The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-10
MAYS AND COOMBS
FORCED TO RETIRE
Pfeffer, Who Took Latters Place, Was
Almost NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Smashed
Ball Over Right Field Wall for a
Homer in Seventh.
Homer in Seventh.
Especial to The Reformer.)
--------- BROOKLYN. Oct. 10

Brooklyn 4, Boston 3.
Brooklyn made the series stand two
to one today. 1t was another beauti-
fullg played contest, absolutely error
less with the exception of a wild
throw by Gardner after handling a diff
ticult hunt.
Carl Mavs took uD the hurler s bur
den for Boston, but he was hit rather
freely and gave way to Foster in the
sixth. The veteran "Colby" Jack
Coombs was selected as BROOKLYN s
seventh inning. when Gardner slammed
the ball over the right field fence for
a homer. Coombs then signaled for re
lief and Pfetfer came to the mound.
BROOKLYN s star twirler was in fine
fettle and was almost unhitable in the
two and twothiriis innings that he
pitched. The game was played very
fast and there were several fielding
stunts of the spectacular order.
First inning Hooper flied out to
Wheat. Janvrin rolled a grounder to
Mowrev and was thrown out at first
Shorten singled past Cutshaw. Hoblit
zel singled to right field, but Shorten
tried to reach third base on the hit
and was thrown out. Stengel TO Now
rey. No runs, two hits, no errors.
Myers was hit by q pitched ball.
Daubelt bunted safely, Myers going to
second. Stengel sacrificed, Mays TO Hob
itzel, Myers going to third and Dau-
bert to second. Wheat was purposely
passed and the bases were filled with
one out. Cutshaw forced Myers, Hob
litzel to Thomas. Mowrey famed. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Second inning-Lewis flied to Myers
and Gardner poled one to the same
outfielder. Wheat made a circus catch
of Scott's long fly. No runs, no hits,
no errors.
Scott threw out Olson at first. Mil
Ter famed on three pitched balls.
runs. no errors.
Third inning Thomas popped a fly
to Cutshaw. MAYS famed. Hooper
singled through the box, but was nailed
ut second when he tried to steal. One
hit, no runs, no errors.
Scott threw out Myers at first. Dau-
bert singled over Janvrin s head.
StengeI singled to left, Daubert going
to second. Wheat flied to Lewis. Dau-
bert scored on Cutshaw S single to
right. Stengel went to third and Cut
shaw to second on the throw in. Scott
threw out Mowrey at first. One run,
three hits. no errors.
Fourth inning-Janvrin flied to Stem
gel Ss;il43ls sn' :Siffg giei" yea, UHTey $
head, but was out moment later
when he tried to steal, Miller to Oh
son. Hoblitze1 flied out to Myers. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Olson beat out a bunt and when
Gardner threw widely went to second
Miller sacrificed, Mays to Hoblitzel
Olson going to third. Olson scored on
Coombs' s pretty single past Janvrin
Myers sacrificed, Mays to Hoblitzel
Scott threw out DaubeFt. One run,
| two hits, one error.
Fifth inning-Lewis shot liner in
to Wheat S hands. Gardner popped to
Mowrev. Scott rolled a weak one tC
. CoombS and was thrown out at first
| No runs, no hits, no errors.
Stengel fouled out to Gardner, who
i took the bali off a spectator hat
Wheat walked. Scott threw out Cut
shaw, Wheat going to second. Wheat
and Mowrey scored on Olson s slashing
three bagger to left center. Scott
threw out Miller at first. Two runs
one hit, no errors.
Sixth inning-Thomas raped sharply
to Olson, but was thrown out at first
Henriksen, batting in place of Mays
hit past Cutshaw. Hooper tripled tt
right center, scoring Henriksen. Jan
vrin popped to Cutshaw. Hooper scored
on Shorten s single over third, thi
being the latter s third consecutive
safety of the game. Coombs threw ou
Hoblitzel. Two runs, two hits, no er
rors.
Foster replaced Mays in the box
Coombs lined out TO Scott. Myer
popped to Gardner. Daubert tripled t,
left, but tried to make homer AM
was out at the plate, Lewis to Scot
to Thomas. No runs. one hit, no errors
Seventh inning-Lewis went out t
Daubert unassisted. Gardner smashe
the ball over the right field wall 70
home run. Coombs signaled for a re
lief pitcher, and Pfeffer, who had bee
keeping warmed mp, was called to tn
, mound. Scott flied out to Myers. Thom
| as struck out. One run, one hit, N
errors.