Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-11
cad" FOR DODGERS
TODAY, SOX'S HOPE
Carrigan Wants Bunch to
Tear in for the Fourth
Game
DODGERS ALSO HOPE
TO EVEN MATTERS
BY H. C. HAMILTON,

driving action 10 upnOld the nOnOf
Of Boston, Bill Carrigan is ready to
apply the CAD to the Red Sox ma
chine this afternoon to stop the Dodg-
ers and carry another worlds cham
pionship crown to Beantown.
with his infield kept popping by the
dashing Dodger attack, and with the
knowledge that his star fingers can
not hold down the Brooklyn batting
averages, the boss of Joe Lannin's
champions will demand that his men
tear in to win today and then finish
off the National Leaguers In the
game tomorrow at Braves Field.
Carrigan has found the tables
turned on him. The Dodgers, who
have outhit the Red Sox all through
the series, yesterday outplayed the
American Leaguers in the field and
on the bases. If the gritty Dodgers
can turn in a second victory this af-
ternoon, the fulcrum of sentiment
will shift and the teams will clash in
Boston for the fifth game of the
series even up and with Brooklyn
balancing on the edge of approval.
Tie Dodgers are going TO be trucu
lent lot in today's contest. They found
yesterday that their punch can carry a
knockout sting. and they're going 10
work it with more vim and freedom on
the Red SoN pitchers today than ever
before The Dodgers are confident that
before the shadows again engulf the
flags and rubber plants at Ebbets Field
they will have kicked and beaten their
way TO even terms with the Sox.
All the Dodgers have needed in this
kuf "a r-r-i.
gan's fingers were not the acme of per.
lection. Having proved that, their fight
ing spirit should bubble ioyously.
The Red Sox were out-generaled and
out played every time the occasion FOR
action arose, yesterday Bill Carrigans
'sir-tight infield was found to possess
air holes, and although only one error
pushed its way into the box score, the
dash and pep in fielding that has been
displayed in the other title contests
was missing
The field tactics, also. were in favor
Of Wilbert Robinson. He hit and run
and he sacrificed. And the times when
he failed we're few.
History doesn't show any teams with
the undaunted spirit of the Dodgers, not
even excepting the wonderful Braves OF
1914. The Braves got the Jump IN then
plunge to victory over the Athletics
while the Dodgers have had TO fight
from a corner where they were partly
submerged by two defeats.
The forceful. rushing tactics which
have nailed the hide Of many a Ma
tional League finger TO the gates of
Ebbets Field got into full action yes
terday Led by Jack Coombs and Ivan
Olson, they took the scalp of Carl
Mays and are ready to repeat today
against Dutch Leonard OF Ernie Shore
or any other slab artist Bill Carri-
gan may select
The Dodgers had the backing Of a
crowd which howled and cheered it.
self blue in the face all through the
conflict. Although only half the size
of the Boston crowds. the Brooklyn
RIOTERS made twice as much noise and
went through all the motions of an
enthusiastic party. Even after the
game was ended, they kept at it by
peppering the Boston Royal Rooters
with cushions as that august body
moved around the field to the strains
Of "Tessie.'
The two kings of nerve, Coombs
and Olson, have put the Dodgers back
in the running. Coombs' clever box
work and the batting of Olson, derided
infelder, who virtually lost the first
game single-handed by his errors,
have put II right up 10 Rube Mar
guard and the other Dodgers TO come
through today. If the Robinson ter
rors can turn in the same kind OF
fielding they gave Jack Coombs and
Jeff Pfeffer they have a chance to even
matters up by the time the sun sets.
Rube Marquard undoubtedly will
draw the pitching assignment this
afternoon for the last plunge Of the
Dodgers before they again open FIRE
in Braves Field.
To Coombs must be given most Of
he credit for the victory the Dodg-
ers turned in yesterday. II was his
presence which inspired the Dodg-
ers with confidence. that fred them
with the understandable determine
tion to win. Veteran that he is, and
cold as the day was, Colby Jack
turned himself loose. His fast ball
whizzed over the plate with all its
old time speed, and he had slow
breaking curve at times that stood
the Boston champions on their
heads.
8 It was evident when Coombs call
in JEFF Pfeffer from center field to
finish the game that a definite plan
of defense had been agreed upon by
the Dodgers strategists. They all
knew what Combs was capable of do
ing if he went at top speed They
knew. also. that he could not work
at top speed for nine innings. To
that end then Pfeffer had been warm
ing up almost from the start Of the
game, and he was ready when the
break came.
Up to the time Larry Gardner lift
ed the ball over the right-feld wall
for a home run in the seventh inning
Coombs had been going fine. He had
allowed only six hits. That the slip
was coming was forecast in the sixth
when the Red Sox got TO Coombs for
two hits in row and two runs.
Coombs' name today stands along
side those Of Christy Mathewson and
Chief Bender as the winner of FIVE
worlds series conflicts. In fact his
tory shows that Colby Jack has never
lost a worlds series game
Olson is only slightly less in the
glare OF the calcium than Coombs as
a result of the last game. The ter
rible Swede was credited with pair
OF base knocks as his contribution TO