New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-08
Giant Southpaw Holds
Rival BatSmen to 2 Hits,
I Being Homer.
ERROR BY IVAN OLSON
LEADS TO FOUR RUNS
Nap Rucker Allows Only
Six Safeties, Three OF
Them Inheld Taps.
Bv FRANK O'NEILL.

BY FRANK ONEILL.
The Brooklyn Robins had a fine
chance to leap clear Of the Boston
Braves yesterday but stubbed theiI
toes at the take-off board and fell down
The champion Phillies trimmed the mer
Of the Hub in both games of double
header. but the Robins bowed to the
clever pitching Of Ferdie Schupp and
lost 10 the Giants on the Polo Grounds
The score was 4 to /.
Pat Moran's champions now have
fairly comparatively comfortable LEAD
Of one and one-half games over the
Robins. who gained half game on the
Rraves. There was a great big might
bave-been in this final game between
the teams on the Harlem meadow; mao
Ivan Olson clung fast TO grounder by
Arfie Fletcher. Nap Rucker might nave
o,uidod the Robins through 70 victory
There was no good reason why OiSon
ebouId not have held the ball, either
II wont right at him, fast enough 10
make any play he chose, yet not Io0
hard 10 handle.
Three Hits in Row.
Two hands were down and two men
were on bases. Olson had plenty OF
time. but he booted the ball, and the
maths we're full. That gave the GIANTS
a new lease on life, and they maze me
most of il. Hits by kauf, Holke and
Rariden followed the blunder, ana l0ur
runs were scored. lhereaIIel Nu'N'i
prevented scoring. ~
Ferdie Schupp pitched one Of the
greatest games Of his career, allowing
orlv two hits. and after the second mn
ING he did as he pleased with the
Rrooklvn batters. He faced only three
70 the inning in all except the sixth,
vhon Fletcher made an error on a
crounder by Jimmie Johnston.
ONLY eight balls were hit into thee
outfeid bv the Robins. These included
Ruck Wheat's prodigious smash into
4he right field stands for home run In
Tho second inning and Ivan olson $
drive 10 right in the same frame Rod
ertson. Burns and Kauff divided the
labor OF catching the other six balls
that went beyond the diamond. Walter
Volke. however. poached on RobertsoTs
territory TO gather in looping fly by
Otto Miller in the third.
Buck Wheat. as told previously
polcd a home run into the rght held
stand. Ii was a mighty drive, and won
the maker the distinction Of scoring
the only run for his team and the
honor of being the only Brooklyn
runner TO advance so far as second
base.
Four men in all got on. Daubert
walked in the first, but was doubled
M with Casey Stengel. Cutshaw SIN
eied in the second. but was out steal
ing second Johnston arrived ct the
initial sack in the sixth, when
Fletcher erred. but two were out, ana
Artie threw Daubert out at first on
wicked lick toward left.
Rucker Shows Cunning.
One can't expect a team to do much
when confronted with pitching of that
sort. and yet. giving all credit to
Schupp. u must be said in support OF
the facts that Rucker played in hard
luck. The good old arm Of the Geor-
cia southpaw may creak like new
saddle. but his brain works with
every delivery. He allowed half a
dozen hits to the Giants, and three
If them we're infeld taps that took
funny little hops away from the field
ers TO live long enough to get into
the hit column. Two of them were
tanned into the sixth inning, wher
he was beaten through no great fault
Of his own.
Wheat's home run sent him off in
the lead and. scant as the margin
was. Nap held it until the machine
behind him slipped a cog.
Rucker contributed q little TOWARD
lis downfall by issuing a couple oil
bases on balls in the sixth inning
but, after all, il was the error Of com
mission BIZ Olson which decided the
issue. Burns, the first man up in the
sixth. was out, Cutshaw to Daubert
and Herzog drew base on balls
Robertson forced the former manager
Of the Reds. Olson 70 Cutshaw, max
ing the second out. Zimmerman ther
drew a base on balls, and Fletcher
rolled a sharp Crounder right down e
Olson, who booted il, filling the bases
when the side should have been re-
tired.
KauF rolled a weak hit TO Mowrey
scoring Robertson and moving the
other men up, and Holke dropped q
single in centre field. pushing Zim-
norman and Fletcher over the plate
Kauf taking third, and scoring OF
Rariden's weak tap 20 Cutshaw, which
went for hit Schupp brought the
inning 20 an overdue ending by rails
ing a fly % centre field.
Sharp Play by Mowrey.
New York had chance 10 put I
run over the plate in the eighth inn
ing, but a sharp play by Mowrey pre-
vented il. Kauff got a hit TO lef'
field, a clean. good wallop this time
and romped all the way 10 third wher
Otto Miller tried 70 throw over Jim
ME Johnston's head Jimmie, beinI
feet Of foot, ran back and made {
great catch. Holke then tried 20 cross
up the works by pulling a bunt witt
two out, but Mowrey dashed in on tho
ball. and, making a snap throw q
Miller. retired KauF at the plate with
ease.
Walter Holke Is rapidly making th'