The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-10
Stupid Base Running
Cost Dodgers Battle
Robinson Blames Foolhardy Work on Paths and
Poor Break in Luck for the Second Defeat
Crosses" Opositio by Pitching Smith.
BY wILBERT ROBINSON,
Manager Of the Champion Dodgers.

BOSTON. Oct e.-Folks probably ex-
pect me to apologize tonight; but they
won't squeeze an apology out Of me,
We lost q tough ball game by stupid
base running, one unfortunate error and
terrible breaks in the luck We should
have won that battle a hundred times.
II was my idea to try something today
| to cross" the other side. and think l
did. Everybody thought I would pitch
Jack Coombs or Larry Cheney. but 1 de-
cided to start Sherrod Smith. knowing
he was right and figuring to win one of
the FIRST two games with a lefthander.
believing formerly and knowing now
that Carrigan's club Is not very good
against left-handers.
The score OF that ball game today
should have been l to 0 in favor OF my
club.
Nobody knew l was going to start
Smith, and 1 guess the two most sur
prised persons when announced II were
smith and Carrigan / had the big left
a stall. -
How do you feel?" asked him after
he had been working out for a while.
Good" he replied.
Then you work today" said.
] never saw any one look so pleased
In my life. He was right to 20 the
distance, as he showed.
When / handed In my batting order
at the plate before the game, Carrigan
got terrific shock He had four left
handed batters coming UP in a row, and
he took Shorten out Of the game and
stuck Walker in.
1t wasn't Smiths fault we lost. That
10, II wasn't because of poor pitching;
but IL he had been a better base runner
we would have won the game.
Smith pitched n grand game. / guess
I crossed them all when I worked
SHERRY"
1t was a tough game TO lose. but
we will start back for Brooklyn tonight
believing We will still come through.
because the Boston club did not play
great ball. We haven't got the breaks
in the two games played so far.
Two plays beat us today in the most
heartbreaking game ever fought out In
third inning, when Smith ran tie bases
with his head down. and didn't look
at his coacher. He hit one to right field
that was tagged for two bags, and he
his head up he would have known
enough to stop at second base. That
was stupid base running.
The other play that beat us was Cut
shaw's, bobble that gave the Red, sox
their first run. He had just made a
great play in the third inning. with
Scott on third base as the result of a
triple. No one was out when the hit
came.
Cutshaw made a great play on the
FIRST one. holding Scott on third and
throwing out his man at first. The noxt
ball hit was easier, but Scott was COM
Ing home. and Cutshaw tried to hurry
II. II cost US a run.
The Boston club tried to ride Smith
at first. figuring he was young pitch
err The first time ne made a throw
to first base, carrigan and half the
Boston team came out hollering ne
had made a balk. They didn't expect to
get the decision, but wanted, to worry
smith IT didn't. so they laid off him.
Bri," said Jack .coombs, coaching at
third base. you know that wasn't a
balk.. and besides. it doesn't bother this
Another bad break we got was when
Mowrey changed his mind three times
In the thirteenth inning after Gardner
had made bad throw to first base.
Mike should have made second. II he
had, 1t would have changed the looks
of the ball game. and we would have
had an opportunity to win.
Tho umplring. was not very good.
Quigley called Myers out in the seventh
when ne was across the bag two steps.
II was rotten decision. Quigley also
advanced Thomas a base because he
claimed Olson blocked him, rounding
second in the fifth. Ivor was Just going
to take the throw from the outfield.
tenth when he got Scott at third base
after fielding the ball. 1t was the old
stuff OF making a bluff throw to first
and pulling the runner off the bag and
then mailing MIN.
1t was a great ball game, full Of SEN
sational playing that ..aved II for both
sides. Myers and smith showed some
thing for my team. while Duffy Lewis