New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
Robins Blank Reds in the
Second Game of
Series.
BUCK WHEAT FOILS
THE REDS BATTERS
Cherokee Scout Is Always in
Place Where the Ball
Lands.

Cincinnati, July s.-The hit in time
that would have saved the nine never
was made, and the Reds bowed to the
Robins on Redland Field this after
noon.
It was the second defeat for the
home team at the hands Of the Robin
visitors, but this time no combination
Of mistakes of the mind and hand con-
tributed to the downfall II was a
clear cut case Of not being able TO in
iect a hit at timely moments. Brooklyn,
on the other hand, made the most of
their several opportunities 10 score,
ard that the score was 3 20 was not
surprising.
Larry Cheney. the spit ball pitcher,
vas on the mound for the Robins, and
was found for nine good hts. In six
Of the nine frames Larry had al least
ore runner on the lines waving his
arms al him and daring him 70 make a
wild pitch or something. In the
seventh inning his only base on balls
was followed by two singles. which
loaded the bases, with nobody out, but
Larry stuck right 20 his task and,
curling his splitter IN most pulling
stvle. pulled out of the predlcament.
He handled some pretty hard bats,
mon. too. Wade killifer raised foul
fly TO Mike Mowrey. who had no dim
cnltv in handling the easy chance.
After that incident had been scored in
proper place Herzog sent Tommy
Clarke up to hit IN place OF Heinie
Schulz. Tommy has the knack Of swat
ting the ball 10 all parts of the lot, and
the crowd hailed the appearance OF the
slugging catcher. Hopes are always
brightest before the crash comes, and
n was lust as well the crowd cheered
when Clarke stepped into the batter's
box. They found little to cheer over
when the Corona blade watched the
third strike slide over the plate, and
never even said How do you do?' 70
II. That performance so depressed
Heinie Groh that he could only raise a
skv scraping hy to centre field, which
Jimmie Johnston pulled IN.
Wheat at His Post.
Another cause for the lack Of Gin
cinnati runs was Buck Wheat, that
brawny son of the Cherokee nation who
roves in left field for the Robins The
Rrooslvn fans expect something OF
Wheat at all times, and he generally
lives IN TO expectations. Buck failed
20 get any hits for himself to-day. and
he took a special delight in preventing
the Rhinelanders from getting any. he
robbed Heinie Groh of a triple at least
I'm the third inning by making spec
tacular running catch OF that worthy 5
terrific line drive 10 left centre. In
the following frame he sent hal Chase
hack % the bench, shaking his head,
by pulling down a bid FOR triple
Buck ran half a mile or more TO retire
the San Jose star. -Four other catches
we're made By Wheat, and the fans po-
litelv and otherwise requested BUCK 10
break a leg or something.
Aside from the performances OF
Wheat there was little Of exceptional
note in the play Of the Brooklyn team:
Cheney kept the Reds hitting the ball
up in the air. and there were only hall
n dozen assists credited in the course
of the game. The Reds, on the other
hand. were kept busy. Herzog, Groh
and Fisher earned their salt and salary
for the day beyond all question as they
forried the hot drives 70 the bags IN
time 70 cut down runners. II the hob
ins hit with a little luck they MT with
great force
Heinie Is Clever.
Hcinie Schulz. the left-hander,
worked for six innings for the Reds;
and worked in clever style. He allowed
only one run and four hits. had ms