New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
'CUTSHAW HERO
AS THE ROBINS
TROUNCE BRAVES
Brooklyn Second Ba.en,.
Delivers Telling Blow in
Ninth with Bases Full.
BY FRANK O'NEII

| ny TRAM ONEIII.
The difference between ora,o,.
mere statement is marked. II y.
cept the version OF the story va.
runs at large. A pastor addres,i,, =.
flock once said: "If YOU say bl,., /.
white no one will believe YOU r., I,
you say black IS white and pound -
platform while you say it. some -.
may believe IT,"
SO II you say 70 ball player. hi,,.,
old ball. he may not do II. br. ~
! manager roars: Bust that old ami,
I Knock the cover of it, he viii i.
very often. It was By obeyinv ina.
that last command that Georgis e..
shaw won the game for the Robins ov,.
the Boston Braves az Ebbets Field "a,
terdsy afternoon. The score wa,
70 2
Cutshaw came Up 20 the plate In ~.
ninth inning with the bases full and !,
run needed 70 win the game. Wben },
entered the batter's box TO take ~,
stance Robbie called 70 him: "Cor.
on, George, bust that old apple! Kno,t
the old cover off it,"
George Did II.
There was only one thing n DO und,-
! ne circumstances and George did h.
lie slammed the ball into right cent,,
! field. far over the head OF Joe WI.
holt, who made brave effort to MAJ.
4
| hit would have been good for tire.
bases. but just as soon as Jake Dsu.
bert crossed the plate from third has,
the game was over, and Cutshaw'. NJ.
will count only as a single.
The score was tied at two runs al
when the ninth inning opened, and
with jeff Pfeffer and his youthful %.
ponent going great guns the fair SIZED
crowd had visions Of extra innings.
An overtime session became almost o.
assured fact when Pfeffer retired d.
Braves in one, two, three order. Dsu.
bert, however. opened the last hal! 0.
the ninth with a scorching drive 9,
Barnes, which struck that worthys
bare hand and was detected toward
shortstop. Meanwhile made q gallant
effort 70 make a play, but lost the de-
cision by a shade.
Jimmy Johnston sacrificed Dauber:
along, and the winning run vas on see
ond base, with the mighty Buck Vines,
at the bat. Now Buck had knocked n.
ball over the right field wall for hon,
run and had got single also, SO II was
deemed wise 10 pass him. Mowrey hs'
hit 10 Meanwhile. who fumbled With a.
easy double play in his grasp, and tie
bases were full with only one out.
The Boston infield played IN on he
grass, looking for the play al the pls''
that would prevent scoring, but ma
plav never came. Cutshaw clouted n
ball with every ounce OF strength y
his sinewy frame. and II sailed onWa'i
and on ward until IL ratified on the Ger
ire field fence.
Daubert trotted home and the gan'
was over. Mowrey hesitated betTe'i
first and second. but Cutshaw wave,
him on, yelling: Touch second Nike.
and he repeated the command 70 hhe's
who was capering TO third. those we
nlavers performed that little forms
INV and then all hands ran for n'
cooling shower bath. ,-,.-
THE offensive work Of the Robins VA
sharp. timely and decisive. Inc oe
fence was equally sharp with the ei
cention of a bobble by Cutshaw, HhNl
cost a run. There were few who fouhi
fault with the work OF the little seeol'
sacker, for IL he placed the game y
| ieopardy for the time being, ne NOR
than paid off the score. -,
Mike Mowrey led the defence Of .'
plate for Brooklyn. His work AZ WI.
was of high grade, and his was anu
a double duty, for Ivy olson impn'
painfully, was unable 20 cover his Guy
tomary amount of ground. A COUP
of times Mowrey crossed over ana ~ ~,
hot shots which seemed bound Tor ss.'
territory and converted them mo o."
at the bag , \,
Il was due largely 10 an error :,
Meanwhile that the Robins won Wy
game, but despite that timely OF ~
timely, error. according 70 tho W.
point, the Rabbit played a remSrla ~,
game Barnes kept the Robins hi.'I.
the ball along tho ground most o. ,I'
time, and as a consequence the lhh''.
ers were rushed TO death. Two 9.
Maranville's lightning plays eu' o'''
runs in the sixth inning.
Magee Shines.
PfeFer got around to third n VS.
frame. but was moved down, MATS
willie TO Gowdy, or Dsuberts, zap y
short. Myers was on second wnen Sns'
NAV was made. and got 70 third. DAY.
bert, safe on the choice, stole see0h',
and much depended upon a driYe n
Jimmie Johnston. Jimmie meant ~
but Meanwhile was In front OF his OF,
away over to the right Of SECOND, o.
made the play at first by the WOE ,
a hair. Magee made neat calon u.
drive by Chief Meyers in the SIZE 'D''
was ticketed for extra bases. a..
JEFF PfefFer was on the nouna 49,
the Robins. He was OF 20 an ihaln,
emit start, and was found Tor hsn
dozen hits in the first four innms
Three of these drives were made N ~
second inning. and were grouYs,
around a wild pitch, yet only one -,
resulted. In the second two more
punched, with Cutshaw's error ara 80 -,
sequent wild throw, yet only or
resulted. In the last I'VE Tan.
Pfeffer was at his best, and MIS- VIZ
of re occurrence. 81, N
Jess Barnes, who opposed PisJs;
the mound, started Ike "en WIZ. la.
but he spent his force after I'VE 's-,s
ings. He marched the Robins "
down in file except in the second l,' ,.s
when Wheat made mis- drive o'si
right field wall. liam.
Boston got a run in the third - 70 y,
after two men were out Evers o,s., al
a grounder. and Collins. who s-n.sT
was forced by Magee. none Gi'. IA !.
singled. however. sending collins -
second. and the last named scored -.
Cutshaw threw wild on smith ~
In the previous inning singles w -.
netchy. Wilhoit and Barnes aeeou""
for the run.
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