The sun., 1916-08-24
ROBINS IN UPHILL
! FRAY WITH CUBS,
| ARE BEATEN, 7-6
Early Lead Saves Windy Cit!
Crcw-Pilc tip Z Runs on
Dell and Cheney.
BREAK EVEN on SERIES:
ZIMMERMAN Is FINED

CHICAGO. Aug. 23.-In their iirai APP
pearancc In Chicago this season-unles:
the Superbas and the White Sox turn "
AZ world'c series combatants - thu
Dodgers were dropped for II /, to 9 count
here on the North side grounds to-day
Tie victory gave the ,urs an ever break
on the series.
Though defeated the DODGERS were no,
dFgraced. and in the words of the i'm.
Mortal Henley. Uncle Robbie can say
"Iiy head is bloody. but unbowcd."
The Brooklyns died with their boots
on. fighting "A glorious uphill battle, and
Only failing by a small margin of snatch.
ing victory from the jaws of defeat in a
hghting final frame finish. In the first
four innings the Cubs piled up a I to .
lead on Dell and Cheney. Looking hope.
lessly beaten. the Superbas cut loose with
a eavage seventh inning rally tina nettcd
three runs and chased Jimmy Lavender
to cover. Again in the ninth the Superbas
rallied in a dying charge that failed by
only one run of tying the score.
Manager Joe Tinker OF the local Ma
tional baseball team announced after to.
day. game that he had fined ileinc Zin.
norman, third baseman. $50 for Il play
Heine made In the nth inning. Xiin.
herman made a single and The next man
hunted. Instead OF stopping at second
|iminerna an ran half way to third and
WAS stopped. aud promptly was pu, out
Tinker Vas incenscd and Zimmerman
rctorted to his %arraignment angrily. 1,
IL said.
The incident was reported to Prcsi.
dcnt WeeShmln and he promptly as.
serted that Zimmerman would not ap.
pear In uniform naain for at least Uen
days.
r1'n convinced that Zimmerman ism;
playing his best ball. Weeghman added
"aAid. hell either play his best for us OF
not at all"
John Mctiraw was among those who
witnessed the game. the New York man
aver coming 20 Chicago to talk trade
with President Weeghman concerning
Heinic Zimmerman. They failed to come
~ any agreement.
~. Cubs Keep On SCORING.
Jimmy> Johnston. whose nose was
broken by one OF Miner Browns swift;
shoots yesterday. will remain 1T the hos.
ptnI here for "a few days having his nose
treated. He then will leave for his
home In Chattanooga and will remain
there till the Supcrhls open their series
with the Phil!ies In Philadelphia on Sep
teriber /. The doctors to-day were con
hdent that Jimmy will be able TO rejoin
tire team by that time.
Chicago started Changing the scoring
gong in the opening frame. After bell
Tanned Hoffman, gael; planted Il single
IN right and pilfe;ed second. Whea,
made a grea, shoestring catch Of Mann $
low liner. SAFER walked. Zimmerman
sent a single screaming into right. both
flack and SAFER scoring. and when
StenseIs relay bounced into the Brooklyn
81 zimmerman took third. Heine
was -inarooned when Elliot flied To
Wheat.
in the second Chicago brought down
another brace OF birds. Zeide singled
to'ieft and scored when Wortman's drive
bounced down the right field line for a
Triple, Lavender famed. but HOFFMAN
pushed a double to right. registering
Workman. Dell threw out F.ack and
Mann fouled out to McCarty.
Brooklyn recoiled in the thild and
pushed II pair Of runs across tho platter
only to have the cubs snare another
brace Of birds in the second half of that
frame. thief Meyers singled to left and
was forced by O'Mara. batting for Dell
lily Myers ficd out 10 Holman. Stengel
came through with a single TO left.
OMara stopping at second. Ollie ard
Casey rode home astiaddle Of Wheat's
long double to left. Buck was left when
Workman threw out Mccarty.
Cheney went in the box in the third
aud the cubs scored twice. SAFER sin
eied and stole. Zimmerman sacrificed.
Elliot walked. As tho cubs ATTEMPTED
a squeeze play Cheney made u wild pitch
and Safer scored. chief Meyers then
threw the ball into left field trying ia
get Elliot at third and the frenzied fin
allowed Rowdy to register. Zeider