The sun., 1916-09-21
Dodgers Drive Another
Spike Into PennQnt Pole
In Comedy of Errors Robins Vanquish Cardinals, a to 2
st. Louis Support Crinkles Behind Ames, While
Superbas Back Up Smith Superbly.
a.. GEORGE u. UNDER WOOD.

" to err - human and to- forgive di-
vine. then the 81. Louis cardinals are
about the hu,nancst critters this side Of
the Great Divide. and 1t Is up to Leon
kalamity Amcs this bonny September
morn TO try to prove himself u divinity.
Leon Kaiamity mounted the pitching
peak at Ebbcts Field yesterday agains.
our own Sherrod Smith. and though the
former Giant twirlcr pitched line ball.
the sins Of his MATES were visited upon
him even unto the extent uf four costly
boobies. each one Of which til" demon
Dodgers WIEN the u"crOinancy of their
big as turned into "a ran.
Aud while the -. Louis defence was
ci!nlling I'm like tissue paper behind
\Hl = the SUP rbas were throwing out u
s'oncwall support behind Smith. Excel
lent pitching 10y Slerrod and AN alright
defence 10y his MATES gave Brooklyn the
victory. 4 to .. and drove one more Spite
In the pounant pole q. Hercules I.bbc;s
hopes to plant In his F,atbush bail yard.
Three cheers for That Gap!
There was y yawning chasm IN the
Cardinal infIcld wider than The spacious
court yar,l of the Ruckiugham Hotel.
where. when YOU visit 81. Louis. got ST
on "A hot summer evening and sigh and
sigh and sigh Ter some seihhlance Of a
cooling zephyr to conc floating across
the green fields Of Forest Tarh across
the way. Three cheers for that hole.
Tile cardinal thespiaus furnished n
comedy Of errors. According TO the OF
fetal scorer the cardinal ma,efactorS
committed fou cost! mlsd,mcanors,
each of whicli tho Supetbas converted
into n run. We bow Ia his superior
mandate, though We ourselves were NJ
the opinion that one OF The Supcrba
counts was an earned one and that the
error the official scorer chalksd VIZ
against JOHNNY Miller IL the sixth 'anto
should have been credited as u hit to
otto Miller. Tho drive IN question Wa
a vicious boundcr that bots RAN ~ on
II stoppci with his glo,"d hand high
In the air when Ne suddenly had slowed
down and. reaching backward. was IN
balance. In recovering hls balance Dots
dropped the ball.
1t could he scored either as - hit for
Otto or an error Cor Dots. II all was n
matter of opinion. We though; one way,
the official scorer the other. ,;iddap.
Dodgers Play RcnI All.
But there was no question Of the
other three boobies charged mp against
4 llt . AA' " ~ 49,
Neither was there any question "f the
, nifty way the Dodgers ,ooN advantage
of each Cardinal mi .'lay, Each tinc op-
p~o;tuni;y knocked III the doc" IN" Indg
e-s received 1t with open Httu'. N"ui
/ Uncle WIlbc't Rotinsor's LID playc,
rral baseball. A. the season j. waning
the once ,coifed ii bod GERS are lcohtut
more like champions ever! tninu;"
smith let the Cardinals dow win five
hits. three Of them being punched I"
getrcr IN tie fourth inning for :
Louis's full complement OF two runs.
The Dodgers threatened to score in thu
opening cauto. but i, was only a scare
With ono down Dauber' singled pas
second and took second when Hetzel wa
throwing out Stcngcl. With the might,
Wheat up thing. looked roseatc. hu
! Ames passed Whca. and cutshaw pope,
to Dots Miller.