Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-30
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Defeat Brooklyn in Morning
Game, Frightening PEN
nant Chances
RIXEY PLAYS PART
OF STEAM ROLLER
BY II. e. HAMILTON
United Press Stan Correspondent.


sO.-The Phillies jumped into first
place in the gripping race for the
National League pennant when they
beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, TO 2, in
the morning game OF a two-ply bill
scheduled for today
With Eppa RiXey pitching gilt-edgo
ball. holding the Rrooklynites at bay,
the Phillies smashed through the
Dodger defense, laced out ten clean
hits off jeff Pfeffer and simply steam
rollered their way into a half game
lead over Wilbert Robnson's men.
Five hits was the output of stick
work by the Dodgers and on this
quintet Of swats combined with three
errors by the Phillies. they were able
to work only two men across tho
plate.
This afternoon the teams will meet
in what may prove TO be the contest
that will decide the National Leagues
I entry in the worlds series.
/ The Phillics played real baseball at
every stage OF the morning game, de-
spite three fielding errors and put up
an inside game that the Dodgers could
not fsthom.
! Luderus was the hero OF the strug-
gle. Aside from his superb fielding,
he hit safely three times. one OF his
wallops being a homer. The other
two were doubles. Luderus scored
every time he reached first. and one
OF his doubles drove i'm another run.
The Phillies displayed nerve
throughout the fight that bids fair 10
give the Dodgers more trouble this
afternoon. They were up and after
Pfeffer from start to finish, punching
hits of him in the eighth inning that
netted three runs. and keeping up a
constant pecking at his delivery that
produced single tallies earlier IN the
game.
Demaree and Marquard are gem
orally picked TO be the opposing box
men this afternoon. ssa
, The story OF the game:
b First Inning. elphia-Paskeri
0 singled to left bancroft sacrificed
K Daubert- 10 Cutshaw. Stock out. Cut
e shaw 10 Daubert, Paskert taking
third. Paskert scored on a single 10
e center Whitted out stealing. Miller
3 to Cutshaw. One run. two hits no
errors.
flied to Whitted. Daubert flied 20
Paskert. Myers safe on Bancroft s
error. Myers stole second. Wheat
walked Cutshaw was called out on
strikes. No runs. no hits, one error
Second Inning, Philadelphia-Cra
vath out, Olson to Daubert Luderus
doubled TO right. Niehoff out Cut
shaw TO Daubert. Luderus scored on
Killifers hit to short. Rixey forced
Killifer, Olson TO Cutshaw One run,
two hits, no errors.
Second inning. Brooklyn-Mowrey
famed on wild pitch and reached
first when the ball went into the
stand. Olson forced Mowrey, Stock
to Niehoff. Miller forced Olson. Stock
10 Niehon, who doubled Miller at
first to Luderus. No runs no hits,
no errors.
Third inning. Philadelphia-Pas
out Olson TO Daubert. Bancroft flied
to Wheat Stock out, Mowrey to Dau-
bert No runs. no hits, no errors.
Third Inning. Brooklyn. Pfeffer
singled 10 center. Johnston forced
Pfeffer. Rixey to Bancroft. Johnston
stole second and went 10 third on
I Klllifers wild throw. Johnston scored
o when Daubert was thrown out. Ban
croft to Luderus Myers flied TO
Paskert One run one hit, one error
' Fourth Inning. Philadelphia Whit
ted flied TO Wheat. Cravath struci
out. Luerus grounded out to Daubert
No runs. no hits no errors.
= Fourth Inning, Brooklyn - Whea
; flied to Luderus. Cutshaw singled L
Q center Mowrey lined to Niehoff whit
IL doubled Cutshaw off first to Luderus
G No runs. one hit. no errors.
o Fifth Inning. Philadelphia -Niehoi
s singled through Mowrey. Killifer at
tempted TO sacrifice and reached sec
Il ond on Mowrevs wild throw. Niehoi
;. going to third. Rixey famed. Me
~ hoff scored and Killifer went TO thir
when Paskert was thrown out. Olso
TO Daubert. Bancroft walked. Ban
n croft stole second Stock fiie
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