Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-12
ALL LIVE ATHLETIC TOPICS DISCUSSED EXPERTS ON SPORTS
'RROOKLYN'S DEFENSE BREAKS
4 DOWN BEFORE STIFF ATTACK
OF CARRIGAN'S CHAMPIONS
Dream of Dodgers Victory Dispelled by Gardner's
Circuit Blow With Two Comrades Occupy
ing the Bases-Robins Scored First
By GRANTLANp RICE

acclimated 10 the ohilrng winds OF defeat
AFTER All, four forty per cents make isO per
cont, ana $50 per cent isn't the worst in
Nestment a man ever made. As Julius
Caesar didn't say; II had rather get forty
per cent In little Iberlan village than no
per cent In Rome"
Those who care 10 can Josh them as they
VIII, but we know OF more than one earnest
athlete who would be willing enough 20
collect $4,000 in four forty per cent splits
In addition TO Leonard's steady pitching
after the first reel and Boston's aggressive
attack there was the same safe and sure
consistency to the Red Sox defense afeld.
Young Scott completed another errorless
afternoon. His favorlte ditty now is This
Is the end OF perfect fielding day" SO
far he has run down twenty mine chances
with out slip, and about twelve OF these
have called for long. accurate throws into
Hobby's waiting mitts. where a matter Of
one or two feet either way would have
lost the runner. Scott's infeld exhibition
20 Iar mas mas never been surpassed, unless by
Buck Herzog in 1912.
Cover Ground
In this fourth game the Red Sox outheld
again ranged far and wide for every offered
chance. There is no such snappy phrase
as hitting them where they amt" as ap.
piled TO this trio which Lewis and HOOPER
featured. This clrcling pair Of hawks
pulled down no less than ten Robins in the
days hunt. and three OF these accepted
chances killed impending doubles.
Brooklyn's defense was as spotty as Bos-
TONS was sure. The Robins only ran up
tour misplays, but there were other fines
where they failed to arrive on drives that
Boston would have smothered
fart OF this may have been due TO the
Veiocity OF Boston blows, for the leaders
wen. atter Marquard and Cheney with
ROBUST Nigor' not to say virile force.
The Xlnerence between the two teap,a
defensively is partly shown by these succu-
lent statistics:
Boston so far has accepted 200 chances
with only four errors; Brooklyn i'm Isb
chances mas run up ten errors And
beyond these figures Boston has gone out
and got drives that Brooklyn felders would
never have reached.
Lost the Chances
Brooklyn In this fourth game had two
chances TO raise trouble. The first came
In the opening reel when Johnston tripled.
Myers singled and Merkie walked. Wheat
then forced Myers at second, but on Jan
vrin's error Merkle scored and Wheat
reached. third Brooklyn here had two
runs over with runners on first and third
with only one out With Leonard feeling
and Boston bothered as Cutshaw started 10
steal Wheat ambled on third and was
pAohApNag hehhSu Nch lccl lTOn DaHe.
Brooklyn's last chance came in the
fourth, when Cutshaw doubled and Now,
rey walked Olson was called upon to sac
rifice, but, in place of advancing the two
runners to where a hit wolit1tle the score
'llfted weak pop TO HobbN That was
enough to convince the audience at large.
and also at heart. that Brooklyn was not
in a winning mood.
The Red sox soaked Cheney for four
hits and two runs in this three innings
so, after all, old Nap Rucker was the sole
Robin pitcher able to apply the Brakes
Brooklyn left for Boston. depending now
upon Sherrod Smith. Carrigan has his
choice between Shore and Ruth with Shore
favored. II Shore loses the Red Sox will
have Ruth and Leonard left. Admitting
the oft-exploited uncertainty OF our national
frenzy. you can figure for yourself how
much you would care to have wagered on
the Brooklyn club.
Copyright. 1919, The Tribune Association Reg
istered IN accordance with copyriEht act Can
ada, 1916.