New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-05
Sherrod Smith Outpitches
Bob Harmon and Makes
Timely Triple.
JIMMY JOHNSTON
SPEEDY ON BASES
Mowrey Plays Brilliant Game At
Third and Stengel Stars
In Outfield.
BY FRANK O'NEILL.


League when the Pittsburgh Pira;ss
could beat the Brooklyn Robins BY
throwing a glove on the field, as the
baseball saying goes. But that vas
many a year ago, when the Corsairs
were champions and Brooklyn was only
BROOKLYN. Times truly have changed,
and Yesterday the Robins defeated the
Pirates at Ebbets Field by a score o.
2 to O, incidentally winning their
seventh straight game. Pittsburgh
dropped into seventh place.
SherYod VI. Smith, the big lefthander
from Georgia, was the chief reason tor
the discontinue Of the Smoky. City
host. Jimmy Johnston, whose daring
base running made possible the first
score Of the Robins, was another. BE.
tween them they drove home or scored
all the Brooklyn runs.
Smith always is at his best against
the Pirates. Some 1--WE years ago No
received a trial from Fred Clarke, out
Sherrod was just broth Of boy on y
out Of college, and he was turned back
70 the minor leagues TO acquire eX-
Only Five Hits.
He acquired the experience all right
but Pittsburgh never pronted BIT oy
il. for Brooklyn secured him from TIE
Newark team. Smith, apparently, has
dedicated his career TO the proposition
that the Pirates be suppressed when
ever ne faces them. He worked with
tho skill of master in winning his
game yesterday. Just five hits wers
narcelled out 10 the Buccaneers, and
although Baird opered the gate with
a double and Carey started the fourth
with a triple Sherrie worked with
such cunning on the following men
that none of them could get the ball
into unprotected territory.
Fighting 9 defensive fight and one
of such merit might have contented
another moundsmsn, but Smith
slugger as we'll as a hurler. II hap
pened in the eighth inning that ne
came I'D 10 the bat with Ivan Olson on
first base and two hands down. The
Pirate. didn't attach much iSpoNanes
to Smith, but nothing can be taken
for granted in baseball. Smith smashed
the ball into right field for three bases,
scoring Olson with the final run Of the
game. d.
Smiths triple might have been ID.
producing agent for the only run OF
the game had it not been for daring
and speedy bit of base running By
Jimmie Johnston. Jimmie started tns
third frame by poking a 1ngle through
the pitchers box. and Daubert lsid
down a cunningly placed sacrince punt
along the third base line.
- 70
got Daubert all right, but Johnston,
off TO a perfect start and running with
the speed of the wind, raced all me
wsy 70 third base. He kept on 70 the
plate. 100. when Bill Hinchman threw
past Mccarthy, who dashed over 70
cover the bag.
Harmon in Form.
IL was we'll that the Robins played
a wide awake game, for Bob Harmon,
who opposed them for seven innings
gave few opportunities. The eight mus
that were made from his delivery ne
kept fairly we'll distributed. but he
miscalculated SHERIFF. Smiths ability
TO hit a fast ball. or course, he could
not well prevent Jimmie Johnston I. ON
running riot unless he struck him ~
every time.
The Pirates had three good chances
10 score, but failed to improve upon
them. In the first inning Baird
doubled, but was caught of third when
Carey tapped TO Mike Mowrey. In the
fourth Carey tripled, but remained on
the far turn while Mowrey retired
Schultz, Smith threw out Hinchmsn
and Cutshaw corrslled a weak ground
er BIZ Farmer. In the seventh Hineh-
man got TO third with only one out
but was run down and retired, and then
Farmer was caught between second and
third and put out.
Mcwrey played a brilliant game for
the Superbas. II would seem that
this veteran improves as the days pass;
II was said in the spring that ne would
wilt under the sun of August out
Mike is out there spearing the net
ones and rushing in on the slow ones.
He covers an acre of ground and IS
one of the reasons why the Robins
chirp from the topmost branch.
Casey Stengel made great eaten
OF Bob Harmon's foul fly and Cutsnaws
grab Of Baird's liner was classic