New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
Cubs Fall On Cheney and
Whang Out Necessary
Safety Shots.
CY WILLIAMS NOW
POPULAR IN CHICAGO
Heinie Zim Gets Three Good
Ones, and Helps Stop
DOdger Drive.

Chicago. May lt.-lhe BROOKLYN
Robins we're beaten again By the Chi.
cago Cubs this afternoon. The scors
was 4 TO 3, and ten innings were played
before the issue was decided. This Is
the third consecutive defeat suffered
By Robbie's valiant men, and the smila
OF confidence which they wore upon
their arrival in this city has changed
10 a look Of grim determination. Brook.
I'm is still tied for first place In The
National League race, but only because
the Cincinnati Reds came 20 the rescue
and defeated Boston.
Cy Williams. industrious soul tha,
he is. settled the issue in the tenth
with q clean blow 20 right field With
two men on bases and one man out.
Tom Seaton started the final frame
with a single and went 20 third when
Flack cracked out two-bagger Will
Jams came up with the crowd cheer
ing and demanding hit that would
win the game.
IL can never be said that Williams
is the man TO neglect an opportunity.
lie knew that. II he made q hit The
fans would remember him for fully
twenty minutes; and that. II he failed,
he would be forgotten By the time he
returned 10 the bench.
Fleeing fame is better than none,
so Cy walloped the leather 20 star.
board and Seaton came home.
Before that bing'e cleared 10
the situation the Robins PLAYED well
enough 20 keep the thrills running up
and down the backs of the FIVE thou.
sand fans who witnessed the encoun.
ter. They dashed out az the start and
opened up a lead Of three runs. All
these runs were made m the first two
innings, when the Robins knocked
George Pierce out OF the box
Tom Seaton finished the game. an
pitched a brilliant game. He was ths
real Cowboy Tom to-day. and brooklyn
could do little with him. Seston en-.
tered the game In the second with two
men on and no one out. lie passed Miller
purposely 10 get Rucker up. Nap
grounded out, as per schedule, but =
runner scored. After that Ses,oa
strung horse collars about their necks
Nap Couldn't Last.
G.. Napoleon Rucker. whose specially
Is jumping on and OF the disability
list, hurled for the Robins for the FRS.
six innings. For a while he just SLOW.
balled the Cubs TO death and had them
breaking their backs going after a ball
that hoated gently up 70 the plate
After bit, however. the Bruins timed
their swings a bit better and. in ths
sixth, they shelled the Georgian a
the rubber with a couple % doubles
and a single. They made six hits o.
him altogether and three Of them cane
in that round. Larry Cheney finished
the game and is charged with the lo"
George Cutshaw gave a fine account
Of himself at second base lie had
seven chances to handle and he wer.
after them nicely. He Knocked sey.
eral bold bids for hits. Jake Dsuber'
made rafting play on Williams
grounder in the eighth and retired
Schultz at the plate.
Heinie Zimmerman and Mulligsn had
good days. The former was especially
formidable, getting two doubles In his
three hits. Otto Miller was a power
behind the bat.
Started OF Fine.
The visitors began as n they would
win the game In a common canier
With one out Daubert was safe on 4
tumble by Mccarthy Jimmy John.
ston stood in with a triple. scoring
Daubert Buck Wheat dribbled q slow
roller to Mulligan. scoring Johnston
and the crowd began 20 howl for q
new pitcher.
In the second frame Cutshaw snf
O'Mara singled In succession and then
Pierce received the sign % vacste and
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