the round
Of the circuit when Olson slashed
single through the box. -
That tie endured until the elghtn
inning. Then Mann singled to lett, ana
SAFER laid down a bunt 10 Coomos, VINO
threw TO second just too late TO force
Mann. Otto Miller then stepped INTO
Cub uniform for just second ana
allowed ball to pass him, which ad-
yanced Mann TO third and SAFER TO sec
ond. Williams lofted fly to centre,
which scored Mann, and permitted
SAFER to get to third, from which point
he scored when Olson booted Wilson's
grounder.
The game Of swapping errors swept
on apace when the final game began:
Cutshaw booted Saier's grounder and
went TO third, while Cutshaw and Oh
son booted a grounder by Williams.
wilson's single scored SAFER. Then II
was Brooklyn's turn. In the third frame
Yerkes stubbed his toe on whaek
by Movers. and the Chief dashed to
third. while Pferer singled 70 short
right field. He scored when Wilson
mufred Flacks perfect return of a ny
by Johnston.
Pfeffer Scores Run.