The sun., 1916-08-22
DODGERS ERR AND
CUBS WIN, s TO 8
Support Crumbles in Eighth,
Pfcffer Wcakens and Game
Goes %Glimmering.
ROBINS GET EARLY LEAD

CHICAGO. Aug. 21.-Largely through
timely humping BY Casey Stengel the
sassy Superbas spotted PfefYcr three
runs in the early innings Of to-day's
clash with the Cubs. but in he eighth
the Brooklyn defence buckled up. Jef
weakened and Chicago slugged its way
through the breach to a 5 to 3 victory.
Errors by Olson n Hi Myers and hits
by Safer. Elliot and Knabe formed defeat
into victory for Chicago.
The teams entered the eighth with the
score 3 to 1 in Brooklyn's favor. Pack
ard. who had taken up the Chicago
pitchers burden In the sixth. turned
back the Dodgers in the frst half OF
tina. frame. Two were down in the Sec
ond half OF the canto when Mann got a
life on Olson's tumble. Safer shook his
third hit of Pfeffer. a booming doublet to
right. Mann taking third.
Zimmerman was UP and looked too
dangerous In the pinch. so Uncle Wi.bert
wigwagged to PfefYer to pass his brother
Teu,on and take a chance on little
"Rowdy" Elliot. Obeying orders. Pfener
walked Heinie and filled the bases fuller
than an old fashioned salior on shore
leave.
Elliot came prancing up to the plate
twirling his big b!udgeon like a dandy
swinging his cane. In his other three
times at bat "Rowdy'' had failed to get
a hit, but twice he had been put out BY
great catches. Chief Me,e rs making a
wonderful grab of Elliot's foul back OF
first base In the second inning and Hi
Myers going back to the centre field
fence and pulling down "RoWdy's' ter
rife thump in the fourth for one OF the
greatest catches ever seen on the North
grounds.
Elliot Comes ThrOugh.
"Rowdy" did no: like tho implied
slight to his batting eye as evinced by
Zimmerman being purposely passed. so
with two out and the bases full "Rowdy
tore savagely INTO one OF Pfefer's swift
shoots and slammed the ball screaming
into centre for "A hassock. Mann and
Seller riding across the platter with the
tieinG runs.
Zimmerman went to third or Elliot's
rap and when fiy Myers made "A frenz!ed
return to the infeld. Heinie clattered
across the platter with what proved 10
he the winning run. Elliot taking Sec
ond. otto Knabe added insult to in
jury by jolt.ng his second double out OF
Pfeffer. humping the ball to right for
two hassocks and putting Elliot acros.
the pan with run No. 5. At this Juncture
Workman popped 20 Olson and ended the
rally. The damage nae been done, how
ever.
In the ninth Mike Mowrey led of
with a single. but was forced by Olson.
ivy took second when chief Meyers
grounded out 10 Safer and stole third
He was rrarooned when O'Mara. batting
for PfcfYer. was thrown out by knabe.
Hy Myers's costly wild throw In the
eighth was forgotten by those who saw
his marvellous running catch of E:llict's
drive TO the center field fence In the
fourth. Two were on base At the time
and had the bali got past Myers two
RUM at least would have resulted. With
two out In the fourth SAFER doubled and
Zimmerman intentionally was passed.
Dodgers set Going In Third.
Then it was that Eliio. sen, the hall
speeding toward the centre field fence
like a Mauser bullet, Solehow or other
Myers with a greyhound dash raced back
a3lb over 10 H. IetDlUS NIX III the al.
for a truly marvellous corral.
Brooklyn started changing the scoring
gong IN the third innins. Pfener walked
and Was forced by Johnston. Jimmy
went 10 third on a wild pitch and
promptly and p~romiscuously was driven
home by Stengel. who slapped u clean
single into left. much - .he delight VI
ais fond father. who anne all the way
from Kansas city 10 see his boy play.
\ few seconds later. however. casey
attempted to pi!fer second and died IN
the attempt. Elliot TO Workman.
StenEel Again Drives In Run.
Stengel's big bat again aided the
brooklyn cause In the Nth. With TIVE
down Johnston singled 10 centre ana
stole second. As in the third StcngeI
brough, him home. this time with q
demon double 10 right. lily Myers FOL.
lowed with a two sack soak TO lef,
centre. showing Casey across the rubber
Hy larguished when Workman tossed
Out Mccarty.
Circus Solly Hoffran. back in 4 chi.
cago uniform after "A long absence iron
the old cub no estead. drove In Chica.
go's count in the NTH. knabe doubled
10 left. Workman popped TO cu,shau
Mollwitz. hitting for Vaughn. grounded
To ifefer. who threw to third to cate.
knabe. otto, however. Sid under thu
throw and both runners were sas @
Hoffman slashrd a single to right, scnr.
ing Knabe. Mol'witz and Hoffman wer.
left on the outs Of F1ack and Mann. Tn.
score:
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