New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
Jeff Pfeffer Has Gr,,,.
in the Box and u
the Bat.
ROBINS FLY HIGu
AS PILLS Apppo,,
Only a Whisker SeO,,,,
Leaders and Pal Mor,,'
Ambitious Grew
By FRANK OYEIII

The Robins came u
inch. With JEFF Pfe4., n
they routed the Chicago crs !. M
REID yesterday afternoon .ss . y
their lead of one r,n. ear,
thillies. who rallied and h.,,"s
in a ninth inning finish p. =,
more than hold the Cubs in 49,
ms cunning as pitcher, l. -
slngle-s drive that cls,t.. 70
the box and rolled on 10 gu. ~
which drove home the mn. ~. :
TO beat the host from N. We, .'
The tallies that were buiI, q
inforce those two runs yer. ~
cidental 20 the game. Thew NV
come, Of course. but urnees,.,s
score was 1 10 +.
A defeat by the cohor. a.,
yesterday might have wrecksi \,
lyn's hope for winning ii. 49,.
had the Robins been beat, ~
Phillies won Morsns men ,on. II
the lead this morning by,r,,v.
ioin, Defeat, however, ney, II
up. not even in the far dis,ar,.
Robins went out in the LEAD a.
though their sdyantsg. vas ,,s..,
evens they drove ahead in h, y,
sixth innings 20 clinch the NJ,
required timely hitting and ~,
pitching, and Pfeffer supple; 4.
rland.
Mcconnell Get. wiz
Long George Mcconnell, Wis., s,.
in baseball are almost a. ma, ]
inches in height, was plae,i az
rnand Of Chicago's destinies NJ =
nell is old enough TO be sss, :
there are times when the grly 4: =
steal back TO the days Of yosc 4
Mcconnell selected the fiji a..
innings 10 give vent 10 his t1gbe1,
os spirit. Plsyfully passing rr
and there and hitting Chic. Ncs
and Casey Stengel with d. n
shaped the ways for runs vhla d
resulted in his downfall.
Be it related here and nov ia
Flatbush men showed not bi. q
ter. II wasn't so much in h. y
Of their hits that the bw;
warriors worked their dsmsg. :
the timely interjection OF tho.
wsllops. III
placed himself on easy street y.
sured the rather slim crowd .
tory. Mcconnell signed q ter
leave TO Mike MOwrey. Olson nj
there with a sacrifice bun, On; u
loped 20 second. Chief Meyers AZ
TO duck a fast ball, and after r,nr|
ing his length on Fls,bu'h 30 n
Mission Indian got up and rslss :
first base. The first bal pisls \
Pfefer evaded the clutch " oh W.
son and Mowrey dashed 70 nird' ZIG
Movers walked sedstely DO" % s''a
base. Pfefer missed or re~
swing. but or the next he snTtS y
through the box, on which Nw A''
rev and Meyers scored. d sgs1
hunted Pfefer 10 second n's I,
Workman put an end to the lnrl's
capturing Dsubert's line sTna'h "''
left field.
Stengel Is Besned
This same freshness that cause
Cornell 20 pass Mowrey and pm, :
ers was IN evidence in the slxa
ing, and this time Mcdonnell! sh
gel with the ball Casey raeNs
shoulders. but that wasn't snr
ball hit him ut all. II Vas cish
TO Buck Wheat 10 get q hN .
stage. The Polo Meteor :
painfully on a badly bruised
the ':eenness has not left hs ~
his arms have not lost me 80
swing the old hickory. HIS 9alS
drive burned It's way through "
field and Stengel vent along
base. Whest made no st'enp'"
Up on the throw. e,.
Mowrey's inheld ont sesfeo =. .
and put Wheat on sscond oe., =
further scoring FOLLOWED. y"
maiuder Of the afternoon v" y
playing out the innings 49,
Brooklyn insusursted e' ! \
campaign in the hrst lnnihs
ers singled 20 centre fed, 90
on his merry wsy 20 second oss n
Cy Williams sstounded the tn ~,
bootine the ball. Daubets ~ -,
bunt put Myers on third, sha .i,',.-
simple matter for the h''sr I.
Casey Stengel 20 propel tne - "
centre field far enough 70 sr,'. W.. :
10 cross the plate As rs ~, :
fact. had Stengel hit the oslI b
more force II would have s0 us
out of the lot. As It was y, :,
had TO race for the fence g. Wy
10 get 1t.
Pfefer Is STEADY.
Pfefer pitched :tySlls' a.
throughout. The septe' u..s,s
hits did not cause him any s e.,
About the only one Of the y'', .,s
who was really annoying Id
Flack. That energetic youth - :,
three solid raps and scored Wv -,
his team. Leslie Mann tsO iri
sesseG with a mad desire 70 80.
leather. He swung WIN nn.,ise
main. but lacked just tns, a. n,
ordinstion necessary 20 prope' y,
out OF the inheld Howes'.'s ,lis.
infeld rollers could rot O. 81. D,
time and found their way INV
The Bruins scored in the t mn. =,
Flack beat out a roller e, ,'., us 81
SAFER drew a pass. Cy WliI1 T,,ts
get his error on the hi' ?! =. s,l
so he whsnged one into rs 4, Crc
, - single and Flsck legged y ~ ~
plate. Thus II was ne ne
escaped a tub Of whitewSs"i Ia. :
Pferer pulled out Of . "a Mass
out infeld hits, and ss,i. ,s, me-
feed Williams was pS,s pass. yilx,
ally ally filing the bases, :. Ar, ,s r 8
next up, but JEFF ss .Ss, srsis:
under Artie's belt ,'in,SSx.d i,n
lustiest swings, and ioii0"'
ming Yerkes on strikes
The score follows .,,vSs
CHICAGO ~. -. sNo'N ss;,'
ahrhp oae .,,..s n ),
F,ack. r. SIS oeS n ~ ~. %